Brixton steam train alert and rail related chat

[editor]

You might like to know that the steam train will be travelling through herne hill and then brixton at roughly 8:10 this evening

I'll see if I can bag a pic!

 

[joffy]

Streatham common now

 

[joffy]

Tulse hill

 

[teuchter]

I could hear it just now...all the way from Loughborough Junction. Sounded like it was properly going for it.

 

[editor]

I tried to take a picture but the route is covered in trees. I'll post my pitiful pic in a moment.

 

[editor]

How crap is this? A wisp of smoke!

 

[teuchter]

Clan Line today (Thurs 19th)

Eastbound through Brixton around 1230, returning around 2020

 

[editor]

It's Wednesday today!

 

[teuchter]

The post is designed to be read on Thursday.

 

[editor]

The post is designed to be read on Thursday.

 

[teuchter]

Clan Line today (Thurs 19th)

Eastbound through Brixton around 1230, returning around 2020

As I said before, this is today (Thursday 19th).

 

[teuchter]

t-25

 

[_pH_]

I saw this one. And managed to upset all the spotters by pulling into Wandsworth Road on the up Atlantic just as the kettle was coming through on the down so they all had to scurry along the platform with their tripods as I'd blocked their view with a 456. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Made my day.

 

[teuchter]

It's seems like it's always a 456 that gets in the way of steam trains when they come past me too

Were you driving it?

 

[editor]

I saw this one. And managed to upset all the spotters by pulling into Wandsworth Road on the up Atlantic just as the kettle was coming through on the down so they all had to scurry along the platform with their tripods as I'd blocked their view with a 456. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Made my day.

You're an evil man.

 

[_pH_]

It's seems like it's always a 456 that gets in the way of steam trains when they come past me too

Were you driving it?

Yes. I'll make sure I'll get in your way next time too.

 

[quimcunx]

Yes. I'll make sure I'll get in your way next time too.

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[editor]

I grabbed a couple of pics. Will post later.

 

[MAD-T-REX]

Attention train nerds: Today is Herne Hill station's 150th birthday and the local society is doing a talk/tour at 2.30, starting outside the station. The article on its history is also on Wiki's front page.

 

[Greebo]

Attention train nerds: Today is Herne Hill station's 150th birthday and the local society is doing a talk/tour at 2.30, starting outside the station.<snip>

Thanks for that.

 

[teuchter]

Tomorrow (1st Sept) Kensignton Olympia to Faversham
Oliver Cromwell

Out through Brixton 1035
Returning 2128

On the Herne Hill line, ie through the station platforms.

Godwilling I shall be on board this. The previous one that I should have been on board of having been cancelled. And this one having been diverted from the original route so it will go via Herne Hill rather than Denmark Hill

 

[teuchter]

Godwilling I shall be on board this. The previous one that I should have been on board of having been cancelled. And this one having been diverted from the original route so it will go via Herne Hill rather than Denmark Hill

Railway experts may notice something amiss with this steam train.

 

[19sixtysix]

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Railway experts may notice something amiss with this steam train.

Lack of smoke and something that looks like a diesel on the front?
You've been conned.

 

[teuchter]

Tangmere came through Brixton this morning (I'd failed to realise) and will be returning around 1715.

 

[Frumious B.]

Railway experts may notice something amiss with this steam train.

The Oliver Cromwell has been converted to biofuel?

 

[teuchter]

Tangmere through tomorrow (Wednesday 12th) at about 5pm

 

[teuchter]

t-10

 

[editor]

Damn, missed this!

 

[Peanut Monkey]

Ah, think I heard this go past - we back on to the railway line. Wish I'd known. Mind you, wouldn't have been able to see it from our basement flat.

 

[eroom]

This must have been what I saw backing out of the platform at Victoria yesterday evening (just before 6): there was a sudden blast of noise, steam billowed across the station roof and a couple of thousand harried commuters stopped and stared for a moment. It was great.