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As everyone knows Terminal 5 opens today at heathrow airport, due to this a number of flights are moving terminals, below is the latest list valid until 29 April 2008 when another change is due,
of note is that not all BA flights are moving to T5 at least not until T3C opens in a few years...
So as to enable the first class cars to be in the correct place for T5, all our 'london' end first class units are being turned on the greenford loop.
2 will be turned today
2 on tuesday
2 on wednesday
1 on thursday
The formation will be loco(67/66) barrier wagon (ex eurostar...
Morning all
i've been keeping a note this year of my total mileage travelled/driven, last night i travelled on a 165(pad-slough) but failed to get its unit number all i have is the Driving car number 58885,
wonder if any of you chaps/chappess have a clue as to which turbo it belongs to...
Took a trip down to this popular spot and did a reccy for some new locations which i'll use next year:cool:
http://photos-by-kestrel.fotodock.co.uk/c1412425.html
59204 at bedwyn
60086 on the murco's at cholsey
MTU's on the former MML set with FGW buffet at cholsey
With the railtour on today and 2 other gala's was surprised to see so many at this gala, a good day was tho:cool:
http://photos-by-kestrel.fotodock.co.uk/c1401264_1.html
Some lovely lighting around cholsey bridge, the usual subjects on the GWML plus 60055 making an appearance
http://photos-by-kestrel.fotodock.co.uk/c1399504.html
popped down there for 57006 on the coatbridge and a pair of 442's on driver training runs, also 66246 euroshed tucked in on the enterprise
http://photos-by-kestrel.fotodock.co.uk/c1399422.html
Pics of the tour here all stn pics because i was on it lol (together with about 10 other Railukr's! lol)
http://photos-by-kestrel.fotodock.co.uk/c1397634.html
Spent a few hours here and saw:
60082 on an MOD from EH
60068 on the tanks
59104 on a stone (from hincksey?)
66724 LE
Plus some 'panned' shots of 220/221/180's
http://photos-by-kestrel.fotodock.co.uk/c1383534.html
Spent a day here with a certain chap off ere!
The sun shone and with light winds some almost perfect reflections in the river Stour
http://photos-by-kestrel.fotodock.co.uk/c1382868_1.html
http://photos-by-kestrel.fotodock.co.uk/c1372179.html
Some pics from the weekends gala, shame the loadings were pretty low tho, thats the prob with so many events on the same day!
Tried out my new camera on friday at cholsey farm bridge, the results were quite pleasing although its gonna take a while to learn all the tricks the camera can do:razz:
http://photos-by-kestrel.fotodock.co.uk/c1372024_1.html
I've decided to upgrade my camera after a spell using a digital compact (a Samsung NV-7 7mp with a 270mm zoom lens) and have narrowed my choice to these 2 digital SLR's, the Samsung has got some rave reviews but i've not seen many around compared to the more popular canon both are in the...
Spent 4 hrs at this location with 16CSVT2700;)
After spending many years travelling and driving over this viaduct thought i'd take a look under it lol!!
http://photos-by-kestrel.fotodock.co.uk/c1349330.html
and jamie's pics:
http://50149.fotopic.net/c1346025.html...
Spent an afternoon at didcot then the 'suicide' bridge cholsey, followed by a couple at pangbourne but naff light there and some from reading stn.
includes various HSTs including 43170 plus class 60-092 and a double headed FLi
http://photos-by-kestrel.fotodock.co.uk/c1347346.html
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