LE Movements, ECS and Test Runs 2015

I was there

Megadeath and someone else (can't remember who) supporting, got back in the car and listened to the last 15 minutes again as we queued to get out as it was delayed broadcast. Just in case anyone swore ;-)

 

ECS Fort William to Carnforth on 24 October now on RTT:
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U50710/2015/10/24/advanced

 

Could it actually be done in one day i.e. getting back to Fort William from Carnforth (bearing in mind that nothing north stops at Carnforth?

 

Apart from the fact it could add c. 1 hr to the journey and I remain unclear whether you could steam FW-Carnforth then Carnforth - Lancaster - Glasgow - FW in a day? I suppose to save a little time you could put a diesel on the back of the ECS move and then run that to Lancaster?

 

What leaving the poor sods to fend for themselves for a night in Carnforth afterwards - that's just cruel!

I assume there is a reason this hasn't been done?

 

I was there too. Diamond Head, the Almighty and Megadeth were the support bands.

Jon

 

In the 1990s I remember a railtour to get the loco back as far a Glasgow or Edinburgh, it started in London with a sleeper service with day stock, at about 06:00 change to day coaches to Fort William behind diesel, then steam back to Edinburgh, back in to the overnight stock to Glasgow, stabled overnight in the station. The next day was a trip back to London in daylight. In effect this was a 2 1/2 day outing, all for about £100 including the sleepers, at the time this was a reasonable price. From memory the engine was a black 5, this failed just outside Glasgow with a pin coming out of the regulator so it couldn't be opened.
There was another version of this trip a few years before that was overnight to Edinburgh, then "Osprey" (as it then was) to Aberdeen and back, then overnight back via Newcastle, Carlisle & the S&C (engineering works elsewhere) to London, a mate had not been over the S&C so we stayed up until about 3 to go over it, being told to turn the buffet coach lights out when we went to bed!
All in all these were good fun trips.
Baldric

 

Presumably the transfer of 70000 + support coach from Southall to Westbury on Saturday, 24/10/2015. <BJ>
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U53258/2015/10/24/advanced

 

62005 is also coming back to Carnforth but I would think a 37 will be on the front .

 

62005 on the front Ralph with the 37 on the rear been told .

 

K1 62005 at the Horseshoe Curve with 5Z62 the ECS from 'The Jacobite' returning to Carnforth

 

Can confirm that diesel is on the front.

 

Absolutely superb video Austin. That opening shot with the looming Beinn Dorain in the background is a belter, it just got better from there on in. Great to watch, so on to a second viewing! Many thanks for sharing.

Cheers,

Alan

 

Not on Austins video .