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Tornado - Border Raider - 24th June 2010

Discussion in 'What's Going On' started by Sheff, Mar 29, 2010.

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  1. CALEDONIA

    CALEDONIA New Member

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    Perhaps not on shap, but if you look at the published times Carlisle to Long Preston in 1 hour 15 mins! Carlisle dpt 16.12, Ais Gill 17.03 Long Preston 17.32 thats going some
     
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  2. KentYeti

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    Oi!

    I'll have you know we have a very nice Victoria down here. I was up there only yesterday helping place, "No Mushy Peas To Be Eaten On This Station" notices at strategic places.

    Hope the tour goes ahead without a box tomorrow. From my walking friends I hear it is very dry up there.
     
    KentYeti, Jun 23, 2010
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  3. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

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    You forgot the Black Pudding and Chorley Cakes...

    Yes it has been dry up here for some weeks now, so as has been said it's likely Shap and Ais Gill will not see any record attempts.
     
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  4. Sheff

    Sheff Resident of Nat Pres

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    Just been assembling the comestibles - plenty of Pimms and local Tunnel Ales, so if the fireworks are off at least it'll pass in a nice hazy blur ;)
     
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  5. RalphW

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    I've just had an update from someone on board, 'Left Euston on time', so looks as if the system will be in full swing today...
     
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  7. campainr

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    Passed WCML webcam at 11:13, about 20 minutes late.
     
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    Updates are coming in quite nicely with RailTour Live.
     
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  9. RalphW

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    Including a reason for the late running.... Keep up the good work..

    [Youtube]<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ziE4VS_IChM&hl=en_GB&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ziE4VS_IChM&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>[/Youtube]
     
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  10. KentYeti

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    13 cars and no box!

    Thanks for posting the clip Ralph.
     
    KentYeti, Jun 24, 2010
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  11. guycarr360

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    Nice clip ralph, who is your mate with the milk bottle legs???
     
    guycarr360, Jun 24, 2010
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  13. RalphW

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    No mate of mine....... one of three who arrived some time after me and in discusion with another videoer along side me, they all agreed to take their shot and then stand back, obviously the excitement of the moment made him forget, even with two cameras pointing at him.
    C'est la vie :eek:hwell:
     
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  14. JohnRobinson

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    about 80 mins down running into Blackburn

    It was chasing a slow class 66 (66510) with a freightline coaltrain up towards Blackburn, so must have been behind this all the way on the S & C.

    I was at Billington footcrossing and as the train pulled off whalley viaduct it was buzzed by a very low flying helicopter as it went past about 30 feet off the ground and it was a very dangerous bit of flying considering the proximity to houses.

    http://john-robinson.fotopic.net/p65562724.html

    John
     
    JohnRobinson, Jun 24, 2010
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    Received a text from a friend who has travelled behind 60163 today, she achieved 50 mph going over Ais Gill. And running very late.
     
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    Just gone past Euxton Junction (seen on WCML webcam) at 20.36, so about 1h20m late. Anyone know why shes running so late?
     
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    understand that there may be some records changing hands... any definate info?
     
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    80 minutes late, wow thats i very unusal for tornado to be so late? whats the reason?
     
    stephen, Jun 24, 2010
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  20. KentYeti

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