This may well have been asked already but I couldn't see it in this thread, so apologies for any repeat. For this year's Steam Dreams 'Santa...
Ah - I had only looked at Fareham and Hedge End - thanks.
Having looked on RTT, I can't see any service train having been delayed by 34028 around Fareham/Hedge End.
A-ha! A bit hit-and-miss but it just might work! Great shot.
Hilarious seeing the man on the bench facing away and not even glancing round! Surprised 71000 slipped, given the huge tractive effort available...
I'm fascinated to know how water was supplied at Gatwick.
With very roughly 7,000hp potentially available for the train, there seems to have been a good effort to regain time gradually.
Completely agree - not a risk today though...
At least the end of this tour, at Three Bridges, isn't so late as to stymie passengers' onward travel plans. Not a good week for steam...
The ECS back to Bath for the return still hasn't left Bristol, according to RTT - not again!
Ah - I had assumed the sound recording was done from the drone! It worked out well.
How do you eliminate the noise of the drone in these videos?
Seemingly, after a more-than-two hours late departure, arrival at Victoria was only about 40 late - leaving out the full hour (!) for the loco...
Hmm - "Storm Bram" was a very bland affair in the south - essentially blustery showers in the main.
I imagine there are opportunities to make up a large chunk of time with faster running and no loco change at Salisbury (which was allowed 61...
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