--------Part-1------Journey to King's Cross---
I left home at 10:00 after posting Gen of Engineering Works Trains.
At West Brompton, I brought myself a Zone 1-2 £4.30 Travelcard, then I rushed down to the platform only to find out that a C-stock have been on the platform for 10 seconds! Then I waited 5mins for a D-stock for Victoria, I got off at Victoria and quickly rushed to the platforms to find out that my train has arrived, I then took the 1967TS to King's Cross St.Pancras
I quickly rushed to platform 1 to see 47832 stabled after bringing the Blue Pullman into KX from East Ham
---Part-2-----Journey to Peterborough--
My 11:10 Leeds Train was formed of 43117 "Bonnie Prince Charlie" and 43118 "Kingston Upon Hull". 43117 seemed to be behaving as you could hear the roar of the Valenta from Coach G! We left from platform 2 and went on Line A until Belle Isle to put on the Down Fast. We passed a 317 on the Up Fast at Finsbury Park and then a FCC livered 313 on the Up Slow. We then passed Bounds Green Depot where there was a 91 on the London end (not slab end!). In the Train i started writing out what I was planning to do at the Diesel Gala using the NVR Diesel Gala Timetable
---Part-3---Nene Valley Railway---
I brought my One day Rover (£13.00), and then I saw 56003 coming to the platform , then i saw Class 14 D5916 and D5920 swapping places at Peterborough NVR, then I took the train, at Orton Mere we passed 56057, and at Wansford we passed 27066, where i got off to see the Class 03 coming to my train, but it wasn't the class 03 that turned up, instead it was Class 14 D5923 that did, so the train left for Yarwell Junction where it reversed and came back to Wansford Station, I saw 31271 at Wansford and i took the 14s all the way to Orton Mere, there I saw 56057+27066 leave the station, and then I waited for the DMU to arrive where unexpectedly i saw James Welham,Craig,Jon B and Galvanise and they also flailed for the camera , so I boarded the DMU and took it to Peterborough NVR, then I took 56003 "THRASH MONSTER", You could even see exhaust coming into the first coach! , I got off at Orton Mere and i then got Class 40 D306 to Peterborough NVR, and then DMU to Orton Mere and back to Peterborough NVR for the claggiest pair ever , Clas 31271+Class 40 D306, they clagged as they left Peterborough, and also the clag managed to reach the Second Coach! I left the Train at Orton Mere and I then saw 56003+27006 there, I waited 56057 for the journey back to Peterborough NVR, I left the station quickly to take photos of the Two 56s together and then finally a treat 56057 Clagging , and then I headed for Peterborough Station
---------Conclusion------------
This was the Best Trip of 2006, I loved every bit of it! , I hope Mid Hants Railway does a Diesel Gala event next year!
Highlights-> Class 40/31 clagging
Photos-> On the foreign stock, my camera was doing heads out, even though me and Galvanise did see someone trying to fit their head into a small gap!
I left home at 10:00 after posting Gen of Engineering Works Trains.
At West Brompton, I brought myself a Zone 1-2 £4.30 Travelcard, then I rushed down to the platform only to find out that a C-stock have been on the platform for 10 seconds! Then I waited 5mins for a D-stock for Victoria, I got off at Victoria and quickly rushed to the platforms to find out that my train has arrived, I then took the 1967TS to King's Cross St.Pancras
I quickly rushed to platform 1 to see 47832 stabled after bringing the Blue Pullman into KX from East Ham
---Part-2-----Journey to Peterborough--
My 11:10 Leeds Train was formed of 43117 "Bonnie Prince Charlie" and 43118 "Kingston Upon Hull". 43117 seemed to be behaving as you could hear the roar of the Valenta from Coach G! We left from platform 2 and went on Line A until Belle Isle to put on the Down Fast. We passed a 317 on the Up Fast at Finsbury Park and then a FCC livered 313 on the Up Slow. We then passed Bounds Green Depot where there was a 91 on the London end (not slab end!). In the Train i started writing out what I was planning to do at the Diesel Gala using the NVR Diesel Gala Timetable
---Part-3---Nene Valley Railway---
I brought my One day Rover (£13.00), and then I saw 56003 coming to the platform , then i saw Class 14 D5916 and D5920 swapping places at Peterborough NVR, then I took the train, at Orton Mere we passed 56057, and at Wansford we passed 27066, where i got off to see the Class 03 coming to my train, but it wasn't the class 03 that turned up, instead it was Class 14 D5923 that did, so the train left for Yarwell Junction where it reversed and came back to Wansford Station, I saw 31271 at Wansford and i took the 14s all the way to Orton Mere, there I saw 56057+27066 leave the station, and then I waited for the DMU to arrive where unexpectedly i saw James Welham,Craig,Jon B and Galvanise and they also flailed for the camera , so I boarded the DMU and took it to Peterborough NVR, then I took 56003 "THRASH MONSTER", You could even see exhaust coming into the first coach! , I got off at Orton Mere and i then got Class 40 D306 to Peterborough NVR, and then DMU to Orton Mere and back to Peterborough NVR for the claggiest pair ever , Clas 31271+Class 40 D306, they clagged as they left Peterborough, and also the clag managed to reach the Second Coach! I left the Train at Orton Mere and I then saw 56003+27006 there, I waited 56057 for the journey back to Peterborough NVR, I left the station quickly to take photos of the Two 56s together and then finally a treat 56057 Clagging , and then I headed for Peterborough Station
---------Conclusion------------
This was the Best Trip of 2006, I loved every bit of it! , I hope Mid Hants Railway does a Diesel Gala event next year!
Highlights-> Class 40/31 clagging
Photos-> On the foreign stock, my camera was doing heads out, even though me and Galvanise did see someone trying to fit their head into a small gap!