It’s almost expected, a train comes down as your filming one climbing the bank. At least it wasn’t a stopping train, and I’ve seen the Tesco many times before so don’t really need to worry about it.
68009 is seen first emerging from the tunnel, then a few minutes later Earl of Mount Edgcumbe can be heard climbing up through the tunnel from Moor Street station with The Shakespeare Express. 5043 runs round the train in readiness for the afternoon run to Stratford, and I head for Moor Street to film it departing.
6 days later and much thinking and editing, the app now has a box to enter a location code and map url of your choice! It’s getting better, but not really finished yet. I will have to amend the “instructions” to include the new feature but need some time to mess around using it to try and find any problems. I have updated the .apk file to be the new version.
The .apk file can be downloaded from here
Four at Kings Norton, totally into the sun, in the convoy from the SVR and the other four at Olton on the 7X09 tube stock. Wonder how long before I get them uploaded to YouTube?
In recent weeks I have seen two recently overhauled coaches and one part way through an overhaul. These photos have come from my camcorder, so aren’t the best – but worth showing.
Only small photos here, but click them to see larger versions, which are also in my gallery.
650 seen behind 7812 at Arley, 22/11/15
31420 at Kidderminster, 11/11/15
25771 at Kidderminster, 11/11/15
It worked the diesel turn yesterday and this photo is taken from the video which I uploaded to Youtube:-
Called in at the station for a sandwich at the museum and noticed the Pannier in the bay.
Probably could’ve done better with a camera.
Just Dorridge & Kings Norton that are not my usual haunts. From memory, those videos were uploaded, but as with February I will have to add the links from the calendar to blog entries. This could take a while – I still have final day of SVR gala to do!!
A pair of 47s to Stratford-upon-Avon, very unusual. It was a WCRC private charter from Carnforth & during the day 47746 was named “Chris Fudge”. I didn’t know the person, but a search on the internet gave some answers:-
http://www.tamworthherald.co.uk/Chris-Fudge/story-12608166-detail/story.html
…and I’m still not keeping up with everything!
I actually took some photos last week, 68002 came to Stourbridge – first photos since April, obviously too busy with camcorder.
The backlog of videos keeps growing, probably for every three I take only one gets uploaded, sounds like another winter project? A regular outing seems to be to Stourbridge in the morning to see the two Round Oak freights. Doesn’t take too much time out of the day.
Oh well, haven’t time to spend typing – must crack on with those jobs that need doing.
Catching a train from Kidderminster, I was in Bewdley before the arrival of the goods train. After photographing that, the long trek down the Stourport Road for some sunny shots on the embankment by the Safari Park. The clouds started to form, but a couple of hours later they cleared and the light was perfect. I stayed there until the goods train passed by on the way to Kidderminster, then had to rush back to Bewdley for a train back to Kidderminster. At the main line station, there was a wait of about 15 minutes for my train, so had a few minutes spare to pop back to the SVR station to photograph the goods wagons.
Two choices for photos, the full album with 140 photos or the edited version with 33 photos. Take your pick
All 140 photos or edited version of 33 photos
I like side views of locos!
