Lizzie - Whats going on - 10/07

LMS 6201 "Princess Elizabeth" (presume LE+POB) reported departed
Gloucester @ 13:42 after water stop, heading toward STJ via Lydney.

I've no idea of working whatsoever.

 

Message from SWRG. <BJ>

''Kettle 6201 Princess Elizabeth + crew coach through Newport westbound at 1432''.

 

Mystery test run maybe

 

Rumour is that it has an appointment with the Royal train.

 

I'm just wondering if she is headed to Bristol for a few days to substitute for anything? Which train I don't know if so.

 

The Queen due in Hereford tomorrow

11 - 12 July: West Midlands
Hereford, Worcester, Birmingham, Shropshire

 

yep on royal train to hereford and worcester in the morning no more info;

jane x

 

Starting from where?
Also it arrives at Hereford at 10AM

 

From the royal engagements website for July 11th.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh
will visit The Hive, Sawmill Walk, The Butts, Worcester.


The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh
will attend a lunch at Worcester Guildhall, High Street, Worcester.


The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh
will visit Worcester Cathedral.


The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh
will visit King George V Playing Fields, Hereford.


The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh
will visit Hereford Cathedral.

 

Surely the other way around? As it is starting from down south somewhere.

 

The way I read Sidmouths list, there's no mention of it being in order of visits from top to bottom, woulden't suprise me if the order of play was deliberatly randomised for security issues.

Just a pity any detailed timing gen is unlikely to be forthcoming, would make a lovely shot crossing the Severn at Worcester.

 

The Queen in Worcester - map and times (From Evesham Journal)

 

The royal train arrives in Hereford at 10AM, so the best plan is to get there for then, and then to see where it's going, get ahead, then film it.

 

Any idea what might happen after Worcester ?.

 

Does it go to Worcester? As it says that "11.15am The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh depart (Hereford) by car"
But i would guess that it would go back to Tyseley.

 

Well 6201 needs to get back to Tyseley, and the Royal Train needs to get to wherever it's off to next, so what I mean is where do loco and stock part company ?.

 

That's a difficult one... could the roya train's class 67 pull the stock out of the station fro behind lizzie, then continue?
And I too have wondered where... do we have any evidence of where it's going from and to?
I Mean is it going from Cardiff to Hereford then Worcester, or just Hereford?

 

The main purpose of the Royal Train these days is to provide somewhere familiar and convenient for the Royals to stay the night, leaving them only a short journey to their first engagement the following day. My guess is that Royal Train's job tomorrow will be complete after it has dropped them off at Hereford.

Now, where are there some quiet sidings on the North and West route south of Hereford?

Peter, on a grey autumnal-feeling July evening in Manchester
Zenfolio | Peter Hewitt's Transport Pictures

 

The main question is: what will happen to Lizzie?

 

I assume we're all in the same boat regarding information of the train after Her Majesty has departed the train at Hereford (?) ?