Consolation Prize? (Explored)
I wasn't going to post this shot. But I'm short of pictures going forward. It was from a morning that was a bit of a disaster. With the LS Blue Pullman coming from York to Paignton via Willesden Junction and West Ealing I wondered about the best place to see it as it came around the capital. I decided to try Willesden Junction as it would have to cross a few sets of points to come off the WCML at Willesden West London Junction to get around the curve to Acton. So the chance for a few shots. And the space between the wires is quite good here from the footbridge over the WCML. But the best laid plans...
In the end a longer than usual wait for a peak hour Central Line train meant I missed my connecting Overground train by 30 seconds. Then the obligatory hold outside Willesden on the West London Line meant that by the time I exited the station at a run the Blue Pullman was already crossing over the points in the distance even though it was running 5 minutes late. Thoroughly annoyed I turned to make the journey back home only to hear a steam whistle behind me. Then large logo 47 593 hove into view under the bridge with a Steam Dreams Charter having passed the Blue Pullman moments earlier. 7000 Britannia was on the back so I ran up onto the bridge and snapped a couple of shots of her going backwards... a consolation prize perhaps?
Consolation Prize? (Explored)
I wasn't going to post this shot. But I'm short of pictures going forward. It was from a morning that was a bit of a disaster. With the LS Blue Pullman coming from York to Paignton via Willesden Junction and West Ealing I wondered about the best place to see it as it came around the capital. I decided to try Willesden Junction as it would have to cross a few sets of points to come off the WCML at Willesden West London Junction to get around the curve to Acton. So the chance for a few shots. And the space between the wires is quite good here from the footbridge over the WCML. But the best laid plans...
In the end a longer than usual wait for a peak hour Central Line train meant I missed my connecting Overground train by 30 seconds. Then the obligatory hold outside Willesden on the West London Line meant that by the time I exited the station at a run the Blue Pullman was already crossing over the points in the distance even though it was running 5 minutes late. Thoroughly annoyed I turned to make the journey back home only to hear a steam whistle behind me. Then large logo 47 593 hove into view under the bridge with a Steam Dreams Charter having passed the Blue Pullman moments earlier. 7000 Britannia was on the back so I ran up onto the bridge and snapped a couple of shots of her going backwards... a consolation prize perhaps?