LE movements, ECS and test runs 2025

Activated at 12:15.

 

KWVR advertising 44932 on daily services from Saturday, so fingers crossed for today

 

A late running 44932 seen from Starricks Farm as the Leeds Morecambe unit passes.

 

24th October 2024 44932 Loco Move


44932 at Bentham on its way to Keighley

 

Skipton today 44932 with 5Z32 13:15 Carnforth Steamtown to KWVR.
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/October-2025/Skipton/i-RHFkXMX

 

The unit was reported , at Bentham, as being 16mins late due to Lineside Trespass.

 

5Z45 Carnforth to Northallerton Reversing Line

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U69019/2025-10-31/detailed

Something heading to Wensleydale on Fri?

 

45407?

 

Emergency services in attendance as well

 

Can they really afford to send 45407? What about the K1?

 

Still under overhaul at Carnforth.

 

I believe Riley’s have a contract to supply a loco like with the KWVR every year.
44932 already gone to KWVR

 

I understand this is Tornado heading from East Grinstead to Darlington on Monday: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U64280/2025-10-27/detailed

Can't confirm but have seen it said that the route and timings are to do with the opening of Beaulieu Park station at Chelmsford. Unfortunately as it happens I won't be at home in Colchester that day to see it pass.

 

I guess that means 44871 will be the Southall 5MT for this year's Polar Express (begins Sat 29th). There's also six RTC steam charters (from London or the south) between 15th November and 20th December that don't have 34028 or 35028 pencilled in for, so may well be 5MT-hauled.

 

Leaving EG at 0449 and arriving at North Road at 2254 - that is a hell of a day! Are there two crews (or more) - surely one can't work through?

 

They’re certainly sending it the long way round.

 

At about 18 hours, I would have thought that at least 3 crews would be be needed. That would mean at least 3 steam drivers, 3 firemen and 3 traction inspectors. It appears to be a DB Cargo operation - I'm rather surprised that they can resource it given the amount of steam operations they do these days. Or is it diesel-hauled for some or all of the journey?

 

Spending a peculiar (timetabled) c.5 hrs stationary in the Chelmsford area really isn't helping.

 

Involved in a ceremony to open the new station at Beulieu Park I'm lead to believe, hence the time stationary there