sftfan1909
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Someone else is saying that 002 is powering again, so unsure what's going on. For the record I am on board
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GBRf Rail Tour 2021: This time it's personal
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Yes I am on board. Both are definitely powering again out from Honeybourne.
50002Superb
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Weird choice of words to say you heard it was having problems then?
I never said that.
The poster said they heard nothing about it going to Euston...not about problems with the locos.
50002Superb
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apologies, confused by the two HST avatars
DanNCL
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Good to hear it is moving again. I was reporting what I had heard, from people on the train, so had (it would appear wrongly) thought it was accurate.
For the record I am no longer on the train. I was onboard yesterday.
For the record I am no longer on the train. I was onboard yesterday.
Yes, that was me.
Not having an easy trip are they?!
Both powering again out of Reading. But no they aren't!
Saw the pair of Class 69s at Charlbury on the final leg.
(I hope it's alright to post this)
Thanks to people on here for sharing the info about one of the engines having issues at Honeybourne - that explains why it was a bit later through Charlbury than planned! Good work GBRf - even just seeing this one bit was good fun.
-Peter
(I hope it's alright to post this)
Thanks to people on here for sharing the info about one of the engines having issues at Honeybourne - that explains why it was a bit later through Charlbury than planned! Good work GBRf - even just seeing this one bit was good fun.
-Peter
sftfan1909
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Bailed off the tour now because a friend has gone ill but was a very good tour despite the (large) hiccups throughout. Hope everyone else gets home safely & those ill recover
Thanks for the polite reply - I was merely answering the question asked by our fellow forum member! Whether it was Paddington or Euston made no difference to me as I bailed at New Street!
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Fuel pump failure hit 002 apparently
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Both now going reasonably on the final bit into Paddington.
TrainTrackJack
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All from what's been said
Coach J seemed completely fine.
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Who knows. It was a handful of people it seems... couple of Buffet stewards seemed to get it too.
Tour has arrived at PADDINGTON according to real time trains... .let's hope all affected by illness are soon on the mend. It would be interesting to read trip reports in due course including the highlights (performance of locos hauling, links to videos posted on internet etc).
Cheers, we were on coach J
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I was in J too (today only) and unaware of anyone with any illness in the coach. I do however know a couple of people elsewhere on the train who had been unwell yesterday.
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Day 1 was quite intresting running around London to see it.
Pretty good with just seeing it at Kensington Olympia before its run-up north on Day 2/N.
Day 4 tonight was pretty awesome, Had a look in the 3 standard class carriages and there seemed to be a patch of some sorts that I saw in Coach G. Other than that, everything didn't go to plan with leaving Paddington so we had a bit of a wait waiting for the 69s to leave. Which was was annoying for the sleeper service.
I'm KOed and will be editing this all tomorrow as well as uploading photos.
Pretty good with just seeing it at Kensington Olympia before its run-up north on Day 2/N.
Day 4 tonight was pretty awesome, Had a look in the 3 standard class carriages and there seemed to be a patch of some sorts that I saw in Coach G. Other than that, everything didn't go to plan with leaving Paddington so we had a bit of a wait waiting for the 69s to leave. Which was was annoying for the sleeper service.
I'm KOed and will be editing this all tomorrow as well as uploading photos.
Just an update that no one wants to hear, after feeling fine when I got home 5 hours, I have now woken up and thrown up for the first time (non-alcohol induced) since I was a boy! I was in coach J.
Edit: to be fair, I should point out that during the break at New Street I went and got my second covid Pfrizer jab. Thought I was just managing my time efficiently!
Edit: to be fair, I should point out that during the break at New Street I went and got my second covid Pfrizer jab. Thought I was just managing my time efficiently!
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I've was in coach J overnight and then coach F for the next two days. I was fine on board but I too have been sick early this morning.
The tour itself was a good trip. I particularly enjoyed the 37s to Oban and being pulled at 100mph by a blunt end 91 was interesting.
I’m still on pins wondering whether I’m going to come down with it or not (I was in Coach H)! Well done on getting your second jab during the break at New Street; that’s pretty impressive! Certainly trumps the time I got to Sellafield early to work 6K73 and passed the time by going into Egremont to get my hair cut!!!
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Norovirus has an incubation period of around 10 to 48 hours. Sounds like you’re at the longer end of that time period.
DanNCL
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Unfortunately I am now ill too. I was onboard the train on Saturday, went straight home from Carlisle feeling fine and felt fine at home yesterday, however I've woken up feeling ill this morning and have thrown up. I was in coach F.
I had mistakenly thought yesterday evening that as I'd been off the train for 24 hours and not yet felt sick that I'd be lucky, turns out I was wrong!
I wish everyone else who's been unwell on or after this tour a speedy recovery.
I had mistakenly thought yesterday evening that as I'd been off the train for 24 hours and not yet felt sick that I'd be lucky, turns out I was wrong!
I wish everyone else who's been unwell on or after this tour a speedy recovery.
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Apologies LRV3004, it wasn't aimed at you personally, but generally! I apologise if it came out that way, there was absolutely no malice intended!
Andy
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I hope that the unfortunate events on this Tour does not begin to have repurcussions i.e Tours in the immeadiate future being canned by either the Operators or Promotors for the fear of a similar Outbreak on board. Lets hope theres another Outbreak, this time of people using their COMMON SENSE and seeing that these events were a one off that could have affected any Tour at any time past present or future. It just so happens to have taken place on one of the more high profile Railtours by pure bad luck
And I'll say it loud and clear right now: THIS WAS A NORAVIRUS OUTBREAK NOT A COVID 19 OUTBREAK Just for anyone who wants to go down that avenue
BTW I wasn't on the Tour
And I'll say it loud and clear right now: THIS WAS A NORAVIRUS OUTBREAK NOT A COVID 19 OUTBREAK Just for anyone who wants to go down that avenue
BTW I wasn't on the Tour
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