35028 to Crewe

Clan Line will be going to Crewe Heritage Centre for its 2 month 'annual outage' light engine on Saturday morning
21st August, leaving Stewarts Lane about 0845 - No timings yet, and believed to be going via Nuneaton on the WCML.

 

Are the injector problems sorted?

 

Sorry! I dont have any other information, and dont wish to speculate. I am waiting for an MNLPS press statement.

 

There is nothing on the MNLPS site or uksteam.

 

Anything more on this ?, Clan Line's something of a rare beast up north these days.

 

Nothing further myself but hope you guys further North get chance to see Her.

Regards

Mike M. (70c)

 

Yes, we are trusting you Northerners with her.

So go easy.

Absolutely NO photos to be shown to her of 35029 in her current state.

Don't even mention it, or the fact that she will be almost as far North as the place where that dreadful act occurred.

 

5Z28 08:41 Stewarts Lane-Crewe Heritage Centre, calling at Nuneaton 13:47-14:20
Engine+support coach plus a Class 67 diesel. Not sure if the 67 is in front or behind Clan Line.

Sorry no other info as yet.

David

 

No No. Don't do this to me!

She'll come back with a hooter instead of a whistle, and jammed open drain cocks if we are not careful.

 

And they'll try and cram a fourth cylinder in

 

Don't worry, she can keep the funny wheels as they're from Sheffield.

I think Taw Valley looked almost like a proper loco when she was red, so Clan Line should look Ok in maroon.

 

From the EMRPS Yahoo group


One for tomorrow, should be Clan Line with possibly a 67 for company:
(Ta PG)
21/8/10
5Z28
Stewarts Lane T&RSMD dep 0841
Stewarts Lane Jn 0846
Battersea Loop 0849 0947
Stewarts Lane Jn 0950
Longhedge Jn 0952
Latchmere 0954
Kensington Olympia 1004
North Pole Jn 1008
Mitre Bridge Jn 1009
Willesden West London Jn 1012
Willesden No 7 1015
Wembley Yd Sth Jn 1019
Sudbury Jn 1021
Wembley Signal 829/931 1022 1035
Wembley Central 1037
Harrow & Wealdstone 1042
Watford Jn 1050
Bourne End Jn 1101
Tring 1111
Ledburn Jn 1120
Bletchley 1131
Milton Keynes Central 1135
Hanslope Jn 1143
Northampton 1200
Long Buckby 1215
Hilmorton Jn 1228
Rugby 1231 1259
Rugby TV Jn 1301
Nuneaton 1347 1420
Amington Jn 1437
Lichfield Nth Jn 1447
Rugeley Nth Jn 1456
Colwich 1501
Stafford TV Jn 1514
Stafford 1516 1526
Norton Bridge 1535
Madeley 1548
Crewe Basford Hall Jn 1600
Crewe 1605 1626
Crewe Heritage Centre arr 1631

 

She's not going as far as Liverpool, so I think the wheels are safe.

Now she's escaped from the land of Hoppy Beer and Jellied Eels, I wonder if she will stay and do some real work?

 

FTR passed, so injectors must be working. Just received the latest timings:-

Watford Junction 1050
Tring 1110
Bletchley 1131
Rugby 1259
Nuneaton (Water) 1420 Dep.
Stafford 1526
Crewe 1626 Arr.

Box will be on the back. Clan Lines nameplates have been taken off + electric lamps - must be a lot of tea leaves up North!

 

Oh god the Crewe lot will stick some stupid name like 'City of Clan' on her and she'll become 46028.

But being sensible it's great to hear that she's passed her FTR after a couple of false starts.

 

I've been told why she's going to Crewe!

It's the Crewe Heritage Real Ale Weekend coming up.

That's why she's on the move. Going up for a few beers with some mates. That, presumably, is why she passed the FTR, (ie injectors working again?). Won't be able to drink the beer without them.

Not sure if the other locos going to the event are the Princess and the Duchess, making it a hen weekend. Be a bit worried if the Duke turns up and has one too many. End up with 71028 turning up somewhere in few months time!

 

If the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe pops over for the weekend, the result could be a little "Clan Castle" :kiss: