46233 Movement: Southall- Crewe 18th May.

Stock for Monday's ECS I believe should be maroon Mark 1s/2s that came down last week to work the Spitfire tour today. Current weather forecast is for sun on Tuesday, so pack a brolly and waterproofs!

 

Aren't there already two sets of stock at Southall? If so why is a third one necessary?

 

Update! The timings for Thursday's southbound run are up on uksteam, but still no loco!! http://uksteam.info/tours/t10/t0520p.htm Waiting in anticipation...!

 

I know, but comments about this run were being made in this thread also. I'll start a new thread, or people will start getting confused. http://railways.national-preservation.com/showthread.php/24175-Mystery-Loco-Move-Thurs-20-05-2010?p=348114#post348114

 

Re 6233, with a 45 minute stop scheduled for Reading tomorrow, does anyone know if this would be likely to be at the platform, or somewhere away from the station?

 

There are several places at Reading where a train could be held. Certainly not in a platform. Reading is much too busy. The most likely is on the non platform through road between platform 4 and 5. However, as I said in my earlier post, treat the timings with some caution. The pathing stop may not happen.

 

Many thanks. I will allow lots of leeway in my travels tomorrow. Let's hope the weather stays fine.

 

I have heard from a friend who was on board The Coronation today. This afternoon, 6233's support crew were expecting tomorrow's run to Tyseley & Crewe to be loco + POB only throughout. The thought earlier was that the ECS would be the stock from Sunday's Spitfire. I guess that may have gone north already with the diesels that hauled the tour.

 

Ah, my usual mistake of posting in the wrong thread, hope to catch it at crewe if its not too early.

 

UK-RAIL said 11.19 at Twyford according to "Wayne Radford" for anyone who isn't a member.

 

Running to time at Sonning Cutting just Engine & Support Coach.

 

Never mind - I'll still go out to see it.

 

UPDATE REPORTED VERY EARLY LEAVING BANBURY NOW!!!

 

Most things coming out of Tyseley are generally held to time regardless of what time they arrived if that's any help to anyone further north.

 

14.25 at Hatton, must have been held at Fenny Compton or Leamington Spa.

Heres a link to my video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbnHRdJ_JtI

 

Here's a brief clip of her passing Sonning this morning:

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