Cumbrian Mountain Express 21st August 2010

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Duchess of Sutherland, departed on time, but delayed around the edge hill area. Now running 40 mins late

 

Cumbrian Mountain Express 21st August with 6233

http://uksteam.info/tours/t10/t0821a.htm

Running over 20 mins late - still not turned up at Euxton. Anyone know whats happening?

 

Re: Cumbrian Mountain Express 21st August with 6233

Wrongly routed at Wavertree(?) Jn - diesel had to be re-attached to draw the train back. Shown running 50 mins late at Preston.

 

Re: Cumbrian Mountain Express 21st August with 6233

Thanks just found out.

 

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Just departed Wigan approx 9.05.

 

Re: Cumbrian Mountain Express 21st August with 6233

Passed Euxton Junction 55 mins late at 0915

 

My video from Edge Hill before the above goings on! I decided to render in black & white as a tribute to the great Eric Treacy. Apologies for the poor sound but I only realised too late that the external mic. was not picking up the sound correctly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqAI5UaN0iE

 

Arrived Carlisle 10 mins early.......

 

If a stop at Barton was still made and even allowing for a splash n dash at Carnforth thats an incredible run over Shap. 60163 did Preston to Carlisle in 87 minutes in June, and 6233 seems to have done it in about 2 hours with a stop at Barton and a water stop at Carnforth?

 

From a photographic viewpoint the late running was a huge bonus, as it allowed the early morning cloud to clear and the sun to get far enough round to fully illuminate Olive Mount cutting.

http://richard5490.fotopic.net/p66688592.html
http://richard5490.fotopic.net/p66688593.html
http://richard5490.fotopic.net/p66688590.html

Richard

 

It was good to meet you this morning at Edge Hill, Austin, and another brilliant video of a Stanier Pacific climbing the cutting out of Lime Street. The late, great Eric Treacy will be smiling down on you!

My pictures there were rubbish but I did catch 6233 coasting down through Settle ten minutes early this afternoon, sadly the sun had vanished.

Peter,on a grey damp evening in Manchester
http://pjhrailpics.fotopic.net

 

Thanks very much Peter, good to meet you too this morning. Just a shame I had a few sound problems with the camera, but there's always next time.....

 

Great photographs Richard, as you say the late running certainly favoured the photographer

 

This is my footage of 6233 on todays run . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUoUJS-UMjO

 

Managed to see it a Hoghton on the return tonight .

http://dtomo68.photium.com/photo5987547.html

Dave

 

a couple of shot of the duchess
duchess at gregson lane
http://northwestrailphoto.fotopic.net/p66690878.html

duchess at langho
http://northwestrailphoto.fotopic.net/p66690881.html

47739 at langho
http://northwestrailphoto.fotopic.net/p66690879.html

 

nice picture at settle, i've stood there many times but not when 6233 is coming. looking good in carlisle and liking the lms black more every time i see it although i liked it in the first instance, counting down the days now to the epic royal scot to stirling tour.