70013 Oliver Cromwell on a Waterloo to Exeter Cathedrals Express. The action starts at Byfleet & New Haw station before moving on to a road bridge near Hook. Next comes Monxton, with the train accelerating away from a speed restriction caused by repair work to a bridge. The water stop at Salisbury and a pathing stop at Gillingham allowed us to reach the next location, a footpath crossing near Buckhorn Weston with time to spare. Unfamiliarity with the area combined with poor map reading and an early running train meant we were in a less than ideal spot at the next location, overlooking Honiton Bank. Because of the early running the train stood for longer at Honiton, but unfortunately the only suitable vantage point, a bridge beyond the station, was full to capacity so we move on to Exeter and the empty stock move to Riverside Yard. 70013 and support coach ran ahead to Yeovil Junction for turning, leaving 47245 to bring the train and the 47 is seen crossing a down Plymouth service at Honiton. With 70013 re-attached at Yeovil the train passes through Tisbury. With no more water stops before London it was only possible to see the train once more and that was at Winchfield. Lack of light meant that the A camera shot from the down platform was too dark so the B camera shot from the up platform has been used instead.
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