3rd April 'Moonraker' 5043 to Salisbury

Tickets through today. 07:30 start from Solihull.

 

nice to see some GWR at salisbury as well as some properly liveried pullmans in the train. I presume it will run to about 11 coaches as it is coming quite a long way, no the 5 coach trains we have seen from vt before.

 

5 coach trains? I don't think so. But then again maybe being able to count isn't a requirement for for the Tyseley Support Crew......us being so old.:madgrin:
By the way there are still seats available if anyone fancy's 4 Hours in Salisbury. And I can recommend a visit to the Cathedral a truly stunning building, both inside and out.

 

The fact nearly all of the coaches behind 5043 the other night were Pullman/1st shows you what market that train was specifically aimed at.

 

Methinks LN 850 is partaking in a bit of Southern v GWR bias or he needs to get on Youtube more often.:becky:

 

ahhhhhhhhh, no im not biased against GWR. i think castles looks beautiful (sorry bulleid and maunsell but they do). But saltydog check this video out 5029 looks constipated http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0IsUot6VJc

 

13 is a bit much for a Castle on that route though isn't it...

I would have liked to have gone out to see this one but I'll be helping to get 'Nunney' ready for her jaunt to London, ah well!

 

The general opinion is 5029 was overloaded for the timings asked of it on that route, must have imagined that 47 tucked inside 30777 when it went Edinburgh

 

Constipated is a bit unfair. It does seem to have all the hallmarks of being run with the boiler too full and the superheater not managing to evaporate all the water being carried across as a consequence. It would also explain why the piston packings are blowing so badly. It certainly wasn't blowing like that when I saw it the day before.

 

saltydog are we to take it that you are forming part of the support crew this saturday??????

 

anyone going to see this tomorrow?????

 

Only from the inside!!

 

Yes I'll be there as usual.......it's cheaper than buying a ticket.:biggrin1:

 

Well maybe i shall see you as i am going to salisbury for all 4 hours of it being there, 4 hours to persuade me that the GWR did some decent locos.
if you need any help pulling coal forward that doesnt need a pts, im available.

 

I hope 5043 is going like that at Hatton tomorrow night, allowed only 5 minutes after a standing start at Warwick Parkway! Last time she had 7 on which was spectacular enough http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xSR6WJTVFU, I presume there will be a greater load this time?

 

I will go to see it pass somewhere around Bramley, looking forward to seeing it

 

Give us a wave at Cholsey - we'll come up in the 08 before our 1st train. Looking forward to seeing it.

 

Getting up at 3.am. on a Saturday morning to go crawling around a steam loco in the cold and wet is so enjoyable!!:bounce: