The Fellsman 2018

Today return leg at Birkett Common

 

Still better in colour - despite the early morning rain; today's passage at Lostock Hall : -

 

Taken from a foot crossing,Leander and friend climb Wilpshire Bank with the returning Fellsman on 24/7/2018
David

 

Looking at RTT the arrival of the Fellsman heralded a busy half hour at Preston for (assisted) steam,

20.17 - 1Z72 (Fellsman) arrives pl4 behind 45690
20.25 - 1Z72 departs for Lancaster
20.28 - 5Z37 from St Philips Marsh HSTD stops in loop with 44871
20.39 - 5Z37 departs for 10A
20.45 - 1Z53 (The Welsh Mountaineer) arrives pl3 behind 48151
20.48 - 5Z54 (ECS from 1Z53) departs for 10A

And I was at home watching TV

 

44871 overtook 45690 at Lancaster

 

My video from yesterday

 

Video to follow

 

Galatea + 47245 today, 7th. AN

 

'The Fellsman' on the 7th August 2018 hauled by LMS 5XP No.45699 'Galatea' at Newsholme and Langcliffe. It seemed as though 45699 was doing its fair share of work at Newsholme this morning.

Images Available Here

 

Galatea was doing her fair share of the work on the return at Scotby too. Not a lot of noise coming from the 47.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/iancawthorne/30038485898/

 

Todays return leg from Angrholm in the distance to Aisgill

 

Has anybody got an idea of what loco it will be on tomorrows Fellsman as im gonna be onboard. It wont be Leander as she's in York as is BIL so it's either the 8F or Galatea, hoping it's the 8F as this will be one of two final chances I have of ticking off the 8F for haulage.

 

Galatea today. AN

 

The day had dawned, dull, damp and drizzly, I made way to Chapel lane at Hoghton and at 8.57 the day suddenly brightened as Galatea rounded the curve, working hard, eleven coaches and . . . NO diesel.

 

and here Galatea gets away from Lancaster and plods up Ripley Bank :-



not stop start like last one.

 

45699 near Birkett on the last Fellsman of 2018 .Problem with the Injectors on 45699 so the train is at Hellifield awaiting diesel assistance I believe .Edit . 45699 did carry on without assistance.

 

I did wonder why it lost 19 minutes between Kirkby Stephen and Ribblehead, although seemed to be going OK coming off the viaduct and through Horton.

 

Latest update from onboard is that 45699 will carry on up Wilpshire without diesel assistance

 

Todays return leg approaching Birkett Common

 

A bit 'steam amongst the trees' but it was the only bit of sunlight that I saw today.... 45699 @ Cotehill 21.08.18.