Dan Griffin Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 The hastings unit 1001 ran the nene machine railtour from Hastings to Wansford on the 12th may. joining it on trains were 4f 44422 and standard 5 70030 on the tpo set. 70030 city of peterborough 1001 after arrival at wansford 1001 from the small yellow end. was nice to hear the chugging engine sounds with a very slight whistle. hadnt seen this unit before so it made a nice change. i took a few pics of the intermediat trailer cars if anyones interested. cheers, dan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bricky89 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 That was a nice sight to see coming off the Fletton Branch up at Orton. Sadly working in the box I only managed to get one picture of it and all I can make out of it is a small panel on the front. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adam1701D Posted May 13, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 13, 2012 I managed a few shots of 1001 arriving at Orton Mere... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roythebus Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 I happened to be on the tour, having joined the unit at St.Leonard's Depot. The unit performed well and kept good time except on the return when someone was taken ill on the train. we waited nearly an hour at Orpington for an ambulance! Though we were made welcome at the Nene Valley, I feel it lacks "something" and the catering left a bit to be desired. No doubt it will improve with time. i was impressed with the range of bottled real ale on sale in the NVR bar car. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Richard E Posted May 14, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 14, 2012 Ah ha - seems there were a few of us about - I've got a couple of shots of the Thumper leaving via the Fletton branch. Unfortunately I wasn't about for most of the day but got down to Orton Mere near the end of proceedings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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