The Cotswold Venturer 9th March 2013

Slightly early at Norton Jcn at 12:46 : Norton Junction | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

Tangers in the gloom this morning sounding like a sewing machine and laying a smokescreen over the GWML

Dave Ryding Photography | 34067 Tangmere - The Cotswold Venturer 09.03.13. | _DSR4575

 

On time as it stormed up sapperton

 

If not a few early

 

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Tangmere powering past Culham and Moreton-In-Marsh today

 

And here's the vid. Apologies for the "dead kitten" creeping in on the right, arrived late and had to shoot (quite rightly) between folks already on the spot! 34067 Tangmere romps up Sapperton. Cotswold Venturer 9 March 2013 - YouTube

 

Fabulous stuff. A Bulleid at its best.

 

Thought you might like that!

 

I thought it was you at Worcester, but I then thought I must have been mistaken as you didn't seem to recognise me.

Zenfolio | Simon Whittingham Photography | The Cotswold Venturer

My photos at Shrub Hill and at Slough on the return.

 

That should silence the doubters who thought Tangmere wouldn't make it over Sapperton or would need a diesel to push! Spoke to driver Ray Churchill at Didcot stop - he was pretty pleased with the way the loco performed and said it only had one slight slip on a wet patch before the tunnel.

 

My video from Chalford, on Sapperton:

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Ray Churchill seems to be able to coax some good performances out of 34067, I coulden't believe the speed she came charging up Dainton Bank last September with him in the seat, not just Swindon machines he excels with.

Nice pics and videos by everyone considering the rather foul conditions today.

 

My Video at swindon, was due to stop, but got a green and got a nice acceleration instead

Br 34067 'Tangmere' at Swindon 09/03/2013 - YouTube

 

My video from yesterday morning, captured speeding through Pangbourne approaching its 75mph limit I would say.

The link is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvYmCwRCzZg

James at SVN

 

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My footage from yesterday's trip, seen at Cholsey, Lyneham, Frampton Mansell and Bourton. From what I'd seen of Frampton Mansell before it's usually pretty quiet, not yesterday though! I was amazed at how many people turned up and piled into the small space we had. Tangmere did do well up Sapperton though and I expect she surprised a fair few people with her performance!

 

Here's a clip of her sprinting through Twyford in the morning at 60mph and disappearing in a puff of (her own) smoke!

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Certainly looked the business yesterday.

 

I was standing next to you at Frampton. Great footage Kristian, thanks for posting.

 

Has anybody noticed the correlation between Tangmere breaking records or stalling with regards to drivers? Ray Churchill seems to get the best out of locos whereas a certain other driver seems to be in the seat when locos stall? I'm not making gossip, just an observation that perhaps loco's aren't to blame as much as people think?

 

Your not the only one to notice Benji, just goes to show driving technique is just as important as loco type and train weight, not saying other drivers are poor, but Ray Churchill seems a master of getting the best out of Bulleids and GWR types, didn't he start on the Midland Region ?, all the more impressive if he didn't start with such loco types.