RTC - The Whitby Flyer - 18/3/17

Almost totally bowled over by the Virgin train there Simon! Luck was with you!

 

Nice to meet you Don. haha
Andy

 

Of course Al, but I certainly didn't infer any problems, I was answering previous comments about the loco handling at a particular place, perhaps one of the speed restrictions that you mentioned.

Cheers,

Alan

 

Back in York.

 

Thanks to all contributors to the thread - some super photos and videos

 

Well that's my idea of one kind of good day out with steam. Leave the house at 7 for an hour's journey to York and get back soon after 9. Three hours plus at a destination with lots of places to eat and things to do and weather in merciful mood. I must say Whitby was extremely busy.

Train full, except possibly the standard brake. Excellent company.

Not a day for loco performance. There were some slacks and restrictions on the hill up to Nunthorpe as can be seen from the vid at Gipsy Lane. Going up past Great Ayton on the way out and coming back from Grosmont up to Glaisdale and Battersby, 76084 had a good test and I'm confident she can handle the hills between Sheringham and Cromer.

If anyone reads this stuff, the one comment I'd offer is that scheduling 20 mins from Whitby to Grosmont coming back with a need to collect token and then a dead stop to observe at Ruswarp was asking the impossible. The NYMR schedule says 25-30. But that's a detail, thanks to all including the photters.

 

A shot taken in the gloom at 5.30 last night sees the standard 4 climbing to Battersby near Danby

 

Can give you bit of water as well Al lol

 

If I were you Simon, perhaps a word in Richard Bransons ear and you might win a free flight to some exotic location lol

 

Cracker Henry that in my opinion was better than the first one you posted

 

Thank you Steve appreciate that, cheers

 

Glad you enjoyed the day. Even the standard brake was full, it being filled on the basis of four available compartment being the norm. As it happened this was a five compartment brake but better to under sell than over sell.

Your comments on the return schedule are very true but overlook the fact that, as is so often the case on all these trips,there has to be a large element of compromise in the planning. We could not leave Whitby before 16.30 when the preceeding train had cleared Glaisdale. Then we had to be at Nunthorpe to cross another service there and be in York before the ECML was closed for engineering works. If we had had the railway to ourselves we could have had an easier schedule but in the event it seemed to work pretty well.

Lets hope we can do it again sometime.

Peter James

 

Thanks Peter-- yes I should have looked at the preceding departure!

I was aware of the blockade at Thirsk. Looking at RTT it was all a bit tight so well done all round!

Another Peter

 

And here was us saying we didn't see anyone join the train at Northallerton! I'd have said hello if I known you were there, Al. Had a word with at least one NP member who was on the train, although I have known him for years before NP (yes, there was life before NP!)

Rather surprised at the comparative lack of 'watchers' too - some disappointment at All Saints Church tonight that it hadn't been known about by more people in advance or there would have been at least one more - best placed member of the congregation was the chap who lives in the apartments next to the station who could watch everything from his window!

Steven

 

Another great day out which had so many things that needed to go right and they did do with two wonderful Loco's.
An interesting shot can be seen if you click the link, go to Battersby on the menu, then see Thumbnail 7 - a B1 at Battersby ! = http://web.onyxnet.co.uk/Auffret-onyxnet.co.uk/railways/gall_frame.htm