The Cathedrals Express, 25 November; 60163 KX - York and return.

A video on youtube suggested that there had been a failed train in front of Tornado, presumably preventing a waterstop at Holme for some reason. Can anyone confirm?

Chris

 

see post 12.
mark

 

Has Tornado Left York Yet For it's Return to London;?
HOPE they have a trouble free run back;

all the best
jane

 

3 down at colton.
mark

 

Thanks Mark;

 

Doncaster 18:18, 2 down.

 

Sun snow and hypothermia today, but it was good to be able to get a shot of "Tornado" without any overhead wires for a change.

http://www.stuartbrown.me.uk/cpg/displayimage.php?pos=-1811

 

great shot Stuart, not many window hangers today eh !!

Matt

 

Freezing cold waiting today, has January come early? SHe too forever to get into York, fely sorry for the passengers, they wouldn't have seen much of York!

Photo from Colton junction: http://www.flickr.com/photos/51571133@N03/5207589224/

 

Thanks Ralph.

You're right there Matt, condensation was the order of the day in those coaches.

 

Photo from Colton junction: http://www.flickr.com/photos/51571133@N03/5207589224/

Beautiful shot Duncan superb light.

 

Reported 21 late off Peterborough, then 44 late through Huntingdon.

 

Through Arlesey at 21:23. Looked really good with the motion illuminated.

 

Pimp my Peppercorn ! A new trend perhaps?

 

Here's my clip from today at Copmanthorpe Woods running approx. 2 hours late... Was frozen to the core. We did plan on seeing it leave York this evening but wouldn't really have had time.

Good job we didn't delay our journey back anyway the roads up north were quite bad tonight. The A19 was closed so we had to come off only to be going through towns and villages that had roads with sheets of ice... I've never seen so many crashed cars in one night! We left Leeds at about 5.30 and finally made it to Seaham at about 8.30, a trip that normally takes just over an hour. At Seaham we just decided to abandon our cars and went to a friend’s house. We set back off about 10 and finally made it back to Sunderland... And it's still snowing! A very stressful night indeed.

Video Clip Available Here

 

Nothing new. Bulleid Pacifics were fitted with them from day 1.

 

Reading a thread on wnxx it sounds like there were all number of problems affecting the ECML that day so perhaps its not so surprising that pathing the A1 wasnt given the attention it perhaps deserved.