LE Movements, ECS and Test Runs 2018

braunton/lord dowding due out of crewe again at 1255

 

D9009 + D213 + D200 at Castleton this lunchtime, homeward bound.

 

So unfair to blame a steam locomotive for the cancellation of an early morning Bristol to Penzance empty stock movement. <BJ>

''This service was cancelled between Stoke Gifford and Penzance due to a problem with a steam locomotive (ME)''.
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K97203/2018/04/17/advanced

 

The LSL test run to Chester escaped me but making a move for GB XI 60103 heads for London and Thursday's start. In the dull today but before the rain started again.

 

What time was that, I got wet through waiting at Thornhill Junction, waiting, and waiting,........................and waiting. No show at the booked time.

 

RTT shows it was 11 minutes early at Thornhill L.N. W Junction, Victor.

Dave B

 

Photo taken as they left, Victor, at 12-45, 12 minutes early. As Dave says they were 11 up at Thornhill.

 

Bugga I got very wet and there they were..............gone early.

I'm off down to Leeds station on Friday to see BIL, it's undercover there so I should be OK

 

Hope you had a drink of whisky when you got home to help with the drying off.

Dave B

 

No consolation I know, but you weren't the only one to miss them. After they left Castleton a car pulled up and two chaps got out with cameras. They, understandably, looked peed off when I told them they'd missed 'em by less than a minute!

 

Scotsman heading fot Leighton Buzzard

 

60103 passed Kings Langley and was not put in the Goods Loop, so it should have been early at Watford Junction.

 

60103 at Atherstone
https://www.flickr.com/photos/31339850@N06/39711719790/in/dateposted-public/

graham

 

A shot of 60103 and 34046 at Crewe before leaving for their respective destinations, and 60103 on the Queensville Curve

 

SR MN Class 4-6-2 No. 35018 'British India Line' seen crossing the River Lune during its positioning move to York in preparation for tomorrow's 'Great Britain XI'
trip to York. Mick Rawling driving and Frank Chippendale on the shovel

 

Cantering through Cononley looking and sounding superb. Three cyclists wheeled by just afterwards-overheard one saying to the others "That's Royal Scot heading for the Keighley and Worth Valley........"

 

Surprised they didn't say it was Flying Scotsman

 

Further up Cononley Brow a tractor driver (without stopping) asked “What was that then?”, I shouted the name in reply and got a thumbs up but I don't think it meant anything to him!!

 

60103 meant to be heading to ELR light from York this evening. The path was there this morning, but now disappeared. Is she still running?
Any ideas?