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Steam Dreams Circular 31/05 & 5/06/18

Discussion in 'What's Going On' started by mrKnowwun, May 31, 2018.

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  1. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

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    Or the exhaust from the start drifting back into the station.
     
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    Surprised there is no thread for today's trip, but personally forgot about it until I passed Tilehurst Station & saw the crowds.
    I pulled in & stopped & checked RTT. It seemed to have lost half hour at Didcot & what I did notice that there was an electric local unit stuck in the up relief platform for ages & everything including freight was using the up main.
    Not sure if this was the reason for the delay or not.
    There was quite a procession of trains passing on the up main one after the other.
    The "stuck" unit eventually left & FS came on the up relief still around 30 mins late. '746 was tagged on the back, it sounded as if it wasn't running.
     
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    Today's run through the Chiltern Hills, seen here at Saunderton - didn't sound like the 47 on the back was helping!
    scotsman_02.jpg
     
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    After Saunderton, I headed over to catch it at Appleford Level Crossing, just north of Didcot, because there would't be any overhead structures there - turns out I was wrong!
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    Where the Old Brill Tramway crosses the Chiltern line and into Brill Tunnel

     
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    I see a change in tonight's schedule, watering at Gomshall rather than Shalford
     
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    Filmed at Brill and Culham:

     
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    Over The Thames
     
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    Scotsman went straight through Woking this evening as it was delayed by other services. Class 70 + 66 double header going in the other direction passed Scotsman. Two Class 73's and a Class 37 in the yard. A nice bit of variety this evening at Woking!

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    Filmed at Saunderton, Bucks and Radley, Oxon.
     
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    I have it on good authority that it was the diesel banking the train out that set it off but don't let the facts stand in the way of a good story. It was a smoke alarm and would have been activated by the diesel fumes ather than heat
     
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  12. mrKnowwun

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    Forgot there was a TSR for 60103 at Worplesdon, but as it turns out the soundtrack made up for it.

     
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    Great picture Steve, I was along side of you at Saunderton.

    Mike M.
     
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    Took advantage of the Gomshall water stop for two shots climbing Gomshall Bank. Chilworth and Hackhurst Farm, Abinger Hammer...

     
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    Some shots from the two tours on 5th June. Saunderton and Woking (the Woking shot was high ISO due to the fading light)

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    Deleted, I should have looked further up the thread.
    (Dead or dying emu ...)
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    Here is a low res shot of Scotsman accelerating through Woking on Tuesday night:

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