18/04/19
Time for an IET haulage hunt sandwiching an implant appointment in London!
Starting from Epsom with
455 873 + 455 867, then the quick way along the District to Paddington with
21471/2 from Wimbledon, I did not have long to wait for a required pair
802 011 + 802 014 to whisk me to Reading, sighting
802 114 at North Pole on the way out. Other sightings en route were
66 168, 66 161 and
66 150 at Acton,
66 151 at West Drayton and
345 026, 345 034 and
345 045 at Maidenhead.
While at Reading I did a few pictures; the two I had just come off plus
66 951 and
802 011.
59 005 also trundled through, but I didn't bother to snap it. My haulage back to Paddington, after only a short wait, was
800 311. This time I noted
66 174 at Hayes and Harlington,
66 165 at West Ealing and
66 116 and
66 149 had joined the throng at Acton.
345 035 was moving around at Old Oak.
A few quick pictures at Paddington, namely the one I had just got off,
802 110, 800 312 and
800 316 before riding
21503/4 to Moorgate, nipping up to Drayton Park on
313 037 + 313 046 and then on to Finsbury Park on
313 064 + 313 056 having had no luck hoping for a fresh 717 turning up; of the two diagrams I could have done one was dud and the other was cancelled. Ah well...
700 050 then took me to King's Cross for a short walk to the hospital for my appointment ( ten years since my implant; they do regular follow ups every two years or so to make sure it's all still working properly ).
After the appointment I took
21369/70 back to Paddington where I quickly picked another IET off my list,
802 111 to Reading, little change at Acton with
66 169, 66 168, 66 174 and
66 606 being present and passing 66 618 at Hayes and Harlington, then
66 167 at Slough. Snapped the 802 at Reading, along with
59 002 and
59 205, then a short wait for
800 316 back to Paddington. New residents at Acton were
66 002, 66 031 and
66 107.
Having got back sooner than I expected, there was time for another spin but I had to tolerate a dud
800 308 out to Reading in order to avoid falling foul of the peak time ticket restrictions. This time
59 204 had moved in at Acton and
66 177 was at Southall. One more haulage was to be had, with
802 109 after a moderate fester at Reading, passing
59 004 at West Drayton on the return, and managing to snap
21555/6 at Royal Oak and
21482 in the throat at Paddington - after which I did one of the 802 I had just got off.
The haulage back to Wimbledon isn't noted, which means it was a unit that I had been on earlier in the day, but while at Wimbledon I managed to get
700 053 off my photo hit list just before
455 849 + 455 909 + 456 008 took me back to base at Epsom.
As always, a selection of the day's photographs can be seen below. Not all of the best quality, but good enough to illustrate the flavour of the day.
