Sarah Siddons 10/12/12

Anyone going out to photograph this working?


Monday 10/12/2012

GBRF Operated

GBRF Loco Possibly moving "Metropolitan Railway Electric Locomotive
No.12 'Sarah Siddons'"

0V12 STP 09:15 Eastleigh Works Gbrf to West Ruislip Lul Dept Gbrf

Eastleigh Works Gbrf 0915
Eastleigh 0920
Allbrook 0923
Shawford 0934
Winchester 0938
Wallers Ash Loop 0947-1009
Worting Jn 1024
Basingstoke 1028
Fleet 1044
Farnborough (Main) 1051
Pirbright Jn 1056
Woking Jn 1106
Woking 1107
Byfleet & New Haw 1114
Addlestone Jn 1116
Virginia Water 1134
Staines 1144
Feltham 1150
Feltham Jn 1152
Hounslow 1155
Brentford 1201
Kew East Jn 1204
South Acton Jn 1210
Acton Central 1214-1215
Acton Wells Jn 1218
Acton Canal Wharf 1220
Neasden Jn 1235
Wembley Stadium 1237
Northolt Park Jn 1241
South Ruislip 1250
West Ruislip 1254
West Ruislip Lul Dept Gbrf 1258

GBRF Loco -

0E12 13:18 West Ruislip Lul Dept Gbrf to Ferme Park Rec Ln Gbrf

West Ruislip Lul Dept Gbrf 1318
West Ruislip 1318
South Ruislip 1327
Greenford West Jn. 1332
Greenford South Jn 1354
Drayton Green 1400
West Ealing 1419
Acton West 1423
Acton Main Line 1425
Acton Wells Jn 1428
Willesden Jn. High Level 1432
Kensal Green Jn 1433
Gospel Oak 1447-1453
Junction Road Jn 1456
Upper Holloway 1459
Harringay Park Jn 1503
Harringay 1505
Ferme Park Rec Ln Gbrf 1511

Ta Basingstoker

 

This should pass 60163 Tornado around about the Brentford area if all times are maintained. t1210a.htm

 

Didn't know Sarah was at Eastleigh, being readied for her supporting role in January ?.

 

She's had vacuum brakes refitted, plus some other work. No wonder tickets are costing £150 for the specials in January!

 

I take it the January runs are on the Vac then ?, I always imagined some sort of air brakes as per the previous Met Steam so a Battery Loco could fetch it as a last resort.

 

The Bluebell's Chesham set is vac only isn't it? I see Met No. 1 has air pipes fitted, but I assume that's for Steam on the Met in May, when the 4-TC set will be used.

 

Yes.

Tom

 

Through Bollo Lane around 1300 having stopped just west of the crossing for around 50 minutes. Edited to add pic below. With thanks to Les for both the tip and the company.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianwylie/8260356555/in/photostream/lightbox/

 

And here is a video from the aformentioned Les at Bollo Lane. 60163 on The Cathedrals Express, A freight and Sarah Siddons, Bollo Lane level crossing. 10/12/2012. - YouTube It also includes 60163 Tornado on it's Cath=Ex run to Winchester.

 

I think I just missed this at Feltham. I got there just after 12. I did see the Class 66 on the Aggregate train in Les' video at Chertsey waiting to return home

 

Nicely done, as ever, Les. Good to meet you.