UK Tours 'The Andover Fist', 5th November 2016
1Z91 08.00 London Waterloo-Fawley
1Z92 12.48 Fawley-London Waterloo
Booked on this tour as I require the Southampton Eastern Docks and Ludgershall branches, and after doing the tour I STILL need the Southampton Eastern Docks and Ludgershall branches. We got as far as Canute Road L/C (well almost) on the Southampton Docks branch when we came to a sudden halt, and Mr Farrow came over the intercom declaring there had been 'an event'. It turned out that the leading coach (generator vehicle) had derailed completely, taking the first bogie of the next coach (FC Dining) off also. Very strange in that the loco did not derail, but the first 2 vehicles of the train did ! Well, after 4 hours they eventually split the train, leaving the 2 derailed coaches and leading loco, the rear loco then took us back to Eastleigh where the train terminated. One of those things, and the tour is to be rerun in April so we get another go ...........
Read More1Z92 12.48 Fawley-London Waterloo
Booked on this tour as I require the Southampton Eastern Docks and Ludgershall branches, and after doing the tour I STILL need the Southampton Eastern Docks and Ludgershall branches. We got as far as Canute Road L/C (well almost) on the Southampton Docks branch when we came to a sudden halt, and Mr Farrow came over the intercom declaring there had been 'an event'. It turned out that the leading coach (generator vehicle) had derailed completely, taking the first bogie of the next coach (FC Dining) off also. Very strange in that the loco did not derail, but the first 2 vehicles of the train did ! Well, after 4 hours they eventually split the train, leaving the 2 derailed coaches and leading loco, the rear loco then took us back to Eastleigh where the train terminated. One of those things, and the tour is to be rerun in April so we get another go ...........
