Steam on the District 2019

[Chris125]

LTM Heritage Ops manager Andy Barr gave a talk to the LTM Friends recently, a fascinating insight into recent operations (and sadly their rather limited future).

 

[LUYMun]

Timings (Saturday AND Sunday):
Journey 1
11:11 - Ealing Broadway
11:36 - High Street Kensington (arrive)
12:07 - High Street Kensington (depart)
12:33 - Ealing Broadway

Journey 2
13:06 - Ealing Broadway
13:32 - High Street Kensington (arrive)
14:07 - High Street Kensington (depart)
14:33 - Ealing Broadway

Journey 3
15:06 - Ealing Broadway
15:32 - High Street Kensington (arrive)
16:07 - High Street Kensington (depart)
16:33 - Ealing Broadway

The train will be consisted of:

• Metropolitan No. 1 (hauling coaches towards Ealing Broadway)
• Bluebell Chesham Coaches
• District Railway Coach No. 100
• Metropolitan Jubilee Coach No. 353
• Sarah Siddons Electric Locomotive (hauling coaches towards High Street Kensington)

 

[VEP3417]

coming down from southampton way to see this on saturday, what would be good stations to see it at and what about car parking, would it be best to park near a particular station or another location and take the tube in

 

[LUYMun]

coming down from southampton way to see this on saturday, what would be good stations to see it at and what about car parking, would it be best to park near a particular station or another location and take the tube in

Preferably at its terminating stations, maybe at Earl's Court or Hammersmith in my opinion. Also, I think you should come on Sunday to avoid travelling with South Western Railway whilst strikes goes on Saturday.

 

[VEP3417]

ok thanks, was planning to come by car
was also hoping to view it at "more of an underground type station" rather than quite an opened space one
guess this will be the route

 

[bluegoblin7]

You won’t find an a Underground-type station to see it at... because it doesn’t go through any. The route is Ealing Broadway to High Street Kensington and return - that’s all at surface station, perhaps bar Earl’s Court and Hammersmith which have an overall roof and High Street which is partially covered on the terminal roads (the special is booked platform 4).

Unlike the post above I’d suggest you avoid the terminal stations - they will be extremely busy with those riding the trains, and accordingly the most likely to have crowd control implemented. Remember that the railway remains live and operational throughout the trips.

I’d suggest somewhere like Ravenscourt Park or Stamford Brook to watch the train go past - it’ll be on the move and they’re less busy with usual traffic.

Can’t suggest where to park I’m afraid, not my bit of London.

 

[VEP3417]

thanks for the reply, been a long time since ive been to london so dont really know what the stations are like that ive not visited

 

[Dstock7080]

or Chiswick Park, looking from eastbound to westbound platform ?

 

[blackfive460]

I've been sent these times for ECS movements from and back to Ruslip each day:

Ruislip Depot 09:05 18:30
Ruislip Siding 09:25 18:10
Ruislip Siding 09:33 18:00½
Ruislip IMR 09/34 17/59½
Ruislip 09/36 17/58
Rayners Lane 09/42 17/52½
South Harrow 09/45 17/49
Alperton 09/52½ 17/36½
North Ealing 09/57 --------
Ealing Common 09:59 17/30
Ealing Common Depot (W) arr 10:01 17:28 (19 or 20 Road)
dep 10:37 17:12
Ealing Common 10/39 17/09½
Ealing Broadway (pfm. 9) arr 10:42½ 17:06

Sorry about the formatting...

 

[LUYMun]

I've been sent these times for ECS movements from and back to Ruslip each day:

Ruislip Depot 09:05 18:30
Ruislip Siding 09:25 18:10
Ruislip Siding 09:33 18:00½
Ruislip IMR 09/34 17/59½
Ruislip 09/36 17/58
Rayners Lane 09/42 17/52½
South Harrow 09/45 17/49
Alperton 09/52½ 17/36½
North Ealing 09/57 --------
Ealing Common 09:59 17/30
Ealing Common Depot (W) arr 10:01 17:28 (19 or 20 Road)
dep 10:37 17:12
Ealing Common 10/39 17/09½
Ealing Broadway (pfm. 9) arr 10:42½ 17:06

Sorry about the formatting...

Where did you get that from?

 

[diana]

hello, we are coming to London this Sunday 23/06 to see last steam trains on the underground. Where is the best place/station to see them and take pictures please? Thank you

 

[Dstock7080]

Where did you get that from?

Probably from internal Timetable Notice 150/19

 

[blackfive460]

Where did you get that from?

Forwarded by a friend but I've no idea where he got it.

 

[NSEFAN]

The ECS move from Ruislip has been delayed, due to a problem with Sarah Siddons. It is now en route, currently at Rayners Lane down towards Ealing.

 

[theageofthetra]

105 mins down apparently. Does that make it likely the whole rest of the schedule today will be put back by that?

 

[theageofthetra]

First journey has been cancelled according to a tweet from someone at High St Ken.

 

[bluegoblin7]

All journeys are planned to run, but with delays. Some of the delay should be able to be clawed back, but it will depend on service conditions and time taken to water the engine, as well as crewing parameters.

 

[LUYMun]

I hope that the journeys will go ahead tomorrow with good luck!

 

[Peter Mugridge]

How's it doing for time now? I'm going to try to snap it while on the way to do some shopping elsewhere...

 

[VEP3417]

a video my friend took

 

[bluegoblin7]

How's it doing for time now? I'm going to try to snap it while on the way to do some shopping elsewhere...

Expected to run 60-90 mins late all day.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Thank you; got it at West Kensington.

Expected to run 60-90 mins late all day.

 

[diana]

hello,
where did your friend film this video please? Which station? Thank you

 

[theageofthetra]

hello,
where did your friend film this video please? Which station? Thank you

Earls Court.

 

[lonogrol]

I've been sent these times for ECS movements from and back to Ruslip each day:

The ECS move from Ruislip has been delayed, due to a problem with Sarah Siddons. It is now en route, currently at Rayners Lane down towards Ealing.

Sorry for the pedantry...but E.C.S is a National Rail/ BR term. On the Underground we just say “Empty” (written as “Ety” in the timetable).

 

[bluegoblin7]

Sorry for the pedantry...but E.C.S is a National Rail/ BR term. On the Underground we just say “Empty” (written as “Ety” in the timetable).

ECS is most definitely used in some parts of LUL service control. “Sorry for the pedantry”.

 

[LUYMun]

Any update on the train today?

 

[theageofthetra]

Any update on the train today?

I've just tweeted the London Transport Museum to ask.

 

[bluegoblin7]

Running as scheduled today.

 

[theageofthetra]

Cheers good to hear. I've got a bit of time before heading to the Queens Club tennis final- any suggestions for a good place to see them not far from West Ken/Barons Court? Thx