{"id":8153,"date":"2012-04-19T19:09:46","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T18:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=8153"},"modified":"2012-04-19T20:12:31","modified_gmt":"2012-04-19T19:12:31","slug":"posh-pullman-train-stuck-at-signals-in-brixton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/posh-pullman-train-stuck-at-signals-in-brixton\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightning strike takes out signals: posh Pullman train stuck at signals in Brixton"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Posh<\/p>\n

I love seeing these lovely old Pullman trains go by – especially when they’re being hauled by a huffin’ and puffin’ steam locomotive – but this diesel-hauled special has been stuck at signals in Brixton for some time now (it’s 19:05pm).<\/p>\n

The delay is apparently down to signalling being taken down by a lightning strike earlier.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"Posh<\/p>\n

Driver gets out to see wha’g’wan.<\/p>\n

The loco looks rather posh too, sporting an ‘ER’ crown and bearing the name ‘Royal\u00a0Sovereign’ (number 67006). The loco has previously seen service hauling\u00a0the Royal Train.<\/p>\n

\"Posh<\/p>\n

Passengers tries to see\u00a0wha’g’wan.<\/p>\n

\"Posh<\/p>\n

The splendid\u00a0chocolate\u00a0and brown colour scheme of the train, which has halted by the site of the old East Brixton station<\/a>. It’s been stuck here for over 15\u00a0minutes\u00a0already.<\/p>\n

\"Posh<\/p>\n

Train in the Brixton landscape. To the far right you can see the towers of Canary Wharf, with Coldharbour Lane in the foreground.<\/p>\n

Update<\/strong>: 40 minutes later – and the train is still stuck, with added rain thrown in:<\/p>\n

\"Lightning<\/p>\n

\"Lightning<\/p>\n

Update 20:10 19th April:<\/strong> the train is still halted at the signal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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