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 25th August 2010. Electro-diesel locomotive 73138 heads test train 1Q60 through Thames Ditton station towards Hampton Court in the rain. The day's schedule for the test train included reversals of direction at Portsmouth, Wimbledon, Waterloo, Effingham Junction and Hampton Court. |
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 22nd August 2010. DB locomotive 66126 in EWS livery heads engineering materials train 6N32 from Streatham to Eastleigh through Hersham station in the fading evening light. |
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 18th August 2010. The camera shutter fired fractionally too late to get the front buffer faces of ex-SR steam locomotive 30777 "Sir Lamiel" into frame. The train was 1Z96 "The Dorset Coast Express" from London Victoria to Weymouth. It is seen passing under the footbridge adjacent to Coxes Mill at Addlestone. |
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 18th August 2010. West Coast Railways class 37 diesel-electric locomotive 37706 passes Coxes Mill at the head of train 1Z86 "The Cathedrals Express" from London Waterloo to Weymouth. The train was scheduled to be operated by Black 5 steam locomotive 44932 but a last minute TPWS fault prevented its use. |
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 18th August 2010. DB-Shenker locomotive 66058 in EWS livery runs past Coxes Mill on its way from Eastleigh to Hoo Junction. This train runs as 6Y41 each weekday taking engineering materials wagons to Hoo Junction in preparation for weekend engineering work. On this day there were no wagons to be moved, so the locomotive made the journey without a load as train 0Y41, the leading zero indicating that it was a "light engine" without any wagons. |
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 12th August 2010. Diesel locomotive 31233 heads test train 1Q85 as it passes Esher station on the Southampton to Wimbledon leg of its journey. Electro-diesel locomotive 73107 Spitfire" is only just visible at the back of the train. The test train's schedule for this day was as follows: Woking Down Yard to London Waterloo London Waterloo to Southampton Southampton to Wimbledon Wimbledon to Effingham Junction Effingham Junction to Hither Green Depot |
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 12th August 2010. Electro-diesel locomotive 73107 Spitfire" heads test train 1Q85 through Claygate station on the Wimbledon to Effingham Junction leg of its journey. Locomotive 31233 is at the rear of the train. |
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 11th August 2010. Former LNER A4 class steam locomotive 60019 "Bittern" approaches Coxes Mill with train 1Z96 "The Dorset Coast Express" from London Victoria to Weymouth. |
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 10th August 2010. Freightliner locomotive 66594 has run through Staines station and passes between the Staines goods loops with container train 4M58 from Southampton to Crewe. |
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 8th August 2010. Hastings Gauge DEMU 1001 ran an "Alan Power Memorial Tour" excursion from Hastings to Poole. It is seen passing through Hersham station at dusk on its way back to Hastings as train 1Z82. The third vehicle in the train is of normal width and stands out clearly from the vehicles built for use on the restricted size Hastings line |
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 5th August 2010. Black 5 steam loco 44932 carrying a "The Cathedrals Express" headboard approaches Coxes Mill with excursion train 1Z94 from London Waterloo to Bristol Temple Meads. |
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 4th August 2010. Former LNER class A4 Pacific 60019 "Bittern" takes the Up Fast line through Hersham station as the sun set. The train was 1Z97 "The Dorset Coast express" from Weymouth to London Victoria. |
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 4th August 2010. DB-Shenker locomotive 66132 in EWS livery hauls engineers materials train 6Y41 from Eastleigh to Hoo Junction as it crosses the River Wey Navigation by Coxes Mill. The train consisted of a LWR (Long Welded Rail) set of TOPS type YEA Perch wagons followed out of view by three defective bogie open wagons going for repair. |
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