Northern Belle: 19/9, 3/10 & 17/10/20 + 16 & 17/12/20

My video from today, definitely not the best conditions

 

Lizzie on the outward leg - ecs then the tour at Oubeck Goods loops plus a couple of snatches at Shap Wells where got in a pickle with the brolley!

Chris

 

My only waterproof trousers with me today were my Hi Vis orange ones - visible in your clip at about 1.00

 

Heading north through Brock in the evening rain, the freight train blocked the view after this shot...

 

Not a day for the faint hearted, 'Princess Elizabeth' brightening the scene at Greenholme despite the rain and wind with Steve Chipperfield driving, Clive Gault
on the shovel and Roly Parker Guard



With no let up in the wind or rain No. 6201 'Princess Elizabeth' whistles its way through Garsdale with Chris Cubitt driving and Chris Holmes firing. The Clough
River showing the amount of water put down recently

 

You have to have a sense of humour in the photting game

 

Great to see this one running. Would be very interesting to know the economics of this, with 6 out of the 13 coaches non revenue-earning (support coach, brake, 2 sleepers, 2 kitchen cars) plus the affects of social distancing with probably no more than 30 max in each coach, and the cost of the crewed diesel on the back. I guess the fact that it's all an in-house WCRC operation is critical? Kudos to them for running it anyway.

 

That's some load on the hook, 13 plus 47, equivalent to what, 15/16?

 

The Princess seen from Salterwath and the climb to Aisgill as the storm hits the region.

 

WE were close together at Shap - think I could see your umbrella over the wall - I had intended to go to Ais Gill as well but with the weather getting worse and a drive back down the M6 to do decided against it. Certainly looked grim weather there - well done for persevering

 

She is sounding on top form in those videos, thanks for posting.

 

Two from yesterday.

 

The lads on the footplate certainly had 'Lizzie' singing today, can't say I was any drier at Garsdale Nige

 

I wasn’t the only drip out then

 

6201 v1 Garsdale by Henry Elliott, on Flickr
6201 Garsdale

 

Comparing that to the previous shots on here, that sunshine and shadow PS plugin really works well!!

 

Yes John lol

 

Those were the days. Con-trails in the sky from airliners taking folks away on their hols.

I remember that.

True nostalgia.