Flying Scotsman

The info I have is that the 47 will be on the front but it could be wrong Ralph .

 

Calm down dear, others had already offered the same alternative speculation as yourself
As always time'll tell.

 

look back to 46100, that had to be towed under steam back to crewe because the paperwork had not been completed, so it could be the case here, whilst 60103 its self may be ready to undergo a light test, if the VAB have not been able to issue the permision to test paperwork in time, that would explain it, so a towed run to Carnforth, then once the paperwork is in hand, a light and loaded test

 

I just wonder why Castleton to Carnforth moves aren't now done via Copy Pit. It would seem to be out of everyone's way.

 

That's just what I thought. As you say, it's out of the way......I'm a poet and didn't know it!

 

Probably NR have realised that FS hasn't been gauged for the Todmorden chord!

 

That's about right John.

 

To go via Hellifield from copy pit requires a reversal at Blackburn.

 

Could go via Preston. Just keeps it away from the Manchester area.

 

True, assumed the thinking was for avoiding wcml too though.

 

WCML north of Preston isn't such a problem.

 

That ban will come after the whole Wcrc debacle comes to an end.

 

E+C+D on UKSteam

 

Perhaps so but been told 47746 will be on the front on the return to Carnforth !

 

It was planned to complete the repaint on road 2 at Baron St on the ELR according to my source.

The Broadfield section on the Heywood line is closed to traffic until at least the 14th Feb according to the ELR website.

 

I would have thought that Painting would have been done at the NRM, Inside where there is temperature control and nothing that can land, or drip onto the gloss paint whilst its drying, Painting an loco, out in the open, in February when it is cold and damp is not a good idea even inside if done inside, in the works, the changes of temperature must affect the paint.not to mention condensation.

 

Sorry should have posted inside the works on road 2.

 

Even inside the shed, there will still be issues with temperature and condensation, february is not the month generally when you want to be painting either loco's or coaches,whilst you can heat up your working area, overnight temperatures will plummet, and then you get blooming, so you have to rub back and start again, If i were painting 60103, i would be saying to the NRM, if you want the best possible finish, can we do it somewhere in the museum , either in the workshop, or in the great hall.

 

Having painted coaches whilst it's snowing outside, you do notice the difference between a shed and a nice warm paintshop. From memory, I don't think we've had any problems with paint bubbling since the paintshop, although I only experienced one or two coaches pre-paintshop, one of them definitely suffered from paint bubbling.