31452 and 31454 heading south

[The Gricer]

Just seen 31452 'Minotaur' and 31454 'The Heart of Wessex' go through here (Farnborough) on the down slow heading a rake of SRPS coaches. Anyone know anything about it? I can't seem to find any mention of it.

Frank

 

[Coxster]

They were running ECS from Clapham to Salisbury for 'Past Time Rail' (1Z82).

 

[RJ]

I got them at Clapham Junction! It's a Past Time tour, changing to steam at some point, probably Taunton.
Edited (by doublepost prevention system):
They weren't running ECS!

 

[Coxster]

They weren't running ECS!

Oh right. I wrongly assumed it was a steam tour and therefore I thought it was just a Salisbury to Weymouth via Yeovil Junction & Yeovil Pen Mill enroute to Salisbury. The steamers will be 45407 and 76079.

probably Taunton.

That'd be clever consisidering they don't go anywhere near Taunton! The tour goes to Weymouth via some reversals at Yeovil.

 

[The Gricer]

Thanks for the replys. It was indeed this one:-

http://www.past-timerail.co.uk/strong%20country.htm


Frank

 

[RJ]

Oh right. I wrongly assumed it was a steam tour and therefore I thought it was just a Salisbury to Weymouth via Yeovil Junction & Yeovil Pen Mill enroute to Salisbury. The steamers will be 45407 and 76079.


That'd be clever consisidering they don't go anywhere near Taunton! The tour goes to Weymouth via some reversals at Yeovil.

My mistake-not Taunton but it's not the first tour to have changed locos

 

[Coxster]

My mistake-not Taunton but it's not the first tour to have changed locos

I never said it was...

 

[Julian G]

thanks matt for pointing this out!

31454 & 452 Basingstk 1011 27 late. To Oxley via Barnes, Ken.O, Watford Jn, Birm
Int, Bescot.
20 Apr
Cerdic on Tour!

31452+454 5Z31 09.00 Sailsbury-Oxley.

Salisbury 09:00
Feltham 10:54
Clapham 11:22/24
KennyO 11:28
Wembley 11:36
Watford 11:43/45

Currently running c25 L

Ta Gwot/37421
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[Techniquest]

454 still in its IC Swallow livery by chance? What about 452?

 

[ikar]

31 454 is in the Intercity Swallow livery; 31 452 is in Fragonset Black and Red livery.

 

[matt]

The last report was passing Willesden at 12:20 but no sign of them at Berkswell (near Coventry) between 13:00 and 14:30 so I gave up and came home