The Wymondham Winder
I had big plans for photographing this Railtour when, a few weeks ago, I found out it was happening. The Hastings Diesels DEMU 'Wymondham Winder' from Hastings to Norwich. It was coming up the Hastings Line before traversing the South London Line, West London Line, North London Line and then over onto the East Coast Mainline. Then onto Ely, Wymondham and into Norwich.
So traversing a few of the London Lines meant I should have some chance of a shot or two. It would mean an early start but hey ho. Then the Mrs said she wanted to go swimming in the sea in the heatwave we were having and try out her new cossie before the big holiday in September. So with the railtour coming through London early in the morning I amended my plans and said we could do both. So I went for a shot from an overbridge between Kensington Olympia and Shepherds Bush. This would mean minimal deviation and loss of time while heading to Liverpool Street and off to the Essex Coast for a day beside the seaside. With time now an issue, it was quicker for us from where we are to head east to the East coast than to head down south to the South coast.
So here is Hastings DEMU Motorcoach 1013 leading The Wymondham Winder away from Kensington Olympia, having just picked up more passengers at it's London stop. The newly restored blue and grey stock is at the rear which is a shame as I was hoping they would be leading. I'm waiting for the day when the standard gauge coaches (No.3 and 4 in this photo) are finally ditched for an authentic train of 100% Hastings Gauge stock. I also found out later today that this Railtour returned via the Great Eastern Mainline and was almost right behind our train home from Manningtree! Oh for the want of checking RTT for just a few moments on our way back!
The Wymondham Winder
I had big plans for photographing this Railtour when, a few weeks ago, I found out it was happening. The Hastings Diesels DEMU 'Wymondham Winder' from Hastings to Norwich. It was coming up the Hastings Line before traversing the South London Line, West London Line, North London Line and then over onto the East Coast Mainline. Then onto Ely, Wymondham and into Norwich.
So traversing a few of the London Lines meant I should have some chance of a shot or two. It would mean an early start but hey ho. Then the Mrs said she wanted to go swimming in the sea in the heatwave we were having and try out her new cossie before the big holiday in September. So with the railtour coming through London early in the morning I amended my plans and said we could do both. So I went for a shot from an overbridge between Kensington Olympia and Shepherds Bush. This would mean minimal deviation and loss of time while heading to Liverpool Street and off to the Essex Coast for a day beside the seaside. With time now an issue, it was quicker for us from where we are to head east to the East coast than to head down south to the South coast.
So here is Hastings DEMU Motorcoach 1013 leading The Wymondham Winder away from Kensington Olympia, having just picked up more passengers at it's London stop. The newly restored blue and grey stock is at the rear which is a shame as I was hoping they would be leading. I'm waiting for the day when the standard gauge coaches (No.3 and 4 in this photo) are finally ditched for an authentic train of 100% Hastings Gauge stock. I also found out later today that this Railtour returned via the Great Eastern Mainline and was almost right behind our train home from Manningtree! Oh for the want of checking RTT for just a few moments on our way back!