CHRISTMAS YORKSHIREMAN 21/12/13

Can not find a thread to this so here goes,i received a email today from RTC apologizing for no info as they are still waiting for timings from network rail

 

Enjoyed seeing the Christmas Yorkshireman passing through a deserted Chiswick station in the rain at 7am on the same day last year.

But the current info on the RTC site seems to suggest a shorter route out of London this time?

"Our train leaves London Victoria at around 6:30 hauled by Union of South Africa and travels around West London through Kensington Olympia and Neasden."

Last year:

 

Can you post times as soon as you get them please ? Regards, Liam

 

E ticket arrived Victoria Dep 06-28 St Albans 08- 01 Luton 08-17 no Bedford pick up now Kettering Dep 09-47 Melton Mowbray 10-47 York Arr 14-03

 

RTT seems to show the York ecs moves - 5Z53/5Z60/5Z54 but nothing more. One step at a time I suppose!

David

 

RTT now displays the return Times, strangely there is no outward Times yet...

 

[p-Times] went up on UKsteaminfo yesterday but the link currently leads to "File Not Found".

 

Link works for me.

 

Thanks Paul. Cleared the cache but still the same - but worked on another computer. Glad to see Chiswick / South Acton are due to be graced again by The Christmas Yorkshireman!

 

Outward timings now on RTT

 

Can't wait for this tour tomorrow - booked back in early October at winning £100 voucher on The Wandering 1500 back on the 5th that month. Will post updates during the journey from Luton.

 

And as with the same Saturday last year, it's pouring down in west London. RTT report it arrived at London Victoria at 0541.

 

Let's home it's not rain all the way. Just woke up, packing ma lunch. Ready for a good day.

 

Still no sign of it at Chiswick. Weybridge bound train scheduled just before was 23 late. Now simply "delayed".

 

Through Chiswick at 0718.

 

Not the greatest video but one minute of The Christmas Yorkshireman passing through Chiswick station:

 

Be aware that the National Rail Enquiries web site reports delays at Langley Mill because a person has been hit by a train:
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/today.aspx

 

tempted as I was by the rarity of a steam excursion on the line to Bedford, or the Harringworth viaduct, another early start and rain lashing on the windows conspired to give me back problems. The unwillingness to get it off my bed basically.

 

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