What did I just see - steam locomotive

What did I just see - steam locomotive

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DaveGoddard

1,192 posts

144 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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Thanks for the reply - as for Union of South Africa, I've been on her footplate when she was at the Severn Valley!

wildcat45

8,056 posts

188 months

Sunday 7th December 2014
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Is that Bittern that was renamed Silver Link and on display at the Stephenson museum in North Tyneside?

If so, great to see her back with her correct name and in steam.

She looked so forlorn in that shed on Tyneside. Odd how they named the whole retail park there Silverlink after a loco caloed Bittern.

RichB

51,435 posts

283 months

Sunday 7th December 2014
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That's the one.

Le TVR

3,092 posts

250 months

Monday 8th December 2014
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Was very surprised to see the Union of South Africa at Lincoln station saturday afternoon. There was another steam loco beside her but I couldn't see which one that was.

RichB

51,435 posts

283 months

Monday 8th December 2014
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GWR 4-6-0 "Hall Class" 4965 Rood Ashton Hall


truck71

2,328 posts

171 months

Monday 8th December 2014
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RichB said:
This is a good short montage of clips from YouTube of Bittern on it's 90mph runs last year. Not bad when you consider she's 75 years old. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ez5og1iFU8
Where is the last scene shot? Great footage.

RichB

51,435 posts

283 months

Monday 8th December 2014
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truck71 said:
RichB said:
This is a good short montage of clips from YouTube of Bittern on it's 90mph runs last year. Not bad when you consider she's 75 years old. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ez5og1iFU8
Where is the last scene shot? Great footage.
Don't know, I don't recognise it.

Ilovetwiglets

695 posts

167 months

Monday 8th December 2014
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Genuine question here and apologies if I've missed something obvious but how does it get from Southall to Kings Cross? It could get as far as Paddington but what then, is there a secret set of tracks somewhere or does it have to go out to somewhere to join the other region's tracks and if so where?

Ilovetwiglets

695 posts

167 months

Monday 8th December 2014
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So there are lines that connect the different regions?

RichB

51,435 posts

283 months

Monday 8th December 2014
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Ilovetwiglets said:
Genuine question here and apologies if I've missed something obvious but how does it get from Southall to Kings Cross? It could get as far as Paddington but what then, is there a secret set of tracks somewhere or does it have to go out to somewhere to join the other region's tracks and if so where?
Tonker's pretty well covered it but for interest here's the route of 60009 Sir Nigel Gresley travelling from York to Southall last month. You will see the bit where it uses the link via Willesden Jcn to Acton West.

http://www.uksteam.info/tours/t14/t1128q.htm


jagracer

8,248 posts

235 months

Monday 8th December 2014
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In case anyone is interested there's two Black Fives hauling tomorrow's train from Horsham to Ely which will pass through London, I'm going to try and get to Stratford or Leyton to have a look. Timings here http://www.steamdreams.co.uk/executables/GT410WebC...

Ilovetwiglets

695 posts

167 months

Monday 8th December 2014
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I lived in Maidenhead most of my life and often travelled into London and I wasn't aware of any other ways to get North other than via Paddington and the tube, I guess they aren't used as passenger lines at all then? I was aware of stations like West Acton and Old Oak Common but thought they were just storage depots.

jagracer

8,248 posts

235 months

Monday 8th December 2014
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anonymous said:
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It does say It'll be diesel hauled from Ely to Horsham, maybe that's the reason.

RichB

51,435 posts

283 months

Monday 8th December 2014
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Ilovetwiglets said:
I lived in Maidenhead most of my life and often travelled into London and I wasn't aware of any other ways to get North other than via Paddington and the tube, I guess they aren't used as passenger lines at all then? I was aware of stations like West Acton and Old Oak Common but thought they were just storage depots.
Indeed, as you pass Acton Main Line, heading towards Paddington you will see some lines peeling off to the north just before Old Oak Common sheds. These lead to the East Coast Mainline (GNR) at Cricklewood as well as the West Coast main line (LMS) at Willesden and the old GC/Met main line at Neasden.

rs1952

5,247 posts

258 months

Monday 8th December 2014
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Ilovetwiglets said:
I lived in Maidenhead most of my life and often travelled into London and I wasn't aware of any other ways to get North other than via Paddington and the tube, I guess they aren't used as passenger lines at all then? I was aware of stations like West Acton and Old Oak Common but thought they were just storage depots.
The former Acton marshalling yard next to Acton Main Line station is now used by stone trains. Old Oak Common has been a traction maintenance depot since way back into the 19th century. Steam in the old days, FGW and Heathrow Express/ Connect these days.

The North London line passenger service, which once ran from Richmond to Broad Street is now part of Overground and operates a circular service between Richmond/ Clapham Junction and back to Clapham via Highbury & Islington amongst other places. The line connects every main route to the west, north and east out of London, but the connecting spurs are generally freight only.

Until just recently there was a "train service" between Ealing Broadway and Wandsworth Road, which was actually a taxi. It appears to have gone the same way as the one daily train from Wandsworth Road to Kensington Olympia https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/withdr...


Ilovetwiglets

695 posts

167 months

Monday 8th December 2014
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Thanks for the answers, very interesting.

saaby93

32,038 posts

177 months

Tuesday 9th December 2014
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Decent pic here


onyx39

11,109 posts

149 months

Tuesday 16th December 2014
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had a steamer through Theale about half an hour ago, any ideas what it was anyone?

RichB

51,435 posts

283 months

Tuesday 16th December 2014
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Yeah, it should have been LMS Class 5MT 4-6-0 no 44871 and 45407 heading The Cathedrals Express.

LMS 4-6-0 locos known as Black Fives, double heading the train. biggrin

onyx39

11,109 posts

149 months

Tuesday 16th December 2014
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I think that there were two now you come to mention it.

Cheers

The power of PH strikes again!

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