Slammers and SWT Farewell Tour

[86242]

I have uploaded most of my interesting photos from today at http://www.jandmlphotos.co.uk/RecentPics/June2005/18/index.html . The highlight of the day was riding a 12 VEP from Brighton to East Croyden in 34 minutes! Also lots of Slammer photos at places such as Littlehampton, London Bridge, Clapham and Brighton and the SWT Farewell tour at Waterloo and Vauxhall

 

[Met Driver]

http://www.jandmlphotos.co.uk/RecentPics/June2005/18/pages/3417 Vauxhall.html

Perfectly done! Very nice pics.

 

[Jim]

VERY GOOD

 

[yorkie]

Very nice photos.

Apparently there were loads of slammers out today. I wish I'd known - I would have come down!

I decided not to do the SWT trip as I'd have had to get a GNER that didn't call at Grantham (so SVR, costing £50ish) plus the £30 price of the ticket.

I would've done Brighton and Seaford though!

 

[86242]

Very nice photos.

Apparently there were loads of slammers out today. I wish I'd known - I would have come down!

I decided not to do the SWT trip as I'd have had to get a GNER that didn't call at Grantham (so SVR, costing £50ish) plus the £30 price of the ticket.

I would've done Brighton and Seaford though!

Thanks for the kind comments everyone

They were loads of slammers out today there was one on a Seaford and one on a Littlehampton diagram from Brighton. Also 2 out of the 3 London Bridge - Horsham diagrams were VEP's one an 8-VEP. I noticed at least one in Victoria but didn't have time to see it but most of the SET Charing Cross - Ashford's were VEP's and at London Bridge one also went into Canon Street. A lot more slammers from usual seemed to be out today...

And best of all the London-Brighton Express 12 VEP was an extra service which I would think did well over 90mph on the 14:49 Brighton-London Vic doing Brighton East Croyden in 34mins. The driver seemed to being enjoying himself playing with the horn every time we overtook a 377!

 

[Coxster]

I saw the units pass though Farnborough today, very smart indeed. Especially when a steamer passed through in the opposite direction!

 

[Tom]

I saw the information about the steamer. It ran from Weymouth to London VICTORIA (ex-Weymouth 07.19)

 

[Coxster]

I saw the information about the steamer. It ran from Weymouth to London VICTORIA (ex-Weymouth 07.19)

Tangmere heading southbound on the down fast when I saw it around half past 7 this evening.

 

[Tom]

Correct.. it was returning to Weymouth (it passed by my house a few minutes ago)...

 

[Coxster]

I've uploaded a video of the Seaside Slammer tour to http://virtual-rail.yellowcheese.com

 

[Julian G]

looks good

 

[Tom]

Damon - if you want, you can upload it on to this box (as if I've got enough bandwidth to use).