Steam Through Slough 05 12 23

[CarltonA]

I just missed a steam movement through Slough this morning at about 09:35. Anyone know what it was?

 

[12LDA28C]

I just missed a steam movement through Slough this morning at about 09:35. Anyone know what it was?

That would've been 1Z37 the LSL-operated 0529 Solihull-Bristol TM 'Great Western Christmas Envoy' Saphos charter. Should have been 34046 'Braunton' at the helm.

 

[CarltonA]

Thanks, wish I had been five minutes earlier.

 

[LittleRedTrain]

I saw the return working at Bath and it was a Black 5 (presumably 45231) rather than Braunton.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

I saw the return working at Bath and it was a Black 5 (presumably 45231) rather than Braunton.

I think there were two separate charters running today; Jack Boskett tweeted pictures taken at Chippenham a few minutes apart of two separate steam trains.

 

[LittleRedTrain]

I think there were two separate charters running today; Jack Boskett tweeted pictures taken at Chippenham a few minutes apart of two separate steam trains.

The other was Vintage Trains with Castle 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe...' I was on it!
This one went direct from Banbury to Bath via Oxford and rather than via Princes Risborough and Slough.

The Saphos one was definitely a Black 5.

 

[Daytona]

Thanks, I was walking the dog near the Berks & Hants and heard the whistle and wondered what it was.
It wasn't identified on RealTimeTrains - is there another place the locos are listed ?

 

[bleeder4]

Thanks, I was walking the dog near the Berks & Hants and heard the whistle and wondered what it was.
It wasn't identified on RealTimeTrains - is there another place the locos are listed ?

There are various websites that have railtour calendars. The one I like to use is https://www.railwayherald.com/railtours It's a case of manually looking at each day and working out from the route description which stations it will go through. There are also only a handful of companies that promote and operate railtours, so you could also just look at their individual websites and work it out from there, although that is more work.

There is a gap in the market though. There isn't currently any website where you can type in the name of a station and it will tell you when the next railtour through that station is and what the motive power will be. If an enterprising web developer with time on their hands ever set one up they could probably make a fair bit of money by sticking Google Ads on it, as it would be the only website of its kind.

 

[Daytona]

Perfect, thanks bleeder4

 

[andyjhatton]

There is a gap in the market though. There isn't currently any website where you can type in the name of a station and it will tell you when the next railtour through that station is and what the motive power will be. If an enterprising web developer with time on their hands ever set one up they could probably make a fair bit of money by sticking Google Ads on it, as it would be the only website of its kind.

I think Railadvent has this, though I think it's a "Plus" feature

Station news and tours - RailAdvent

On this page, you can search for any station on the UK national rail network.Once you have selected a station, the page will show tours passing through that station along with any news that we have covered.Please select a station from the list below.Either by typing in the box or…

www.railadvent.co.uk

 

[FGW_DID]

Tuesday was definitely the Black 5. Photo of it at Newbury Racecourse.

 

[Daytona]

The Black 5 was hauling 12 coaches + the 47 which seems like a good load. Tis the season for it, I guess.
Video here -