Lune Rivers Trust 3/10

No Copy Pit return then, just an increasingly rare return down the Aire valley !

 

and use of little north western westbound. Not copy pit either way then?

 

And the return sits at Hellifield for 1.1/2+hrs. on the return ?

 

It sits in the Hellifield loop rather a long time in both directions - certainly longer than needed just to top up the tender

 

Yes, it's a long block section Settle Junction to Carnforth and on the return the 1646 Leeds to Morecambe is due to enter it at 1746.

 

Longest in UK isn't it?

 

So now the two tours should pass between Hellifield and Skipton?

 

Depends if the steam comes on at Hellifield for the Cleethorpes tour as there doesn't seem to be any decent water stops before Hellifield . They could always stick the loco on the rear of the Lune Rivers train to save a path if it does start steam hauled from Hellifield .

 

Having checked RTT there is no run over Copy Pit.

The Lune Rivers tour 1Z74 Carnforth - York goes via the Aire Valley & Leeds to York as does its return.

Indeed the tours should, if on time pass between Hellifield & Skipton.

 

45231 + support through Cononley this morning heading for Donny, then for Cleethorpes trip tomorrow.

 

Galatea plus 47580. Will the Deltic later on this morning have a box on the back?!

 

No need it carries two engines around with it anyway !!

 

Footage of 45699 at Starrick's Farm , Clapham and a very foggy Otterburn .

 

Very atmospheric. Amazed your recorder focussed so well. Worth what must have been a very difficult drive. Pity about the polluting non-steam unit on the back.

 

45699 at Clapham and Hellifield and 45231 at Helwith Bridge

 

That's a first isn't it? 2 diesels on the back. Why do they bother putting the steam engine on the front at all?

 

Footage from Bell Busk of 45699 just before 45231 came storming in the opposite direction........



Thanks...........

 

Saw the return journey on the now little used (by steam) route via Micklefield,nice to see the "Jub" in full flight..but 47 powering hard on the rear.....really? If it wasn't necessary to have a diesel on a more arduous route when the SSE's ran via Harrogate,with a similar (same load?) load and loco why should it be now....to help shunt is all I can come up with.

Anyway,my shot from Church Fenton (went for something new,hasn't really worked but win some-lose some) is up at:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mark-walker/21294998923/in/photostream/

Cheers,
Mark

 

'str8 out of the 'box' so to speak, was getting duller by the minute, 45699 23 mins late passing Uttley near Keighley this evening, and I was BEHIND the wall at this location

 

One from Fairburn this morning having been waiting earlier for an hour at South Elmsall for as it turns out no good reason!!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/alts1985/21729199679/in/dateposted-public/

Video to follow