Collett Double is now a Collett Single 18th June 2011

Does anyone know where exactly this gauging problem is ?, i think that could be Halls banned from Bristol potentially as coming southbound from Cheltenham has a gauging issue too.

 

'We have encountered a problem with this excursion and despite repeated enquiries, pleadings and appeals; we are unable to operate 4965 "Rood Ashton Hall" on this tour. This is due to a "gauging" issue with the down platform at Reading West station where Network Rail believe that the cylinders of the locomotive would foul the platform'

From Vintage Trains passenger letter.

 

Seems ironic really seeing that halls (& other GWR 2 cyl locos) passed there a million times a day in steam days. Couldn't really notice anything the other day when I was there waiting for the ecs with 34067. Here is the layout, 34067 is at the down platform.

 

Dropping the Hall does allow faster running of course which is what the Berk and Hants route is about anyway. 8F also running Carnforth to Southall that day apparently so they could pass in the evening perhaps?

 

Hi there, I was looking at watching this come through Thatcham on Saturday but can't find timings anywhere, can anyone help me with these? All I have found so far is:

http://www.shakespeareexpress.com/tours/tr_2011_0618.htm

Thanks,
Allan

 

Thanks, lets hope so as its not far away now!

 

I am looking for a member to help with sending updates in.

 

Times are now on some gen groups, I suspect DR will have them posted later @ http://www.uksteam.info/tours/t11/t0618d.htm

 

That link doesn't seem to work unfortunately?

 

Link to here

http://www.uksteam.info/tours/trs11.htm#twk

and timing will appear in due course.

 

Ah thanks, that's where I had been looking, I thought that maybe I'd missed something!

 

Can someone with the VT letter give timings for the pick up/set down points?

 

Solihull 0700/2244
Dorridge 0710/2231
Warwick Parkway 0727/2215
Banbury 0800/2136
Oxford 0842/2107
Bristol 1333/1804

 

Thanks a lot Nick! No hope of an evening sun lit shot on Hatton Bank then!

 

Timings now on uksteam

http://uksteam.info/tours/t11/t0618d.htm

70013 leads 5043 down the Berk and Hants by just over 1 hour! http://uksteam.info/tours/t11/t0618b.htmThey don't run together on the return as 5043 returns via Swindon.

48151 is also running down from Carnforth to Southall as well!

 

An hour less at Bristol then?
Must have been a typo on the VT letter.
Not enough time to trip up to Stoke Gifford for the GW model Expo now, looks like a walk to the docks.

 

How frustrating for passengers joining/leaving at Oxford - 50 mins in the loop just south of the station immediately after getting on board, 70 minutes in the same loop before they can get off. If only the loop were north of the station...

 

The same thing happend on the return of the Welsh Dragon last year.

 

Went for a walk across Warwick Racecourse this evening and it was absolutely soaked so hopefully an impressive performance from the fire breathing Edgcumbe up Hatton Bank tomorrow night!