The Elizabethan 11 June - Tornado Kings X to Edinburgh, Alycidon back, all in a day!

Another nice shot Simon Shep will like the rods lol
Henry

 

Arrived Edinburgh 15.47. Just under 3 hours til some proper heritage traction takes us home!

 

Aye, you need some oil mist to wash off that soot.

 

Full dull in my home town. 60163 passes Cramlington
Henry

elliottsteamscene

 

Still a very nice photo. Even it's not a Heritage machine!

 

Cheers no it aint that old lol

 

Dull weather in Scotland too, but at shot of her approaching Drem here:

 

Shame about the wires, DONCASTER this morning

 

D9009 reported through Sandy a mere 27 early. What a machine!

 

And for the Deltic fans (this was my first time I'd actually see a deltic in person): D9009 at York this late evening in the dying sunlight.

 

Magnificent. In the world of diesels it doesn't get any better then a Deltic in two tone green with small yellow panels.

 

By the looks of things not looped and stopped at Claypole - 34 up through Welwyn Garden City

 

Still gaining time then.
Video of both directions in Cambridgeshire http://youtu.be/5IDDFE4rkxU

John

 

45 Minutes early at Kings Cross, Wow!! Superb machines, 32 years after retirement 3 still doing big railway jobs today, stunning!! Thanks to all that keep the Deltic legend alive......

 

It's quite an amazing fact,that although the following 91 behind D9009 has more stops,it is still only 6 minutes or so quicker between Darlington and KX tonight,quite incredible pieces of kit. It only lost about 40 minutes all told,something a Class 67 would struggle to keep up with.

 

Absolutely blistering performance from D9009 this evening. 2 hrs 20 mins York to the Cross, including a 20 mph TSR at Conington. High90s or three figures most of the way too. A shade over 31 mins Darlington to York as well.

 

I watched Tornado leave York yesterday from the viewing balcony at the NRM along with quite a number of NRM staff. I've seen this said elsewhere.....it seems to have a rather sharp acceleration rate?.....looked superb with the blood and custard coaches......

 

Some stunning photographs on here - thank you all for sharing.

As for D9009 - yes, the 2-tone green suits Deltics, and the run appears to have been very good indeed - although it has been reported that the run was, as I understand customary for 'heritage' diesels, timed for 95mph. That takes nothing away from the efforts of her support crew & footplate crew, of course. Similarly for those involved with 60163 - a superb way to return to front line action after her failure a few weeks ago. Well done all.

Mark

 

Yes a "grand day out"......Deltics always look right in two tone green...