The Hadrian 27/7/2019 45690 Leander

Couldn't see a thread for this longish day trip.

Timings for outbound leg:
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U52299/2019/07/27/advanced
the return:
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U52303/2019/07/27/advanced

Hoping for a decent run down the ECML, apart from the almost an hour sitting at Ferryhill South Junction.

Any other NP members on this?

Dave B

 

Coach G a long day from Leicester

 

Looks like it's going to be another wet Saturday on the fells and along the Tyne Valley. It's getting to be a habit.

 

After the week we've had..............thank god. A good soaking diminishes the possibility of a steam ban.

 

You obviously don't go out photting!

 

Yeah but...

Nowt worth going out to phot if theres a ban

 

Engine change time deleted at Hellifield on Realtime ??? Does this mean diesel day ????

 

If being the operative word

 

Doubt it .

 

Paging James or Peter

 

The steam move to Hellifield is still showing. http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U52298/2019/07/27/advanced

 

Was there not a points issue earlier in the week at Hellifield? Be surprised if NR have fixed it yet

 

True but if that’s the case surely the move would’ve been cancelled

 

RTT still showing 10.22 to 11.00 in WTT column for Hellifield, Realtime does weird things to the times in the Realtime column. Points have been faulty for months, standard path now includes wait in Down Shipley Slow at Skipton to allow following service train to pass and hence enable loco change in platform at Hellifield.

 

Peter James (will that do?) here. This is news to me but I am only the guard! AFAIK it is Leander on its own from Hellifield to York.

Peter

 

Thank you Peter, thats sorted then

 

It was like a swamp there last Saturday morning (20th) for 60163 and 6201 and just before 70000 came through on the return on the 17th the heavens opened and stayed that way all through the night and into the next day. The vegetation is lush and green. You couldn't start a fire there with petrol, never mind a hot coal.


Photo 17/7 in rain you could hardly see through until just before Britannia arrived, when it went from torrential to just pissing down.

 

Whats hauling the hadrian from hellifield 45690 or 45699? Thank god for all that rain we had last night and yesterday lads hope its a good day out for all on board the tour steam hauled to york after a short stay in carlisle
Davo 56F

 

45690 with eleven and no diesel.

 

Nice one steve 2019 mainline steam up shap and S.A.C. going well this summer and on mainline in general for all T.O.C.
Davo 56F