Carnforth - Fort William ECS move, 14/5

Thu 14-May TBA: Carnforth-Fort William (Provisional)

62005 + (45231????) :-k

 

Why is 45407 due to return to Bury on 1st May? Only went to Grosmont this week. Thought it was at NYMR for the two steam gala weekends? Maybe going to Fort William??

 

45407 isn't due up into Fort William till August, try "The Welsh Mountaineer" double heading with 45231 on the 2nd May. I'm under the impression 45407 will return back over to the Moors after the tour. I'm sure someone will confirm or decline that.

 

I read somewhere that 45407 and 76079 will spend their summer at the NYMR as their base.
They are doing out & back from NYMR for mainline duties in the summer.

 

OOPS! Missed The Welsh Mountaineer. Looks like it's 62005 to the Fort on its own? Provisional engine & ecs move on UK Steam.
Regards John.

 

In that case we will be on for a move like this: http://jack.prentice.fotopic.net/p50409982.html ](*,) ](*,) ](*,) ](*,)

 

Erm no! Has nobody looked at the dates? 45231 is participating in "The Welsh Mountaineer" on the 2nd of May, and then the stock move to Fort William is on the 14th May. By my books, it gives more than a week spare for 45231 to be worked back to Bury or Carnforth and then double head with 62005 with the ECS North.

 

Posted on Steam Locos / Yahoo groups, so don't know how reliable - anyone able to confirm?

Carnforth 06.27
Penrith 07.31 / 43
Lockerbie 09.01 / 10.01
Beattock 10.23 / 10.30
Abington d 11.25
Carstairs 11.45 ?

 

Jacobite ECS move, 14 May

45231 & 62005 left Carnforth a few minutes late this morning with the Jacobite ECS. Two pix adeed here:

http://andrewstransport.fotopic.net/c1673135.html

Cheers

AN

 

Thats the times

He arrived a few late into lockerbie to take on water

 

And here is my picture of the move at Ravenstruther:

http://jack.prentice.fotopic.net/p58214222.html

 

Cracking pic, Jack. =D>

Richard

 

... and the catenary ... and the concrete drain pipes at the bottom of the embankment ... and maybe the overhead electric cable (you'd better check with Ralph if they had electricity in "steam days" :-#)

Richard (aged 40 and a bit)

 

http://jack.prentice.fotopic.net/p58214222.html Any better 8-[

 

when I saw them they were still in the yard at 06.20, they left carnforth at 06.47. leander was being steam tested behind a dead olton hall and scots guardsman was lit up at 10am. just got back from a day at carnforth.

 

Drain pipes were a no no to remove, too hard 8-[

 

Only joking, jack! I just prefer to see things as they really are, not "digitally improved".

With all this discussion in the railway magazines and on here about "real" photos, I'm beginning to wonder if some things really exist . Fortunately, "Tornado" took a railtour past the end of our garden recently so I'm happy that it is real. Mind you, I'm not so sure about Jeremy Clarkson - is he real?

Richard

 

Yeah..It looks well better i think as well