Keith goes wandering

[Kite159]

175 := Hippo??? (Me be confused)

Sounded like a good day in Manchester, congrats on the 150/2s

 

[FQ]

Congrats on clearing the 150/2s! Sounds like a really fun day in and around Mancc *makes plans to get up there ASAP*!

 

[D841 Roebuck]

175 := Hippo??? (Me be confused)

Sounded like a good day in Manchester, congrats on the 150/2s

I think it's to do with the Hungry Hippos children's game from the 1970s, and said units' resemblance to the marble gobbling parts thereof...

Congratulations on the various scores (of which Davenport is still needed by myself!)

You mentioned future metrolink bashing as a possibility. If Rochdale Town Centre is amongst your needs, let me know when you're coming up and I'll buy you a beer....

 

[Techniquest]

Nicely done on a rather productive trip there Keith, especially as you're now so close to clearing the 150s and 156s!

You mention reformed 150s with GWR in your report, are these in addition to 925 and 927?

 

[Keith Jarrett]

Nicely done on a rather productive trip there Keith, especially as you're now so close to clearing the 150s and 156s!

Yeah, only the one 150 (121) left now. The wretched thing always seemed to be on Willesden shed when it was a Silverlink thing, at least when I was out looking for 150s. I did have it when it was part of 150921 but under my rules, that's a completely different unit. As well as the two Northern 156s, I'm still chasing seven Scottish ones and one East Midlands object..

[QUOTE}You mention reformed 150s with GWR in your report, are these in addition to 925 and 927?[/QUOTE]

There was a recent post elsewhere in this parish about the unbent part of 150219, the recent Plymouth prang victim, being inserted into the middle of 150238 to make another three car.

 

[Kite159]

Good luck in searching out that 150, it might be a case of asking your friend to see where it is working and aim for it, hopefully on something like the 1227 Southampton Central to Great Malvern service, rather than in deepest darkest Cornwall.

Unless you want to head to Cornwall to grab shacks

 

[Techniquest]

I had the same rule on 150121. Thankfully I've had it as both 121 and 921, same for 925, 926 and 927 and their respective /1 IDs. 150131 and 150216 are my bugbears on GWR, hoping to fix that next month during a family holiday in Devon.

Interesting about 150219, I've obviously missed that news

 

[Keith Jarrett]

Wednesday 4th May – Was I Barking up the Wrong Tree?

Here goes with another evening bash. I’d come to the conclusion that while I still need to chase down a good number of five-car 378s, it might make a change to leave them alone for a few weeks. My mind had been focussed by the sight of a poster announcing the partial closure of the GOBLIN from June for electrification works and a complete closure during the winter. While I had managed to bag all the 172/0s for haulage, only two had been cleared for 10 miles with some of the remaining half dozen needing some hard work to get them over the dreaded 10-mile barrier.

I set off from work and made for the Victoria Line where 2009ts 11087+11088 was provided for the run up to Blackhorse Road. Things were looking up as 11088 was still needed for 10 miles – that problem was sorted out with ease. But why head to Blackhorse Road? The service crosses here so you get two for the price of one instead of one every 15 minutes if you were to attack the service from Gospel Oak or Barking. And the footbridge is quite handy for leaping from one platform to another rather than some out od station hikes at other locations on the GOBLIN. The first unit to roll in was a dud 172002 but less than a minute later, Barking-bound 172004 counteracted the dudness [Ed: Is “dudness” a real word?]. But it seemed that most of North East London wanted this service. It seemed odd that 20 years ago, two car DMUs would work a half-hourly service with plenty of room at all times of day – now two-car units on a doubled frequency regularly run around in crush-loaded conditions.

Nevertheless, I managed to squeeze on to the heavily-loaded service. It seems that electrification and four-car EMUs cannot come too soon. As we progressed towards Barking the loadings gradually thinned out. A check of RTT revealed that the rush hour extra was only a few minutes behind – what was on that, I wondered. There was only one thing to do, bail at Woodgrange Park which incidentally was a shack scratch. I’d been on the platforms here many years ago but had never caught a train here (or alighted from one to finish a journey). 172004 had barely chugged out of the platform when 172007, another requirement, showed up. Some of the peak-hour GOBLIN services use platform 7 at Barking rather than the normal platform 1 - 172004 was on one of those services and this gave 172007 a clear run into the more conventional platform 1. I still wanted a micro-mileage to clear 172004 for 10 miles so a quick dash through the Barking subway to platform 7 was the order of the day. I boarded 172004 with around 30 seconds to spare – I was off to Woodgrange Park for the second time today. Micro-gricers be aware that GOBLIN services leaving from platform 7 do the crossover at the London end of Barking station.

Back at Woodgrange Park, I had just sufficient time to cross over to the Baking-bound platform to board 172003. This also went into platform 7 at Barking but RTT seemed to indicate that it went off towards Ripple Lane to waste some time before heading back to Upper Holloway and ultimately Willesden Depot. However, 172007 was still in the bay at Barking and I still wanted some mileage off of it – this entailed a second visit to the subway. This time I had more than 30 seconds to spare – it was more like four-five minutes! I took 172007 back to Leytonstone High Road to make it two 172s cleared for 10 miles tonight. I knew I had another requirement behind so rather than do anything fancy, I sat it out at Leytonstone High Road. I knew that it had been a long time ago that I had previously sat on these platforms – a later check of The haulage Book revealed that it was 17th March 1995. And apart from a general tidy-up and more up-to-date signage, not a lot seemed to have changed.

I was brought firmly back to the 21st Century when I heard a familiar sound of a loco heading my way and a few seconds later 70018 passes through on a lightly loaded Freightliner service. Right behind, or so it seemed, was my target 172006. I wanted some serious mileage off of this one and there was only one way that I’d accrue ten miles with it; take it all the way to Gospel Oak. All the way along the route there was already signs of the impending plans for electrification. I left 172006 at Gospel Oak with it firmly in the Ten Mile Club. As time was progressing, I thought about making tracks for home – 378255 appeared brandishing a suitable “Get out of Jail Free” card. I wanted a small distance off of it to clear for 10 miles, something that would be achieved if I took it to Highbury & Islington. It would have been simply rude to refuse it!

At Highbury, I made the trek to the Victoria Line but was rewarded with 11013+11014 – 11013 was deficient on miles and the run through to Stockwell would see it clear for 10 miles. At the latter point, I had just enough time to nip across to the other platform for 51656+51657 for the run back south to Morden. So what of the evening? I managed to get three more 172/0s over the 10-mile barrier leaving just three more to get. Without trying, I also nudged another 378 over the “10” and two 2009ts to boot. I was happy! I expect that while in theory another few hours on the GOBLIN will sort out my three remaining 172s, I’m realistically expecting it to take two more visits.

 

[Kite159]

Congrats on a productive evening on the Goblin

 

[FQ]

Sounds like a good time on the GOBLIN line! I really need to get over there (along with the rest of London for that matter) because I've only actually had one of the London Overground 172s (and I've done the run twice - it was the same one both times).

 

[Techniquest]

Another one bites the dust on the 378s, getting closer without trying is a nice bonus. Good work done on the LO 172s, don't forget to send them west when you're finished with them!

As for dudness, we could accept that into the book of General Basher Terminology, duddage is in there after all.

 

[Kite159]

I wonder if Keith has got 458516 cleared for 10 miles yet

 

[Keith Jarrett]

I wonder if Keith has got 458516 cleared for 10 miles yet

Alas no 458516 for me yet. Last night I was late home (and had stuff to do) otherwise I would have fallen straight into it on 17:28 Waterloo - Windsor.

And I spent this evening sampling several "adult" drinks. But thanks to Southern screwing up big time, I ended up on retractioned 5870+5732 to Wimbledon. With the bagging of 5870, that means that I've sampled every SWT 455 within the past 12 months.

It'll probably be next week before I get a look at any 458s as on a Friday I normally finish early - the normal Friday routine puts me on a few 456.
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Now, fellow readers, two write-ups for the price of one!

Sunday 8th May – Elusive Beasts

Having the opportunity for a decent Sunday bash around London, I’d thought that I would go and have a look at the Central Line with the objective of attempting to round up the last three 1992ts units that I need for all-time haulage. I made sure that the relevant chores were dispatched nice and early then a problem struck, a huge problem – my mobile phone started to play up. Big Time! Only thing to do was talk to my Technical Advisor, in other words my eldest son. Thankfully, he identified the problem fairly quickly but in order for it to be fixed, that required a visit to his abode in Greenwich. And the Central Line does not serve Greenwich! But at least, I could bag a few DLR units on the way. So here’s the moves I made
LU 51649+51650 Morden to Bank
DLR 33+77+86 Bank to Cutty Sark – 33 and 86 cleared for 10 miles
DLR 15+65+79 Cutty Sark to Elverson Road – walk to son’s flat. He effects temporary repair on phone and we have a natter. Come to the conclusion that long term solution is to buy a new phone rather than rely on temporary fixes or a costly repair (circa £40 as phone is well out of warranty). So we spend an hour browsing the net and eventually alight upon a good deal. Having dropped in on him at relatively short notice, I did not want to take up too much of his time so once we had concluded the necessary business, I was on my way.
DLR 28+88+89 Elverson Road to Lewisham
DLR 28+88+89 Lewisham to Westferry – 28 and 89 cleared for 10 miles
DLR 25+55 Westferry to Canning Town
DLR 32+47 Canning Town to Stratford – 47 clears for 10 miles
LU 92095+92128+92218+92019 Stratford to Bond Street – 92128, 92019 cleared for 10 miles
LU 92183+92026+92116+92161 Bond Street to Perivale - 92026, 92116, 92161 all cleared for 10 miles
LU 92175+92224+92341+92083 Perivale to East Acton – 92175, 92083 cleared for 10 miles
LU 92087+92250+92460+92043 East Acton to Bank – 92087, 92250, 92460 cleared for 10 miles
LU 92213+92408+92206+92009 Bank to North Acton – all cleared for 10 miles
LU 92245+92154+92436+92011 North Acton to Lancaster Gate – 92245, 92154 cleared for 10 miles
LU 92121+92036+92112+92281 Lancaster Gate to Oxford Circus
LU 11087+11088 Oxford Circus to Stockwell – 11087 cleared for 10 miles
LU 51656+51657 Stockwell to Morden

OK, I did not find any of my three 1992ts units although from reports elsewhere at least one was in traffic that day. However, given the vast quantity that I still need for 10 miles, I was not in the game of festering somewhere on the off chance that one may come wandering by. Nevertheless, it was a good afternoon out with five more DLR units cleared for 10 miles along with a further 16 1992 ts also admitted to the Ten Mile Club. And of course, it’s always good to meet up with my son. So what of the phone? Son’s “temporary” fix is holding out a week later even though the new one has arrived (that’s just a case of finding enough time to set it up).

Tuesday 10th May – Gobbling up the Requirements

Another free evening after work saw me pondering what to do. I’d already had some winning S-7 stock on the way into work that morning (21537+21538 for the record) so did this mean that the Railway Gods were looking down favourably upon me? I certainly hoped they were as I left my place of employment and made for the Victoria Line. Letting the first train go as it was dud, in rolled 11007+11008. “Praise The Lord” was the first thing that I wanted to announce to the world followed swiftly by “Gotcha!”. In the end, I kept my thoughts to myself even though 11008 was the last half-set of 2009ts that I needed. I leapt aboard and what seemed like a couple of minutes later, I was alighting at Seven Sisters even though in reality, the journey lasted around 20 minutes. So all we need to do with 2009ts now, is clear the remaining one-third of the class for 10 miles then I can completely ignore it in the same way that I do 1995ts and other underground stocks where everything is over 10 miles. 11051+11052 completed the job and took me on to Blackhorse Road.

Transferring swiftly to the Overground platforms, I wondered what the Railway Gods had in store for me seeing as I only needed three 172/0s to clear for 10 miles 9and a sizeable run was needed off of two of them before admittance to the Ten Mile Club could be considered. The worst situation could be that one of my 172s was detained at their pleasure in HMP Willesden, then I’d have half an hour’s wait for the second and I’d end up passing the third on the way so I’d end up having a long fester for it to come back. Or even worse that one was on the diagram that kills time at Barking rather than go straight back on the next available train. So how did I fare against that “worst case” scenario?

Within minutes of me arriving at Blackhorse Road and positioning myself on the footbridge, the platform announcer was warning us of the impending arrival of a Gospel Oak bound train followed a few seconds later by an equivalent announcement in respect of a Barking-bound service. The first to arrive was a dud, Gospel Oak bound 172002. That came and went before 172003 strolled in from Gospel Oak. One down, I thought to myself. But the train was absolutely wedged and more folk wanted to get on. Not one for giving up easily, it seemed that most folk were trying the back doors so what about the front? Much more pleasant by comparison – at least you could breathe in the front. And luckily, I only needed a couple of miles off of 003 to allow it to join the Ten Mile Club so I was off at Leytonstone High Road.

Following closely behind (well about four minutes) was the rush-hour extra service – from a timetable perspective - with 172005. This is looking good, I thought to myself – we need this one so on I jumped and while the train was full, it was certainly not crush loaded like the one in front. The run to Barking put a dent in the mileage needed but I was still a way off clearing it for 10 miles having only done a Bus Stop Bash to get it new in the dying days of 2012.

So upon arrival at Barking I started to work out exactly how far I needed to go when I remembered that behind this one was the seventh, rush hour diagram which killed the best part of 45 minutes at Barking before heading back to Upper Holloway. I could see it outside the station waiting to come in but the entire c2c service seemed to be running about five minutes late – this meant that the 172 had to wait for a Grays-line service to clear platform 7 before it could terminate and discharge it passengers. In the end I gave up waiting for it as I knew that 172005 was about to leave. Was this the Railway Gods telling me that I should be grateful for what they had provided thus far or that I should not worry as it was a dud? A comfortably full 172005 left Barking on time and somewhere in the Leyton/stone area it tipped the 10-mile balance so that meant another unit joining an already bulging Ten Mile Club! I opted to stay on to Blackhorse Road though for a +1 onto an unknown working back to Barking (the one behind that was also unknown). I left 172005 feeling quite content that I had managed two out of three 172/0s with relative ease and positioned myself on the footbridge to keep an eye on proceedings, particularly the two unknown workings.

I was stationary for all of ten seconds as I could not believe my eyes – through the waiting passengers, I first saw the number 172007 but having clearly identified 172007 on my way back from Barking, I took a second look. It was 172001 not 172007. Better get down those stairs smartish. 172001’s identity was confirmed by a check of the coach numbers, 59311 and 59411. My earlier pessimism about the Railway Gods putting obstacles in the way of me grabbing my remaining 172/0s was definitely unfounded. I leapt aboard and sat down. “Bit different to the crush loading from an hour earlier” I thought to myself sitting down quite content in the knowledge that barring an in-service failure, I was on target to clear my last 172/0 for 10 miles. 172001 comfortably made it to Barking but was still needing a further nudge to secure membership on the Ten Mile Club. This was despite me having had two previous trips with it – alas both of those were Bus Stop Bashes. So I simply swapped carriages and settled down for the return journey with 172001. But where should I bail? I could go for Wanstead Park and take a shortish walk to Manor park. Likewise, I could bail at either of the Leyton stations and have a short walk onto the Central Line but none of these seemed as attractive as going through to Blackhorse Road and the Victoria Line down to Stockwell. With 172001 comfortably over 10 miles by the time I left it at Blackhorse Road, it was welcomed into the Ten Mile Club and I bade it farewell and made for the Victoria Line.

Despite the prospect of some dinner sitting in the fridge when I eventually made it home, I contemplated trying to clear at least one 2009ts set for 10 miles. As I made it onto the Victoria Line platforms, I noted a required set heading the other way to Walthamstow – at least that would be back fairly swiftly. But even though the first train south was dud (11031+11032), I still took it as I knew that there would be a Seven Sisters starter before my requirement came back from its brief sojourn at Walthamstow. That was a good move on my part as while the next one up from Walthamstow was dud (11055+11056), the clunk of the points at Seven Sisters indicated that the following train was indeed as Seven Sisters starter – in rolls 11063+11064. I was one happy bunny as 11064 required a micro mileage to clear for 10 miles. By the time we had reached Finsbury Park it was job done and I bailed as I was fairly certain, I had another requirement behind. Within two minutes, 11043+11044 rolled in - it was 11043 that I had seen a wee while back at Blackhorse Road – and I leapt into 11043 for the longish drag south to Stockwell. By the time I alighted from 11043, the ten-mile barrier had been well and truly breached so yet another new member signed up to the Ten Mile Club!

It only remained for me to cross to the Northern Line platforms and board 51577+51578 for the journey back to Morden and on to home and that dinner sitting in the fridge awaiting me to devour it. I thought back over the evening. My last 2009ts cleared for haulage plus all the 172/0s now fully paid up members of the Ten Mile Club. What more could I ask of the Railway Gods? Yes, the cherry on top of the cake – two more 2009ts in the Ten Mile Club as well. Definitely a good evening. And the dinner was good as well once it had made friends with the microwave.
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You mentioned future metrolink bashing as a possibility. If Rochdale Town Centre is amongst your needs, let me know when you're coming up and I'll buy you a beer....

I'll definitely be Metrolink bashing again as I still need around 70 of the little critters plus the vast majority of the shacks and track (including Rochdale) so I might take you up on your offer ....

 

[cactustwirly]

Sounds like a good time on the GOBLIN line! I really need to get over there (along with the rest of London for that matter) because I've only actually had one of the London Overground 172s (and I've done the run twice - it was the same one both times).

You'll have to wait until August, but South Tottenham - Barking will be closed
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Sounds like you had a good few days on the GOBLIN!

I haven't been on it before, I will have to do it in August.

 

[FQ]

Is it closed until August?

Sounds like the railway gods really did like you that evening! Congratulations on clearing your Viccy line sets and clearing the LO 172s for 10 miles!

 

[Kite159]

Quite a successful couple evening trips their Keith, well done on the 172/0s. At least you won't have to worry about them when they head of to whoever wants them (unless they are renumbered .

Quinn, as for the Goblin, looking at RTT the last weekday of operation is the 3rd June, after that the part of line east of South Tottenham closes

 

[Techniquest]

Two very good clearouts there, I won't mention how jealous I am of your clearing the Victoria line sets.

Good news on a new phone being sourced relatively easily, I spent forever in Carphone Warehouse back in November sorting mine out. Very pleased with it of course, more so that I didn't go for Vodafone!

I assume you keep notes on your phone or similar for stuff you need to clear for 10 miles?

 

[Keith Jarrett]

Interesting about 150219, I've obviously missed that news

The good bit of 150219 has been inserted into the middle of 150238 and the whole lot is now running as 150938. Entered service yesterday - there's a pic on wnxx.

Result is that I am now back up to needing two class 150s again for all time haulage. I'll definitely have to make the effort to go and bag this new interloper.

 

[Techniquest]

Yep, same for me, I need to get looking for it. I can't imagine it'll be long until 925 and 927 disappear for exams, creating no doubt new /9s again.

Hopefully it'll be easy for me to go and get, although with no late evening bus now that becomes much more challenging.

 

[FQ]

Yep, same for me, I need to get looking for it. I can't imagine it'll be long until 925 and 927 disappear for exams, creating no doubt new /9s again.

Hopefully it'll be easy for me to go and get, although with no late evening bus now that becomes much more challenging.

How far is it to the station? I'm beginning to cycle to Leam, which is 8 miles. I can do that in 35 minutes at present. Doing that you might be able to leave earlier and come back later, especially with the lighter mornings/evenings.

 

[Techniquest]

Not up and down the hills around here, nor at around 21 miles each way!

 

[noddy1878]

Good reads there and well done for what you have achieved.

The good bit of 150219 has been inserted into the middle of 150238 and the whole lot is now running as 150938. Entered service yesterday - there's a pic on wnxx.

Result is that I am now back up to needing two class 150s again for all time haulage. I'll definitely have to make the effort to go and bag this new interloper.

I'll be on the look out for that then. Need to clear my GWR 150s for the fourth time in less than two years then!

 

[47403]

More great reads Keith, congrats on clearing the Victoria line tube stock for haulage or is it all? Whatever its still s staggering achievement in my book. Like kite, your gonna have to relocate soon too, maybe you could share a flat in York or somewhere.

 

[Keith Jarrett]

Sunday 15th May - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

If April was a hectic month for me on the bashing front, Thus far, the month of May had been rather quiet. But I could not let a free Sunday go to waste. The usual question arose – “What shall I do?” And for a change, rather than go chasing 1992ts on the Central or five-car 378s on the North London, I decided to knock out a set of required shacks. [Ed: there’s still plenty to do in and around The Smoke on a Sunday.] I thought that I restart the concept of musical references forming part of the trip title – this time we’re headbanging with those Aussie Rockers AC/DC. Rather appropriate I thought given the overall cost of the afternoon’s outing (just a couple of CDRs from Boundary Zone to Watford) and the fact that I used both AC & DC traction on the National Network.

With the usual Sunday chores out of the way I set of for Morden station and soon found myself sat on 1995ts 51668+51669 for the run up to Stockwell where I crossed to the Victoria Line and 2009ts 11025+11026 whisked me northwards. 11025 was one of the remaining 2009ts sets still under 10 miles and by the time I alighted at Euston, I was able to approve its application to join the Ten Mile Club.

I made for the surface at Euston and headed for the DC Lines where a dud 378219 was waiting to greet me. Whilst I would have preferred a 378 that inhabited my requirements list, beggars cannot be choosers so I jumped on board to Kensal Green and shack score number one – I’d got Kensal Green in for Underground but under my rules, shacks jointly served by Underground and National Rail services have to be bagged with each operator (and track for that matter). 1972ts 3255+3465 soon took me on to Willesden Junction where the facilities were put to use for a PNB as I did not know when I’d encounter the next set. As I had a few minutes to spare, I checked out a couple of services on the North London Line in case I was stuck for things to do later.

1972ts 3238+3448 took me on to Harlesden where I alighted for to check the next southbound DC lines working but it was dud. 378220 soon rolled in to take me northwards again and as things turned out, this was the only required 378 on the DC Lines that day. By the time I had alighted at Watford High Street, I’d identified the remaining 378s as well as notching up shack score number two and equally importantly, I’d cleared 378220 for 10 miles. I’d never formally recorded doing the DC Lines from Hatch End to Watford High Street so as far as The Haulage Book was concerned, this was nutrax for me.

378219 soon rolled in to take me back south over my recently “scored” track to Carpenders Park where I crossed to the opposite side of the island platform to await 378234 to convey me to Bushey. Here I crossed through the subway to await the hourly (on a Sunday) stopper to Watford Junction which turned up a required 350240. The -1 at Watford Junction onto the southbound stopper turned into a +12 as other services were running late. Dud 350233 took me back south, this time, bailing at Harrow & Wealdstone where I quickly crossed back to the DC lines and boarded 378234 for a second time, this time going to North Wembley. My lists showed this as being required but subsequent investigation revealed that I scored the shack in December 2015.

1972ts 3258+3431 soon took me north on a Bus Stop Bash to South Kenton where I bailed. As South Kenton was needed for National Rail services, I waited for a totally dud 378219 to arrive and return me to Harrow & Wealdstone. Here I had a +15 onto 350240 which had been to Tring and back since my previous encounter with it. Boarding 350240, I headed for Euston and upon arrival I was able to formally welcome it to the Ten Mile Club. The sight of a tempting required 350 in an adjacent platform was too much to resist so I wandered over to investigate. RTT was telling me that it would not be leaving for another 20 minutes but that did not bother me. The doors were locked and I soon found out why – another 350 (262) was about to drop onto the 2*450 already in the platform. Once joined up, & the doors unlocked, I boarded 350127+350262+350372, selecting a seat in winning 350372 for the run up to Watford Junction. Unfortunately, the journey was marred by some vocal frothball fans who’d obviously had a little too much of the falling down water.

Bailing at Watford Junction, I had the choice of a couple of southbound services to get me back to Euston. The first was a pair of dud 350/1s but the second proved more interesting. The only downside was having to endure more vocal frothball followers who made listening to a herd of fighting cats sound rather pleasant! However, the Desiro-like noises of 350124+350373+350376 arriving in the platform soon drowned out the frothballers. And I was now also jumping for joy, as this 12-car rake contained not one but two winners – 350373 and 350376. I took a seat in 350376 for the journey back to Euston safe in the knowledge that I’d now scored two more 350s for the afternoon and reduced my all-time LM 350s down to 11 in aggregate (2*350/1, 7*350/2 and 2*350/3).

On arrival at Euston, I’d determined that it would now be almost an hour’s wait minimum for any more required 350s so home was the answer. London Underground kindly produced 2009ts 11089+11090 for the trip to Stockwell – both halves of the set were sub-10 miles and a “set swap” at Warren Street ensured that both nudged the 10 mile barrier meaning that it’s less than 30 2009ts half-sets now required for 10 miles. To round off the afternoon, 1995ts 51504+51505 conveyed me to Morden and on to home. I looked back over the afternoon’s antics and felt pleased with the decent haul comprising -
• Five new shacks (and the last DC Lines ones at that);
• My last piece of regularly served track in the Travelcard Zones (only one PSUL bit left);
• Three 2009ts half sets cleared for 10 miles;
• Another 378 cleared for 10 miles; and
• Four winning 350s, all cleared for 10 miles.

 

[Techniquest]

Exceptional performance, more so on a Sunday! Surprised at the LM 350 requirements, perhaps some focus on hunting them soon?

 

[Kite159]

Sounded like a good day there Keith

 

[55013]

Another good trip - I keep expecting to read that you've cleared London for everything, but you keep coming up with something new

 

[FQ]

Sounds like a good day there! Congrats on the DC shacks and you were certainly lucky with those dezes!

 

[Keith Jarrett]

Another good trip - I keep expecting to read that you've cleared London for everything, but you keep coming up with something new

There's still an awful lot of stuff that I still need in London so it's going to be a while yet before you read the dreaded phrase "London is finally cleared". Things are going quite well but there are five BIG blocks on the wants lists - DLR units, S-7, S-8, 1973ts and 1992ts. Around two thirds of each needed for Ten Mile Club admittance. Should have the some of these sorted this year and also most of the remaining shacks within the Zones.

Today was meant to be a bashing day but a late levitation, the presence of house guests, having to play Supermarket Sweep and needing to visit eldest son has all but put the proverbial nail in the bashing coffin for today. About all I might get in the book are a couple of DLR units for 10 mile clearance. But at least next weekend is a very looooong weekend for me (five days off in a row) so I should get out on at least two or three days.

 

[Kite159]

And as soon as we hear the phrase "London is finally cleared", you will soon start getting the various new stock coming in (700s on Thameslink, 345s for Crossrail, 710s for LO, 707s for SWT, whatever C2C brings in, 387s for GWR