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60007 now booked for Cathedrals Express 1st December

Discussion in 'What's Going On' started by Steve from GWR, Nov 12, 2010.

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  1. 1802

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    Sadly the sun must have done that previously :-(
     
    1802, Dec 1, 2010
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  2. RalphW

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    I believe that there is also the problem that not all support coaches are through piped for steam heating.
     
    RalphW, Dec 1, 2010
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    4932 has only been kept in steam to prevent frost damage.
     
    The Man, Dec 1, 2010
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  5. Steve from GWR

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    Very nice pics and video, thanks! I think I will stay in tonight and survive on the memories of this morning. My video is just uploading now, but now I have the HD phone it takes ages!!
     
    Steve from GWR, Dec 1, 2010
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  7. Steve from GWR

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    Here we go finally!

    Six minutes of confused station announcements, A4 whistling, wheelslips, sunshine, cloud, steam, ducks, shivering and 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley. Hope you enjoy it!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46qhrCObCYI
     
    Steve from GWR, Dec 1, 2010
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    horace, Dec 1, 2010
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  9. Dan Hill

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    Great to see 60007 back on the mainline.
     
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  10. Steve from GWR

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    I have finally got my pictures of this morning's train passing through Wokingham onto Fotopic; here's the link for anyone interested to see them :

    http://ronfisher2.fotopic.net/c1907221.html

    Hope that they are of interest.
     
    45669, Dec 2, 2010
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  12. horace

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    Thankyou Steve
     
    horace, Dec 2, 2010
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    Excellent, Steve. Back to the 60's with the wheelslip. I wonder if the driver was actually a little concerned that SNG wasn't getting away. Without knowing what happened, I was expecting her to have a restart !!! Heavy load, bend, wet rail mmmmm. Well done driver.
     
    royals pete, Dec 2, 2010
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    I have it on good authority that the rail was indeed very slippery, and the driver was taking care not to slip excessively.
     
    RalphW, Dec 2, 2010
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    Considering the fireworks that often accompanied steam departures from York in the days of yore, the Ascot departure was well controlled and quite subdued by comparison.
     
    Spamcan81, Dec 2, 2010
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    Indeed, very tricky departure from Ascot. The track was covered in think Frost. I'm not 100% sure but I think you can see the driver working the gravity sanders after which the slipping stops.
     
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    Ah ha - beg your pardon, I assumed they would be steam sanders.
     
    Sheff, Dec 3, 2010
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  19. Steve from GWR

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    I felt like I was by that time as well, and I'd only been out there an hour, not all night!
     
    Steve from GWR, Dec 3, 2010
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  20. Steve

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    A4's have both steam and gravity sands for forward direction. Nothing for reverse, though, which can be a problem on heritage railways when running tender first.
     
    Steve, Dec 3, 2010
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