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Steam Dreams - (61306)/44871 to Worcester - 12/12/18

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  1. Romsey

    Romsey Part of the furniture

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    I've seen the Delay Attribution report and I got the impression the signaller did the "suitable advice given" to the driver. WCRC have disputed the delay being allocated to them, on the basis of that is what steam locos do!

    As for the driver, it will take him a long time to live that down.

    Cheers, Neil
     
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  2. NathanP

    NathanP Member

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    Playing Devil's Advocate here, but I remember reading in a magazine recently that mainline steam charters represent something like 0.1% of all trains that operate on the network so a regular TOC driver can go his entire driving career without ever seeing one, outside of the more popular routes. Speeding past at 125mph with just the barest glance at the blurred form of the oncoming train, when he sees smoke is his first thought going to be "Christ that power car is on fire" or "Oh it's just a steam loco".
     
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    NathanP, 14. Prosinac 2018.
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  3. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

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    Don't notices of STPs and other irregular movements get circulated?
     
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    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

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    Yes but not everyone pays attention to such detail including last minute notices. For example, on the positioning move for the Royal Train last week, I believe that at one point the crew had to radio the signalling centre for their route who responded with the question "Who are you and where are you going?"
     
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  5. alrohomer

    alrohomer Member Friend

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    Bit late but here's mine, having just passed through Fladbury.
    DSC04921.jpg
     
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    free2grice Part of the furniture Friend

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    I doubt if the 1E63 was traveling at 125 mph so soon after departing from Cheltenham. As for not knowing what a steam engine looks like, I'm sure that a Cross Country driver would have passed at some time a steam charter between Bristol and Paignton/Plymouth …...or did the poor soul think it was yet another train on fire? :rolleyes: <BJ>
     
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    A couple in the poor light at Culham and Charlbury

    1399 44871 Culham 12-12-18.jpg 1400 44871 Charlbury 12-12-18.jpg
     
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    And rightly so Neil!
     
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