RTC "Peak Forester" 27/05

Can't find a thread for this years attempt to get to Matlock so, anybody else on this?

 

RTC "Peak Forester" 27/05

Hi all, has anyone heard how this trip is going? Cheers,
James

 

Currently stuck somewhere on the North London line, due to over running engineering works, signal failures, and alledgedly a crane tangled in the overheads somewhere.

 

Not going well at all. Hasn't even left London.
Now starting from Finsbury Park instead of Kings Cross.
Dave

 

132 late at Gospel Oak.

 

11.01 down fast at Hornsey with 47 on the front.

 

RTC "Peak Forester" 27/05

Reported stopped Potters Bar. Ambulance awaited for member of crew taken ill.

 

47 is on the front as far as Peterborough to try to make up some time (and conserve water), but we are now stopped at New Barnet awaiting an ambulance as somebody on the footplate has been injured.

 

Not good news. The report I had was stopped Potters bar awaiting ambulance and that from a passenger on board. His knowledge of GN suburban stations needs an upgrade by the sound of it.

 

Someone has posted on the Steam traction threads about a serious blowback with injuries to crew members.

 

70013 (no diesel) and train reported racing thru Yaxley, south of Peterborough at 1315.

 

I was waiting at Hadley Wood and was told by a GN local train driver that the train was stopped at New Barnet and that two of the footplate crew have received burn injuries. I sincerely hope that, if this is correct, the injuries are of a minor nature.

 

RTC "Peak Forester" 27/05

Just arrived at peterboro 121 late

 

Near Melton 14.10

 

Is this tour on time coming back 18:25 syston north junction as this tour is not on railtour live

 

RTC "Peak Forester" 27/05

No it won't be. Retimed. Matlock dep at 18:55, syston now 19:54

 

That's not great. Could be gone 11pm by the time they get back to King's Cross.

 

RTC "Peak Forester" 27/05

Yeah 5944 now showing 23:01 into kgx

 

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