60800 Green Arrow; Help

[neilgow]

I saw and photographed 60800 at High Wycombe in and around the turn of the century. It was running a special and only went to HW. Returning to London tender first.

Can anyone be kind enough to be able to advise me of a likely date, I'm certain it was a Sunday. It might give me a clue as to where to look amongst my negatives and slides.

Many thanks.

NG.

[majormagna]

For some reason, it's common mentality to hear "The turn of the century" as meaning around 1900. Well... it took me a while to get it through my head at least.

After looking around the internet, I found that the only time Green Arrow went only as far as HW around that era was on Sunday 14th March 2009, on the Marylebone shuttles, but it says "Marylebone-High Wycombe and return". Was it hauling the train tender first?

EDIT: Source: http://www.uksteam.info/tours/trs99.htm

[neilgow]

Thank you for your reply.

I am certain you are right.

We went to see the train, no doubts at all and in doing so I always take a camera. Search as I might through my files, negs and slides I cannot find any images. I shall persevere.

As to which way it worked tender first, I have a feeling it departed boiler first.

Again many thanks.

NG.

[AndyG]

Sunday 14th March 2009, on the Marylebone shuttles,

That's 1999 .

For some reason I've only got a shot of the first return run (tender first) at Northolt Park.

I think it all went a bit pear-shaped as the second trip ran ECS to Princes Risborough 'for water' according to my diary and to run round -- not allowed for in the times on UKsteam.

I've a ghostly long exposure shot of the second return run passing Northolt Park about 1815.

I seem to remember these only ran to Wycombe as it was inside the 35 mile (?) limit for tender first running.

Andy

[majormagna]

Sunday 14th March 2009, on the Marylebone shuttles,

That's 1999 .

Durr, not used to tryping 20th Century dates anymore!