Cambridge-Canterbury July 19th Cathedrals Express

On time at Ashford. Mixed bag of stock including some with square wheels

 

Couple of minutes early at Shortlands this Morning

 

Err Mr Yeti Sir,

I have kind of taken a liberty with your pictures................................. is this what you meant?................................. I hope you don't mind........................

 

Just needs the CE Headboard removed now

 

You used to work for one of the big slide processing companies! Admit it! (wink, LOL)

Cheers,

Bryan

 

Err no...............................

Bryan,

If you want me to do the same to the originals, PM copies and I'll sort them out for you!

 

19 late through Sole Street and not that far behind what I assume was an all stations to Swanley, (at least), train.

So not quite the spectacle of sound and vision I'd hoped for as there couldn't have been much sense in hurrying with certain checks in front! The signal NW of the station had only just turned to green, so there may have even been a check on the climb.

But a nice rythmic exhaust, seemingly effortless with circa 500 tons of train. I am hopeless at estimating speeds from the lineside but I'd guess low 30s at the summit.

Shame the pathway was lost for for those on board. The schedule from Rochester to Bromley South was quite good for that part of the SR these days.

It's getting quite hard to photo from that bridge now. The vegetation is quite a problem.

 

My video - two locations.

The Cathedrals Express, 35028 Clan Line,19 July 2012. - YouTube

The first location, near Polhill tunnel, is suffering from the same problem that Bryan was commenting on at Sole Street - vegetation.
A Buddleia is threatening to obscure this shot for all but those with the tallest stepladders.
Excellent photo Bryan.

 

Bit late but here is one I got at Bickley from earlier in the day. 35028 sounded really good climbing away from the Bromley South stop!

35028 powers through Bickley | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

So disappointed that I had to cancel my trip on this hours before departure. Work rang up and cancelled my day off.....Grrrrrrr

It looked like quite a really nice trip.

 

I nipped out to see her going nicely at Dunton Green. 35028 Clan Line on The Cathedrals Express - 19/07/2012 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

I seem to have caught a member of the crew in the fireman's window. Can anybody recognise him? (View at original size All sizes | 35028 Clan Line on The Cathedrals Express - 19/07/2012 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!)