46233 to York: 10/12/16

Thread for tomorrow's tour to York with the Duchess.

 

Outward times for the Duchess. Those of us on the southern end of the GN will need our night vision goggles.
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U50742/2016/12/10/advanced

 

Return times for 46233:
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U50746/2016/12/10/advanced

 

How you can spend around an hour doing the 49 miles between Carlton and Peterborough or the 25 miles between Stevenage and Finsbury Park with no scheduled stops in between is way beyond my powers of comprehension. To those on the trip, do enjoy the respective average 49mph and 25mph trundles!

 

Easy. Follow a Moorgate all stations stopper and that's just what it's doing.

 

It's this sort of situation where making the 75MPH limit a little less black and white could be useful, a short sprint towards 90MPH could potentially save an hour, im not suggesting pathing continously at such speeds, but short sections to help out pathing headaches.

 

Perhaps not, as the Duchess is already around an hour late leaving the Cross due to late ECS arrival.

John

 

RTT shows finally away from Kings Cross at 07.12.. 66L

 

Duchess slipped to a stand attempting Hertford loop flyover, currently awaiting assistance from the 47 which we left at KX

 

The rerouting was due to wires being down, though that route has now reopened. However, we're still waiting

 

We've just been informed that there's a problem with the diesel, which now hasn't to be detached, and we'll shortly be on our way up the main line as originally planned

 

Oh my gosh, whomever is writing the script at the moment for steam hauled tours is having a right laugh. Fingers crossed today's tours now continue without further incident.

 

On her way again 158 down! just as well the schedule is leisurely!

 

It would have helped had the diesel been kept on the rear - BUT then Steam haulage mustn't come with rear end diesels as the passengers will get upset !!

Now tell me which is the greater upset - a diesel on the rear or a delayed running train ?

 

Diesel on the back for me. It seems amazing the a Class 8 can slip to a standstill and not get going. How steep is that part of the route?

 

Given the information above, your post makes no sense.

 

Possibly the same loco, (my memory is not what it was, it was Sutherland or Hamilton) but it slipped to a stand trying to get out of Leeds (Copley Hill area) a number of years ago. I stood and watched for a long time.........set back, hand sand, slip again, set back, hand sand, and so it went on. Eventually it did find it's feet and get away much to the relief of the hand sanders who worked a miracle climbing aboard a moving train