LE Movements, ECS and Test Runs 2019

Not brilliant but passing Castle Hills, Northallerton - will be getting a little 'wash and brush up' before tomorrow, no doubt!



Steven

 

All tucked in at Doncaster. Sincerely hope there are no issues from today's positioning move and that the loco is in great nick for tomorrows train. Good luck to the A1 support team

 

No winskill tomorrow We be there

 

Good lad! Hope the light is good for you! I 'Winskilled' the S + C today

 

John anyone with any common sense would have Winskilled today

 

61306 due to dep Carnforth 1030 Mon to Southall. AN

 

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U10718/2019/03/04/advanced

 

Looks like Mayflower will be piloted by 33207

 

61306 leads POB wth 33207 on rear, dep Carnforth 1040

 

61306 scampers along the WCML at Woodacre this morning...on her way to Southall.

 

Mayflower crossing Carlisle bridge at 10.48, having been held at signal to let Morecambe shuttle get out of the way :-



had not got round to glueing the wind noise reducer back on the cam for the forth time, new cam a must.

 

04/03/2019 -LNER B1 - 61306 "Mayflower" heading south at German Lane Footbridge, near Balshaw Lane on 5Z44 to Southall WCR

 

Steam at high tide, 'Mayflower' crossing Carlisle Bridge during its move from Carnforth to Southall, Steve Chipperfield driving and Frank Chippendale on the shovel

 

Nice one Shep! Put's me in mind of Bank Holidays in the early-mid sixties when we'd spot a B1 or two going under the bridge on the opposite bank with Yorkshire - Morecambe excursion traffic. Happy days

 

Hello
Passing through Atherstone moments before being eclipsed by a pendolino. !!
more at https://www.flickr.com/photos/15931796@N00/46557296654/in/datetaken-public/
regards

 

Cracking picture. I do like that shade of green.

 

Thanks...appreciated

 

Passing Madeley on the climb out of Crewe. I suspect the 33 was doing most of the work here.

Now a question for the knowledgable amongst you.
Below the number on the buffer beam is stencilled IP WCH - a short form of Ipswich for the loco's allocation ( the saving of the cost two letters must have been critical ), not that it appears to have been anywhere other than Hull until moving to Low Moor in 1967. Anyway above the number is 'L5' - can someone explain what that is ?

 

Route availability maybe