LE Movements, ECS and Test Runs 2019

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It did. It ran to and from Chester. The RTT movements at Chester are shown as cancelled. <BJ>
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P93161/2019/02/05/advanced

 

So its just a mistake on R.T.T. so it did pass its light test run

 

It sounds like it completed that particular run. Whether it passed or not I guess is not the same thing.

Icons of Steam are quite good with relaying news that they can. They announced these test runs for today and tomorrow for example.

Wait and see I guess to find out if 45231 will be deemed fit for revenue earning.

 

Twos up 4 the L.M.S. mainline society if so good luck 4 tomorrows runs of 45231

 

05/02/2019 - LMS Jubilee - 45596 "Bahamas" heading home to the K&WVR, exiting Bingley tunnel into the station on 5Z45 from Tyseley to Keighley.

 

I'd have thought you'd be more of mugging target for your i phone?

 

..... and there was me, travelling into the dark side from Lancashire without a visa !!

 

45231 dep Crewe on time at 10:06 sounding excellent.

45231 + 4 blood and custard coaches + BR blue class 47 D1733. <BJ>

 

45231 stopped about a mile south of Wrexham, (similar to the way the Brit did the last few times its been through). I was about a mile further down the line and it was really starting to motor up the grade when it passed me at Bersham colliery... sounding great. Fireman's side drain cock stuck open in proper LMS fashion.

 

Tur 19, Wed 20, Thu 21-Feb RTT shows test running Tyseley-Stratford.
Could this be for 7029 maybe ?

 

Lets hope so its turn has come

 

Today's test run around the circuit appears to have gone ok (fate tempted there) with an early arrival back to Crewe.
On time this morning at Gobowen making a rather smoky passage through the station !



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Jesus, are those remaining the relevant ones? Tests went fine https://twitter.com/IconsOfSteam/status/1093162432422440961 Is it me or does the number spacing on the cabsides look too tightly together?

Seems odd that the five needs external tank on tender whilst the Riley ones have managed without, seems odd to redesign something which has been done successfully before but hey ho.

 

Braunton out tomorrow.... https://twitter.com/IconsOfSteam/status/1093175342251028481

 

You call her Braunton - I call her Braunton - but Icons of Steam still try to kid the world that she is Lord Dowding. Is there any chance that she will resume her correct identity anytime soon?

Peter

 

And here was me hanging on to a shred of hope they'd taken this winter period opportunity to switch her back. It's gone beyond the 50th anniversary of the End of SR Steam and the 100th Anniversary of the RAF. I hope this isn't another 45699 situation where she'll remain as she is because ''someone likes her that way''...

 

Doesn't look right to me either.

 

Guessing they're newly applied. They looked right previously.

 

I hope so, being a pedantic type the tender is wrong for no 52