60019 on the Cathedrals Express 20th May 2010

I guess this'll be favourite for those in the north west that can make it and Olton Hall only on a positioning move for those futher south, then there's the Royal Scot two days later, she wont be black forever, I'm looking forward to seeing the results in pics and vids.

 

Re: 46233 on the Cathedrals Express 20th May 2010

60019 on cath ex tomoz,i assume that's what you mean??

Dad's on it,i think getting on at Leeds,whilst i go to work and key prescriptions *yawn*


http://uksteam.info/tours/t10/t0520a.htm times

 

weathers not enticeing, think I'll wait till this evening, looks brighter, 5972 on the sheltered local station in the mean time.

Hmm.. it was raining here at 10.30, didn't last long, was dry by the time hogwarts came through, now it looks much brighter.

Doh! yep, got confused, 6233 0n saturday up this way, 60019 on the east coast, I'm on my usual good form. thanks Ralph and Alberta.

 

60019 has started a number of fires along the S&C today, and understandably Network Rail and the fire brigade aren't too impressed. Hence Saturday's East Coast Diversion run by UK Railtours is now cancelled.

http://www.ukrailtours.com/tourshow...2_THE_EAST_COAST_DIVERSION_TOUR_CANCELLED.txt

 

Some shots from today seen at Blea Moor Tunnel exit, Dent Head Viaduct & Ais Gill on the return.

Footage will be available on the Part 3 DVD at the end of June.

Photos Available Here

 

A shot of Bittern at Horton in Ribblesdale this lunchtime. Handy break in the weather as well. Result!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3396/4625263736_332b4f3e51_o.jpg

 

Not completely. All you have to do is go on a tour and look at the amount that comes through the window.

 

Smuts through the window are very very small, and COLD, which prove the spark arrestor has done its job.

Lineside fires, if proven to come from 60019 - and the circumstantial evidence seems to eliminate any other cause, can only be caused by much larger 'lumps' leaving the smokebox and remaining red-hot throughout their trajectory into fields/heathland/etc. One part of the mesh may have become distorted - but it takes only one enlarged hole to lead to problems when the loco is working very hard. Let's hope the team can find the problem and get it sorted very quickly.

 

photo of the A4 approaching Ribblehead station earlier
http://northwestrailphoto.fotopic.net/p64946467.html

 

This tour seems to have aroused surprisingly little comment, especially since it was reportedly Bittern's first run over the Settle & Carlisle for over 40 years (can anybody confirm this pse?) and since it may have been Bittern's last run for some time.

Anyway, I have added 8 photos here, taken at Hellifield, Long Preston and Dent:

http://andrewstransport.fotopic.net/c1803491.html

Cheers

AN

 

I must admit i was very surprised at the low turn out for Bittern yesterday on the s & c . This is my effort from the day outhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5PDGW9jt6w