Scarborough Spa Express

so thats what must have scooted thro keighley the other day, just heard the hoot and saw the smoke

 

TPWS fault on 44932, apparently.

 

44932 looked very well in the evening sun last night, shame she's struggling.


IMAG0045 by sunny_jimbob, on Flickr

 

Nice light and reflection. Is that Japanese Knotweed on the riverbank? Pretty, but a nasty, invasive pest, and almost impossible to get rid of once established, much like ragwort in that respect

 

Is there any chance of 44932 working the loop this evening??

 

No idea at this stage, but I will post if I find out anything.

 

44932 doesn't seem to have much luck does it ?.

 

I'm told that 48151 is on the return run this evening.

 

According to another forum, 48151 worked from Scarborough to York, but was then replaced by 37676 due to the 8F having started a couple of lineside fires.

 

That ties in with a report from Ian Dixon. <BJ>

''SSE with 37676 through Castleford at 19:47''

 

I can confirm that. Just returned from a very long wait at Little Fenton. The class 37 was about one hour late there. Not a good day for steam!

 

sse9th - YouTube
this morning's train

 

Is Olton Hall prohibited from the route either gauge wise or contractually?

 

It's out of gauge. When these trains were first routed over the Wakefield circle in 2010, the initial plan was to use Olton Hall for most, if not all, but the plan had to change when it was found to be out of gauge. I don't recall where the problem occurs though.

 

It should be 44932 for the SSE today. It was in steam and piled high with coal when I passed on a Transpennine @ 18.00 hrs yesterday after a dash up and down the ECML to Durham.

 

Was on holiday in Filey last week so caught the Scarborough Spa a couple of times, some photos and a short video...

Meads Lane Seamer Tuesday...

Black 5 no.44932 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Black 5 no.44932 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Scarborough Wednesday...

Black 5 no.44932 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Black 5 no.44932 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Black 5 no.44932 with 'THE SCARBOROUGH SPA EXPRESS' Week 4 07/08/12 & 08/08/12 - YouTube

 

Managed to catch 44932 at Fairburn Ings this morning, sun went in as usual.

"The Scarborough Spa Express"

 

very nice, like ernie wise, u cant see the join

 

There's something unusual about that photo..........I like it, I like it........just can't put my finger on why it's so unusual......

 

Superb picture and location Stuart.