Post by Deleted on May 18, 2011 14:38:52 GMT
Afternoon all,
The weekend just gone was a very busy one indeed as I was booked to travel on two railtours, the 1st in Belfast and the 2nd one in London!
The first collection is of the Irish Railway Record Society's 80 Class railtour on Saturday 14th May. This railtour covered the Suburban lines around Belfast taking in Lisburn, Larne Harbour and Lisburn using power cars 8090 + 8094.
Photos from this railtour: thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/Trains/Railtours-Preserved-Railways/80-Class-Farewell-Tour
After leaving the railtour at Great Victoria Street on the final leg of the tour it was a bus trip to Belfast City Airport to catch a BMI flight to London Heathrow to travel on London Underground's First and Last tour on Sunday 15th May 2011.
The First; because it is the first time passengers have been conveyed by ’67 stock on the Piccadilly, District and Metropolitan lines. Last; because it will never happen again!
This unique tour marks the end of more than 40 years of sterling service given to London by the '67 stock.
The railtour operated over the following route:
Seven Sisters platform 4 – Northumberland Park staff platform
Northumberland Park staff platform – Uxbridge via Finsbury Park and Rayners Lane
Uxbridge – Acton Town
Acton Town – Ealing Broadway
Ealing Broadway – Seven Sisters via Acton Town and Finsbury Park.
Units used on this tour were 3133 + 3071.
It was a very enjoyable day being able to travel over parts of the London Underground network that don't see passenger trains such as Northumberland Park Depot, the crossover between the Piccadilly and Victoria Lines at Finsbury Park and the Acton Town Reversing sidings.
Photos from this railtour: thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/Trains/Railtours-Preserved-Railways/The-First-and-Last-Railtour
The final collection from the weekend is the rest of my photos from around London featuring both the National Rail Network and the London Underground.
thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/Trains/International-Trips/A-May-weekend-in-London
Enjoy!
The weekend just gone was a very busy one indeed as I was booked to travel on two railtours, the 1st in Belfast and the 2nd one in London!
The first collection is of the Irish Railway Record Society's 80 Class railtour on Saturday 14th May. This railtour covered the Suburban lines around Belfast taking in Lisburn, Larne Harbour and Lisburn using power cars 8090 + 8094.
Photos from this railtour: thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/Trains/Railtours-Preserved-Railways/80-Class-Farewell-Tour
After leaving the railtour at Great Victoria Street on the final leg of the tour it was a bus trip to Belfast City Airport to catch a BMI flight to London Heathrow to travel on London Underground's First and Last tour on Sunday 15th May 2011.
The First; because it is the first time passengers have been conveyed by ’67 stock on the Piccadilly, District and Metropolitan lines. Last; because it will never happen again!
This unique tour marks the end of more than 40 years of sterling service given to London by the '67 stock.
The railtour operated over the following route:
Seven Sisters platform 4 – Northumberland Park staff platform
Northumberland Park staff platform – Uxbridge via Finsbury Park and Rayners Lane
Uxbridge – Acton Town
Acton Town – Ealing Broadway
Ealing Broadway – Seven Sisters via Acton Town and Finsbury Park.
Units used on this tour were 3133 + 3071.
It was a very enjoyable day being able to travel over parts of the London Underground network that don't see passenger trains such as Northumberland Park Depot, the crossover between the Piccadilly and Victoria Lines at Finsbury Park and the Acton Town Reversing sidings.
Photos from this railtour: thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/Trains/Railtours-Preserved-Railways/The-First-and-Last-Railtour
The final collection from the weekend is the rest of my photos from around London featuring both the National Rail Network and the London Underground.
thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/Trains/International-Trips/A-May-weekend-in-London
Enjoy!
