On 22/10/20 had a return visit to Tonbridge area with my friend driving again and after a few hours we headed home via Worting Junction on this occasion to mix it up a bit
On 14/10/20 a friend had to go to Kent so taking me along we called in to Tonbridge to see what was around then found a random bridge for an RHTT before heading to Salfords on the Brighton mainline an i hope you all enjoy Storm Troopers at this point
On 5/10/20 a friend had to go to Stourbrudge on a job and asked if i fancied a day at Rugeley how could i say no as he was driving so on the way up got the gen 37510 was out for the first time which didnt quiet go right on the return run and then there was some conflicting gen over a pair of 86's were they heading north or had they been sent back to Ipswich and my luck was in as they passed dragging a 66 and the weather made it one of those days where i wonder if its worth bothering sometimes but when you get a 1Z99 thrown at you randomly makes up for it
On 19/9/20 was heading to Rugby for the night for what was a cancelled surprise 30th birthday party but had arranaged to meet my mate for a meal but as we headed north got a message to say two friends were already up and out lineside so tried to find them at Ansty but couldn't find anywhere close to park so went to Brinklow instead and then the good lady of the house decides to tell me she had rang the Travelodge and booked a room with a view so iwasnt going to waste that was i
Week commencing 6/9/20 found us with another week away and so after pitching up camp next door to MOD Kineton and knowning there were a few Coventry-Bescot engineering trains due to run round at Fenny Compton we set of to find a bridge and even got two DRS 68's on the Chiltern loco hauled to start the week off
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On 7/9/20 got tipped off there was an Loco Services 37 heading to Long Marston knowing i couldn't get the inward working so set off to the return with the intention of then heading back to Banbury to get a 60 and another 37 but with road works around Evesham it was decided to wait at Spring Hill and wait for a 56 going to Long Marston
On 8/9/20 waking up to find a loco had gone in to MOD Kineton i headed to Fenny Compton to get it heading for Marchwood then on our way to Bicester we called in to Aynho
On 10/9/20 set the alarm for an early wake up as i already knew there was an MOD enroute to Kineton the night before and having treated myself to a new lens 10-18mm wide angle set off to capture it at the Network/MOD boundry then headed to Fenny Compton for a Rail Operations 37 heading to Bicester COD before heading in to Banbury then on to Kings Sutton so i could really try this new lens out
On 10/9/20 as everything i had got the previous day was allocated to the same workings again the only thing of real interest was a stone train that had arrived in the early hours at Banbury and was booked to head back north around lunchtime so an hour or so at Fenny Compton to get it heading back empty with a few others around the same time