Tuesday night I returned from a great trip through England, mostly first class weather and a lot of interesting stuff to see!
The 4 videos:
1) Mainline nostalgic:
including steamers A4 class "Bittern", "Tangmere", "Sir Lamiel" and "Clanline"...
Videolink (click on "watch in high quality")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP0OeO8J_0Q
2) Mainline modern:
Including HSTs, night trains, freight at Ribblehead, ...
Videolink (click on "watch in high quality")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIWdLdlkuwY
3) Bluebell museum railway part 1:
A beautiful winter steam afternoon in great surroundings
Videolink (click on "watch in high quality")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdNLrp_jM9g
4) Bluebell museum railway part 2:
A cloudless day of winter steam with many beautiful locos
Videolink (click on "watch in high quality")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVegQbFSFLU
My itinerary, from December 5-8 I had a BritRail England Consecutive Pass. The ~ times are the actual ones:
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Thu, 4. 12.
Wien Atzgersdorf dep 11:47 ÖBB 4020 S1 -> Gänserndorf
Wien Süd arr 12:03
Wien Süd dep 12:28 ÖBB 2016 REX 2522 -> Bratislava hl. st.
Bratislava hl. st. arr 13:25
Bratislava hl. st. dep 13:45 Bus #61 -> Letisko
Bratislava Letisko dep 17:40 SkyEurope #126
Luton Airport arr 19:00 ~ 18:50
First Capital Connect Luton Airport Shuttle Bus
Luton Airport Parkway dep 20:16 First Capital Connect 319 -> Sutton
West Hampstead Thameslink arr 20:42
West Hampstead dep 21:03 London Overground 313 -> Richmond
Willesden Junction arr 21:02
Taxi
Fr, 5. 12.
Stonebridge Park dep 6:08 ~ 6:09 LO 508 -> London Euston
Willesden Junction arr 6:12
Willesden Junction dep 6:32 ~ 6:31 LO 313 -> Stratford
Finchley Road & Frognal arr 6:41
West Hampstead Thameslink dep 7:47 FCC 319 -> Moorgate
London St. Pancras arr 7:55
London Kings Cross dep 9:35 National Express East Coast 91 -> Leeds
Peterborough arr 10:26
Peterborough dep 10:43 East Midlands 153 ~ 10:41 -> Lincoln
Sleaford arr 11:33
Sleaford dep 12:45 EM 156 -> Doncaster
Lincoln arr 13:16 ~ 13:45!
Lincoln dep 15:32 EM 156 -> Leicester
Nottingham arr 16:30
Nottingham dep 17:00 CrossCountry 170 -> Cardiff
Birmingham New St. arr 18:27
Birmingham New St. dep 19:10 CC 221 SuperVoyager -> Plymouth
Plymouth arr 22:48
Sa, 6. 12.
Plymouth dep 0:20 First Great Western 57 -> London Paddington
Reading arr 4:37
Reading dep 5:34 FGW 166 -> Gatwick Airport
Gatwick arr 6:50 ~ 6:49
Gatwick dep 6:59 Southern 377 -> Southampton Central
Ford arr 7:52
Ford dep 10:37 S 377 -> London Victoria
Three Bridges arr 11:32
Three Bridges dep 11:45 FCC 319 -> Brighton
Haywards Heath arr 11:54
Haywards Heath dep 12:12 ~ 12:25 Metrobus 270 -> East Grinstead
Horsted Keynes arr 12:26 ~ 12:40
Horsted Keynes dep 15:41 Metrobus 270 -> Haywards Heath
Haywards Heath arr 15:55
Haywards Heath dep 16:13 ~ 16:18 S 377 -> London Victoria
Gatwick Airport arr 16:24 ~ 16:28
Gatwick Airport dep 17:03 FGW 166 -> Reading
Dorking Deepdene arr 17:25
Su, 7. 12.
Dorking Deepdene dep 9:04 FGW 166 -> Gatwick
Gatwick arr 9:31
Gatwick dep 9:50 FCC 319 -> Brighton
Haywards Heath arr 10:03
Haywards Heath dep 10:50 Metrobus 270 -> East Grinstead
Horsted Keynes Station arr 11:06
Horsted Keynes Station dep 11:54 ~ 11:58 Bluebell BR 4MT 80151 -> Kingscote
Kingscote arr 12:14
Kingscote dep 13:56 Bluebell S&DR 7F 53809 -> Sheffield Park
Horsted Keynes Station arr 14:10
Horsted Keynes Station dep 16:19 Metrobus 270 -> Haywards Heath
Haywards Heath arr 16:40
Haywards Heath dep 17:01 FCC 319 -> London Bridge
London Bridge arr 17:47
London Bridge dep London Underground Northern Line -> Northbound
London Kings Cross arr 18:15
London Euston dep 23:30 First Scot Rail 90 -> Edinburgh / Glasgow
Mo, 8. 12.
Carlisle arr 4:58 ~ 5:51
Carlisle dep 6:20 Northern 158 -> Kirkby Stephen
Kirkby Stephen arr 7:17
Kirkby Stephen dep 7:28 N 158 -> Carlisle
Carlisle arr 8:24
Carlisle dep 8:53 N 158 -> Leeds
Ribblehead arr 10:16
Ribblehead dep 15:23 N 158 -> Leeds
Leeds arr 16:51 ~ 16:58
Leeds dep 17:05 NXEC 91 -> London Kings Cross
London Kings Cross arr 19:29
London Kings Cross dep LU Victoria Line -> Southbound
Vauxhall arr 19:54
Vauxhall dep 20:02 SouthWest 450 -> Windsor ER
Richmond arr 20:12
Tue, 9. 12.
Richmond dep 13:27 LO 313 -> Stratford
West Hampstead arr 13:52
West Hampstead Thameslink dep 14:16 FCC 319 -> Luton
Luton Airport Parkway arr 14:55
First Capital Connect Luton Airport Shuttle Bus
Luton Airport dep 19:30 SkyEurope #127
Bratislava Letisko arr 22:50 ~ 22:35
Taxi
Bratislava hl. st. dep 23:50 ~ 23:55 ÖBB 5047 Zr 7399 -> Wien Meidling
Wien Meidling arr 1:09 ~ 1:15
TaxiI also managed to edit five preview pics:
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