Hello!

I just wondered if anyone else will be up at about 01:00 tonight to watch The Flying Scotsman pass through on the way to East Grinstead and onto Bluebell Railway?

I'll just stay at work until 00:30 and then walk to Riddlesdown Station.   

Quote from: Tank on April 11, 2017, 09:14:26 PM
Hello!

I just wondered if anyone else will be up at about 01:00 tonight to watch The Flying Scotsman pass through on the way to East Grinstead and onto Bluebell Railway?

I'll just stay at work until 00:30 and then walk to Riddlesdown Station.   

Watched it steam pass the canal playing fields earlier today in Berko. Went with the wife and our toddler. Just the loco and a single support coach. The German style smoke deflectors really do look cool.

Cheers, NeMo

Lucky for you all that it was in the daytime.....the next couple of hours will be tough.      

I've seen some photo's on Twitter with that coach and the deflectors.  I agree that they look great.

Well... here's what I saw to keep you going, Tank!

Cheers, NeMo

Quote from: NeMo on April 11, 2017, 09:54:52 PM
Well... here's what I saw to keep you going, Tank!

Cheers, NeMo

Very nice Nemo, thanks.  I hope your toddler liked it?

Quote from: Only Me on April 11, 2017, 09:56:11 PM
Can you live stream it to facebook pls Chris?

I'll see what I can do Paul.  I do have an 'iPhone' tripod on me, but I have my HD Camcorder that'll be doing the better quality recording.

Quote from: Tank on April 11, 2017, 10:00:32 PM
Very nice Nemo, thanks.  I hope your toddler liked it?

To be honest she was more interested in the ducks.

No accounting for taste, I'm afraid!

Happy hunting tonight!

NeMo

Beautiful!  Only one at the station, set up two cameras and got some reasonably good footage - it is 01:10 in the morning! 

Cool! Can't wait to see it! 

It was early and almost caught me by surprise, so a little jerky at the beginning - in HD if you adjust the settings.

Going backwards!

Still cool. Loved the chuffing at the end... is there a gradient out of that station?

Quote from: Tank on April 12, 2017, 10:43:28 AM
It was early and almost caught me by surprise, so a little jerky at the beginning - in HD if you adjust the settings.

Thanks Chris, i really enjoyed that.

This is a  couple photo's of it yesterday.


FLYING SCOTSMAN AT EUXTON NR CHORLEY



FLYING SCOTSMAN AT EUXTON NR CHORLEY




I am a bit loath to post photo's or videos now because of the comments i had recently, but i hope you like these. 

Thanks for those, lovely and clear in daylight! 

How do people find out about movements of steam trains when they aren't on an excursion? I have just seen local news about the tornado traveling along Newcastle to Doncaster line late last night which if I'd known I would've tried to go see it.

Quote from: Bealman on April 12, 2017, 11:00:54 AM
Going backwards!

Still cool. Loved the chuffing at the end... is there a gradient out of that station?

Yes, slight gradient and it's entering a tunnel.  I'm glad I kept filming to get that part!  There was an EMU coming the other way near the end.

Quote from: thetigers123 on April 12, 2017, 03:36:46 PM
How do people find out about movements of steam trains when they aren't on an excursion? I have just seen local news about the tornado traveling along Newcastle to Doncaster line late last night which if I'd known I would've tried to go see it.

Go here and check out the steam locomotive movements section.

Best wishes
Simon