Where was Red Squirrel 17/12/2023

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Red Squirrel

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Where was Red Squirrel 17/12/2023

« on: December 18, 2023, 14:58:09 »


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Re: Where was Red Squirrel 17/12/2023

« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2023, 17:07:19 »

I'm relieved to see a wall at the foot of the picture between (presumably) yourself and the front of the DMU^▸ .....it would never do to have dead rather than red squirrel on the line!

I'm clueless as to the location though.


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Re: Where was Red Squirrel 17/12/2023

« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2023, 17:20:10 »

That's Norman's named unit so Henley by any chance ?...


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Re: Where was Red Squirrel 17/12/2023

« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2023, 17:21:04 »

Wikipedia says that "Unit 166204 was named in honour of Twyford station master Norman Topsom MBE who retired in November 2015" so I'm guessing that it's a Thames Valley station with a bay platform.


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Re: Where was Red Squirrel 17/12/2023

« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2023, 17:30:30 »

166204 is shown on RTT^» as running 2U22 yesterday, 1149 from PNZ to CDF^» . The same service is also shown operated by 802004. I've also had 166204 but only from BRI^» . Which you get depends on what page you were one beforehand. Evidently something odd to do with parallel universes is going on here.


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Re: Where was Red Squirrel 17/12/2023

« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2023, 17:34:47 »

I wonder if it's parked in Platform 2 at Bristol Temple Meads?


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Re: Where was Red Squirrel 17/12/2023

« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2023, 22:35:02 »

Quote from: grahame on December 18, 2023, 17:34:47

I wonder if it's parked in Platform 2 at Bristol Temple Meads?

It is indeed! Can't remember when I last saw a train there.


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