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2020 Cumbrian Mountain Expresses

Rasprava u 'What's Going On' pokrenuta od mike1522, 31. Prosinac 2019..

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  1. Mick45305

    Mick45305 Member

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    What a day that was with 46100! I distinctly remember cinders the size of peppercorns pinging my head as we roared through Penrith, already thinking by that point that something rather special was developing. The speed recorded through there would have been impressive had we run undisturbed from Carlisle, but from a stop at Plumpton was simply astonishing.

    And just when we thought that the real fun was over for the day, the passage through Lancaster will always stand as one of my all time favourite mainline steam moments. 65mph with a roar so loud that even Leander, Galatea and Scots Guardsman haven’t managed to out-roar, all complete with a lovely sunset.
     
    Mick45305, 8. Listopad 2020.
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    dublo6231, acorb, 3ABescot i 1 drugoj osobi se sviđa ovo.
  2. iancawthorne

    iancawthorne Well-Known Member

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    Probably my favourite memory of 46100 to date was when it got away from Plumpton Loop on that day...

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    Royal Scot at Plumpton
     
    iancawthorne, 8. Listopad 2020.
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    dublo6231, Davo, 46203 i 12 ostalih se sviđa ovo.
  3. Big Al

    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

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    Plumpton onwards.- remarkable. From the START at Plumpton we were through Penrith at 62 and touched 69 before blasting on up towards Shap.

    Scots are remarkable locomotives in the right hands and fortunately Carnforth folk know how to get the best out of them so with 12 on tomorrow we hope for the best with Scots Guardsman.
     
    Big Al, 9. Listopad 2020.
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    Davo, iancawthorne, and60007 i 2 ostalih se sviđa ovo.
  4. acorb

    acorb Part of the furniture

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    Yes I was on that too, the noise was remarkable and the cinders sounded like hailstones on the carriage roof - the acceleration was astonishing. I have rarely heard a steam locomotive worked like that and it put Royal Scots in a different light for me!
     
    acorb, 9. Listopad 2020.
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  5. acorb

    acorb Part of the furniture

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    46115's run to Inverness with (I think) 11 on must be up there with the best - another run I had the privilege to be on.
     
    acorb, 9. Listopad 2020.
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  6. Big Al

    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

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    As an aside, we were booked eight minutes from Plumpton to Penrith....and took 8.01 - i.e. kept time. You do at times wonder how these schedules are worked out!
     
    Big Al, 9. Listopad 2020.
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    acorb se sviđa ovo.
  7. 30567

    30567 Part of the furniture Friend

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    Even time from Plumpton over Shap to Burton and Holme that day IIRC. Good luck for tomorrow, autumn is not far off its peak for colours.
     
    30567, 9. Listopad 2020.
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  8. John Merry

    John Merry New Member

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    Seen a post on Facebook stating Alberta is in steam at 10A and is now hauling tomorrow's train?
     
    John Merry, 9. Listopad 2020.
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  9. Sam 60103

    Sam 60103 Member

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    I was on that train as well and I can tell you that it had 1o (9 SRPS carriages + support coach) on it not 11. One of my best experiences of mainline steam along with the run with N0 9 (which also had 10 on it) on the same route 3 years earlier. In my humble opinion the highland mainline is under rated in terms of scenery and is up there with the S&C in terms of the great lines to travel on by steam train although the West Highland line is probably the best steam rail journey in the world not just Britain.
     
    Sam 60103, 10. Listopad 2020.
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    acorb se sviđa ovo.
  10. Big Al

    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

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    A 5XP plus 12 will be interesting though. Not the ideal match of load, loco and terrain but no doubt loco and crew will do what they can. I should hear it from anywhere in the train!
     
    Big Al, 10. Listopad 2020.
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    26D_M, Paul42, andalfi1 i 1 drugoj osobi se sviđa ovo.
  11. andalfi1

    andalfi1 Well-Known Member

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    Sounds like fun, I'm sure it will be well handled, looking forward to it !
     
    andalfi1, 10. Listopad 2020.
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  12. forty

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    Blackburn Clitheroe line currently closed due to flooding.

    May well compromise both of today's tours..........
     
    forty, 10. Listopad 2020.
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  13. LMarsh1987

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    Might of receded by then but not ideal. Shap both ways then.
     
    LMarsh1987, 10. Listopad 2020.
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  14. forty

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    I guess depends how bad it is & if inspections etc are required.

    Could well be steam Carnforth-Carlisle-Carnforth all on WCML as you say.......
     
    forty, 10. Listopad 2020.
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  15. green five

    green five Resident of Nat Pres

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    Oldham Video Productions captured the pass through Lancaster:


    Sent from my I3312 using Tapatalk
     
    green five, 10. Listopad 2020.
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    PaulT, 46223 i Mick45305 se sviđa ovo.
  16. Big Al

    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

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    Galatea/Alberta just confirmed on the train as the loco for today.
     
    Big Al, 10. Listopad 2020.
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    sunstream se sviđa ovo.
  17. Big Al

    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

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    If closed the smart move would be to muster a DL from 10A to pull the train back from Hellifield to Carnforth.
     
    Big Al, 10. Listopad 2020.
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    Paul42, Will RL i andalfi1 se sviđa ovo.
  18. 30567

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    Well the 1023 Clitheroe to Rochdale has reached Blackburn without losing any time since departing 15L so good chance it won't be closed. Northern website says disruption until 1100. We will soon see if the LS turns right at Farington as scheduled......which it did.
     
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    30567, 10. Listopad 2020.
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  19. LMarsh1987

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    I take it that there's no 47 lurking near the rear of the train ? 12 coaches ?
     
    LMarsh1987, 10. Listopad 2020.
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  20. John Merry

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    LS tour heading towards Blackburn.
     
    John Merry, 10. Listopad 2020.
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