Hi gang,
Before today's 87 trip to Brum behind Porterbrook liveried 87002 (a trip which was well worth £8!) myself an Harold spent a short while at Stratford due to one forum member being delayed. At Stratford the down slow was closed due to emergency engineering works so all down services were using platform 8(?) on the fast lines where we saw a variety of things such as the Anglia 170 with a centre 'one'-liveried coach.
Something that puzzled us was 313114 (IIRC) which kept travelling between the North London Line connection and the curved platforms at Stratford that lead up towards Tottenham Hale. Why was this doing this line - some sort of driver training? If so, why? When do Silverlink reguarly use this stretch? We also saw a Stansted Express 317 just outside Stratford. Is this a regular service via Stratford as I thought they usually branched off at Bethnal Green.
Many thanks,
Before today's 87 trip to Brum behind Porterbrook liveried 87002 (a trip which was well worth £8!) myself an Harold spent a short while at Stratford due to one forum member being delayed. At Stratford the down slow was closed due to emergency engineering works so all down services were using platform 8(?) on the fast lines where we saw a variety of things such as the Anglia 170 with a centre 'one'-liveried coach.
Something that puzzled us was 313114 (IIRC) which kept travelling between the North London Line connection and the curved platforms at Stratford that lead up towards Tottenham Hale. Why was this doing this line - some sort of driver training? If so, why? When do Silverlink reguarly use this stretch? We also saw a Stansted Express 317 just outside Stratford. Is this a regular service via Stratford as I thought they usually branched off at Bethnal Green.
Many thanks,