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The Great Britain VII

Rasprava u 'What's Going On' pokrenuta od steam_mad, 29. Srpanj 2013..

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  1. osprey

    osprey Resident of Nat Pres

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    Well on the spot reporting.......just arrived at our hotel in London....very warm.....no smog from't mills as in Manchester....surprised at the amount of people travelling on ECML today. Travelled 1st class with Grand Central...carriages a bit grubby to say the least.......
     
    osprey, 4. Svibanj 2014.
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  2. Swiss Toni

    Swiss Toni Well-Known Member

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    The final leg, a foreigner on the ECML.......LINK
     
    Swiss Toni, 4. Svibanj 2014.
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    Shep Woolley, Waterbuck, SteamHawk216 i 3 ostalih se sviđa ovo.
  3. david1984

    david1984 Resident of Nat Pres

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    I know some will bulk at the such liveries, but how smart does a uniform loco and rake look ?, lovely as ever Stuart.
     
    david1984, 4. Svibanj 2014.
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  4. 5944

    5944 Resident of Nat Pres

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    46233 currently sat at Conington taking water, with a 47 on the rear (237?).
     
    5944, 4. Svibanj 2014.
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  5. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

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    Agreed, great shot Stuart and the fact it's just clean but not too clean...
     
    RalphW, 4. Svibanj 2014.
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  6. FlyingScotsman4472

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    FlyingScotsman4472, 4. Svibanj 2014.
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  7. john34077

    john34077 New Member

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    ... and as the sun goes down, she heads south with the moon for company.
     
    john34077, 4. Svibanj 2014.
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    SteamHawk216 se sviđa ovo.
  8. royals pete

    royals pete Member

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    Excellent photo (again) Stuart; you do like photographing a Duchess don't you, and I can't blame you for that.Good vid aswel, John. Just a point, where's the headboard; without trailing through all photos again, I'm sure I've seen it throughout....Pete
     
    royals pete, 4. Svibanj 2014.
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  9. Jimc

    Jimc Part of the furniture

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    The headboard was last seen on the A4 travelling northward through York station some time after the Duchess had been attached to the train...
     
    Jimc, 5. Svibanj 2014.
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  10. Fred Kerr

    Fred Kerr Resident of Nat Pres Friend

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    Does personal experience count ? According to BR mileposts I only live 34 miles away from Manchester and I am a regular visitor - as I am to Scotland - that's my evidence for the original statement ! Where's your evidence for refuting it ?:)
     
    Fred Kerr, 5. Svibanj 2014.
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  11. 5944

    5944 Resident of Nat Pres

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    5944, 5. Svibanj 2014.
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    D1002, RalphW i SteamHawk216 se sviđa ovo.
  12. mrKnowwun

    mrKnowwun Part of the furniture

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    And in the last hour of the tour, the Duchess cruising through Welwyn North late at night.

     
    mrKnowwun, 5. Svibanj 2014.
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  13. Spamcan81

    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

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    We must have met, I was the one with the shaggy dog. Nice pic in spite of the rubbish light. Drove home in lovely light, caught up with her at Connington but of course the sun dropped into cloud before she departed. :(
     
    Spamcan81, 5. Svibanj 2014.
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  14. Big Al

    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

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    Viewed from off the train, GB VII looks to have been another successful tour in the series, helped in no small way it seems by the work done by WC to deal with the unforeseeable glitches. Hopefully the experience will trigger a GB VIII in 2015 with somewhere in the itinerary, something unusual. Well done to all.
     
    Big Al, 5. Svibanj 2014.
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  15. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

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    I will second that, also thanks to all those who were out all over the country with their cameras, and posting their results that range from excellent to stunning....:)
     
    RalphW, 5. Svibanj 2014.
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    osprey se sviđa ovo.
  16. camraman

    camraman Member

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    There was a thought doing the rounds on the train for something different next year.
     
    camraman, 5. Svibanj 2014.
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  17. jonathonag

    jonathonag Well-Known Member

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    A few from me, with the rest being up at http://www.21stcenturyrailwaymen.co.uk/thegreatbritain.html , sadly I always seemed to miss the sun! This was coupled with a lack of flexibility for this year's too, work having changed my roster to dayshift limiting the time I could dedicate to chasing! Hoping for some better luck with the CathEx!

    DSC_9442_1watermarked800.jpg

    DSC_9793watermarked_2_800.jpg

    DSC_9883_1watermarked800.jpg
     
    jonathonag, 5. Svibanj 2014.
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  18. mrKnowwun

    mrKnowwun Part of the furniture

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    Unusual this. Those of you who know Southall will know that in recent years, with the footbridge closed and Platform 1 and 2 off limits, its difficult to get clear shots of the movements there. After filming the Duchess at Welwyn, I thought I would drop off at Southall to see what was happening after the run. Well! it turns out that the up and down relief lines had an engineering possession, and platform 1 and 2 were in use. This meant I had legitimate access to platform 1, and adjacent Southall West Loop.

    Ok its dark, (no lights on the loop side of the platform) but it gives you a good feel for what it was like, and if you like the noise of a Large loco resting after a run the soundtrack is a good one.


     
    Last edited: 5. Svibanj 2014.
    mrKnowwun, 5. Svibanj 2014.
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  19. FlyingScotsman4472

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    Spamcan81 wrote :We must have met, I was the one with the shaggy dog. Nice pic in spite of the rubbish light. Drove home in lovely light, caught up with her at Connington but of course the sun dropped into cloud before she departed. :(

    Yes nice to have met you and your shaggy dog who was well behaved considering how long we were there at the foot crossing. You were first there and then I arrived before my friends Keith with tripod and camera then Alan who stood on the steps behind us. Shame we didn't get the light and yes I drove back home with the sun out sods law. Thanks for the updates saved me getting my device out for RTT. She sounded great climbing up to Askham tunnel even when out of sight wonderful noise. Thanks for your comment,Cheers Simon

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/10257146@N05/
    http://simonlathlane.zenfolio.com/
     
    FlyingScotsman4472, 5. Svibanj 2014.
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  20. Jimc

    Jimc Part of the furniture

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    Maybe you folks could help me. I'm just downloading all the reported times from realtraintimes so I can correlate photo timestamps and location, and day 3 has me a bit puzzled...
    UK steam.info at http://www.uksteam.info/tours/t14/t0428a.htm
    has the Main train as 1Z70, and, presumably, the diesel movement as 1Z71.

    Real train times has this list for 1Z71, which to me looks as if its the timings for the main train with the Black 5 on the front, even though it says Diesel locomotive. http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U54864/2014/04/28/advanced

    ??? Are those the times for the main train as I surmise?

    Jim C
     
    Jimc, 5. Svibanj 2014.
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