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Northern Belle 2025

Discussion in 'What's Going On' started by Oswald T Wistle, Feb 11, 2025.

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  1. nige757

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    34067 seen at Woodhouse and Hincaster on the outward leg then climbing to a very windy Aisgill Summit in glorious sunshine on the return leg.

     
    nige757, Oct 25, 2025
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    iancawthorne, Oct 25, 2025
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    The lads at Carnforth have got Tangmere sounding well now.
     
    keith6233, Oct 26, 2025
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    Bye 'ell, I enjoyed that video. Thanks Nige.
     
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    Many thanks Victor, glad you enjoyed watching.
     
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    The exhaust certainly sounds much more even than it did. There is also less black smoke: there could be several reasons for that, but perhaps a more even exhaust means no extra strong beats so less tendency to pull small unburnt coal off the fire.
     
    MellishR, Oct 26, 2025
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    47406, Apr 22, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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    26D_M Part of the furniture

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    26D_M, Apr 22, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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    GWR4707, Apr 22, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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    26D_M Part of the furniture

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    The expectation seemed to be that it would go north yesterday with 5407 but obviously it didn't.
     
    26D_M, Apr 22, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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    As they had to send a (possibly unplanned) diesel to bring her up one assumes something went astray with either the loco or the logistics, the fact that she was towed tender first suggested possibly the latter?
     
    GWR4707, Apr 22, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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    26D_M Part of the furniture

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    I understand there was an NR signalling problem at Castleton which caused the delay but I don't think that was the reason 44871 didn't accompany 5407.
     
    26D_M, Apr 22, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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    There'll be three air-braked steam locos available first thing Saturday morning at Carnforth - 34067, 44871, and 45407.

    (Plus 34028 departing for York.)
     
    Rander, Apr 22, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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    Reassuring for those with tickets ....
     
    26D_M, Apr 22, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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