44932 Cathedrals Express to Gloucester, 12 Aug '10

Is anyone here travelling on this?

If so, please can you send in text updates? Thanks!

Format is like this: NATPRES t0812a left Shalford at 11.20

Phone number to text to is 07786 202240

 

Left victoria on time

 

Any diesel attached?

 

No diesel.

 

No reports of Diesel on any of the gen groups, and that's the thing most of them would froth about
Sapperton should be fire risk free today, had light rain yesterday and it's dull and threatening to rain at present.

 

Good News :smile: - thanks for feedback chaps - now to decide, foot crossing or tunnel mouth - hmmmmmmmm and call out the evening sun.....

 

About 10-15 late departing Guildford, due to moving empty units etc.

A good gathering of Photographers and passers bye watching her when she

eventualy got away.

Will be out again this evening, would appreciate any updates.

Regards

Mike M. (70c)

 

Went passed me at Sutton's Business Park just before New Junction Reading at around the time it should have been at Reading
so about 5mins down I would think so made up some time since Guildford.

 

Left Swindon 5 minutes late at 13:33

 

A good tour so far with the 5 being very vocal throughout. Arrived 23 down into gloucester mainly due to a tad too ambitous times on the golden valley line.

 

Reported 40 late through Kemble.

Mike M. (70c )

 

Around 35 minutes late arriving in Swindon. 44932 looking good in the evening sun!

 

Stormed Sapperton earlier in tremendous style = one hell of a wall of sound ohhh yeah.
May get the video up later.

 

Here's my video of her at Shalford and Ash, looking and sounding lovely!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D34MXc11sEs

And a picture from Shalford

 

I second that !!

 

She was about 25 mins down at North Camp but going very well. The timing was a bit close with a unit for Reading coming in the other platform as she approached but luckily this went in far enough for us to get 44932 coming the other way. Another great performance from this "newcomer" down South.

 

C'mon then, let's see the videos! Really enjoyed seeing her at Shalford and Ash, video posted above, but it's not the same as Shapperton!

 

I was recording sound some way back from the line had to back off the recording levels she was making so much noise all was well no overload.

One hell of an engine made mincemeat of Sapperton with 11 on.

Cheers Dave