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LE Movements, ECS and Test Runs 2014.

Discussion in 'What's Going On' started by osprey, Jan 2, 2014.

  1. wcmlbls1846

    wcmlbls1846 Well-Known Member

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    33207 & 47746, then 47746 & 37668. Four pix here:

    http://andrewstransport.smugmug.com...-2014/35756943_GKDgnm#!i=3671782558&k=7JvCCZN

    Cheers

    Andrew N
     
  2. Ben Vintage-Trains

    Ben Vintage-Trains Member

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    Bittern leaving Tyseley earlier today... IMG_8986.JPG
     
  3. Duty Druid

    Duty Druid Resident of Nat Pres

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    My turn.............. :)

    Almost home, approaching Iver under "interesting" skies......

    _DSR13225_DxO_2_01.JPG
     
  4. threelinkdave

    threelinkdave Well-Known Member

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    Ben - a technical question. Lat time I saw Bittern it had a coridor tender with a buckeye. Do you use the buckeye on the mainline, it has been sugested you dont. The buckeye was used on the SVR.
     
  5. Rick.E

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    David likes trains likes this.
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  7. Ben Vintage-Trains

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    Pretty sure we used the buckeye between the tender and support coach, but I will confirm in the morning. If not, I will ask the question. :)
     
  8. Ben Vintage-Trains

    Ben Vintage-Trains Member

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    Was it a wave or something more gesticulatory? ;) I am sure Bill would never do anything like that.

    PS - looking at the photo, wouldn't you have been seeing the fireman, not the driver?
     
  9. David likes trains

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    Good point! And he's definitely holding up five fingers as opposed to one or two ;)
     
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    5944 Resident of Nat Pres

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    Yes, proper locos have the driver on the same side as the signals..... ;)
     
  11. Big Al

    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

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    Did it have a repaint en route or is this the strange light you are referring to?
     
  12. Duty Druid

    Duty Druid Resident of Nat Pres

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    No!

    The light was crud - full dull overhead....... :( so yes I put it down to the light, and everybody else got clag............. she did have on the approach, but they always cut off going through the station....... :mad:
     
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    Or do you mean signals in very funny places to suit driving from the wrong side. I wonder which railway I mean????????:p
     
  14. John Petley

    John Petley Part of the furniture

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    Thank you for posting that picture. I was visiting the Severn Valley last Saturday and took a picture of No. 1501 from a spot where there was some shadow on the track from the branches of leafless trees. I wasn't sure how well it would turn out, but seeing your picture has given me hope that mine will look good too. (To anticipate the obvious, I'm sure that someone will make the point that a picture of a BR(W) pannier tank cannot possibly look as good as one of an A4!)
     
  15. ADB968008

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    Just poking round RTT...

    saw this interesting set of workings tomorrow...

    1137 Southall WCR - Paddington Plat 8 Light Engine
    http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/R49304/2014/11/07/advanced

    12.47 Paddington Plat 8 - Reading
    http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/R41789/2014/11/07/advanced

    1349 Reading Plat 9A - Paddington Plat 6
    http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/R41788/2014/11/07/advanced

    1457 Paddington Plat 6 - Southall WCR Light Engine
    http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/R49355/2014/11/07/advanced
     
  16. hampstead

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    DSC_0749(1).JPG And an explanation for this posture (four years ago at Cholsey)?
     
  17. royals pete

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    So what is this then ???? 59 Mins Padd-Rdg Relief line and 39 mins return Main. Top/tail or fast turn round on the Reading West triangle ??
     
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    If you have it, a bit of tweaking with the shadows/highlights tool on photo editing software can work wonders in that situation.
     
  20. Duty Druid

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    I've just found out from a mate, whose brother is working at Pads tomorrow, there's a new Paddington Bear being unveiled on Platform 9 tomorrow..... so it may well be steam........
     

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