LE Movements, ECS and Test Runs 2014.

Thanks Tony , much appreciated .

 

Great to see a Black Jubilee but I don't know which was worse - the changeable weather or the early departure from Hellifield. Having missed the Billington shot through the early running a quick dash to Lostock Hall produced some consolation :

 

62005 arrived at Carnforth tonight (Sat) light from Fort William.

44871 & 45407 due to follow Mon from Bo'ness - see uksteam.

Cheers

Andrew N

 

60007 Tuesday??

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U53317/2014/10/28/advanced

 

This is 60007 en route from Bury to Grosmont.. The indirect route is almost certainly due to gauging restrictions on the more direct routes.

David

 

wonder when they will sort this out, or is this a permanent steam ban over 2 Trans-Pennine routes?

 

I take it it's tender first from preston to hellifield?

 

Lot of faffing around involving tender first and running around the POB if so. Wonder if consideration was given to sending it via Carnforth - big loop but no shunting or tender first needed?

 

That would make sense!

 

Looking again, it seems pathed into Preston GL for a layover then maybe to Farington Curve Junction before taking the Blackburn line, as opposed to taking the route directly from Preston so maybe no tender first but a short propel back down Farington?

 

It may be tender first to Castleton triangle/Heywood out of Bury, but will be engine first to Manchester, and with Farington curve, should be the right way to York

 

Until it gets to Hellifield.........then what?

 

unless use farrington curve to reverse tender first to Hellifield

 

All this cause there are issues with the Calderdale line

 

and Standedge

 

What are the issues with the Calder Valley line?

 

It's shrunk...

 

Not wishing to deliberately rattle any cages, why will not people learn to correctly spell 'Farington'?

 

Is it possible that there'll be an infernal combustion machine at the other end of the POB? Certainly as far as Hellifield?