Great Britain VI

In the "Real Time" columns, RTT is showing no stop at Carlisle and all subsequent times 1 hour earlier. Is this a genuine late notice change, or just a side-effect of the way "real time" data is gathered for RTT? Could make a big difference to those of us hoping to see the train at both Shap &Beattock! TIA

 

The Working Timetable is still showing an hours stop at Carlisle, so I would go with that for now.

Sometimes the realtime data can be difficult, and obviously it can't predict any better than the WTT for when a train will depart from a stop. Quite regularly you'll see with a steam charter, if it's booked in to a loop for half an hour and is 7 minutes late, then RTT will predict the train staying the full 30 mins and leaving 7 minutes late, rather than being let out after a 23 minute wait and back on time. Until the moment it actually leaves the loop anyway...

 

The duchess is having a lot of work undertaken to cylinders and valve chests at the moment,this was discovered at the winter maintenance and has added considerably to the costs of the maintenance programme, that is the reason very sadly she is not appearing today.

 

5Z60 47760 + ECS + 45407 + 44871 Sb Hest Bank 0806 to Preston. Black 5s are tender first on rear of train ready to dep Preston to Edinburgh. 47760 0Z60 will shadow GB to Edinburgh.

Cheers

Andrew N

 

My video from today - it was very useful that they left Preston so late
44871 & 45407 - The Great Britain VI tour, day 4 - Scorton 23/04/13 - YouTube

 

Footage of day 4 at Bay Horse, Salterwath, Beattock Summit and Abbington. [youtube]JD_1O6D8zxE[/youtube]

 

Absolutely cracking Steve,loved it
H

 

My own photos from the past two days so far :


The Great Britain VI - Day 3 -50 Shades Of Black by JonathonAG, on Flickr


The Great Britain VI - Day 3 - Climb To Sugar Loaf by JonathonAG, on Flickr


The Great Britain VI - Day 4 - Shap Fives by JonathonAG, on Flickr


The Great Britain VI - Day 4 - Onward To Edinburgh by JonathonAG, on Flickr


The Great Britain VI - Day 4 - Thee Fives Make Fifteen? by JonathonAG, on Flickr

Definitely been a tour and a half so far, wish I had gotten a sharper, faster lens to deal with this duller weather now....

 

Nice stuff all.

My shots from the first 4 days are now up at:

Great Britain VI - a set on Flickr


Day one:
Buckhorn Weston
Axminster
Pinhoe
Cockwood
St Germans

Day Two:
Roche
Glynn Valley
Teign Estuary
Tiverton

Day Three:
Sugar Loaf
Llanbister Road
Craven Arms
Gobowen
Frodsham
Leyland

Day Four:
Shap
Beattock
Lamington.

Cheers,
Mark

 

A bit late but my vid from Sunday now up at GBVI Day 2 - Royal Albert Bridge & Plymouth Station - YouTube

 

Cracking pics Mark, you must have been standing next to me at Salterwath . Sorry I did not realise it was you . Regards Steve

 

The Great Britain departing from Carnforth today - Zenfolio | TODAYS RAILWAY SCENE by Phil Metcalfe | Mainline Steam 2013 | 44871 & 45407 depart from Carnforth with the Preston to Edinburgh leg of the Great Britain tour.
(quick pop out from Work)

 

Thanks Steve,brilliant video yourself,think i've stood with you before and neither of us has realised it come to think of it! I was the one with glasses. Nice to meet you.

 

Over the forth at 11, stunning...

 

[video=youtube;Xz2DNMU9l_g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz2DNMU9l_g[/video]

My footage from the first three days of the nine day 'Great Britain VI' railtour, featuring 34067 'Tangmere', 44871 and 45407 'The Lancashire Fusilier'

 

Three photos from today's 'Aberdonian' day trip, with added sunshine package offerred on this trip! :


The Great Britain VI - Day 5 - Midland Interloper by JonathonAG, on Flickr


The Great Britain VI - Day 5 - Montrose Streak by JonathonAG, on Flickr


The Great Britain VI - Day 5 - Gresley At Home by JonathonAG, on Flickr

 

I was on aberdonian today - great run in both directions, top marks to all concerned! Can anyone confirm which wcrc 47 was on the back to dundee this morning and if it gave us a nudge at any point please? Not that 45407 needed it! Thanks

 

Footage of the 5s performing superbly on Shap and Beattock yesterday:

[video=youtube;j3DU2dT1RBA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3DU2dT1RBA[/video]

 

Video footage of no.9 on the Forth Bridge with a hauntingly long chime whistle:
[video=youtube;9LZLsSmvc0Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LZLsSmvc0Y[/video]

 

34067 'Tangmere' heading up the first leg of the 'Great Britain VI' railtour, Saturday 20th April 2013.(click photo to enlarge)