Sign of things to come....

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Tuesday is my regular day at the National Railway Museum. This morning I caught the wrong bus. I usually catch the number 10 which takes me to the door of the museum. This morning the number 5 came first and, thinking that a bus at the stop is worth two round the corner, I got on it. It meant that to get to the museum I had to pass through the station. This is what was standing in platform 5....



Two class 800 units on a test run waiting for the road back to the factory at Newton Aycliffe,








The units can operate from the overhead or as diesels. This test was a diesel test and the acceleration was impressive.
When I arrived at NRM I discovered that the HST cab which has been on display for some time has been joined by a class 800 cab. 
Please... no comments about the speed it was doing in order to come through the wall like that. 






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  1. Andy in Germany18 February 2017 at 17:36

    "Please... no comments about the speed it was doing in order to come through the wall like that. "

    Spoilsport

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