| New A1 60163 'Tornado' made it's first runs south of the Thames on 14th February 2009, with a Stram Dreams special to Andover and Eastleigh, out and back to Waterloo. On the same day Merchant Navy 35028 'Clan Line' worked a VSOE train around the Surrey circuit.
It was a very cold sunny morning, on the approach to Lyne the road was a skating rink with total loss of traction and steering at a couple of hairy spots. I hope the bloke driving the Volvo that followed an inch from my tail as the MG slid sideways and then overtook me as I was signalling right to tun up to the bridge at Lyne has since been reunited with his single braincell... |
66165 leads the 4O53 Trafford Park-Southampton intermodal slowly up the bank at Lyne south of Virginia Water 1600x1064 2009_02_003.jpg |
A1 60163 'Tornado'fills the crisp morning sky with steam as it climbs the grade at Lyne 1293x1600 2009_02_007.jpg |
Brand new A1 60163 'Tornado' on it's first run south of the Thames blasts up the grade at Lyne with Steam Dreams 'Valentine's Day Special' 1600x1148 2009_02_013.jpg |
Brand new A1 60163 'Tornado' on it's first run south of the Thames blasts up the grade at Lyne with Steam Dreams 'Valentine's Day Special' 2425x1933 2009_02_014.jpg |
450090 brings up the rear of a train from the Guildford line approaching Woking 1600x1064 2009_02_016.jpg |
Desiro 450562 arrives at Chertsey with the 12:59 service to Weybridge 1600x1064 2009_02_022.jpg |
Merchant Navy 35028 'Clan Line' with a VSOE Victoria-Guildford-Redhill-Victoria excursion south of Chertsey station 1600x1251 2009_02_026.jpg |
Merchant Navy 35028 'Clan Line' with a VSOE Victoria-Guildford-Redhill-Victoria excursion south of Chertsey station 1600x1189 2009_02_027.jpg |
Freightliner 66504 passes through Chertsey with the 4O02 Lawley Street-Southampton intermodal train 1600x1064 2009_02_031.jpg |
Brand new A1 60163 'Tornado' on it's first run south of the Thames storms through Chertsey with Steam Dreams 'Valentine's Day Special' 1600x1500 2009_02_033.jpg |
Brand new A1 60163 'Tornado' on it's first run south of the Thames storms through Chertsey with Steam Dreams 'Valentine's Day Special' 1600x1161 2009_02_034.jpg |
159001 departs from Woking on the down main as Network Rail MPV deicer DR98963 / DR98913 runs alongside on the down slow 1600x1064 2009_02_036.jpg |
