- BR Standard Class 4 no 80080
- LMS Black 5 no 44871
- LMS Hughes Crab no 13065
- SR West Country Class 34092 City of Wells
Showing posts with label 44871. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 44871. Show all posts
Friday, 11 March 2016
East Lancashire Railway Spring Gala 2016
Locomotives featured:
Tuesday, 26 January 2016
The Elusive Flying Scotsman
It's been quite a while since I last posted
on my blog. The start of a new year gives me the opportunity to make a fresh
start.
Nowadays through the summer there is almost no steam
on the main line in Yorkshire. A few years ago through the summer months there
were four trains each week heading to Scarborough but now following troubles with
line side fires we're lucky to get a couple all summer.
I contemplated making the trip over the
Pennines to see Flying Scotsman undergoing trials on the East Lancashire
Railway but never made it unlike hundreds of other enthusiasts. I did have a
plan to see Flying Scotsman hauling its inaugural main line tour over the
Settle and Carlisle to Carlisle returning via Shap. Unfortunately, due to
braking issues with 60103, Ian Riley's two Black Fives 44871 & 45407 stood in.
We'd decided on one of our more favoured
photographic locations but with time running short before the first Winter
Cumbrian Mountain Express was due we came across a small masonry arch bridge that was closed due to flood damage. This blocked our way and so we had to very quickly find a alternayove location and
make the most of it.
That was it , just a few seconds and the
train was in and out of view. Time to check out my video and see if I'd got any
usable footage.
I've noticed that the next Winter Cumbrian
Mountain Express scheduled to be hauled by Flying Scotsman is now the 06
February, replacing 46233 Duchess of Sutherland, assuming suitable repairs and a main line test run has been completed. However, should Flying Scotsman
not be available then the Duchess will be on standby to take charge of the
train.
For me that first photo of the newly restored 60103 Flying Scotsman remains elusive.
Tuesday, 9 April 2013
Specials in the North This Weekend
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An early start to some steam locomotives this weekend with Ian Riley's Black 5's 44871 and 45407 making a positional move from Grosmont-Shrewsbury. The provisional timings for this move are given here on the UKsteam website.
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| 44871 and 45407 with The Tin Bath at Stocksmoor station 17 03 2013 |
On Saturday 60163 Tornado hauls The Cathedrals Express from London to Durham presumably by the East Coast Main Line but no details are on the web site at the moment.
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| 60163 Tornado approaches Sherburn In Elmet with The Cathedrals Express on 30 06 2012 |
Then for good measure a real rarity as on Sunday 14 April 2013 Battle of Britain Class 4-6-2 No 34067 Tangmere is scheduled to bring The Peak Forester from London Kings Cross to Matlock and Rowsley via the Peak Rail heritage railway. It's not very often we have the chance to see one of these locomotives hauling charter trains on the main line this far north
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Tin Bath - video
I did manage to get some video of The Railway Touring Company's Tin Bath charter passing through Stocksmoor station on 17 March 2013. In charge were Ian Riley's Black 5 locomotives 44871 and 45407 The Lancashire Fusilier.
Monday, 18 March 2013
The Tin Bath
The Tin Bath ran from Preston and
Manchester over the steeply graded routes to West Yorkshire and passed through
areas renowned for Lancashire cotton mills and Yorkshire woollen mills. The
train was hauled by two steam locomotives ‘Black 5’ 4-6-0’s Nos. 44871 and
45407, facing face some of the fiercest gradients in the country.
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| The Tin Bath at Stocksmoor Station |
It was yet another bitterly cold March day
as the two locomotives hauled the The Railway Touring Company’s charter train
through Stocksmoor station. A good number of photographers had turned out to
capture a rare journey by steam train alone this line.
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