The 313 Farewell - take 5 (the end) 20230429--321
313213 and 313201 approach Southerham Jn., working the final part of the "Sussex Rambler" Class 313 Farewell Tour, 1Z36 17.39 Newhaven Marine - Brighton (via Haywards Heath). [Pole, 6/6 sections (~8m)]
The whole tour, organised by the Branch Line Society in conjunction with Southern, ran as:
1Z31 09.01 Brighton - Preston Park (reverse) - Hove - Barnham - Portsmouth Harbour
1Z32 10.40 Portsmouth Harbour - Barnham (reverse) - Bognor Regis - Barnham - Littlehampton
1Z33 12.59 Littlehampton - Hove - Preston Park - Three Bridges
1Z34 14.11 Three Bridges - Lewes - Eastbourne (reverse) - Hastings - Ore Up Sidings (rev) - Hastings
1Z35 16.14 Hastings - Eastbourne (reverse) - Lewes (reverse) - Newhaven Marine (site of former station)
1Z36 17.39 Newhaven Marine (site of former station) - Haywards Heath Down Sidings (reverse) - Brighton
The tour fare was £62.60 (reflecting a pair of 313s) for adults and £31.30 for accompanied children.
After doing a going-away shot of the Newhaven-bound leg, I walked further down the field to where the vegetation was lower - to vary the shot, but also make it easier to photograph something on the nearer line.
I had time for a test shot of the service train in front of the special (a pair of 377s, one a three-car and the other a four-car - the service was pairs of units as a result of football at Falmer, but was 377s because there weren't enough 313s available), but came close to not getting this... I'd just replaced my HDMI cables, and the new one is not quite as tight a fit in the camera as the old: as I extended the final section, my screen went blank as the cable was jolted slightly. I just had time to lower the camera, push the cable back in properly, and carefully raise the pole again - trying not to shake it too much when it got to the slightly tighter bit on the last section! I shall investigate a method of holding the cable in place, as it happened more than once during the day.
After this, I walked back to the car (bumping into a group of photters who'd been further down) and called it a day. This is very likely to be the last sequence of pictures I take of 313s in operation.
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The 313 Farewell - take 5 (the end) 20230429--321
313213 and 313201 approach Southerham Jn., working the final part of the "Sussex Rambler" Class 313 Farewell Tour, 1Z36 17.39 Newhaven Marine - Brighton (via Haywards Heath). [Pole, 6/6 sections (~8m)]
The whole tour, organised by the Branch Line Society in conjunction with Southern, ran as:
1Z31 09.01 Brighton - Preston Park (reverse) - Hove - Barnham - Portsmouth Harbour
1Z32 10.40 Portsmouth Harbour - Barnham (reverse) - Bognor Regis - Barnham - Littlehampton
1Z33 12.59 Littlehampton - Hove - Preston Park - Three Bridges
1Z34 14.11 Three Bridges - Lewes - Eastbourne (reverse) - Hastings - Ore Up Sidings (rev) - Hastings
1Z35 16.14 Hastings - Eastbourne (reverse) - Lewes (reverse) - Newhaven Marine (site of former station)
1Z36 17.39 Newhaven Marine (site of former station) - Haywards Heath Down Sidings (reverse) - Brighton
The tour fare was £62.60 (reflecting a pair of 313s) for adults and £31.30 for accompanied children.
After doing a going-away shot of the Newhaven-bound leg, I walked further down the field to where the vegetation was lower - to vary the shot, but also make it easier to photograph something on the nearer line.
I had time for a test shot of the service train in front of the special (a pair of 377s, one a three-car and the other a four-car - the service was pairs of units as a result of football at Falmer, but was 377s because there weren't enough 313s available), but came close to not getting this... I'd just replaced my HDMI cables, and the new one is not quite as tight a fit in the camera as the old: as I extended the final section, my screen went blank as the cable was jolted slightly. I just had time to lower the camera, push the cable back in properly, and carefully raise the pole again - trying not to shake it too much when it got to the slightly tighter bit on the last section! I shall investigate a method of holding the cable in place, as it happened more than once during the day.
After this, I walked back to the car (bumping into a group of photters who'd been further down) and called it a day. This is very likely to be the last sequence of pictures I take of 313s in operation.
Visit Brian Carter's Non-Transport Pics to see my photos of landscapes, buildings, bridges, sunsets, rainbows and more.