LE Movements, ECS and Test Runs 2019

He is described as Commercial Director of the A1LST in latest edition of Heritage Railway.

 

Granted, hopefully it's all just speculation. A big loss either way to not have DB operating her.

 

Has anyone been able to identify who's driving and firing?? Has been said many times that Tornado is not on West Coast's Books and an acceptance process takes time - or does each company now accept the mainline status granted by each other?

 

I'm sure the Nat Pres roving reporter will be filling in all the details soon

 

Tornado at Shap Summit.

 

60163 'Tornado' heads to Carnforth before her tour on Sunday!

 

I read a statement elsewhere that Network Rail will not release times for the tour until the test run is confirmed as a success.

 

Back to 7029 again, here's a photo of her from yesterday around 5pm, seen resting at the blocks in Birmingham Moor Street with her train for Worcester, while attracting quite a lot of attention. This was really the only decent photo I managed to get of her sadly, although the video footage I managed to get of her as she passed through the Hawthorns sounded pretty good. Here's the link to my video of her from last night:
Enjoy

 

Looks so. As was the move to Wensleydale. I think there will be a lot of froth and magazine articles written on the fact that these are happening, when actually the detail and reasoning behind the issues and perhaps resolution of previous stances would be much more interesting to know - but given WCRC and the A1 Trusts lack of detailed statements only a select few will know. I think that is justifiable for both parties but still perhaps might be better to make a statement that future operations together is now possible.

 

Nice still. Looking forward to the video. Seemed to be flying earlier. What was your estimate of the summit speed?

 

70 to 75 perhaps

 

Yes, agreed, it's speculation/rumour/ call it what you want.

 

60163 test run @ Wetheral.



and then a 'pan' under the wires.....

 

Well she has arrived at Carnforth and the ECS to Doncaster not even out of Steamtown as yet (if RTT to be believed) so the speculation can really begin!

 

Seen at Shap summit.

 

That pan shot is amazing!

 

Brilliant pan shot.

 

Thank you both.

 

I agree fully agree there Martin,
Having spoken to a driver from DB last year while at Birmingham Moor Street, it turned out that DBC had been providing assistance to LSL and now also VNTL. I'd like to think it will continue.

I've heard several reasons why 60163 ended up on DB's books rather than WCRC's but does it matter if they have started working together? Surely we all want the same thing... to see steam on the mainline.. right? And long may it continue, whatever these next few years throw at us with this DEFFRA & Brexit lark. Hopefully steam will continue through both of these.