CATHEDRALS EXPLORER 06-13 MAY

45231 moves as booked.

 

Thanks

 

Thank you James. Makes good sense. The last thing main line steam needs is headline news coverage through adding to the large fires that are/have burned in the UK this week.

We need a Test Match very quickly, to get steam back on for the whole of the rest of the trip.

 

So when would the light engine movment be for 46115?

 

6201 held at Digswell Junc. to allow a service train through. From a standing start she was motoring well between the tunnels at Welwyn at 14.55.

 

Had very enjoyable day chasing 2 different Stanier loco's around. Picture's and videos available below, featuring 45305's helping hand to 6201 out of Victoria

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40657924@N04/sets/72157621684090281/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tnLYuaBffk

 

A shot of 6201 at speed on the down-fast approaching Sandy this afternoon:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/steam60163/5693901012/in/set-72157626106980239/

Cheers,
Alisdair

 

Cruising past Bolton Percy this evening, LINK.

Only my second mainline shot of the year and it's May already, unbelievable!

 

And here we are - bang on cue - WX Weather shows it raining all the way from York to Stirling just as forecast right now - with more to come all day tomorrow.

As soon as any restriction or bans is applied - sure as the sunrise - along comes the rain! Anyone there to light up 4492 - or 60163??

 

As expected, diesels 37.706 + 676 reported passing Colton Jn at 08:38 and Church Fenton 08:42. <BJ>

 

45231 passed Scout Green on the way to Stirling bang on time and is seen in my video . Stevehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEQEFhZ4o1M

 

Footage of replacement pair 37706 & 37676 at Blea Moor on the York to Carlisle leg.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LQvWIj3Z5s

Hope you enjoy.

 

Unfortunately, 45231 is reported on scot-rail.co.uk to have stopped at Plumpton (between Penrith and Carlisle) with a bearing problem on the rear axle of the tender. I gather it has subsequently limped into Carlisle Upperby. I do hope it can be fixed.

David

 

Is 45231 going to return to WCRC base? Or will they be able to fix it linside? ( sorry if it is a stupid question but I'm a newbie!)

 

Thanks for the sad info David and like you say lets hope they can fix the problem. Regards Steve

 

Is there a possiblty of them running 61994 and a diesel tomorrow, because I've just read that she's still on steam outside her shed In Thorton? And it's raining at them moment!

 

A very good film taken on Grovesnor Bank on Friday!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-qiI-NP6qA

 

A steam HST! Nice to see though, not often you see something like this.

 

I said last month that Dobbin with his continuous record of sunny Great Britons must have a pact with the Devil. Steam Dreams must be very very saintly to suffer this run of mischance and mechanical failure

Current Weather report here

http://www.xcweather.co.uk/GB/observations

Dry weather - where???

Any chance of RIR???

If only Tangmere and Scots Guardsman had been allowed to go to their start points - no-one would have been waving fire risk paperwork today. And I wonder if 34067 would be cleared for the West Highland Line - what a match that would have been!