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St David's Day Cathedrals Express

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  1. 60525

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    Tornado is due to visit Swansea tomorrow..... I hope to catch it climbing Skewen bank..... Is anyone else out there travelling or photting this one?
     
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    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

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    I hope to be out and about in the Didcot area but then I'll be off home to do some work.
     
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    Frost and fog in Bristol area gradually clearing. Local weather forecast predicts clear blue skies for the remainder of the day !! <BJ>
     
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    May pop into Swansea station before going to an MA seminar.
     
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    Left London on time
     
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    Reported "Tornado away from Slough 1008 en route Victoria-Swansea. Rag bag of coach liveries"
     
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    Just crossed from Relief to Main at Tilehurst a few minutes down. Great chime and chat. Beautiful sight!
     
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    On time coming out of Sonning Cutting & heard the Whistle in the distance when leaving Reading Station on time.
    As Bill R said a Rag Bag of coach liveries !
     
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    Running well past Callow Hill, still on time.
     
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    Seven minutes late through Severn Tunnel Junction. Passed through slowly due to red light.
     
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    A little late leaving Cardiff Central, but ahead of the stopper (13:14) and the HST (late running 12:48) thankfully

    Hope to catch her again through Pontyclun on my way home.

    Photos up later
     
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    12 coaches today. A few odd coaches but in my opinion an A1 with green Mk.2 coaches would have looked far worse.
    The train sounded superb accelerating away from Westerleigh Jct. after slowing for a little Cross Country voyager
    that was allowed off the 'Midland' in front of Tornado .....disgusting. Thankfully the fog had disappeared. <BJ>
     
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    On time or maybe a couple of minutes early at Skewen, working hard
     
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    Looked good at Callow Hill. Shame about the mix of carriage liveries but in the big scheme of things it's not really worth getting worked up over!
     
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    Oh but we can !
     
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    As a photter if you don't like the coaches livery then black n white or photoshop is your friend, more concerning is the image a rag tag set presents to Joe Public.
     
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    As long as they are in good external condition I would argue that the livery of the stock is of far less importance to the passengers than the internal decor, cleanliness, comfort and service.
     
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    Reported through Pyle, Bridgend right time at 18:02. <BJ>
     
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    While there is a valid argument that the inside of charter coaches is as important, if not, more than the exterior i think when it comes to Tornado more emphasis should've been placed on what would be many people's first impressions of mainline steam. I read many mentions around the net about how people were surprised by how old the rest of the train looked, and they didnt mean that in a complimentary way!

    In my opinion, rather than raise money for a P2 perhaps the A1ST should help sponsor a dedicated set of Mk1's...

    Chris
     
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