Bright'N Breezy (01/07/2007)

horace · Post by **horace** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 7:36 pm

Rich i know you have seen my picture, but for the benefit of others here is a link to it. Photographed in Wiltshire, running nearlyan hour late.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mao_zhou/683502829/

horace · Post by **horace** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:05 pm

BR stnd 4MT gone missing south of salisbury. Now being pulled by a rather nice looking Class 47.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mao_zhou/685616263/

Rich_Eason · Post by **Rich_Eason** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:16 pm

I think at least you have been able to record for prosperity the only moment in the 47's life being clean. White isnt exactly a good colour for a loco and the shiny black shows up all the lump bumps warts and creases in the body.

So what actually happened to this today does anyone know what happened?

It was obviously late on the way out and seems to have gone missing on the way back.

BristleGWR · Post by **BristleGWR** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:55 pm

Points failure at Norton Fitzwarren (according to sources on NP) which meant that the tour was over an hour late getting to Bristol. 76079 was due to come off at Preston Park on the return (please see timings).

mow · Post by **mow** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:08 pm

I think that the train left almost an hour late at Temple Meads. I took some photographs when 76079 arrived with its support coach, and when the train left for Brighton. Had the weather been more clement I might have headed elsewhere, simply to avoid including the PO monstrosity at the end of the platform. Was the Class 47 going to bring the tour back?

I have added some pictures this evening.

http://michael527.fotopic.net/c1316363.html

Rich, had you gone over to Saltford for your shots?

Rich_Eason · Post by **Rich_Eason** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:25 pm

Yes, the field to the right of the rugby ground...got covered in mud though!

Top shots Mow

mow · Post by **mow** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:37 pm

Thanks Rich, took shots of the Cathedrals Express from just up the road on edge of field before Twerton tunnel. The weather was so foul today, so I decided to go to BTM, but the background is almost as ugly as the BRI.

horace · Post by **horace** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 11:49 pm

GWR yep, i have reread the timings, and find that i had mis read them, the 4MT was due to come of at preston park, but where did the 31 get to that was supposed to be on the back go to.

stopblock · Post by **stopblock** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:36 am

Saw it steamig past westbury yesterday around 1hr late .Caught me out as I was relaxing with my first coffee of the day then all of a sudden you hear this great chuffing approching