Date: 27 June 2009
Location: Northbound. Browney, 4 miles south of Durham.
Locomotive: LNER Class A4 60009 Union of South Africa. Born June 1937. Aged 70.
Train: The Heart of Midlothian. Peterborough Edinburgh. (The Railway Touring Company tour).
Timekeeping: Approx. 2 late.
Number of carriages: 12.
Steaminess: Plenty. Lots of advance warning before heading over the Croxdale Viaduct in the distance.
Speed: Adequate. York Durham was scheduled to take 82 minutes.
Wobbliness: 6/10. Average amount of wobble. Rubbish panning again.
Wind noise: None.
Baby noise and chatter: Moderate.
Number of other spotters: Plenty. 7 cars. I forgot to do a headcount.
Things to note: Even when it isnt raining, fields can still be wet and muddy.
The great County Durham fog of 2009 had lifted by 9.20. Yay!
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