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| Des took this picture of a different Royale on X1 duty yesterday, but it was only doing a Gorleston to Norwich short. |
Peterborough beer festival is this week and tonight I paid a rather soggy visit - though the festival itself is all safely undercover of course. Earlier in the day, Peter paid a visit. He went over from Wisbech on Y7 with 37157 coming back mid afternoon with K19 and 37575. He says "I see there are roadworks in Thorney now, just on the Wisbech side of the village - well I say roadworks, there's a set of traffic lights and 100m of road coned off, but no actual roadworks ! Had that blonde lady driver this afternoon, blimey she's definitely the best X1 driver I've travelled with. Shouldn't think she is late very often".
This morning at 08.30 37564 was glimpsed by Bruce on the A47 bypass being towed back eastbound - possibly to Volvo at Norwich. The bus had come to a stand near Thorney on K16 yesterday with the brakes seized on and I am told by a local driver that a wheel bearing shattered. It spent overnight in a layby before being rescued today.
The 10.38 Lowestoft - Norwich X2 had 37156 today says Michael B, while 20107 was in charge of K2. As Bruce said yesterday "Ah Beeeeasto" (!). 20514 was K3 as usual today which once again meant that two consecutive services were coaches. Timekeeping was pretty good today but with a blip at lunchtime when 37563 on L11 and 37576 on K15 were viewed at Terrington running 21 and 26 late respectively.
I went on a Towlers coach to the beerfest tonight and on the way back we departed just ahead of the final eastbound X1 (Y13). There was much amusement and for some reason loud cheers from the intoxicated participants of our coach when 37570 overtook us shortly after leaving the city.
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