Great Northern 28 Feb

Sadly I can't travel on this trip with Ollie C because the Outlaws are visiting but I can get to Grantham station.

Does anybody know the passing times for the train, or can you tell me where to find them? The Railway Touring Company's website doesn't give this.

Thanks in advence.

 

She is booked to be passing Grantham 10.28

 

Many thanks. I knew someone would know!

 

Vilma,
Best place for times is David's wonderful site, www.uksteam.info

Cheers,
Mark

 

i see from the timing's she is booked in doncaster for water for 59 min's i will go for two shot's i know a good place just
north east of doncaster with no wire's and south of doncaster on the ecml then go for 60007 at calton

 

Grantham, Hadley Wood and Kings Cross (for the stock movement) for me I think

 

The times on the letter sent out with tickets are about an hour later between Cleethorpes and Doncaster than those shown on uksteam.info (Cleethorpes depart 07.07, Doncaster depart 09.22), then 10.17 from Retford, but still arriving at Kings Cross (although the letter says Liverpool Lime Street - a typo, I hope!) at 13.47.

 

Well were going to try catch it at Crowle on our way down to Norfolk, 4am start now and were planning on staying for the photographic thing on the NNR that night, going to be one longgg weekend with the trip back up to Leeds the following day. I think i must be mad!

 

Nah - but we are all a lil crazy \/

 

See if you can beat us getting back to Dawlish at knocking on 4am last saturday Its all worth it when you look back though! After all its only one weekend and you never know how many chances you are going to get!

Cheers,
Mark

 

Revised times at Crowle 08:41 - 08:43

Vilma, Now booked to pass Grantham 10:53.

 

I'm planning to potter up to Thirsk to see 'Tornado' on the 'Auld Reekie' as my brother is travelling on it, and then tootle down to Retford to see 'Oliver Cromwell' at the water stop. Hoping to catch 'Sir Nige' at Frickley incline in the afternoon/evening (when times are available) so it looks like the girlfriend is going to be a steam widow on Saturday :smt064

 

Thanks for that bit of information, most appreciated. Looks like its just straight down to Norfolk now then.

 

madness takes many forms,simon, this is just one of them - ben \/

 

Note the revised times posted on UKsteam on the 23rd; now watering at Retford.

 

i should be able to make two shots north east donny then on the a1 south of retford then home for lunch then to calyton
for 60007

 

Anybody know how she's running against the clock?

 

Following it this morning, all seemed to be on time, but I finished chasing it at Althorpe, near Scunthorpe.

 

Right on time out of Retford this morning

http://simon582.fotopic.net/p56638714.html

 

Going great guns through Huntingdon on the up fast. Rather appropriate really, Oliver Cromwell at Huntingdon!

Pictures here : http://ronfisher.fotopic.net/c1099919.html

As usual, this is the 'Stop Press!' collection for new pictures. They'll be there for a couple of weeks or so, and then I shall move them to the 'Main Line Steam' collection. They will then be here :

http://ronfisher2.fotopic.net/c1354436.html