70000 Euston-Chester 3/12/2011

Surprised there is a thread on this already?

t1203d.htm and the more detailed SD timings Steam Dreams - operators of The Cathedrals Express steam train trips

 

According to the board at Euston, departure is delayed

 

Stock is in platform 2, 70000 has detached and gone over to platform 16 for water, expect this to be an hour late departure.

 

0812 depart Euston, plat 2... A very good departure

 

Passed Kings Langley about 08:37, approx half an hour late.

 

08.57 Old Linslade just as the sun appeared!

 

The train is on the national rail departure boards which is useful! Left MK at 09.10 so exactly 30 mins down.

 

Sun what's that?..... have'nt seen that for days

 

Half hour late at rugby now taking water

 

I'll be very interested to know when she leaves Rugby. I have a friend waiting for her near Polesworth. Ta.

 

The night ECS moves for these two tours are interesting. As expected, the Kings Cross ECS is steam worked from Hornsey back to Southall, but the Euston ECS is shown as diesel to Wembley yard, arr 22:25 and reverse, dep 22:44. Does this put the Steam loco on the front of the ECS? If so, then one (70013) is due past Acton Main Line at 23:12, with the other (70000) passing Acton Main Line at 23:17 (this one being held in Hanwell Bridge goods loops 23:36 - 23:44). Two Brits five minutes apart in the Ealing area, Might be worth trying some night video shots.

 

3 minutes EARLY through Nuneaton

 

Now 2 min up at Nuneaton going like the wind very good run so far

 

I guess no hold up at Brinklow so back in its original path now?

nationalrail.co.uk says running on time at the mo. National Rail Enquiries

 

Now taking water at Lichfield Trent valley 5 min up she still running very well ;

 

Never seen a 1Zxx on National Rail Enquiries before! Pathfinder's Eastleigh - Cleethorpes showing as well, but not King's X - Lincoln.

 

Sometimes you get them sometimes you don't. I don't know if the full system works with updates between the stations or not though.

 

Just coming up to basford hall junction on time good run

 

Footage of 70000 passing Wardle in Cheshire.

[video=youtube;W-yGciC-9Go]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-yGciC-9Go[/video]

Hope you enjoy.