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Post by melikepie on May 17, 2014 8:21:44 GMT
Quickly from the Ian Visits website, a LNER Class A4 4488 Union of South Africa train will be touring London Alexandra Palace 19.31 Finsbury Park 19.39 Holloway Sth. Jn. 19.46 Copenhagen Junction 19.49 York Way North Jn 19.50 Camden Road Central Jn 20.18 Camden Road Jn 20.20 Gospel Oak 20.25 Kensal Green Jn 20.39 Willesden Jn. High Level 20.41 Mitre Bridge Jn 20.44 North Pole Jn 20.45 Kensington (Olympia) 20.51 Latchmere Jn 20.59 Longhedge Jn 21.04 Stewarts Lane Jn 21.07 Grosvenor Bridge Jn 21.10 London Victoria 21.13 www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/detail.php?uid=43855 |
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Post by sawb on May 17, 2014 11:20:22 GMT
If memory serves me correctly, this is the return leg of the Highlands & Islands explorer 2014, operated by Steam Dreams/The Cathedrals Express. Left Kings Cross station 9th May and returns to London some point tonight!
The usual warning about charter train timings, they are very much provisional until such time as the train does or does not turn up, particularly on trips like this that have to navigate a lot of junctions!
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2014 13:23:43 GMT
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Post by sawb on May 17, 2014 17:07:48 GMT
Any ideas as to why the train might be going to Victoria rather than the logical way into Kings Cross?
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Post by norbitonflyer on May 17, 2014 18:45:32 GMT
Quickly from the Ian Visits website, a LNER Class A4 4488 Union of South Africa train will be touring London "A .....4488 Union of South Africa train" ? there's more than one? I think you mean a train hauled by an LNER Class A4 locomotive, namely No 4488 "Union of South Africa" Why is it coming into Victoria? Possibly commercial reasons - where are the passengers staying tonight? Possibly operational reasons - is there a spare platform at KX? I see the empty stock is going to Southall, which is easier to do from Victoria than it is from Kings Cross. Sawb - According to the linked website, the excursion also started from Victoria, not KX. |
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2014 20:11:58 GMT
Quickly from the Ian Visits website, a LNER Class A4 4488 Union of South Africa train will be touring London "A .....4488 Union of South Africa train" ? there's more than one? I think you mean a train hauled by an LNER Class A4 locomotive, namely No 4488 "Union of South Africa" Why is it coming into Victoria? Possibly commercial reasons - where are the passengers staying tonight? Possibly operational reasons - is there a spare platform at KX? I see the empty stock is going to Southall, which is easier to do from Victoria than it is from Kings Cross. Sawb - According to the linked website, the excursion also started from Victoria, not KX. |
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2014 20:21:55 GMT
Considering the 4488 info came from a general information site and not a rail oriented one it seems a bit mean to criticise a minor error of syntax. Some non-enthusiast was obviously trying to get it right so let's be thankful. The confusion between Kensal Rise and Kensal Green likewise - easily extrapolated, so no problem. 4488 unassisted left Olympia 3 mins early and sounded wonderful.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2014 15:45:47 GMT
Considering the 4488 info came from a general information site and not a rail oriented one it seems a bit mean to criticise a minor error of syntax. Some non-enthusiast was obviously trying to get it right so let's be thankful. The confusion between Kensal Rise and Kensal Green likewise - easily extrapolated, so no problem. 4488 unassisted left Olympia 3 mins early and sounded wonderful. What confusion? Kensal Green Junction (as opposed to Kensal Green Station) is on the Hampstead Junction line, where the spur to Willesden Junction Low Level and the City Goods (?) line branch off. |
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