THE PALATINE 09/05/2009

got my tickets today they only sent me one ticket to start with i rang the office to tell them they said i would have to sit in the buffet coach i said NO as i had booked last year now i have been upgraded (free) to first class thanks steam dreams let's hope the weather is good for the walk into the city centre (weatherspoons).it's a pitty the new track from harrowden jct to kettering isn't open that would be a first for steam

 

Many thanks for that offer.
Leaving the Kettering water stop would be a useful 15 minutes warning for those at Harringworth viaduct (despite the poor angle of the light if on time).

 

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I spoke to SD earlier and said I wished to transfer to another tour. They agreed, no questions asked. Excellent service!

 

Any idea what the heritage diesel is providing the traction homewards

 

47760 should be return traction as went light engine to barrow hill yesterday. Hope this helps train surfer.

 

on time from victoria and clapham, slowing for barnes,
bit of slow running means we arrived ten late for water at Brent curv, only five minures for water..we are now 5 mins early leaving..how much water does it need after 15 miles
Hendon 0929. +8mins.
St Albans 0952 - on time
Luton 1014 - ontime steam to spare
Flitwick 1028 - ontime...that buffets got ssquare wheels again
Wellingborough 1057 +1, just slowed to a stand whilst a HST passed
Harrowden jn arr 1059, got 27 mins to wait here in a field...
crisis..last batch of bacon butties now on sale!!

 

just left harrowden jn on time, lot of track work taking place around here

 

Just got back from photting her crossing the Ouse north of Bedford. Not a lot of energy being expended.
Off to work now. Picture to be uploaded later.

 

Dead on time leaving St. Albans. Photographed near the site of the old Sandridge box, north of St. Albans, hammering up the gradient after the stop to pick up passengers.

 

arrived kettering 1139, watering complete, were out of here on time

 

Corby 1205
Melton Mowbray 1244 -5 late
Sileby 1259 -5 late,
first casulty of the day..coal in the camera..on to the spare!
Loughborough1306- 5 arrivin, had some good running

 

Corby 1205 -1 min,
Syston east 1255- 5 min
Loughboro 1304 to 1308 -7min, some fast running being had now

 

Signal checked at Trowell j.
now 13 late through Langley Mill

 

Thanks for updates. Helped me out this morning.

 

The fireworks came further up the bank apparently. :smt085

 

1420 depart Alfreton, watering took longer, 20 min down

 

20 min late departing alfreton, slow watering
1420 dep

 

very cool pictures
weve just been held at chesterfield, left at 1441
30min down, 158 788 ahead of us

 

thats me.. off to preston now to see 46115 and 6201 later