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« Reply #105 on: Sunday, December 14, 2014, 00:53:17 » |
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2hrs 20 mins late arrival in Canterbury ouch
Yeah, carriage related, had to dismantle the set at Leamington Spa. Nothing wrong with that gorgeous Swindon built loco, what an engine! I will upload a Yootoob of it pulling away from Didcot this evening when I have a minute. Power man... An interesting day out though, went down the Greenford branch past the last semaphores in London (GWR lower quadrants of course) which I have wanted to do for ages, I think that there is only one booked train a day for driver training purposes. The West London line was good too. It is so good to be on a train with opening windows that you can stick your head out of (cf. enjoy the 125's while you can) although it was bloody cold! |
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« Reply #106 on: Sunday, December 14, 2014, 01:04:31 » |
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However one of Swindon's finest creations doing what she was built for this morning.
5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe powers over Wichnor v…:
Phwoarrr. That is a lovely video. |
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« Reply #107 on: Sunday, December 14, 2014, 23:31:04 » |
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I will upload a Yootoob of it pulling away from Didcot this evening when I have a minute. Power man...
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« Reply #108 on: Monday, December 15, 2014, 09:56:53 » |
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From the station at Colchester
To the cells of Warrington
From the services at Leicester
To the slums of Northampton
We travel over England
And one day Europe too
Cos we all follow the Swindon
We're the famous Town End crew.
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« Reply #109 on: Monday, December 15, 2014, 16:18:08 » |
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An interesting day out though, went down the Greenford branch past the last semaphores in London (GWR lower quadrants of course) which I have wanted to do for ages, I think that there is only one booked train a day for driver training purposes.
You still get a few freights going down there daily as well as the Chiltern service. |
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« Reply #110 on: Monday, December 15, 2014, 16:38:51 » |
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You still get a few freights going down there daily as well as the Chiltern service.
Greenford East scheduled to be removed (sob) in 2019, four/five years left to enjoy it 2019
Greenford
Greenford Station East box to close, area to be controlled from Thames Valley Regional Operations Centre at Didcot. http://www.signalbox.org/sectionc.php?year=2019 |
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« Reply #112 on: Monday, December 15, 2014, 17:22:03 » |
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I read these when I was a kid, lovely books are they still in print? |
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« Reply #113 on: Monday, December 15, 2014, 18:05:37 » |
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I read these when I was a kid, lovely books are they still in print?
I believe so... |
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« Reply #114 on: Monday, December 15, 2014, 18:55:16 » |
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No wonder you lot finding watching Swindon so interesting
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« Reply #115 on: Monday, December 15, 2014, 19:06:49 » |
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Phwoarrr. That is a lovely video.
How about a dose of Nunney Castle pulling out of Yeovil Pen Mill under semaphores I filmed in July? There's two minutes of leading anticipation if you want to skip it
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« Reply #116 on: Monday, December 15, 2014, 19:16:03 » |
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How about a dose of Nunney Castle pulling out of Yeovil Pen Mill under semaphores I filmed in July? There's two minutes of leading anticipation if you want to skip it
 Ace, The 2 minute wait is worth it, builds the excitement. |
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« Reply #117 on: Monday, December 15, 2014, 19:16:41 » |
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No, I am not Reg but have heard of them. Thank you for the pointer, will have a look for them. Adrian the Rock has a great photo site on semaphores, a lot that have long gone (many West Country/South West/GWR) plus what's left like Shrewsbury, Worcester, Moreton-in-Marsh etc.: http://www.roscalen.com/signals/index.htm |
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« Reply #118 on: Monday, December 15, 2014, 19:17:55 » |
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No wonder you lot finding watching Swindon so interesting
And pray tell what other pastimes you pursue and enjoy, other than serial furious masturbation? |
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« Reply #119 on: Monday, December 15, 2014, 20:16:35 » |
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I know that HSTs are not everybody's cup of tea but there was something poetic about FGW's 43185 "Great Western" leaving Swindon Station in July. Particularly as they have been re-engined from their original Paxman Valentas to MTUs, the successor to Maybach whose engines were used in the Swindon built Warships and all of the Westerns.
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