I attach my own workings for the outward leg. Mine are slightly higher, I made the weight of the train (North of Crewe) 388 tons tare and 427 tons...
Yes. I prepared the logs for the Steam Railway article on the Shap Trials and recall much discussion re the timing points chosen, MP 31½ for the...
From Realtime Trains, passing times for 34067 Tangmere (+diesel) and 60163 Tornado (unassisted) and the difference in minutes. Tornado only 3 1/4...
I was at the back of the train and didn't detect any assistance from D1755 on the return from Blackburn. Not sure it helped much, if at all, on...
Shap attack 1997 - I have found my original notebook and hopefully have the timing sheet. I'll get this typed up. Blue Peter 12/02/26 - Does...
Thanks Shireman. We left Crewe behind a slightly late Birmingham - Liverpool stopper and were getting checks from that. I can only assume the...
I went on Monday 30 June as w/e trains sold out on WSR website. FS chimney first on the 15.00 Bishops Lydeard - Minehead, with Erlestoke Manor...
Today Russell successfully completed a full round trip from Porthmadog to Caernarfon, with the 5-coach WHHR rake. Sustained a solid 14 mph on...
Queen mum making heavy weather of it. Only 34mph at Boars Head after 55 thro Wigan. Load 9. 12 late at Preston.
I spent the afternoon polishing up my 00 gauge version of Clan Line, my favourite loco. But alas my efforts fell well short of seeing the...
On Dainton I logged 18 mph at MP 218 then a slight slip and maybe 16 into the tunnel. From St Davids (31 mph) to Whiteball (50 mph minimum) 21m...
Yes, clearance slacks at Tackley, Bedminster, Yatton, Exeter St Davids, Starcross, Dawlish, Newton Abbot and Ivybridge. We only recovered to 49...
From the restart at Leamington we were up to 58 mph at Fosse Road and into Harbury Tunnel at 64. Very good if it was all Clun's own work, but...
In my dreams, was hoping for Temple Meads to PAD via Badminton on the 105 minute Bristolian timing, sans diesel. You can't have everything, but...
Coach F. Stopwatches at the ready! Yep, I've also booked the Plymouth trip in May. The lure of unassisted steam. So far, the only steam trips...
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