LE Movements, ECS and Test Runs 2019

Confidence....

 

Bahamas just after passing through Water Orton.

 

Ive copped 45596 passing kirkstall forge i had a ride down the leeds liverpool from bradford to see her superb loco whizzing along the aire vaĺley. David 56F

 

After a fruitless morning waiting for 45231, waiting to see if the afternoon path was taken paid off.
The Black 5 left Crewe for Chester one minute late and despite what RTT says the run was not cancelled, the return trip was 8 minutes early off Chester and 13 early by Beeston where I think it was checked having caught up the preceding service.
A return to old haunts at Beeston and Tarporley old station.
Sounding good but the tender appears to have acquired something bulbous to go with the new pipes on the front



Scott

 

Now home ..fantastic

 

What happened with 45231 did something fail on her? Is she still doing its run via Telford tomorrow anyone know?

 

A necessary evil I'm afraid Scott, cracking photo I must say.

 

"Bananas" near Wakefield.
"Bahamas", 05/02/19.

 

Thanks Matt, it's intriguing to see how adapting to the modern world changes the appearance of some locos, some subtly and some less so. I only noticed that when I worked on the shot, maybe get a better look tomorrow.
As for tomorrow, the path is still in RTT, if it doesn't go I guess there will be a knock on to other plans !

S

 

and my pic of 45596 going through kirkstall forge on my i phone on the leeds liverpool canal at kirkstall 30 f.t. away from the canal to viewing point of canal thats why i got a poor pic of it. I dident want to take my digital camera down to kirkstall forge its a seedy part o leeds frightened i may get mugged wi a £200 digital camera on that part of the canal on my push iron.david56F

 

Nice tasty shot of Bananas my friend

 

Hardly, there’s 3 air braked black fives out there already and they don’t have the res tanks on the back of the tender. I’m sure they have their reasons for fitting them there, but that looks pants.

 

Is there any pics of how 45231 looks after her recent overhaul?

 

45596 in new territory for me, passing along the Erewash Valley under the former ex-GNR Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension on Bennerley Viaduct

 

you 'liked' one at #266

 

Yeh but did she fail on way to chester its a bit of a shame was it true it had to to only do 1 round trip from crewe, howcome it dident do its 2nd run to chester cos i looked on R.T.T. IT showed up as cancelled.

 

The first run this morning didn't go - someone posted above that it looked like the loco went back to the depot.
The second run did go all the way to Chester - trust me you can see the picture above on the return trip!

I have no idea why RTT says the second run to Chester was cancelled that puzzled me too - but it certainly wasn't.