Flying Scotsman

Try LE movements.

 

Hard to think of a more handsome locomotive. It looks splendid.

 

I know, just wanted to end the quarrelling about liveries again........

 

Love this reply Steve, made me chuckle and not a mention of Cornish Clotted Cream.

 

Totally and utterly agree 'East Coast Greyhound'.... and I love the appendages on the front...but thats enough about your avatar.

 

I would say she looks the same colour as Dwight D Eisenhower. After being repainted by the same team in 2012. https://www.flickr.com/photos/sydha...HUc-dL6zs2-mAxtVC-jPkYpn-dQWCbj-eaLb9z-noXSeE

 

Go out to get footage? When there's a livery debate on Nat Pres? You must be having a laugh!

James

 

I'm assuming (from the absence of negative news) that everything went ok yesterday and Scotsman will set off for London today?

 

Yes it's on its way .

 

Awesome Thanks.

 

Reported 3 late off York P9 at 10:05.
8 late at Colton Jct.

 

Follow it on here. Just passed through York Station. Keep refreshing the page to observe further progress.

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U63030/2016/02/24/advanced

Peter on a sunny Manchester morning, hoping the weather will last at least until tomorrow afternoon!
http://pjhtransportpix.zenfolio.com/f731739511

 

Timings for today's movement
York NRMd 09:4360103E+CYork FPa 09:53rev d 09:57Yorka 10:02d 10:03Colton Jn10:11Temple Hirst Jn10:25Doncaster D298a 10:43d 10:56Doncastera 10:58d 11:00Ranskill ULa 11:20d 11:40Retford a 11:49d 12:08Carlton-on-Trent ULa 12:23d 12:40Newark North Gate12:48Grantham13:02Highdyke Jna 13:10d 13:24Tallington Jn13:46Peterborougha 14:01d 14:03Connington ULa 14:15d 14:43Huntingdon14:54Sandy15:09Hitchin15:21Digswell Jn15:35Potters Bar15:46Finsbury Parka 16:04d 16:06Copenhagen Jn16:11Camden Rd Jn16:15Willesden W London Jn16:28Wembley EFOCa 16:41

 

If you subscribe to Freightmaster or Railcam you can bring up real-time track-circuit diagrams that show just where 571G is. As I type she is at platform 3 in Donny

 

2 early through Doncaster.

 

Open train times offers similar but not all of the network is covered at the moment. Most of the ECML is but there's a gap in coverage south of Colton Jct. She'll reappear at Retford.

 

Black, like priests socks?

Father Ted: That's right, Dougal. You see, ordinary shops sell what look like black socks, but if you look closely, you'll see that they're very, very, very, very, very, very, very dark blue.

Father Dougal: That's true. I thought my Uncle Tommy was wearing black socks, but when I looked at them closely, they were just very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very dark blue.

Father Ted: Never buy black socks from a normal shop.

[Whispers to Dougal]

Father Ted: They shaft you every time!

 

It's like, how much more black could this be? and the answer is none. None more black.

Tom

 

Brilliant and you can't fault the logic. Looking forward to next months holiday in Devon even more now.