THE CITADEL EXPRESS

Seeing nobody else as started a thread on this tour I thought I would , I am on this one today surely I am not the only one of this forum.A Duchess over shap isn't a everyday event but there seems to be no interest ,as for all the people that wanted it painted green and said it would create more interest were are you.

 

Chasing another GREEN engine over Shap AND Beattock - perhaps ?

 

Is 46233 running on time today?

 

Currently around 10 down

 

Thanks for the update.

 

On Penrith St giving 30 mins delay due broken train in the area

 

One taken this morning at Coppull Moor as she headed to preston a credit to its owners

Gallery - David Tomlinson Photography

Dave

 

Footage of the Duchess at Bay Horse, Scout Green and Shap Wells.

[video=youtube;FF5StVstnSA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF5StVstnSA[/video]

Hope you enjoy.

 

3 pictures each of the Castle & The Duchess taken at Bilsborrow this morning


from here - 3 pictures each of the Castle & The Duchess taken at Bilsborrow this morning


from here - Mainline Steam & Notable Workings - 2012 - DSC 12578 - Steaming Around the North

enjoy

John

 

photo of the Duchess passing Brock this mornin Last additions - 46233 Brock on the Citadel express - Northwest Railway Photography

 

I was at southwaite for the southbound run, and 46233 and the castle missed passing each other by 2 minutes.

 

A photo approaching Shap Village southbound.

Duchess of Sutherland approaching Shap | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

The Duchess on the northbound climb to Shap:

46233 on The Citadel Express - 26/05/2012 - YouTube

Chris

 

I really thought that the green on the Duchess showed up much more vividly in the mountains today. The sun must have done it's trick.

 

Just to update the situation yesterday it was lucky there was another charter in Carlisle and one of the 47s was sent to remove the log train of the main line.we were ready for a on time departure but then had to wait for the backlog of service trains to be cleared this meant we left 62 minutes late .
We were then looped near Shap summit while more trains past us and then due to a problem with the points on the exit of the loop we had to reverse out onto the main line all costing us more time .We were then looped at Oxenholm for water and from there we had a non stop run to just outside Crewe while we waited to get in the station 1 hour 35 late .

Even on a Saturday afternoon the west coast mainline is a very busy place and I think west coast and network rail did a excellent job .