LE Movements

Quality vids there Phil. Coach looks a bit odd almost seems to be in two halves. Sure it does the job though. Pete

 

Looks like Mr Stanier's most excellent self-b*ggering cyl taps at work again

 

Steam chest tap?

 

I'm hearing 6024 is at Theale as my other half can hear it whistling in the Station from her office in Theale !

 

Good to hear that she is nearly back at Southall. Unfortunately I'm on day's so I'm not out at Taplow again. However I'm commuting past Southall later, so I'll let people know if she's safely back.

Looking forward to Sunday's run. Will be at Taplow again, interestingly it's on the Down Main looking at UKSteam.

Just to let people know who plan on photographing her from Platform 1 which is the Down Main platform. The gate is locked all the time now, so you have no access.

Anyway the next time I'll be behind her on her run to Cardiff! Can't blooming wait for that.

James

 

Yeah, noticed she's booked for the main, should look good through Twyford. usually have a big problem with the sun at Twyford ( as most places in the morning on this line) but with this weather, probably don't need to worry !!! With no sun, might try somewhere new, ie, the car park at Twyford on the Henley side.....cue a couple of Turbos on both relief lines and a London bound HST !!!!! IT WOULD NOT SURPRISE ME . ok, stay optimistic.

 

I've had it before at Ruscombe Junction in the fields closest the fasts before, videoing Nunney Castle years ago....all going well....then the Cartic freight set goes past...totally buggered up the last bit of the shot.

That's the problem with this line is the train frequencies as they seem to overlap in the most awkward of places, i.e. Stations.

I hope you don't get bowled over on Sunday

James

 

Just passed through Southall. She's on shed. All the best for Sundays run to all concerned.

James

 

I'm guessing that Oliver Cromwell will leave Carnforth before Tangmere next week. Both Pacifics have there next trips out of London in Early March. Are the chances of a ferry move together a possibility?

 

Well Ollie's Ferry move has been posted on UK for this week but without a date.

 

The 5305 Locomotive Association website state that Ollie shall be departing on Thursday so we shall see.

 

Here’s a different movement. LOE – Light Of Engine. Last night a tender (GWR green) on the back of a low-loader on the Stratford Road in Shirley (Solihull) heading south. Didn’t see an accompanying loco though. Any ideas what it might have been?
Out of interest how many movements are carried out by road in comparison with movements on the tracks?
Alan.

 

UKsteam.info - UK mainline steam loco movements 2009

 

4936 Kinlet Hall off to the North Norfolk possibly? Did it spend winter at Tyseley?

(Was this the tender you saw?)



EDIT: Just realised I've answered a question with three more. sorry!

EDIT 2: Also thats not strictly a GWR green tender unless this is what you meant.

 

Ollie departs Carnforth 11.24 Thursday, times will probably appear on uksteam soon.

 

Ian Riley's 2 Black 5's are going to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway on March 23rd provisionally. UK Steam

 

only one actually, 44871 is going over next week, 45407 and 37518 will follow in april. 45407 is still in for maintenance.
Matt

 

Thanks Campainr, that could have been the one. It did have that logo on the tender and not Great Western writ large. Sorry for the inaccuracy on the colour, it was the nearest I could think of at the time and I was travelling in the other direction and it was dark. (Excuses, excuses!!)
Alan.