With extended jaunts planned for next week, stayed very local today. Out on the 0830 Voyager to Bristol Temple Meads to watch the arrival of 6024 'King Edward I' on 'The Devonian' tour to Plymouth which could be seen steaming away at Barton Hill in the distance. Started out a very pleasant morning, but soon clouded over. This didn't stop the steam enthusiasts however, and there were large crowds in the usual spots at the London end of the station as the tour arrived with 67022 in charge.
A little while later 6024 shunted a support coach onto the stock, and after quite a delay passed through on the middle line to join the front of the train. Very impressive crowds at the country end - with a few people wandering down who were travelling and had become caught up in the excitement.
The tour departed about 12 minutes late by my reckoning, with a fast, noisy and steamy start from platform 4. Waited for 67022 to pass through again towards Barton Hill before heading for the coffee stall and a train home.
Lost::MikeGTN
I've had a home on the web for more years than I care to remember, and a few kind souls persuade me it's worth persisting with keeping it updated. This current incarnation of the site is centred around the blog posts which began back in 1999 as 'the daylog' and continued through my travels and tribulations during the following years.
I don't get out and about nearly as much these days, but I do try to record significant events and trips for posterity. You may also have arrived here by following the trail to my former music blog Songs Heard On Fast Trains. That content is preserved here too.
