If you register, you can do a lot more. And become an active part of our growing community. You'll have access to hidden forums, and enjoy the ability of replying and starting conversations.

60163 Tornado on The Severn Valley Venturer, Thursday 8 September 2016

Discussion in 'What's Going On' started by green five, Aug 31, 2016.

Page 3 of 4
  1. 1020 Shireman

    1020 Shireman Part of the furniture Friend

    Joined:
    Jul 31, 2013
    Messages:
    2,836
    Likes Received:
    2,677
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Relaxingly retired
    Location:
    Deep in the country
    That's what I missed in my original count at Victoria.
     
    1020 Shireman, Sep 8, 2016
    #41
  2. 1020 Shireman

    1020 Shireman Part of the furniture Friend

    Joined:
    Jul 31, 2013
    Messages:
    2,836
    Likes Received:
    2,677
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Relaxingly retired
    Location:
    Deep in the country
    Decent running from Oxford to Banbury. Max 73.5. Wolvercot Jn to Banbury approaches slightly better than even time.
     
    1020 Shireman, Sep 8, 2016
    #42
  3. hampstead

    hampstead New Member

    Joined:
    Mar 30, 2009
    Messages:
    156
    Likes Received:
    107

    One minute early
     
    hampstead, Sep 8, 2016
    #43
    David likes trains, Mick45305, 6960 Raveningham Hall and 1 other person like this.
  4. david1984

    david1984 Resident of Nat Pres

    Joined:
    Sep 13, 2005
    Messages:
    12,910
    Likes Received:
    1,387
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Birmingham
    david1984, Sep 8, 2016
    #44
  5. Big Al

    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

    Joined:
    May 30, 2009
    Messages:
    21,153
    Likes Received:
    20,933
    Location:
    1016
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    All nice running and effortless with it. Really messy pathing around Birmingham. Tyseley to Kidderminster took 70 min as it was supposed to but all slow stuff between other services. SVR service trains held us up. The diesel service was late!! But we slipped into Bridgnorth just in time to release the 1445 service train.

    Really appreciated riding in the newly painted TSO for a Standard fare. I gather it was too fiddly to reassemble Sunday's TBX formation.
     
    Big Al, Sep 8, 2016
    #45
  6. steamvideosnet

    steamvideosnet Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Apr 12, 2011
    Messages:
    1,968
    Likes Received:
    2,476
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Southampton, UK
    Two shots from this morning. Under the (hideous!) electrification masts at Reading and accelerating through the centre road at Oxford.

    60163 Reading.001.jpg 60163 Oxford.001.jpg

    James
     
    steamvideosnet, Sep 8, 2016
    #46
    6960 Raveningham Hall, D1059, Where's Mazeppa? and 4 others like this.
  7. david1984

    david1984 Resident of Nat Pres

    Joined:
    Sep 13, 2005
    Messages:
    12,910
    Likes Received:
    1,387
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Birmingham
    If you get above 40MPH between Dorridge and Stourbridge you've done well, extremely tedious section with the frequent stoppers.
     
    david1984, Sep 8, 2016
    #47
  8. green five

    green five Resident of Nat Pres

    Joined:
    Apr 30, 2006
    Messages:
    6,605
    Likes Received:
    2,254
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Hampshire
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    34027 failed (brake pump). 50049 hauling charter from Bridgnorth to Bewdley.

    Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk
     
    green five, Sep 8, 2016
    #48
  9. Big Al

    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

    Joined:
    May 30, 2009
    Messages:
    21,153
    Likes Received:
    20,933
    Location:
    1016
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    My train from Bridgnorth to Bewdley had 7812. Result!!
     
    Big Al, Sep 8, 2016
    #49
    Mick45305, green five, Paul42 and 1 other person like this.
  10. green five

    green five Resident of Nat Pres

    Joined:
    Apr 30, 2006
    Messages:
    6,605
    Likes Received:
    2,254
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Hampshire
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    My Dad and I travelled on that train as well (delayed 16.15 service). Some nice WR sounds from the Manor
    A great day out today.

    Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk
     
    green five, Sep 8, 2016
    #50
  11. AlexGWR1994

    AlexGWR1994 Member

    Joined:
    Mar 2, 2015
    Messages:
    418
    Likes Received:
    1,354
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Bristol
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer


    My footage of her at Wormleighton near Fenny Compton, Stourbridge and Eardington Bank. Enjoy.
     
    AlexGWR1994, Sep 8, 2016
    #51
    6960 Raveningham Hall, 1020 Shireman and David likes trains like this.
  12. Rick.E

    Rick.E Member

    Joined:
    Feb 23, 2009
    Messages:
    479
    Likes Received:
    84
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    RETIRED
    Location:
    WARWICKSHIRE
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Rick.E, Sep 8, 2016
    #52
    David likes trains likes this.
  13. threelinkdave

    threelinkdave Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 1, 2013
    Messages:
    2,065
    Likes Received:
    1,240
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Retired
    Location:
    Stratford-upon-Avon or in a brake KD to BH
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    If anyone is interested the 66 was 151
     
    threelinkdave, Sep 8, 2016
    #53
  14. Big Al

    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

    Joined:
    May 30, 2009
    Messages:
    21,153
    Likes Received:
    20,933
    Location:
    1016
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    The 1615 ex Bridgnorth was quite a lively trip given that the Manor had 7 up. Just a pity that Taw Valley failed its FTR if indeed that is what the SVR do prior to hauling an air brake train .
     
    Big Al, Sep 8, 2016
    #54
    green five likes this.
  15. Paul42

    Paul42 Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Jul 17, 2006
    Messages:
    5,926
    Likes Received:
    3,864
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    East Grinstead
    At last years Manors event 7802 hauled a 10 coach set Kidderminster to Bridgnorth on the Sunday ( included dining carriages), and 7820 hauled the return .
     
    Paul42, Sep 8, 2016
    #55
  16. mrKnowwun

    mrKnowwun Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Oct 22, 2011
    Messages:
    4,335
    Likes Received:
    2,760
    Occupation:
    Retired
    Location:
    West Byfleet
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Ironically, talking about the problems getting a path, there were severe signalling problems just outside Slough, and a stream of IC125s jammed hop at red lights on the UP. The down wasn't too bad and Tornado was barely a whisker late at Iver

     
    mrKnowwun, Sep 8, 2016
    #56
  17. threelinkdave

    threelinkdave Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 1, 2013
    Messages:
    2,065
    Likes Received:
    1,240
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Retired
    Location:
    Stratford-upon-Avon or in a brake KD to BH
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Anoyingly the air system was checked a few days ago and found in order. Checks this morning found a problem with the system. As TV is the only air fitted steam loco we were forced to use a class 50 diesel.

    TV is air fitted but not air braked. Loco retains steam brake, tender is vac clever valving allows the air brakes on the train to be operated proportionally .
     
    threelinkdave, Sep 8, 2016
    #57
  18. green five

    green five Resident of Nat Pres

    Joined:
    Apr 30, 2006
    Messages:
    6,605
    Likes Received:
    2,254
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Hampshire
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Here are some of my smartphone photos to show the superb variety of motive power in use today on the SVR:[​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]

    Thanks to everyone on the SVR for making us feel so welcome on your wonderful Railway. Thanks also to DBC, UK Railtours and the A1 trust for an excellent trip on the ML. Today demonstrated that a good, well thought out itinerary for ML Steam can produce very satisfying results for the passengers. Today's trip was a real tonic in the current somewhat patchy Steam tour market.
    Overall a cracking day out.

    Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk
     
    green five, Sep 9, 2016
    #58
    black5, 6960 Raveningham Hall, sunstream and 6 others like this.
  19. Nick Gough

    Nick Gough Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Feb 4, 2006
    Messages:
    1,433
    Likes Received:
    340
    Location:
    Northamptonshire
    Thank goodness the manual signal boxes have just gone and the signalling 'modernised' at Banbury then.
    Such 'improvements' will soon happen there as well.
     
    Nick Gough, Sep 9, 2016
    #59
  20. Big Al

    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

    Joined:
    May 30, 2009
    Messages:
    21,153
    Likes Received:
    20,933
    Location:
    1016
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Agree with that. Standing at Bridgnorth just a few away from a massive array of locomotives of all shapes, sizes and ages does bring home to you the spectator advantages of this location although perhaps they need another footbridge just for the photographers! And on the Banbury signalling point that @Nick Gough mentioned, at least on the SVR you have authenticity par excellence.

    P1080527A.jpg
     
    Big Al, Sep 9, 2016
    #60
    MikeParkin65, Kje7812, Harry Stanger and 3 others like this.
Page 3 of 4

Share This Page