What was this train? (22/Jul)

[antharro]

At about 20:50 on Friday 22nd July, I was on a Weymouth-bound 444. As we passed through a station just north of Woking, there was a rake of dark red slam door carriages sitting at a platform, being hauled by an EWS 67. There didn't appear to be anyone on board.

Each carriagee appeared to have the "British Railways" logo painted on it.

Anyone know why it was out and about? Special charter?

 

[Mike395]

It might have been the Royal Train?

 

[Turbostar]

With the BR Roundel on it??? Since when has the Royal Train had the BR Roundel on it???

 

[Mike395]

With the BR Roundel on it??? Since when has the Royal Train had the BR Roundel on it???

True that - also the logos arent on every coach as I first thought - nevermind

 

[Turbostar]

True that - also the logos arent on every coach as I first thought - nevermind

Let you off lol. Was just thinking, when they had the celebrations up in London for the last Harry Potter film, didn't they have the 'Hogwarts Express' up in London as well? That's the only stock that comes to mind going by the description.

 

[Mike395]

Let you off lol. Was just thinking, when they had the celebrations up in London for the last Harry Potter film, didn't they have the 'Hogwarts Express' up in London as well? That's the only stock that comes to mind going by the description.

Potentially, but that's usually steam hauled!

 

[oversteer]

http://www.railwayherald.co.uk/railtours/whatsnew/

22nd Jul 2011 Great Ocean Liners & Howard Way Memories
London Victoria (pu) - Virginia Water - Chertsey - Woking - Basingstoke - Eastleigh (break) - Fareham - Havant - Guildford - Woking - London Victoria (67019 & 67028) (UK Railtours)

 

[Turbostar]

Hang on, wasn't the steam loco up north last week or the week before moving stuff for the NRM? I'm sure I rem seeing something on here or in the Railway Herald.

 

[antharro]

Royal Train was my initial thought, but it's the wrong red, and the carriages I saw were old slam door stock.

@oversteer - could well be, though I'm pretty certain there was only one 67 on the front... :-\ I could've missed the one at the London end though.

It it makes any difference, I'm 99% it was heading towards the coast.