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  1. mrknowwun

    Best places to film

    It almost entirely depends on what you want to film. And you have the right to film so you don't need to worry about being stopped, unless you are causing an obstruction or breaking the rules.
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    Clan Line whistles up a Tornado

    Clan Line & Tornado whistle a greeting and a farewell as they pass at Byfleet in Surrey. Today, NR decided due to the risk of line side fires that the Belmond British Pullman with Clan Line at the head, should have diesel assistance. So the consist was sent out with clan line leading, a class...
  3. mrknowwun

    Stupid photters

    No it doesn't, never even came close to suggesting that, but it may be possible that both their behaviours may have been unacceptable, and as far as hyping this into an physical assault, I don't actuality see one on that video, and if there is, who is responsible for starting it? Its simply...
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    Stupid photters

    The video clearly does not show everything that transpired there, and I suspect provides a one sided view.
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    First Steam at Addlestone for 50 years

    BR Britannia Class 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" becomes the first steam train to stop and pick up passengers at Addlestone Station in Surrey, since 1964, this is the 24th Jul 2014 "Cathedrals Express" - Victoria to Bristol. Its the new oil fired class 4770000 "Oil-iver Cromwell"- it was chaos...
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    Black 5 Virginia Water;

    LMS Stanier class "Black" 5 -no 44932, cruises up the hill into the very tight, speed restricted, curved platform 4 at Virginia Water heading the Railway Touring Company "Dorset Coast Express" Clearly being driven very carefully because of fire risk, with a little help from class 37 706...
  7. mrknowwun

    Canute Road Crossing - Eastern Docks Gate.

    464N 0821 Morris Cowley M.A.T. to Southampton Eastern Docks. Interesting scenario at Southampton Eastern Docks Railway Gate. 0Fa5KkRKQlU
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    Black 5 at Redbridge.....

    ZFDx4UrhBgo LMS Stanier Class "Black" 5 44932 heads the Railway Touring Companies 09th July 2014 "Dorset Coast Express" across the River Test and through Totton and on to Weymouth. The location was an acoustic nightmare (on the side of a busy main road) but had to be done because its such...
  9. mrknowwun

    Britannia on virgin territory.

    40KnX4KyWSM Its probably the first time a BR Britannia Class 7MT, this case 70013 "Oliver Cromwell", has been up this route, Horsham, Dorking, Leatherhead, Epsom, Cheam and on its way to Canterbury. It nearly didn't happen with last minute changes to overcome gauging issues, but I scouted out...
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    Black 5 on the Brighton Line

    MjNO-df-Tnk Early on a very wet summer morning, LMS Stanier Class "Black" 5 no 44932, thunders up the incline into Wivelsfield on the Brighton Main line, hauling the Railway Touring Company "Royal Wessex" - Three Bridges to Weymouth.
  11. mrknowwun

    Filming and photography at rail stations

    Its all very clear on that link. Its also clear that if there are no staff on duty, then you can't tell them, but you can still take photos. That link is from Network Rail, checkout the guidance from the British Transport police as well. As long as you don't intend to do commercial...
  12. mrknowwun

    Video - Fast Steam Duchess of Sutherland & Oliver Cromwell

    BR Britannia Class 7MT 4-6-2 no 70013 Oliver Cromwell & LMS Coronation Class 8P 4-6-2 no 46233 Duchess of Sutherland. In the 30s the LMS on the West Coast Main Line, and the LNER on the East Coast Main Line used to battle for prestige, supremacy and speed records. Today, we almost had a repeat...
  13. mrknowwun

    Braunton, the rat and the Magpie....

    BR Rebuilt Light Pacific West Country Class 4-6-2 no 34046 Braunton through Chertsey, on the down 1Z67 0844 London Victoria to Weymouth "Cathedrals Express" 26th June 2014. Slight twist at the end...... s-vdOlYPNs4
  14. mrknowwun

    We were expecting Bittern......

    but got Braunton instead, Bittern having failed its FTR with an injector problem, Still good to see a Southern Loco up the ECML, on the White Rose, London Kings X to York pnSWJ91OSro
  15. mrknowwun

    UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA across the fens

    LNER A4 Class 60009 "UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA" spears across the Cambridgeshire fens on its shortish run from Ely to York, heading the 14th June 2014 "Cathedrals Express" It left some 20 minutes late. yEFpSHLQ0vs
  16. mrknowwun

    SEML - Train stopped short of platform 12/06/2014

    Clearly the important thing that goes in the crews favour is that they did the right thing after the event. No attempt to ignore it or cover it up, passengers informed, incident reported. As long as the crew are fully co-operative and truthful, D&D free, and have good records it will marked up...
  17. mrknowwun

    Black 5 - Night return - Great audio!

    Stick your headphones on, crank up the volume to 11, and listen to this! LMS Standard Class "Black 5" shatters the suburban night as it roars through West Byfleet station on the 1Z23 1655 Swanage to London Waterloo, the 'Swanage Belle" return. hD8XxDYKBp4
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    Noisy Steam departure from Woking

    LMS Standard Class "Black" 5 44932, departs Woking station in Surrey with no diesel assistance after picking up passengers for the 04/06/2014 - 1Z22 0844 London Victoria to Swanage, "Swanage Belle" rzZ9UyY1i8Q
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    Black 5 Chertsey

    LMS standard class 5 ( Black 5 ) no 44932 on the return of the Cathedrals Express from Yeovil. Don't try this at home children. uUfa1FEBKF0
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    '33 pushing, 5 pulling at Worting Junction.

    LMS Standard Class "Black" 5 no 44932 heading 1Z89 0934 London Victoria to Yeovil Jn Dn Main Platform, 1st June 2014 "Cathedrals Express", gets a massive shove up the backside by Class 33 207 "Jim Martin" lNTgZsEJqEo

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