12/7/2019 Christmas trains

[Jack Spencer]

Here are the preparations of 487, a little bit of a late start today:

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Then passes the tank without stopping for water.

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487 comes past the tipple and once again heads into the south yard.

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487 brings an extra coach put of the south yard...

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...and backs it onto the train.

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[Jack Spencer]

Departure of the first 2019 Christmas train: 487, 7 coaches: Good thing we don't have the open gon this year!

It was great seeing 487 on her first train for exactly a year; I could even hear the whistle as she passed the tipple.

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Return of the first run:

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[Jack Spencer]

The second run:

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[Jack Spencer]

The third run:

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When the train returned 487 stopped at the tank to finally take on water.

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[Jack Spencer]

I will post the third train's arrival and the fourth' s departure in the morning as it is almost bedtime for me.

[Jack Spencer]

The fourth run:

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