York Yuletide Express 16/12/17

Return with 60009 is via Leicester/Mkt Harboro'. Not a bad time Leicester to Kettering ,34 mins, and that includes crossing from main to slow at Kettering North Jnc.Round about 31 mins for non stoppers was about the booked time in steam days. Restriction thro' Mkt Harboro', for the curve ,has been considerably eased since then ,so a run at the climb to Desboro 'is now possible.

 

Any body got there E ticket yet ?

 

I have now got my E ticket

 

46100 passing Cossington this morning

 

Mine and my dad's videos of 60009 on the return making a great sound in the Pontefract area is now up at:


Please excuse the "My Title" at the end,it was meant to say Thanks for watching!!

Cheers,
Mark

 

Took a punt at a spin between York and Kettering on the basis of the rare track through Market Harborough.

A fine run, low water pressure suggested to be the cause of the delay at Barrow Hill. Left about 22 down, and a crew change at Chesterfield. Advertised pathing stop at Syston S was waived and we picked up speed towards Leicester. A pretty decent run up the climbs, passing through Market Harborough at a fair lick.

Arrived at Kettering, where I had a tight connection (which at one point looked impossible to meet) for a sensible return to York, only 9 down; the service train was running three late, so even enough time for a quick record shot.

Would I do it again? Probably, but I would have preferred to have made prior arrangements to board from a pickup station. This was a wee bit too spur of the moment for my liking! But 60009 has now got me out of the proverbial for a second time, and it will indeed be a sad day when it finally bows out.

 

Climbing to Sharnbrook summit.

 

The 3 visiting Loco's to York 16.12.2017. Top to bottom 5043 at Church Fenton, 46100 in York and 60009 in fading light at Colton Jcn.

 

9 shots of 46100 and 60009 featured below in my latest video, on yesterday's York Yuletide Express.

 

Storming through Alfreton station with chime whistle blowing trying to make up some of the lost twenty-six minutes after the water stop at Barrow Hill

https://www.flickr.com/photos/10257146@N05/24246094027/in/dateposted/

 

Racked up 455 miles chasing this one

 

Coming a bit late to the party, but this is my effort from early on Saturday morning of 46100, taken just north of Harpenden a few minutes after sunrise.


Sunrise Scot by Tim Easter, on Flickr

Cheers!
Tim

 

The Scot......
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The Streak.....
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