York Yuletide Express 17/11/2018

Just been looking at the times for 60009 on the return. There is 15 min stop at Melton Mowbray, only 3 mins at Kettering ,the normal stopping place for water ,then the normal 3 mins at setting down stations to Brent Curve with 15 mins there.(water ?)That would be 100 miles or so and 3hours of steaming without a water stop.. Is there something we don't know.?.

 

She can run an extra 50 miles on the hot air being generated about her future in the 60009 thread

 

I did look at those yesterday. But it looks like Kettering and Barrow Hill on the way up and Barrow Hill and Melton on the way back. As you say (according to Railmiles) 108 miles from Melton to Southall. Probably not much other reason to stop at Brent Curve at that time of night. Last year it looks although the same trip went out via Melton it came back down the mainline from Loughborough and took water at Kettering. Of course the comment from 60017 is very valid!

 

LOL Like that

 

A rare run on the Up Fast these days on the MML between Bedford Sth Jn and Silkstream Junction also looks interesting! Flitwick/Harlington would be ideal for southbound video on the 1-in-200 grade.

 

Time increased at Kettering ,now 20.58 TO 21.10 ,Brent curve now non stop.

 

Nice to see the Duchess this morning, even if it was rather gloomy.... Still, a shot is a shot!


Morning Duchess by Tim Easter, on Flickr

Cheers,
Tim

 

Off Sharnbrook Jn 0913 on time, Load 11 and no diesel.

 

6233 at East Hyde this morning. Just a shame we didn't get the same light as blessed 60009's run a few weeks ago.
6233 'Duchess Of Sutherland' East Hyde by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

 

Through Cossingtin 1105, Mick Valla on the regulator.

 

I'm on the 6th December trip up the ECML. I need to find a small photo frame and a picture of my mother to carry with me: the date is both the tenth anniversary of her death and would have been her 88th birthday.

 

Departing Bedford:

 

The Duchess joins the shooting party at Wing in Rutland



With some bonus footage of the Swedish Railcar at the NVR.

 

The return is going to be late as the set was being shunted in by 6233 at departure time and no. 9 is yet to be seen.

 

Highlight of the morning !

 

An unexpected pleasure to see nothing on rear this morning and enhanced by an impeccably turned out Duchess ! Enjoy

 

6233 with just a haze from the chimney passes Barrow on Soar.

 

...nicely captured

 

A4 twilight.

Snapped from the old phone.