The Cumbrian Coast Express, May 30th

Vintage Trains are running The Cumbrian Coast Express from Birmingham to Ravenglass on Saturday May 30th, with 86259 Les Ross hauling as far as Carnforth loops, where steam will replace the sparkie. Vintage Trains' website has it listed as 48151 Gauge O Guild but I have heard that this is not expected to be ready in time and so instead 5690 Leander will be working the train.

Anybody booked to be on it? Hoping the weather will be nice for it - looks to be the only opportunity for steam around the Cumbrian Coast for this year.

Eliot

 

Vintage Trains website now confirming Leander will be on this tour.
http://www.vintagetrains.co.uk/vt_whatsnew.htm

 

Times are up on UKsteam

http://www.uksteam.info/tours/t09/t0530b.htm

May go to Arnside to photo it on the viaduct then onto the WCMl to see 6233

John

 

just heard a steam loco arrive at Lancaster and depart a few minutes later. sounded like it arrived northbound , so I assume the elctric stopped at preston, and steam took over from there?, it was about 11.30 so running late. or was it 6233? ah yes sorry should have looked at the other times.

 

A couple of shots from today,passing Cart Lane this morning at http://philmetcalfe.fotopic.net/p58609663.html
and on the return at Arnside at http://philmetcalfe.fotopic.net/p58609859.html

 

Both lovely shots, particularly like the first.

 

Thanks Stuart.

 

nice pictures, leander looks great has she been repainted or is it just the sunshine ?

 

A couple of pictures here of it crossing at Arnside on the outward leg. http://john-robinson.fotopic.net/p58606891.html

Made the mistake of using a polarising filter on and they came out very deep blue and needed a bit of photoshoping to correct it .

Luckily also, just after it crossed ,the flask train came in the opposite direction pulled by a couple of DRS 37`s
http://john-robinson.fotopic.net/p58604126.html

John

 

Excellent photo's gent's,my video offering from Grange-Over-Sands and Arnside now uploaded to YouTube. Nice to meet Mike 30A at Grange yesterday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3KxNxJWFIg&fmt=22

 

Just back from an overnight stay in the Lakes, so may post some vid later.
Good to meet you Austin. Went to Arnside Knott for the return shot, although suffering with the heat I didn't climb high enough to see all the viaduct. But thanks for the directions.

 

http://cumbria.fotopic.net/c1705335.html

My photos from 5690 at Ravenglass when she departed southbound, with several Ratty steam locos alongside.