A1 Tornado & A4 Mallard Move to shilden

A1 Tornado & A4 Mallard Just north of York on the ECML on its move to Shilden
http://gravesphotography.photium.com/portfolio103233.html

 

Very nice photo's Andy,

 

Safely arrived at Shildon - loads of folk out to see the locos. I had to go shortly after the shunt of the whole consist onto Locomotion's metals, but it looked as though the J72 was going to have the honour of shunting Mallard into the yard proper

 

I have never seen so many folk out, every vantage point at the side of the ECML was full over one hour before the loco's came past
just think of the size of the crowd had Mallard been under its own steam

 

My contribution, LINK.

 

Thanks Ralph, I couldn't miss a bit of history like this!

Pity "Mallard" couldn't have been on the front though. :rolleyes1:

 

I won't need to blog with you guys doing the honours, thanks for the postings!

 

Why the spoon? Good to see the 47 back out again!

Seen a video on the "other side" whats with the woman in the yellow HI-VIZ and trainers on mallards footplate? id have thought that was a big no no?

 

Hoping to catch Tornado going through Brighouse tonight ( 01:00 ish)
Would I be correct in thinking that its the first time its been through the Calder valley?

cheers
JIM

 

Might be the competition winner.

http://railways.national-preservation.com/showthread.php/24863-Want-a-Ride-on-Mallard

 

Had a lovely day today, catched 60163 & 4468 at Shipton, Northallerton & Shildon after a bit of fast driving...

I have however forgotten to bring my connections from the camcorder to a computer to Sunderland so I can't download anything till I return back to Leeds on Friday...

 

If that's out on the main line, it'll be my boss. And she wasn't wearing trainers. She has full PTS and was chaperoning the prize winner - but her Hi vis is orange, not yellow, so therefore, it might be Helen, but doesn't sound like it.

 

Here are five shots of this amazing sight:

http://andrewstransport.fotopic.net/c1864255.html

Cheers

AN

 

Thanks Andrew - I had not realised the significance of the pairing until I saw your captions - that when the A4 last steamed on the main line, the A1 did not exist! How grateful should we be for our fantastic railway heritage movement!

 

Anyone know If it's set off from York - Crewe yet ?

Cheers
Jim

 

Oi Swiss - why aren't the rods down?? :laugh:

(If you were chasing by train you couldn't get any lineside!)

 

Just passed Brighouse about 30 mins early at 00:35 !