WCRC CDL Mk 1's are back!! 46115 Scots Guardsman 'The Esk Valley' York 9/10/26

The rumours started on Thursday that today's Esk Valley rail tour was to be a bit different from the normal Tangmere and coffins!!
And for once the rumours were true!!
46115 Scots Guardsman hauling a full rake of CDL fitted Mk 1 coaches, it's been a long time coming and thank you WCRC for carrying out this conversion.


There are photos of all the Mk 1 coaches starting here with
99122 Alexandra
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2026/October-2026/York/i-PxSgn96

Anyway
I set off early to be at York for the approx 8am arrival, only to find a handful of people waiting for it to arrive, but running about 10 minutes late
46115 Scots Guardsman arrived in P11 at York


After servicing at the NRM 46115 backs down into P11 to join the stock
and finally gets away with a lot of slipping for Whitby


In Between 46115 arriving and leaving the Highland Blue Pullman HST arrived and departed for Scotland with
43059 Loch Shiel T'n'T 43050 Loch Morar with the Blue Pullman HST

Also seen was one of the reinstated GBRf class 60's
60085 Snowdon approaching York with 6H12 0624 Tyne Coal Terminal Gbrf to Drax Aes (Gbrf)


Plus lots more photos here
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2026/October-2026/York/i-PCCJcrP
Neil