LE Movements, ECS and Test Runs 2017

8 and an idling 67. I wish them all the best.

 

Just left York...right time.

 

York to Tollerton in a fraction over 10 minutes according to RTT, start to pass 60mph or thereabouts?

James

 

Timed for 90mph on RTT, good to see.

 

A mate has spotted 'Tornado' just south of Darlington South Jn, doing around 77/78 with load 9 and a dead 67.

 

York to Darlington, 44miles 10 chains. Completed by Tornado in 42 minutes according to RTT. A slow pass at Thirsk (lost 3 minutes between Skelton Jc and Thirsk), average 60mph Thirsk to Northallerton then Northallerton-Darlington (14miles 10 chains pass to pass in 10 minutes, average of 80 on that last section if I've worked that out correctly?

James

EDIT: Darlington pass to Ferryhill S Jc pass, 12miles 7chains in 8 minutes 15 seconds according to RTT, average of 87.

 

A friend, who's 81, has just phoned. He was on Northallerton station. His words? "E, it wer goin' like the clappers!" Bless him.

 

The higher speed will probably be on the return, as happened with 60019 in 2013.

 

She's booked to run Ferryhill - York in 45 minutes on the return. 56.25 miles in 45 minutes is an average of 75 pass to stop. I'd imagine you're right!

James

 

Pulled up 100yds from Thirsk blowing steam from everywhere, finally got going, God knows what the problem was.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/stuartbrown/33984617415/in/photostream

 

Flying Scotsman passing South Croydon this morning working to East Grinstead.

 

A planned full service brake application. Nowt to worry about and certainly no problem.

 

I can almost hear the roar from the escaping steam from here! Looks like a big 'thumbs up' being given from the chap leaning from the cab

 

Well worth going out for Stuart

 

Carnforth-Hellifield-Carnforth test path activated this morning:
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P90399/2017/04/17/advanced

 

62005 in steam yesterday so no surprise it's active .

 

This one's been known about for a while. NELPG were discussing what was needed before today's run - weighing was one check to be done.

 

Footage of 62005 on the light test run .

 

LNER K1 Class 2-6-0 No. 62005 'Lord of the Isles' passing Starricks on a jolly to Hellifield and back

 

Steve I think you'll find that 62005 hasn't worn the Lord of the Isles nameplates for a few years.Just an observation.