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York Yuletide Express 60009 12th December 2013

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  1. big.stu

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    Anyone know what No 9 is doing when she comes off this trip at Ely? Next booked turn is Saturday 14th from KX - so is she going to head down to London through Cambridge while the tour is diesel hauled back to Norwich?

    Just trying to see if I can catch both the Black Fives and No 9 at Cambridge without having to trundle across to Ely...
     
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    You would have thought light to Southall would be the logical move, but since when has mainline steam and logic gone together, doesn't appears to be a light engine path in RTT yet for Thursday night or Friday so presumably a STP path will pop up nearer the time.
     
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    60009 will be returning to Southall via Cambridge and Hitchin that evening ready for Saturday's trip, and then the 21st Of December when it does London Victoria to York.
     
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    The return times have been revised. No 9 now comes off at Peterborough and returns direct to Southall. www.uksteam.info/tours/t13/t1212a.htm

    David
     
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    Thanks for the replies - I guess that means it's just the Riley 5s for me tomorrow then...
     
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    Are the times right? According to the timetable the returning train gets to Peterborough Eastfield Yard at 20:37, 60009 is detached and then the train waits until 21:47 when it departs, behind a diesel for a 4 minute trip to Peterborough Station. Very frustrating for passengers especially those leaving the train at Peterborough. The train eventually gets back to Norwich at 23:59.
    Meanwhile 60009 leaves Eastfield at 22:17 arriving at Connington up loop at 22:32 staying there for 17 minutes (Maybe for water?) getting back to Southall at 01:08, then it will be disposed of. Some people have very long days indeed.
     
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    Filmed at Whittlesea, with good views of the manual gates and Semaphore signals at work
     
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