On 21/10/2016 after a day shoppingh in Newport with the good lady & the car parked in the car park by the castle i managed to get an hour in before leaving & a well timed hour it was both weather & what was about including a diverted Aberthaw PS coal train
On 20/10/2016 while staying in the Forest of Dean the good lady wanted a day shopping at Gloucester so how could i refuse the oppertunity as the Severn Tunnel was still closed so Swansea-Paddingtons & freight being diverted & Colas using Horton Rd as a base for the RHTT it was an oppertunity i didnt turn down
On 17/10/2016 i made my first visit to Tonbridge & it all started with agirlie MPV at Reading then while at Redhill had gen the 73's on the RHTT were approaching so waited for them and as you will see they set the trend for the weather for the day asthey arrived in a downpoar but while waiting road back out were sat in the sun so then on to Tonbridge for an excellent first time there
On 01/10/2016 had a trip to the Isle Wight for the Steam Railways first ever Diesel Gala so on the way went to taunton to meet up with friends so did an GWR HST before heading to Westbury with nothing to do then on to the Isle Wight where i recorded all bar one of the 1938 stock mon the island
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The 2nd week of September saw me have a week off so headed to Norfolk for the Mid Norfolk gala see heritage railways for the two days I spent there but on the day I drove up coincided with the GBRF 15 tour thinking I had missed it due to traffic I was pleasantly surprised to see a couple of enthusiasts stood on Spooner row station so on finding our camp site & realising it was 40 late I dashed of to find a foot crossing at the end of the lane & then went to Reedham in the evening for it
On 12/09/2016 i started a 3 in 7 Anglia Plus rover but knowing there was a Crown Point-Ilford was running so started the day with that before going in to Norwich for the 37's to Great Yarmouth then on to Ipswich before heading to Ely for 37's on a test train
On 13/09/2016 & the 2nd day of my Anglia Plus rover i went back to Ely to fill in the Kings Lynn line as i hadn't done it & then had a few hours at Ely while the wife had a wander around the town before heading to Norwich for the evening
On 14/09/2016 and day 3 of my Anglia Plus saw me head to Wymondham to get the Mid Norfolk railway-Severn valley railway convoy along with a couple of stone trains then with train to Norwich canceled had to change my plans but on arrival at Norwich found the 68's were out all day deputizing for unavailable DMU so a trip to Lowestoft and back was done before heading to Ipswich again
On 15/09/2016 and the last day of my holiday before heading back on the Friday all i managed was this & it was over 2hrs late as well
On 01/09/2016 had a trip to the North London Line around Camden as the Gospel oak-Barking is closed for electrification so most freights are diverted so it was a good day & even the weather was good