10/08/2013

North Weald Rally 07/07/13

This post is very late due to the holiday and a few weeks without internet ON holiday.

I left very late for the Epping train that JPT was on. Took the 27, Piccadilly line and changed at Holborn. Thus being a gamble instead of waiting for the 237. That gamble did pay off a bit too much. It turned out I got on the train BEFORE the Epping train so I changed at Leytonstone for Josh's Central line train to Epping...:

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Whilst waiting at Leytonstone, 1992 stock 91247 on the Central line to White City*

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RT3228 on 339 EOR shuttle
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RM298 on shuttle 396 to North Weald Aerodrome

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North Weald site

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Row of taxis at the rally

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RML2334

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RCL2233

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RM298

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The row of rears.

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RT3254

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373 WPU (Guy Arab)

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AEC Regent BOR767

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RT2083

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Eastern National 3000

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RML2323

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Grey-Green 143

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AN264

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P335 ROO

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RM699

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RM5

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RX51 FNS ex Metroline

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RT3775

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RML2731

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RM349

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RM1000

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Ensignbus Roofbox RT1431

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RT2688

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RM8 - the last RM to enter service!

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RM1138 blinded for the 117. This is now partly the 117 and 237:
Imagine if 117 kept the eastern bit, current 235 is original 237 and the current 117 got the 235 number instead...

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RT1702

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RM1063

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RM822

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RML2613

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RM397 with bonnet up, showing a gleaming engine!

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T21, East Kent 0977, RML2463

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RML2544

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RT113

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218, note the side blind:

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97 line diagrams

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RTW457

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RM2208

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RT1784

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T1101

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From one of the stalls - is that Southall* King St or Stn?

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Thamesdown 415, with JPT heeding a peek!

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Crosville recovery vehicle TFF251

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Valliant AMX8A

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RF503
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Eventually, Jeevan and Tom arrived, and Josh left, eventually, not all at once though!

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A tale of two RFs!
RF491 and facelifted RF281

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UNO 319

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RM16 blinded for the N99!

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Eastern National 1924

I was soon seeking shelter under buses due to the large heat and the long time I was there!
During such a rest, I took a row of rears shot:
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...and a row of front sides

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T1 then brought Tom, Jeevan and I back to Epping

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RF401, Epping

We then all eventually went home, after a long, tiring and thirsty (in my case at least) day!

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