Local
Area Phots January 31st update.-Featuring 1983 – today!
Very gloomy weather this week!,
ta your phots and gen, much
appreciated
Leighton
Station, 260483
Queen
St, 170189
Milton
Keynes, 110801 thanks to Mark Beal
90017 coasts through the Keynes with what looks an
unusually long up sleeper rake,,,,,
Ardgay, 190110 Tu
Old
Linslade ,
230110 Sa
92005
running light from Daventry to Wembley on a gloomy 2301
90024 rounds Old Linslade’s 90 mph restricted curves with the 1330
Birmingham-Euston
Three
Arches, 240110 Su
Sunday “bins” a
unique LM pairing in 321412/411 head emcars for
Northampton
Blue and grey is back,
67010 heads the diverted 1011 Wrexham-Marylebone
Bradwell, 250110 Mo
thanks to Andrew Chambers
Colas Sulzers! 47739 and 47727 on a Washwood
Heath-Ripple Lane positioning move
Leighton
station, 300110 Sa
67013 eases
past Leighton with the diverted 1123 Wrexham-Marylebone.
Gen
snippets…ta to various sources
On
this day in history…030265 40105 as 305 worked a Swanbourne Yard-Luton coal train as far as Bedford, via the
Bletchley-Bedford branch, which we believe was rare for 40’s even then.
Current
Gen –
Ledburn Jn
bridge 139 Although still accessible upside (East) view are very limited due bridgeworks
as at 240110. Work looks set to last a few weeks. With tree growth obscuring all
up views from the West Side of the bridge, only down views are really
practicable at this location. Parking is also restricted.
Virgin “real train”-Originally
quoted as ending in Jan 09, it appears as if the hauled rake fresh from the
wheel lathe at Stonebridge Park could be out all day for a while yet.
321416 throws a spanner in the works…Last week saw some peak hour disruption..On
2701 321416 leading the 1714 Euston-Tring was failed at Harrow. After 30 minutes blocking the DS the
power car was reset and progress resumed. Following behind was
92037 dragging 59201 on 6X77 with a rare burst of DF running through Harrow.
The 1747 Euston-Watford 2 x 350 was also DF, even when reversing at Watford Jn, A few Pendos delayed …..
