Scale7JB Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Hi everyone, just thought I would let you know that there is a GE steam charter working tomorrow... Kings X - Cromer - Norwich - Liverpool St if anyone is nearby... Rough times are here.. http://www.uksteam.info/tours/t10/t0311a.htm JB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
easternbuzz Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 It should be a good day. Me and my dad are lucky enough to be on it. However, we are on the return trip to Norwich due to train length from Cromer, you get Norwich-Holt or Holt-Norwich. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomag Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 It should be a good day. Me and my dad are lucky enough to be on it. However, we are on the return trip to Norwich due to train length from Cromer, you get Norwich-Holt or Holt-Norwich. It would have helped if Cromer had been remodelled to retain the run round loop and full length platform. There were at least four half decent points in storage in Norwich yard (well I stopped counting at four). Before the remodelling I did the survey of the loop and found some real ancient bits of trackwork with the odd few C19 M&GN chairs still there as well as GER and LNER ones. I have to say I am a bit miffed about missing it, particularly as I asked the railway for info. What is more they are running the Quadart with both the N7 and N2 - while my father would be rotating in his grave that his N7 was on the M&GN if he hadn't been cremated - he would have loved to see all three together even if it was to show how much better the GE was than the GN! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale7JB Posted March 11, 2010 Author Share Posted March 11, 2010 'His' N7 ? Who was your father ? JB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh993 Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 I live locally to the area, but could some one confirm If I have the right Idea, It is going from Norwich, through Wroxham, north walsham etc to Cromer? Or is it taking another route? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 I live locally to the area, but could some one confirm If I have the right Idea, It is going from Norwich, through Wroxham, north walsham etc to Cromer? Or is it taking another route? I think you are around fifty years too late for it taking any other route. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord-Claud-Hamilton Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 She was dead on time leaving Ely this morning, with 37516 on the back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomag Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 'His' N7 ? Who was your father ? JB RFY Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale7JB Posted March 11, 2010 Author Share Posted March 11, 2010 Small piece on the connection on the BBC Norfolk website.. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/norfolk/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8518000/8518548.stm JB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh993 Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Well me being me, looking at websites last night found it left Norwich at 12:09 so off I went to Wroxham station to see it and was there around 12:15 not realising that it would not reach Wroxham till 1:20, however I held on and waited for it and bang on the dot The East costs mainlines 37 appeared hauling it with Oliver Cromwell on the rear (as it needed to be facing the right way for the crossing.) It came down to a nice slow approach, the 37 went passed and the rake of coaches and I just got a glimpse of Oliver Cromwell as a Class 170 DMU (arriving 9 minutes early) pulled in front of the down platform and completely blocked my view and another 50 odd peoples view of the loco. By the time I had made my way to the other end of the Class 170 it was disappearing off round the corner to Cromer So me being me decided to drive another 20 miles to Sheringham to see it crossing the line, of which I arrived within 10 minutes time to see it and because I was on my motor-bike found a small parking space between cars relatively soon. There was an absolutely fantastic turn out there and it was nice to see the Quad-arts again along with the N7 and N2 top and tail, and not forgetting Oliver Cromwell crossing the line, even if the 37 was still attached to the other end! It was a fantastic event and a big thanks goes out to the organisers. Now do I need to go out to Wroxham again later and see it on the return with the loco first? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh993 Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 And heres some of my not so great photography. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale7JB Posted March 11, 2010 Author Share Posted March 11, 2010 Hey ITV were there, fantastic! Lets hope we get a few seconds of it on the national news for us London/Essex types...! JB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale7JB Posted March 11, 2010 Author Share Posted March 11, 2010 http://www.itv.com/anglia/steam-glory-days65359/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 A couple more pix of OC at Sheringham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Oliver Cromwell at Colchester North Station last night. She could still be head blasting away through Marks Tey and beyond. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 5944 Posted March 12, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 12, 2010 70013 passing Harringay yesterday morning. 15 seconds later and the 365 creeping up the fast line would've scuppered the shot! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale7JB Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 Looks like the injector wasn't picking up properly just there... might have been an exciting moment on the footplate...! JB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale7JB Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 Oh yes, I saw that there was another charter with Cromwell today... I shouldn't have thought it would be an injector malfunctioning as such, it probably just briefly got too hot for the injector cones to do their thing. If the injector was properly not working on Wednesday, I would think that it would have been failed well before reaching Network Rail(s), and all the engines allowed on the mainline are in tiptop condition, spared at no expense. JB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welly Posted March 13, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2010 Wonder if it is injector trouble that is causing the delays today? 36E No, I heard that it was taking on coal at Barnetby which took up an hour! I saw it pass Kirton Lime Sidings at 18.10 this evening. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted March 14, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 14, 2010 No, I heard that it was taking on coal at Barnetby which took up an hour! I saw it pass Kirton Lime Sidings at 18.10 this evening. Ah thanks! Went to Rushey Sidings (no sidings now) and waited 'till 18.10, heard she was 70 mins late went home and returned at 18.50 to have missed it by minutes as it had made up 10ish between Barnetby and Retford! Bah!!!!! Next time! 36E Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Hmph. Abandoned hope at Retford Whisker Hill when it got too cold and dark, about 1830. Patience is a virtue. Someone's posted a very dark photo at Kirton Tunnel: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted March 14, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 14, 2010 Hmph. Abandoned hope at Retford Whisker Hill when it got too cold and dark, about 1830. Patience is a virtue. Someone's posted a very dark photo at Kirton Tunnel: http://www.flickr.co...ins/4429445009/ Not to worry, most people abandon hope at Retford!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sincerely 36E Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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