CathEx to Gloucester 20/11/18

i'm in that shot taking these shots

 

Do your sound settings need to be toned down a little, not sure if everyone else is getting the same thing but your videos seem to be far more louder than everyone else's, so much so that it sounds as though No.9 has just run through my living room.

 

As some of you might know I'm not a fan of diesel assistance but I was on this tour with friends. We were in dining in the middle of the train and with the window open a crack it was easy to hear No. 9 chattering away. Despite concentrating mainly on eating and drinking to excess, I was monitoring our speed, progress and other traffic nearby. It was a difficult day but Control kept things going and I don't think they should be criticised. We kept close to our booked path and although from the occasional acceleration it was obvious the 47 was providing some help it was not overdone. Not a trip for performance loggers but I enjoyed it anyway.

 

Strange as I never noticed it as loud or distorted the first time and have just played it again. Seems no different to most YouTube rail clips on my computer.

 

SD's trip to Gloucester on 10th October last year managed those moves without the help of a diesel on the other end but a problem with the electronics on the Duchess caused much delay and, during the period while it remained uncertain whether the problem could be fixed, a diesel was dispatched from Southall to come to our rescue if necessary.

 

Shunting at Lincoln is relatively easy if, as has happened on the two occasions I have done it, the train does not reverse (arrives from Sleaford and returns via the ECML). Not quite sure what the shunt move at Gloucester entails as all that RTT showed was the train backing out to "Signal 423" and coming back in later. The loco and support coach presumably take a trip around the triangle to turn at some stage. Did they take advantage of the diesel being on the back and turn the whole train?

 

Lincoln is fine on the routing you mentioned. Far more complicated when you come in from the other direction which requires using a triangle to the west of Lincoln

 

The whole train was turned. Steam Dreams said that was at West Coast's request as is not normal for their runs to Gloucester.

Andrew

 

Its been like that for a while unfortunately Ralph so this isn't the first video like it from MrKnowwun's collection over recent weeks, hence why I've mentioned it.