55022 positioning train 4th March

One of the diesels I have some nostalgia for. I remember clearly the prototype Deltic passing through Rugby on trial. It seemed to me that a little bit of America had arrived on our shores, with it's styling. I just wish Royal Scots Grey was in it's original green livery, the blue to me is very wishy washy.................

 

I popped out to see RSG heading south and thought it looked superb in it's York railtour livery that those of us of a certain age remember very well. My photos can be seen on either my main fotopic site http://paulgildersleve.fotopic.net/ or on my Deltic fotopic site http://thedelticexploitsofmrhillingdon.fotopic.net/

Cheers,

Paul

 

A shot of 55022/D9000 at Hemel Hempstead is here:
http://aa.photosnaps.org.uk/p69273427.html

Was a superb sight!!

Thanks
Alisdair

 

Great sound on that video Ralph, Ive not heard that sound lineside for ages but I hope to be on Finsbury Park Station tomorrow to see 55022 go by,if I can get there after videoing DoG 71000 leaving Euston. Then its over to Fenchurch Street for the c2c Railtour.A busy day but enjoyable if it all comes off!!!

 

IMHO a Deltic is the only diesel worth getting out of bed for. I do think she looks rather tasty at the moment but I still prefer the two tone green with small yellow panel.

 

Anybody got rough times for its positioning return move to Preson on the 6th? I'm in the Stafford area.

 

http://www.spitfirerailtours.co.uk/Future tours2.htm#The Royal Scots Grey Return

LONDON EUSTON d. 13:06
NUNEATON a 14:59
CREWE a 16:17
MANCHESTER VICTORIA a 17:33
PRESTON a 18:23

About 15.50 at Stafford.

 

Thanks! I never thought about looking at their website!:blabla:

 

Does anyone know what the maximum speed she is cleared to run at is?

 

The 57 on the back is officially limited to 95mph

Rgds,
Alisdair

 

Couple of shots form this morning:
http://aa.photosnaps.org.uk/p69278330.html
http://aa.photosnaps.org.uk/p69278331.html

and a brief video of 55022:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l2H9SMNUCA

Cheers,
Alisdair

 

Two views at Euston, after arrival:

http://tim-fenton.fotopic.net/p69291058.html
http://tim-fenton.fotopic.net/p69291059.html

The ECS approaching Ealing Broadway, with 57 601 on the front:

http://tim-fenton.fotopic.net/p69291174.html

And 55 022 on the back:

http://tim-fenton.fotopic.net/p69291060.html

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Pics from the return run, taken at Crewe.

Just after arrival:

http://tim-fenton.fotopic.net/p69299247.html

Departing for Manchester and Preston:

http://tim-fenton.fotopic.net/p69299254.html

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RSG charged through Lancaster in superb style tonight:

http://andrewstransport.fotopic.net/p69305464.html

Cheers

AN

 

Sorry Ralph, didn't notice. I'm not as up to speed on diesel drivers as steam ones.

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I have to say, from a passenger on board, the Edinburgh trip on the saturday was incredible. Fantastic machine (I agree with spamcan, Deltics are the only diesels worth getting out of bed for). And on a note of max speed permitted, I don't know, but we clocked it doing 105mph just north of Berwick on the way north...