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No. 46233 'Duchess of Sutherland'. Rugby to Bristol. 3rd Sept.,2015

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  1. KristianGWR

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    Negative. I believe the last time she ran that route was around August 2008. Next Thursday can't come soon enough! :p
     
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    46233 Mystery Tour reported 2 mins late (07:18) departing from Rugby.

    If there is to be a loco change it will be at Willesden according to RTT.

    Newbury (water stop?) still quoted as 11:06 - 11:24 ......I live in hope!! <BJ>
     
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  3. D1059

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    RTT shows a stop at Southall from 09:43 - 10:03. Unfortunately, it also shows a 5Z66 10:10 Southall to Southall WCR

    Edit - actually Freightlocate shows the stop, RTT shows a pass at Southall. Both however, show 5Z66
     
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    Just gone through Kings Langley, loco confirmed coming off at Southall. A shame really. Have done 75mph through Long Buckby so far, nice acceleration, doing well, driver is John Daniel.
     
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    Yep, just seen it through Kings Langley, 47760 on the rear. Coasting effortlessly.
     
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    "Network Rail has come up with 71 issues on the Great Western Mainline itself and 17 prohibits (where the loco theoretically could not pass the structure in question)"
    Amazing that a project to 'improve' the railway network can introduce more clearance restrictions that those that exist already.
     
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    Up the rear of a late running Southern service.
     
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    Damn! I was standing on the down platform at Long Buckby. Unfortunately, so was a late running 8 car unit.:(
     
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    Stood outside Southall now, waiting for a path into the loop.
     
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    Confirm the change took place at southall down goods loop, steam and 47 both came off 56? Up front now
     
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    As Network Rail have cocked up big time, it's a shame that an alternate path couldn't have been found for the Duchess to continue to Bristol (ie. via Swindon and Bristol Parkway). For passengers intending to visit Bath a service train could have been used for the 10-12 minute journey from Bristol. <BJ>
     
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    47760 now up front, leaving soon, 46233 is back in Southall shed. Surprisingly, everyone on the trip are happy... ;)
     
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    Well for many it's a nice day out in Bath for people from the Rugby and Northampton area who wouldn't otherwise be able to get there without a change of train or two. That said, you do wonder at the ability of a national rail network to accept trains on their system without first checking whether they are compatible with their latest version of what passes for a (loading) gauge.
     
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    I think the original wink may have been heavy sarcasm.........
     
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    I was on the platform there and saw nothing else in the 10 -15 mins before so I guess the Southern speeded up.
     
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    A shot at Apsley of this sadly altered service. Was going to do a pay on the day but..... DSC09781.JPG
     
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    Given that the work in the Bath area only finished last weekend, it may have been rather optimistic to expect that a steam special could have run along the Avon Valley to Bath and Bristol, and back via Bath and Chippenham.

    I don't know how long it would take NR to assess if the steam engine was within limits, or when an assessment would be done, but I am surprised that this trip was so soon after all the recent work on the track.
     
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    I cannot imagine there was no alternative via Chipping Sodbury and Filton to avoid Bath. From memory, it is not the busiest of lines that couldn't fit a 75mph locomotive in to.
     
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    Changeover time

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    Kings Langley, Hanwell, and locking the big fat duchess away for the duration.

     
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