The Mad Hatter 11/05/19

Like i say engineering can go wrong at anytime and dosent care about who has to repair the loco and if its scheduled for a roster.

 

The A1 Trust are reporting on their FB page that repairs are complete, and 60163 will move to Tyne Yard on the 9th. Well done to all concerned.

 

Thank goodness, For the engineers at crewe heritage centre who have repaired tornado.

 

Tornado currently in steam on Crewe Heritage webcam.

 

5Z63 - I think this is what we have been looking for/ waiting for!! http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O04494/2019/05/09/advanced

 

Only thing I can't understand with the positioning move for tomorrow is, if tornado is going over copy pit via Golborne jct westbound to Chester on the mad hatter why not eastbound over Copy Pit via Castleford and York, is it because of pathing with northern services on that route rather than going the long way round?

 

Going the long way round ensures that Tornado is facing south ready for Saturday, going via Copy Pit would mean the loco would need to be turned.

 

What year did the ex L.Y.R. barnsley wakefield have a preservation excursion and what loco pulled the train does anyone know on nat pres?

 

Saturday morning's E&C move from Tyne Yard to North Road, for any interested early birds

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U55368/2019/05/11/advanced

 

http://www.uksteam.info/tours/t08/t0629a.htm

This is the one, a Kingfisher promoted run. An old favourite.

 

I'd forgotten about that trip. I photted it at Chinley then caught a service train to Sheffield and joined the tour there for the run to Keighley. I asked the stewards and Roger Hardingham several times about a ticket, no one ever bothered coming back to me about a fare. New track, free ride!

 

Tornado now at Darlington & the ECS approaching Tollerton some 20E. I see that the loco bringing the ECS is booked to move back to York LE after the tour departs, so I suspect that this will be the traction for York - North Road this evening.

 

At Castle Hills Junction - I almost hesitate to post for obvious reasons, but that is how it was!



Steven

 

Are you expecting steam only as far as York tonight? - - I see it's only booked a 2 minute stop at York, was hoping to go out to Darlington and see the A1..... Any information gratefully received!!

working nicely through East cowton this Morning:




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Richard

 

Nice shot. Look at the WTT times in the left hand column, they're what's planned. The right hand column is what RTT automatically thinks will happen, or what has happened. So there's a 30 minute stop at York on the return for loco change. If in doubt, I'm sure @sgthompson or @iancawthorne will confirm!

 

Little wonder they are no longer in the railtours business...

 

Indeed, I had the misfortune to get involved with Kingfisher and Mr Hardingham, and a cancelled trip. I did eventually get my money back after a struggle, I believe others were not so lucky..