Steam Dreams 2025

A crisp morning at Wansford NVR as 60007 prepares for its third duty to York today

 

Colchester to York today................

60007 "Sir Nigel Gresley", 21/11/25.

 

Just the right height that, Swiss

 

60007's final trip to York captured at Wansford on the Nene Valley Railway, Swayfield, Scrooby, Doncaster and Retford:

 

The above video reminded me so much of the first time I saw main line steam: that too was 60007 and an immaculate rake of carmine and cream Mk. 1s. I felt like I had been transported back in time.

 

No7 looking superb either side of it's water stop.

 

Sir Nigel Gresley at full chat just north of Newark Flat Crossing yesterday morning. "Shovelling white steam over her shoulder". No gradient to speak of and 5 late, but SNG has just crossed a border of sorts - that's if you accept that the River Trent divides the North of England from the South.....

 

Will it be D9000 RSG for the London to York leg of Thursdays Edinburgh 4 day Xmas bash? Still nothing showing for Blue Peter's move to York neither

UPDATED WEDNESDAY
So sending 60532 Blue Peter through Leeds station at a busy time today 16:20, i'm off to Hellifield and Leeds to see it later,
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U70472/2025-11-26/detailed#allox_id=0
then York tomorrow, going to be a busy hour at York tomorrow as 44871 due around midday

Neil

 

ECS for today's LSL trip

Running as 3Z45 revised path not showing in RTT but showing in Rail Record

https://live.rail-record.co.uk/train.php/?c=U71038&d=2025-11-27

 

If anyone's keeping track, 60532 is at the head of Load 14 plus 57311 today.

Full LSL Saphos/Steam Dreams rake (11) plus bar car 6708, TSO 5366, and support coach.

 

Don't judge me, but have been thinking about trying this shot, off the viaduct at Chester le Street Northbound, for quite a while.

2 minutes earlier there was no sun, then it came out a fubarred it, used my insta360 camera, and learned a lesson for next time.

Blue Peter Northbound over viaduct at Chester le Street 27.11.25

 

Well, I've learned a new word today. Don't know what fly fishing has got to do with it though!

 

I managed to get to Heaton North Loop for the re-watering stop and snapped this effort as it set off again.

 

Blue Peter leaving York today. Taken from a PACKED platform 9.

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As you say, Platform 9 was very packed. Here is my effort of the departure


Peter

 

You weren't stood far from me then.

 

Not that far at all - except that I was kneeling rather than standing.

Peter

 

Any ideas what the Mk2A was there for on the rear as only a few people seemed to be occupying it when it left York?

 

The trip around the Forth Circle today was advertised as an optional trip, with bookings available for those not booked on the overall tour. I suspect a combination of numbers from both the overall tour and individual bookings today has merited the need for extra coaches, simpler to keep in the rake over the weekend that involve separate movements to and from Edinburgh.

 

That was the "standard class" carriage. Probably sold based on it being the RMB not a tso. I suspect it will be full today as Jonathan saysm

Andrew