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Brian | 23 Jun 2012 20:13

Harnser Trip Report

Date -23 June 2012
Day - Saturday
Start - 1120
End -1500 Ely

You will find our latest position and all our past travels with
photographs on our blog at http://nbharnser.blogspot.com/

It seams my technical knowledge of rolling stock is not up to scratch when I said the Pullman coachers were
moored/parked in Ely. I have been informed by Bob that they are a Statesman Rail set of Mk2 coaches in
Pullman garb. They will have been stabled there not moored and its likely that by the time you read this they
will be in Carlisle or Settle having done the West Coast run from Cambridge behind a Class 47. Thanks Bob.

This morning the wind was still blowing, I think it failed to read the forecast last nigh but the sun was out.
After taking the dog for a walk we made our selves ready to try and photograph the Titfield Thunderbolt but
needless to say it was late and when it did come it was traveling faster than I anticipated, I got a shot as it
approached, but it had crossed the bridge before I could readjust the camera, however Diana managed to get
one from further back.

Once it was away we set off, winded and headed towards Ely, as we passed the moorings at Popes Corner Diana
spotted a rather unusual caravan.

Back on the Gt Ouse and it was just 4 miles back to Ely, we moored by the road bridge an visited, youve guessed
it. Tesco for some beer and food. We stayed on the moorings for lunch and then went to the other end of town to
fill with water. We had spotted a nice little spot right by where the trip boat operates from to moor as the
quay is lower there, but first we had to turn, so I went a bit further down stream and waited for a cruiser to
pass, but he actually turned behind us and moored right in the spot we had our eye on, so we have had to moor
behind him where the quay is higher. This means giving Magic a leg up to get off the boat, it also meant we had
to sweep and scrape up the goose droppings so as not to walk them into the boat. It wasnt long before we
bumped into first the crew of Avalon and then the crews of Matilda Rose and Yarwood who we had to help drink

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David Cragg | 24 Jun 2012 12:59

Re: Harnser Trip Report

Your mentioning knowing it was a pullman but not having exact info is what happened to me with trams and
trolleybusses in London - things of my early childhood and infant days which I like to remember. Buying
DVDs of them the DVDs go on about this is a x- unique to that depot , the routes with famous places where things
got complex on them and so on.
 Me I didn't care what it was and where as long as it was a tram going the right way and I could sit and watch the
driver. As for trolleys they accelerated like the wind and flew along compared to the busses and they came
complete with tinted windows (originally made for export to South Africa we were told) and double back
wheels and on them the need was to get us to Barking Station to catch a steam train to Chalkwell to spend a day
on the beach next to the station from which you could wander onto the platform to catch the train of choice
(almost at a whim as you could see them coming along from Southend, pack up and wander up the beach onto the
platform) and so home for tea. Civilization at it's best.   

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Date -23 June 2012 
Day - Saturday
Start - 1120
End -1500 Ely

You will find our latest position and all our past travels with
photographs on our blog at http://nbharnser.blogspot.com/

It seams my technical knowledge of rolling stock is not up to scratch when I said the Pullman coachers were
moored/parked in Ely. I have been informed by Bob that they are a Statesman Rail set of Mk2 coaches in

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