Christmas Tynesider. 18/12

Thank you 5944,
Four main line Loco's in York, what wonderful day.

 

Chester le Street 14:03, must have passed the TPE at Durham.

 

can it be confirm
ed if gresley def had support coach with it today

 

Was sure first behind loco today.

If you look at the photos, especially just after water at connington, first 2 are half brakes.

 

Presume you are the gentleman that shared the freezing conditions with me at Heaton this afternoon.

Gresley did return at 16.42 after turning and left again WITH support coach at 16.53. So it looks as though our original guess was correct and she had been forced to go down to King Edward Bridge Junction to use the triangle rather than the Heaton turntable.

Nice to speak to you.

 

SNG 60007 seen south of Darlington near east Cowton. http://richardsteampics.weebly.com/2010-12-18.html

Rich

 

60007 passed through Newcastle station around 16.20 and crossed the King Edward Bridge tender first - an exhaust trail a few minutes later, where there used to be many, at Gateshead, indicated a reversal and then home to Grosmont.

She must have gone like the clappers as we were on the 16.30 NCL / KC and we saw neither hide nor hair of her on the way south

No 19 left York a few minutes down, and a few minutes later 5043 backed the stock up from Holgate, and made a typical spirited departure. We then headed back to Manchester on a heatless 185 - loverly!!!

The gay freeloading hypocrite on a day out again

ps We tried logging in to Nat Pres to upload info during the day, but were forced to give up everytime as it appears that logging in by mobile takes around fifteen minutes a page - let alone adding a message - we did try - Blackberry and Nokia N97 Mini.

 

One from my lady and one from me at Aycliffe

http://henrysgallery.fotopic.net/

http://elliottsteam.fotopic.net/

 

Return tour terminated at Stevenage. Fireman taken ill on footplate and ambulance in attendance.

 

Let us hope the fireman is ok.

 

hi. yeah thats me. i could not stand the rapidly decreasing temperatures and knew the light was well and truely gone. lets hope for a better2011 of steaming. sad way to end final neast tour of the year.

 

Still of 60007 at Stevenage at dawn (07:40):
http://aa.photosnaps.org.uk/p68456610.html

Video of 60019 at Biggleswade at 21:00 in the snow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqN7ZMjVO4w

Cheers,
Alisdair

 

Any word on the fireman please?