60007 Sir Nigel Gresley The Christmas White Rose (Saphos) & WCRC Private Charter York 18/11/25

I went over to York again to see 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley on the 2nd of its 3 charter's to York in 7 days. As at the weekend it was delayed and routed into a different platform (P9 Instead of P5)
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/York/i-dVdK3n8

60007 arriving at York about 55 minutes late
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/York/i-7rZXht2
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/York/i-hrdCNNb
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/York/i-CbpC65t

60007 Sir Nigel Gresley waiting to depart for North Yard
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/York/i-83DcBsW


As it was on P9 i decided to go onto the footpath to the NRM to take the following photos, sadly i forgot my fold up step so was a case of hold camera in the air over the top of fence using the fold down viewer on cameras
60007 Sir Nigel Gresley departs York with Saphos Trains 'Christmas White Rose' ecs
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/York/i-v9mCTsg
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/York/i-hrdCNNb
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/York/i-SHFpMwL
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/York/i-fRwLcbt

47593 Galloway Princess on the rear
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/York/i-345Pg82

Neil

 

Earlier on Tuesday there was a private charter run by WCRC 47746 Chris Fudge in T'n'T formation with support coach, 2 Pullman coaches & 47270.
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/York/i-HkWHSxJ
Does anyone know what or who it was for?
It ran Ecs from Carnforth to Scarborough,seen here passing through P5 at York with a brief crew change stop to take on a driver for route to Scarborough
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/York/i-f5hhmP4
the 2 Pullman cars
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/York/i-3wvRhcH
47270 on the rear heading off to Scarborough
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/York/i-CfWCKKT
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/York/i-7LJ4rx2

Celeb class 91, 91110 Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at York after arriving from Kings Cross.
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/York/i-VkT5PJK
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/York/i-qD6s9fn
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/York/i-g5vDHbT

The WCRC charter was running Scarborough to York and return for whomever occupied it
47270 T'n'T 47746 seen here at York before returning back to Scarborough, (it later worked ecs back to Carnforth in the evening)
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/York/i-hQqrbr9

Neil