LE Movements, ECS and Test Runs 2020

57001 57006 currently running from Steamtown to ELR for 47298 (I think). Andrew N

 

Looking back through threads on here David Smith denied being the buyer of 47298 last December?

 

Indeed a Jinty and Lion did some moves up and down the race track from Southport in the early 80s.

 

I don't think he denied he was the owner, just that it wouldn't be going to Aysgarth station.

 

I saw somewhere that there was a Jinty going to Fort William to act as shunter, could this be it?

 

5Z47 already showing in the loop at Castleton.

 

Very late to the party, but a shot of Bahamas passing Sytch Lane, Mill Meece, north of Stafford while heading home from the Mids Hants Railway earlier this week.

 

Was there a jinty that took part in the 2004 steam 9 may 6 june fest cos if so i remember coming into leeds from Dewsbury on a service train in 2004 and seeing a jinty stood at Engine shed jct waiting to go through leeds city sta to york which 1 was it does anyone know please?

 

Ahh yes the same loco has mainline credentials way back in 1980 was it?

 

As much as I’d liked to have seen a jinty on the mainline... have just seen a video of the movement passing Rose Grove and the two 57’s are sandwiching 5x mk2’s (may have seen a mk1 in there too?) in a rather poor state.

 

I don't think there was a Jinty at Railfest:

https://andrewstransport.smugmug.com/BritishheritagerailwaysI/Railfest-2004-steam-photos/i-VQJCcZm

Andrew N

 

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned that 47298 has already moved under stealth to a recently constructed building at Tebay to be used as a Shap banker on all future mainline tours. There is no requirement for a mainline connection. The Jinty has been fitted with self levitating equipment using similar technology to the American locomotive in the final scenes of of Back to the Future III.

 

They both did. 47298 and Lion at Burscough Bridge on their way to Bold for 'Rocket 150' on 18th May 1980.

 

Oops! Two air-brake only 57s might have been a late clue.

Always fun to watch the froth overheat on here, nonetheless!

JS

 

Yep,love it!

 

But modified to enable side slippage from under the Knitting.

 

Re Lion that was May 1980 when it ran Steamport to Bold Colliery, via Wigan Wallgate and the WCML

 

It did indeed go WCML.
Doubt we'll see a sight like this again!

 

Bloody Hell! What a cracking photo!