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Nice shots there Mark 8) You have been busy just seen your fotopic site I see that you was on the dorset Coast express to Swanage I was on that too see here http://james-bartlett.fotopic.net/c1694055.html :D was a good tour and Tangmere did very well though its a shame the 37 fell ill .
James
When they did haul 12 coaches up banks they always had a banking engine on the rear.
Yeah I was there for both trips well the one with tangmere I was on and she is a working powerhorse though power of both locos are near the same the Power Classification for both locos is BoB/WC is 7P5F...
I will be there for the tractor and the ED off course :roll: Shame the 33 will not be out will 33065 be at the summer gala? And is there a list off what ales will be there , and Yes I can drink I am 21 coming 22 on the 27 April :D
Regards
James
Cool though Im not worried about Heathrow Express 332s and Heathrow Connect 360s Im not a unit stoat :lol: Yeah well she passed to go though kent now so fingers crossed :D
James
Just seen a video of tangmere trying parkstone bank in the wet on youtube ,but what annoys me is this coment tangmere is rubbish with hills and The S&D 7F`S used to fly up there with 10 on in the 50`s 7 60`s! Of course they dont get out much to see her up hills I mean just watch the video off...
Nice shots there Mark :cool: Whats happing with LNER A2 60532 Blue Peter? Is she ready to return to the mainline , I have notice they have done her the same as Tornado as I dont remember seeing her like that on the TV show with the same name she was in BR late crest I think.
James
Wow she sounds nice :p:p a real beast and not many people like her :evil: but she is at the moment and past few years been the most busiest mainline steam loco , She has just work three of the great briton 2 railtours:D cant wait to ride behind her again soon.
I might get to hear that sound...
So a Wednesday it be then :D and do you get FGW HST go though there too?
yeah that would be brilliant if Tornado is on the White Cliffs Christmas Luncheon well I got told when oliver cromwell down the harbour Tornado has the pass to go though kent the july Cathedral express is being done by...
Nice video mate yeah tangmere sure does know how to smoke :cool: or it could be Pete Roberts driving is this a WCRC working or DBS UK?? What was Tangmere like up parkstone bank.
James
I got home at 23:10 :lol: Oh right I have to visit there one day then is thursday the best day? Oh yeah I can make out now that you are standing on a bench for the DB 59 think I be ok with just standing on the bit of the bench people sit :roll: So those steps you see with the DB 59 is that...
Nice shots there again mark. Well I have not seen those flaks before that on 57010 they look bulleit proof:lol: I also notice that working only has one loco where others have two.
James
Nice shots there mark :cool: good to see tangmere replaced a failed nunny Castle that thing always fails :lol: but it looks as if tangmere was working hard at Liskeard but Oliver working the train at Dawlish :cool:
James
Sorry but what is a Hot Axlebox :???::-? , And do they get them on the preserved railways or is it just mainline due to the speeds they go?
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James