35028, "Clan Line"

Indeed yes let's hope for a fast Waterloo to Salisbury run at some stage. 35028 can easily do this in 80 minutes even with the 75 limit. Finding a path will be a problem though.

A very fine engine and one of my ton up Merchants from the days of steam-perhaps the best of all the tons-103-104 at Fleet with the late great Gordon Porter up front. Close to 3,000 IHP that night.

Don

 

35028 in steam this afternoon. The support coach has been moved to the end of the prep road and the loco has been moving up and down the yard. Looking forward to tomorrow morning.

 

Will hopefully be seeing this at some point today. Not seen 35028 in action since the early 90s when it use to do the North Wales Coast specials.

 

Loco + coach movements are usually limited to 45 mph because of limited brake force, IIRC, so I guess even the second run will be fairly sedate. Very pleased to know she's back up and running today.

By the way, has anyone heard what route next week's Crewe - Wimbledon trip is likely to take? Straight up the WCML or via Oxford? (I'm hoping it might be via Oxford)

 

Photo here just west of Beeston. Record shot, the light was changing constantly and was quite good 10 minutes before...


http://galleryneil.fotopic.net/p68198708.html

She was going quite slowly but steadily here.

Neil.

 

Left Chester on time, for Crewe at 13.03

 

If there's a "box" on the back (like on this test run), does that change the brake force/max speed?

Richard

 

Here's some pics from this morning (light a bit grim), and after returning early afternoon (much better).

66 004 leading out of the HC, then 35028 waiting for the road in P9:

http://tim-fenton.fotopic.net/p68199041.html
http://tim-fenton.fotopic.net/p68199042.html

After arrival, also in P9, then leaving for the HC:

http://tim-fenton.fotopic.net/p68199040.html
http://tim-fenton.fotopic.net/p68199043.html

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Tim
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http://zelo-street.blogspot.com/

 

Video from the morning run filmed near Beeston Castle and departing Chester;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFOQHyyWR84

 

great video, thanks for sharing

 

It's the air pump for air braking. It's situated at the rear of the tender on 35028.

 

Has she made it out for the second run?

 

Great videos and good to see the plates back on. My information is that the test run was successful today and looking forward to its return on Monday to Wimbledon

 

Ran about an hour early......