LE movements, ECS and test runs 2025

A couple of shots from Gargrave Viaduct and Giggleswick Bank this afternoon.

 

SR 35018 British India Line, LMS 46115 Scots Guardsman, LMS 45699 Galatea running as 45627 and LMS 44932 seen climbing Giggleswick Bank.

 

All the indications of a steam move?
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U59362/2025-08-06/detailed

 

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U59350/2025-08-06/detailed

Sir Nigel Gresley and Blue Peter returning to Crewe after the Gathering, along with 40013 and 45118. Strangely routed via Toton centre.

Dave B

 

Crackin shots Simon,what a difference the drone makes to the shots.

 

Cropped screenshots from Railcam,
60007 Sir Nigel Gresley, 60532 Blue Peter, 40013 and 45118 on 5z32 to Crewe.



Dave B

 

5Z32 0807 scheduled off Litchurch Lane?

 

Yes, it was.

Dave B

 

Not steam, it's supposedly 37516, 57314 and 86401.

Dave B

 

Did both diesels run round at Toton? RTT says it was worked by 45118 to Toton and 40013 to Crewe.

 

S.N.G. passing Brock with 5Z54 1137 Crewe H.S. to Carlisle Upperby Tmd Lsl 07/08/25.

 

7th August 2025 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley Loco Move

60007 is seen at Stony Lane Forton

 

Tornado to the NYMR???
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U61032/2025-08-12/detailed

 

yes though I can’t make any sense of it going into P7 at York, and reversing into Holgate sidings, why not just run straight into them?

 

Do you not have the annoying "The approaching train is not scheduled to stop at this station stand back from the platform edge" announcement in Northern Land?

 

Even in bay platforms at Reading when an ECS arrives .......

Cheers, Neil

 

Perhaps a set of points at Holgate South Jn have been plain lined?
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Cheers, Neil

 

22 minutes in the bay but only 3 minutes in Holgate. No other appreciable stops en route until Tees Yard. Makes me think it's a water stop.

 

Is there a hydrant on P7? Cannot see any other reason to go into the station and it is there for 22 mins. The RTT data also seems to miss the reversal at York as well.
Edit posted as @5944 came to the same conclusion.

 

Yes we do! but usually only at the busier main line stations. The more usual announcements at the lesser stations are , "the next train to arrive at platform [X] is the (delayed) [time] Northern service to . . . and "Northern Trains are sorry to announce that the [time] service to . . . has been cancelled." We get at lot of those.