Sunday 20 July 2014

"The Caterpillar Cat", 19th July 2014

 
57009 arriving at Romsey with 57008 behind. 57009 was once 47079 George Jackson Churchward which I first saw on 8th April 1977 in Fife on a cement train, well away from its Cardiff base.
70801 at Westbury (rain on window)
70809 at Westbury
66194 waiting to depart rom Basford Hall
09204 of LNWR
08507 of Riviera Trains
The tour has arrived at Crewe .....
..... and is much admired
57308 County of Staffordshire is on Thunderbird duties when the tour returns to depart from platform 12
57009 and 57008 ready to return
57316 with Old Oak Common - Kilmarnock stock move

1Z86 07:07 Eastleigh - Bristol - Worcester - Kidderminster - Bescot - Crewe - Chester - Crewe,
1Z87 16:40 Crewe - Chester - Shrewbury - Hereford - Newport - Bristol - Eastleigh

Consist: 57009 + 57008 + 6137 6183 5965 5921 5964 1200 3426 3397 1683 3348 35469

Avoided the floods! Away and to the north before Westbury - Bath closed at 10:00 for flooding near Trowbridge, reopened about 11:23.

Photo coverage on Flickr.

Highlights noted from the train window:
  • Westbury: 70801 + 70809 parked
  • Filton Abbey Wood: a Cross-Country HST
  • Gloucester: 66849 with bulk coal wagons
  • Kidderminster: 55019, 50049 and 50026
  • Stourbridge Junction: 67014 with set including DVT 82304
  • Bescot: EWS Mk 2 set - 5959 + 6152 + 9529 + 5929 + 6036 + 9531 + 5922
  • Bescot: 60099 (silver)
  • Crewe: 57316 (T+T 47580) on a GW HST stock working to Kilmarnock (5Z00 12:30 Old Oak Common - Kilmarnock)
  • Crewe Heritage Centre: 47712, 03073, 5553, 5224(?), 80136, 47192
  • Crewe Electric: 90023, 90038, 90032, 90040 and others
  • Sutton Bridge Junction: 97302 and 97304
  • Magor area: 60020 on Murco tanks (6B47 18:10 Westerleigh - Margam)
  • Westbury: 60087