Brixton steam train alert and rail related chat
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happyshopper
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It leaves Bromley South at 9:00 am and is due at Kensington Olympia at 9:45 am.
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hiraethified
One just puffed through now: going backwards!
http://www.urban75.org/blog/steam-train-puffs-through-brixton-backwards/
Trip details: http://www.uksteam.info/tours/t11/t1221b.htm
http://www.urban75.org/blog/steam-train-puffs-through-brixton-backwards/
Trip details: http://www.uksteam.info/tours/t11/t1221b.htm
Nice.
If we get big nets, can we keep them in Brixton? Love steam trains. *builds scary basement*
teuchter
je suis teuchter
If that counts as "going backwards" then every HST in the land is going backwards.
And every multiple unit too come to think of it. So, yeah, about 90 percent of trains in the uk "go backwards" every time they move.
editor
hiraethified
Um, HSTs have front and rear units. That's how they're designed to work. Not quite the same visual effect is it? And express steam locos aren't usually pushing from the rear of the coaches either.
It wasn't pushing though, there's no way Network Rail would allow a propelling move like that. It was being dragged by a diesel as part of the ECS movement, according to the diagram.
editor
hiraethified
It didn't look like it was being dragged though, seeing as there was tons of steam coming off it. It looked like it was working quite hard.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Correct
teuchter
je suis teuchter
editor
hiraethified
The steam would be going upwards if it was working hard.
It was just before I took that pic. It was the noise of the steam engine that made me look out.
Anyway, it's not important.
Frumious B.
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So is this the thread to subscribe to if you want to be notified of trains? I've yet to see one.
I still miss the Eurostars going over the market.
I still miss the Eurostars going over the market.
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hiraethified
I miss them too, even if they were noisy buggers.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
If you look out on a Wednesday around midday, you can see one of these passing -
Not quite a Eurostar but they are the domestic high-speed trains that run on HS1 between St Pancras and Kent.
The working through Brixton goes into Victoria and back and carries no passengers - its purpose is to ensure that drivers have knowledge of that route in case the trains ever need to be diverted if there problems at St Pancras.
Not quite a Eurostar but they are the domestic high-speed trains that run on HS1 between St Pancras and Kent.
The working through Brixton goes into Victoria and back and carries no passengers - its purpose is to ensure that drivers have knowledge of that route in case the trains ever need to be diverted if there problems at St Pancras.
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
uk steam info has a list of steam tours and gives time breakdowns for journeys but as they have to run around regular services they can be subject to delays.
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
I've certainly seen steam engines on the back of ECS movements give a *helping hand* a couple of times - in the same way as the diesel on the back of many steam trains helps out when necessary, especially when starting. Personally, in the latter case I wish they'd leave the buzzbox behind and let the steam engine do its thing, but you can see why they don't. A broken-down or otherwise stalled steam train can cause a hell of a lot of disruption, especially on the London commuter network.
editor
hiraethified
I don't want links. I want *times*!
Frumious B.
Well-Known Member
Me too. So I can get an alert on my phone. Sync'd with with Google Calendar pls. 
agricola
a genuine importer of owls
Theres timings on most of those links tbh, at least enough to work out when they will nearby.
Frumious B.
Well-Known Member
That looks like a fantastic route. I used to live in Winchelsea and would love to see Tangmere puffing along the valley.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Advance notice - 70000 Britannia is due to come through Brixton around 1125 next Friday, 18th May. It will be heading into Victoria, where Tornado will attach to the front of the train, and Britannia will remain on the rear and bank it up the hill and out of the station.
Also, if anyone's interested, this:
will be passing through around 0935 tomorrow (Saturday morning).
Also, if anyone's interested, this:
will be passing through around 0935 tomorrow (Saturday morning).
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
I'm pretty sure I travelled (more than once) on the Sussex Belle when it was still in commercial use. I certainly travelled on the Brighton Belle, often.
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