LE Movements, ECS and Test Runs 2019

Passing Washwood Heath in the predicted flat light.

 

Is it safe to say now 45596 will definitely going up to K.V.W.R. on 5th Feb after Tyseley lads and Bahamas have had us all on tenter hooks?

 

Great shot John

 

Thanks John, it was totally flat light and very cold but PS came to th rescue again. It’s nice to see it back. I’ll be up to the S&C for it next

 

I think it went OK, the problem last week was with the TPWS.

 

I don't think we were 'all' on tenterhooks, most of us just waited patiently with confidence that they would get the job sorted.

 

Video from today.
Details on YouTube

 

An explosive performance through Tamworth this evening! Although the whistle (some 10-15 seconds long might I add!) was sounding like the LMS equivalent of Scotsman’s. Video will be up sometime tomorrow

 

Not uncommon with the Caladonian hooter fitted horizontally to Stanier engines with water condensing in the body of the whistle. It doesn’t seem to affect the smaller locos that have the whistle mounted vertically

 

Turn the volume up!

 

No 9 booked off East Lancs 11-45 going to Stewarts Lane

 

Is this move still happening? No activity yet on the RTT timings.

 

Now shows that it left Bury RT but no further updates.

 

Now showing 81 late.

 

56 late at Earlstown

 

That double chimney roar !

 

Errr, that's one loco that wont be doing much during fire risk season!

 

No 9 watering at Crewe

 

Just depends if network rail enforce a firerisk hazard, 2017 seemed ok 4 not having a steam ban due to fire risk most of the excursions i went on such as the welsh mountaineer 2017 and the waverley 2017 steam all the way diesel unassisted. Could ave just been a weather phenomenon we had last summer.