An interesting morning session beginning at Old Linslade then via TC’s fast car, mid morning visits to Saunderton and Risboro. The weather was pretty dull but we did see classes 03, 47, 60, 66, 68, 90 and 92 which for today’s railway is serious variety!
Old Linslade 0710-0840
Celebrity former DB red 90040 and 90016 ease up to a red peg due an earlier class 730 farce at Leighton , the 90’s are working 4L49 Basford Hall – London Gateway.
Black beast 90039 with 90010 and a dead 90004 ease round the curve at Old Linslade with a very lightly loaded 4L89 Garston – Felixstowe
66602 approaches bridge 139 at Old Linslade with 6Z76 0340 Mountsorrel- Wembley loaded stone
Sauderton and Risboro 0944-1200
With the warm, welcoming waiting room at Saunderton looking on 165023 and 165017 leave with 1T17 0906 Marylebone – Oxford
Making a decent racket 68015 passes Saunderton station with 1R21 1002 Marylebone – Birmingham Moor St
With the mist hanging in the hills 66767 approaches Saunderton station with the heavy 6A66 Tytherington – Quainton, 66734 (dead) is tailing to assist with the train’s return from Quainton where there is no run round.
60029 glides almost silently down the bank with 6V37 Quainton – Tytherington
On loan 47715 looking very smart at Risboro preserved lines adjacent to the platforms
Driver Training with the ex Trans Pennine Mk 5 stock continues with 68029 storming South through Risboro with 3H22 Banbury – Marylebone
ARCHIVE VIEW – This was loud!. 56312 slogs up the bank towards Saunderton station with a heavy load of spoil from Willesden to Calvert back on May 7th 2014
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