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Summer CME's

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  1. mike1522

    mike1522 Long Time Member Friend

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    6233, 60009 ?
    What are the statuses of these 2.
    Are other locomotives being allocated?
     
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    It shall be the Duchess on the CME and NWCE this weekend.
     
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    Heavy weekend for the support crew, I'm sure they'll enjoy it. Weather forecast for the week has some rain, after yesterday's drenching here in the NW it's likely fire risk will be low. Be nice to see the big girl strutting her stuff on the S&C again!
     
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    This weekends is out of Lime Street and is always spectacular and noisy.
     
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  5. KentYeti

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    Breaches the trade description acts etc that does, calling them Summer CME's for that part of Britain.

    Still had snow chains in the car boot for my recently ended latest trip up there. Damn near needed them too if the Cairngorm weather had come just a little bit further South.
     
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    Duchess confirmed for CME Saturday. Leander NWCE Sunday.
    46233 Arrived at Crewe short time ago...
     
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    Anyone on this one?
     
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    More or less to time away from Lime St, brakes appeared to come on as back of the train got to the end of the platform, short delay then diesel gave a helping hand to get her on her way.
     
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    46233 passing through the Edge Hill weed garden with the CME on 18/7

     
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  10. KentYeti

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    A diesel! Pushing a Duchess!! Oh no, please not that. ;)

    I am a SR man through and through but have the very greatest respect for these superb and immensely powerful LMR steam locomotives.
     
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    We had stopped crossing from platform 5 to the left hand line, the diesel push was to get us out of the way asap as there was one inbound service waiting and also an outbound.
     
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    Shame WCR can't find somewhere to leave the box until it's needed to return the stock to Crewe.
     
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    Liverpool, city of culture 2008..........................now city of horticulture! :)

    Great weather though Austin.
     
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    I think we may be trying for another International Garden Festival Stuart! A nice spell of early morning sunshine on the Scouse Riviera
     
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    Simmering in Carlisle uploadfromtaptalk1437223668030.jpg
     
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    Stabling costs money!
     
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    If a sony hotshoe mic was found in the field at Newsholme today please PM. Thanks.
     
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    Fine thanks timing to Hellifield slack and we arrived 8 early after a very sedate run from Blackburn.
     
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    Footage of 46233 at a very windy Horton/Selside and Shap summit on the return .

     
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