Flying Scotsman: CE Circulars 03/06/17

I think they need to water that big tree in the square pot, it looks dead to me.

 

I was just going to ask about speed restrictions, we went to Coppice Lane Reigate as I thought should be alright through Reigate as platforms are straight (OK that logic probably not great) but brakes were hard on passing me and crawled through. Are there any stations that are not speed restricted? Was hoping to go out again for the run Friday night. Also on the secrecy point all bridges in sight at Reigate were full however people had been waiting since 8am, and were looking in the wrong directions!

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Video to follow after Friday's run

 

Here are two of my shots (low res versions) of Scotsman in the gloom of a summer evening at Potbridge last night. The restrictions are making it's appearances down South something of a joke as a few times now I have heard people saying "it's not exactly Flying is it!"

 

Some footage of Scotsman's circular tours yesterday. Captured tackling Gomshall Bank at Albury Heath, and then passing through Shawford in the evening. Interestingly, there wasn't as many people as expected at Albury, but it looked like the entire village of Shawford had come out to see it! Everybody behaved well though.

Enjoy!

 

Only 6 of us on Palestine Bridge yesterday evening, and even half of that was just one family. It was like living in some alternate reality, where Scotsman is treated as "just another engine".

 

Some photos from yesterday, two from the morning run at Guildford and Clapham High Street and one from Brookwood in the evening. More at https://railwaygalleries.smugmug.com/MainlineSteam/Steam-Tours-in-2017/

 

Kew East Junction and Voltaire Road Junction, plus the Afternoon Trip to Overton and Southampton.
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Ah likewise, and I was stood just a few yards to the left of you judging by your photos. It didn't help that the signal protecting Hook station was red until Scotsman had passed Winchfield. I was hoping she'd accelerate just a little after it went to double yellow, but alas no.

And here's my video, incidentally, but without the footage from Potbridge - it was too slow and undramatic for inclusion in the video!



James

 

Great video. Lovely sound on the second shot.
I didn't get time to set my video camera up as we were late arriving as we got caught up in traffic on the way over and then couldn't find anywhere to park. But as you say it wouldn't have been worth it anyway.