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Saphos Trains 2018

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  1. Sidmouth

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    [​IMG]46100 Royal Scot by Martin Creese, on Flickr

    and a few minutes later at Dorridge

    Now to see if right time departure is possible
     
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    40013 to work the return from Crewe to Preston this evening after the failure of 47853 this morning .
     
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    I've often wondered: to save confusing old gits like me, could the numbers of TOPS diesels be written on here as they appear on the loco and in the books of yore, viz. 40 013, 47 853? Stops me confusing them with similarly-numbered steam locomotives...!
     
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    Which begs the question, is the class 40 in question better written as D213 given that's the painted number?
     
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    Good point. Don't want anyone getting confused and turning up at Crewe expecting to see a Fowler 2-6-2T ;)
     
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    All I want to say is WOW for the climb of Wilmcote . No restriction through the station and a noise that was just something else . Oh how I wish I had , had a video rather than still
     
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    Sh1t! That was where I intended to be today to film it. Having seen all the delays I decided it wasn’t worth the 250 mile round trip to Wilmcote when it might be leaving S upon A later than planned. Got that wrong.
     
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    Sidmouth, Sep 8, 2018
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    Royal Scot flying through Lapworth this evening making plenty of noise :)
     
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    Likewise! Thought all steam were now hit by gauging restrictions of some sort through the station... whether banned or speed restricted. Settled for a fast shot at Widney Manor instead.
     
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    I think it’s only the GWR locos that have a problem there, due to the overhang from their cylinders.
     
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    An incredible sight and sound through Wilmcote Station this afternoon.
     
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    the coping stones have been trimmed back so the restriction eased/cleared 46100 didn't ease up
     
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    A few from today (I had to leave the lineside before the return) - Wilmcote (2 shots) and Claverdon (Light Engine, turning movement)

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    I bottled it too! Went for the thrash at Stratford Parkway !
     
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    That's incredible, wouldn't of expected that !
     
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    A video of 46100 at Stafford on the return leg, also featuring 60009 which passed through an hour or so earlier...
     
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    Couple of pictures from today. Hope that the passengers day was not spoiled too much by the lost time at their destination. Looking at UK Steam this could well be the only steam excursion into Stratford this year.

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    Joining the North Warks line at Bearley Junction.

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    Some nice clag for those assembled on the bridge just south of Dorridge Station.
     
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    I wasn't expecting it to be quite so impressive either Liam....!!
     
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    Gutted I didn't do Wilmcote, but the Scot still provided a great spectacle !
     
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