Photo Review
(all photos: Gary Thornton)
8th July 2007
Mercia Charters Limited
The Yesteryear
| Locos Used | SGB: 262 (ex-NS 262), 264 (ex-NS 264) & 521 (ex-NS 521) |
| Stock Used | SGB (ex-NS): C8543+B133 |
Route:
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 262 (1) | Goes (SGB platform) - headshunt (points end) |
| 264 (2) | headshunt (points end) - SGB depot |
| 262 | SGB depot - headshunt (buffers end) |
| 521 | headshunt (buffers end) - Goes (SGB platform) - (3) - Nisse - Kwadenamme (4) - Hoedekenskerke |
| 521 | Hoedekenskerke - (reverse of outward route) - Goes (SGB platform) |
Notes :
(1) 264 on rear.
(2) 262 on rear.
(3) Photo-stop held at bridge where the A58/E312 road crosses over the line.
Train stopped immediately before the overbridge then, after passengers detrained,
the train set-back approx. two train lengths before running forward to stop with
the rear of the train under the bridge. Train finally set back to original
position for passengers to re-board.
(4) At the Kwadenamme photostop the train stopped at the platform to offload
passengers then set back around four train lengths before running back through
to the platform again.
Source : Gary Thornton (on the train throughout)
Photo Review
(all photos: Gary Thornton)
262 waits to start the day off at Goes.
264, seen here on arrival at the depot, was top-n-tail with 262.
Another shot of 262 - proving what a lovely warm sunny morning it was.
521 approaches the over-bridge for the A58/E312 main-road.
521 approaches Kwadendamme, our third photo-stop on the 10.7km line.
Some alternative entertainment for the cranks at Hoedekenskerke!
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gary Thornton)
| Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
| Goes (SGB Platform) | (09.30d) | 09.28 | |||
| Headshunt | - | 09.30 ~ 09.30½ | |||
| SGB Depot | - | 09.32 ~ 09.47 | |||
| Headshunt | - | 09.50 ~ 09.58½ | |||
| Goes (SGB Platform) | - | 10/00 | (12.25a) | 12.17 | |
| 's-Gravenpolder | - | 10/26 | - | 12/04 | |
| A58/E312 over-bridge (photostop 1) |
- | ??p??a ~ ??p??d | - | ? | |
| Nisse (photostop 2) | - | (10p30a) ~ 10p37d | - | 12/00 | |
| Kwadendamme (photostop 3) |
- | ??p??a ~ 11p04d | - | 11/55 | |
| Hoedekenskerke | (11.15a) | (11.15) [RH platform in direction of travel] |
(11.45d) | 11.45 [other platform to that arrived at] |
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