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THE CORONATION 15-17 MAY.

Discussion in 'What's Going On' started by jane, May 4, 2010.

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  1. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

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    Glad the man they spoke to was impressed with the speed and noise of the 'big black engine'.....
     
    RalphW, May 18, 2010
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  2. Swiss Toni

    Swiss Toni Well-Known Member

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    Streaks do it quietly Ralph! :lol:
     
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  3. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

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    Yes and how boooooooring is that....:tongue1:
     
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  4. Alberta 45562

    Alberta 45562 Part of the furniture

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    Had an awesome weekend,once again. Super running from all locos and the bloke that was with Marcus must of been on a different train between Edb and Yk,it was the fire risk that meant it wasn't going for it all the way,but after York it really went well. The Duchess also performed brilliantly and sounded superb,especially at Donny and Retford!

    Thanks to everybody at Steam Dreams,West Coast,NR and of course the support crews. Also a special thanks again to Mike for the special coach organisation :)

    My photos from the tour are now up at:

    Day 1

    http://mark-walker.fotopic.net/c1850667.html

    Day 2

    http://mark-walker.fotopic.net/c1850680.html

    Day 3

    http://mark-walker.fotopic.net/c1850928.html


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    There are also these that i took on Sunday night/Monday morning,i wanted to see the sleeper but didn't realise all the movements that went on between 23:00 and 01:00! So me and Oli ended up on the station till the gates were been locked and the friendly scottish station man' had to come and tell us they were locking up! Eventually got back into the hotel at 01:15 and lost a bit of sleep but who cares,i hope you will agree these are some of my best shots i have ever taken at night. They are actually my best of the weekend.

    It includes 4 67s and 2 90s as well as about 4 or 5 different Mk2/3 sets,can't complain there isn't anything interesting in Scotland,it was brilliant!



    Photos of Caledonian Sleeper train's at Edinburgh:

    http://mark-walker.fotopic.net/c1850720.html


    Cheers,
    Mark
     
    Alberta 45562, May 18, 2010
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  5. Oli15

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    Fantastic pictures there Mark all round from what was a great weekend with all the laughs we had so many thanks. Was also nice to see the cale sleeper on sun / mon morning to see all the moves and take a few shots.

    Also a huge thanks again to Mike for aranging me into his party for this years trip so i could sit with the many friends i have made, to make the weekend extra special. Thanks to you all, including people behind the scenes to overcomne difficulties leading up to and during the trip, to keep our weekend on track.

    Bring on Coronation 2011 !!

    Cheers
     
    Oli15, May 19, 2010
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    19.54 from Stevenage, 20.33 arrival at King's X on platform 1, couple of quick photos and dash round to platform 11B for 20.36 to Finsbury Park to catch my usual train to work! Worked out well in the end.
     
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  7. Alberta 45562

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    must of been quick fots when you only had 3 minutes :O!
     
    Alberta 45562, May 21, 2010
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    The highlights were Saturday from York - just south of Doncaster on the Fast Line, Newcastle - Edinburgh, and Monday from Doncaster - Retford. Not as good as the previous 2, but still an enjoyable trip.

    A selection of my Photo's from this trip can be found at http://paul-simpson.fotopic.net/c1851251.html
     
    Paul42, May 21, 2010
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  10. dalrypaul

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    A few more pics of the tour.

    60019 Royal Border Bridge
    http://www.railwayherald.org/imaging.centre/showimage.php?gallery=X7&image=153705

    60019 Lamberton
    http://www.railwayherald.org/imaging.centre/showimage.php?gallery=X7&image=153706

    60019 Prestonpans
    http://www.railwayherald.org/imaging.centre/showimage.php?gallery=X7&image=153709

    47760 Waverley
    http://www.railwayherald.org/imaging.centre/showimage.php?gallery=X7&image=153710

    45407 Newbridge
    http://www.railwayherald.org/imaging.centre/showimage.php?gallery=X7&image=153711

    45407 Newbridge
    http://www.railwayherald.org/imaging.centre/showimage.php?gallery=X7&image=153713

    45407 Newbridge (rainbow)
    http://www.railwayherald.org/imaging.centre/showimage.php?gallery=X7&image=153714

    60019 Redhouse
    http://www.railwayherald.org/imaging.centre/showimage.php?gallery=X7&image=153715
     
    dalrypaul, May 22, 2010
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  11. Swiss Toni

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    All lovely shots Paul, my personal favourite being the second one at Newbridge, thanks for sharing them. :thumb:
     
    Swiss Toni, May 22, 2010
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    Spamcan81, May 22, 2010
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  14. RalphW

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    And in Railway Herald.
     
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  15. Alberta 45562

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    Well,not the actual tour but my class 90 one is,which i'm quite proud of ;)
     
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