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Steam Dreams Excursion: Crewe to Holyhead - Thurs 6th June

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  1. Jeff Albiston

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    Looks like this is going ahead for Thursday. Timings are up for the light engine movement from Carnforth, and for the trip itself.

    Light engine: http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U52153/2019/06/06/advanced
    Outward run: http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U52152/2019/06/06/advanced
    Return run: http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U52155/2019/06/06/advanced

    The chosen motive power remains anonymous, although I've heard it could either be 6201 'Princess Elizabeth' or 45690 'Leander'??
     
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    45690 Leander plus support coach surprises some early morning commuters as is runs through Hartford station at 07:31 this morning en route to Crewe.

    EOS 5D Mark IV_190606_8736.jpg
    Cheers,
     
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    Is that a milk float in the background? Nice period element, but for how much longer?

    Peter on a sunny Manchester morning
     
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    Not a milk float unfortunately, but an enterprising sandwich van.
     
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    The Irish Mail near Hargrave, heading towards Chester.

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    Cheers,
     
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    Leander, in a hurry to get home, opens the Regulator wide and makes a dash for home from the signal at the North end of Lancaster Station.



    there is a forum? for Steam Dreams Trains already, but so what!

    Also, this should be in light engine moves etc and sorry for not taking me tripod, was in a meeting, and left early to see it.
     
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    Leander passing Abergele on the way to Holyhead

    David Price - Cop Lane on Flickr 15A_1381.jpg
     
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    Nice aesthetics when the driver cracked the reg open on the up fast starter signal at Lancaster station lovely staccato bark.:) just wondered why 45690 wasn't kept at Crewe heritage centre for the Scarborough flyer on 8.5.2019 servicing re coaling the tender perhaps?
     
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    Very nice David
     
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    Thanks Henry,more cloud around than expected on the coast but it was much better out on Anglesey
     
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    Leander leaving Holyhead with the return

    David Price - Cop Lane on Flickr 15A_1454.jpg
     
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