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LE movements, ECS and test runs 2025

Discussie in 'What's Going On' gestart door mike1522, 29 dec 2024.

  1. Steamage

    Steamage Part of the furniture

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    Nice to see Tornado back at the head of a mainline train. Shame about the new Western camouflage green paint, but one can't have everything ;-)
     
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  2. MarkinDurham

    MarkinDurham Well-Known Member

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    Oh phooey - that's a shame. Cheers for the clarification though.
    Don't suppose it mattered yesterday to not have AC in those Mark 2s, of course...

    Mark
     
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  3. MarkinDurham

    MarkinDurham Well-Known Member

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    It was 2012 then - I was with my wife & daughter on that trip :)

    Also, thanks again for the details of the track alterations.

    Mark
     
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  4. 1020 Shireman

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    Think you'll find it was Thursday 31st May 2012 David; unless the Wistle Calendar differs from the Gregorian.
     
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  5. Oswald T Wistle

    Oswald T Wistle Well-Known Member Friend

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    Thanks Graham, I'd jotted down May and then for some reason typed April!? 31st of April - what was I thinking! I'm looking forward to (hopefully) reading your report from Saturday's planned outing.
     
  6. osprey

    osprey Resident of Nat Pres

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    Cat...agorrely no...
     
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  7. Oswald T Wistle

    Oswald T Wistle Well-Known Member Friend

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    Not even the slightest puss ability!
     
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  8. osprey

    osprey Resident of Nat Pres

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    Excuse my spelling... apologies to the Maisie... happy zooming....
     
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  9. Oswald T Wistle

    Oswald T Wistle Well-Known Member Friend

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    Zooming over for now, snoozing for the last couple of hours.
     
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  10. 2857Harry

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    45212 ECS move to York, seen at Eldroth/Hellifield/Little Fenton.

    Video does start at Keighley with a timetable test day, and includes a Class 60 for those who can bear such horrors!
     
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    45407 left the works today pictures on Mr Riley’s Facebook page.
     
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  14. Mick45305

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    It'll be because it was with Vintage this weekend just gone so makes sense to use the same crew for simplicity sake
     
  16. Will RL

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    Nothing to do with who operated it previously.
     
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  17. acorb

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    I suspect she is no longer on West Coast's books and VT are now the only one's able to operate her.
     
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    As VT operated it on Saturday and took 45596 back to the Worth Valley perhaps its as simple as one of their crews fancied a day on the Valley and a run to the Moors. Wouldn't blame them.
     
  19. 2857Harry

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    It’s not that simple but the details are not for here
     
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    GWR4707 Nat Pres stalwart

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    Cue speculation that WCR have black balled her, BLS have black balled WCR, David Smith has refused to operate her unless they paint her pink, the A1SLT have got involved, there was someone from WCR on a grassy knoll who refused to mandate the move..... :rolleyes::D
     
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