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Tin Bath Extra
Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:22 pm
by the_jon_m
The Pair of Black 5s were looking gleeming today
They sertainly made their presence known, going up Hunts Bank from Victoria the whole back became one giant white cloud. I went to the car park above Vic to get shots of them climbing the bank, but could hardly see the locos !
Re: Tin Bath Extra
Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:28 pm
by Union Pacific
the_jon_m wrote:The Pair of Black 5s were looking gleeming today
They sertainly made their presence known, going up Hunts Bank from Victoria the whole back became one giant white cloud. I went to the car park above Vic to get shots of them climbing the bank,
but could hardly see the locos !
should've gone to specsavers.
Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:13 pm
by the_jon_m
should have gone to Gorton or the top of the bank !
Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:22 pm
by Shredder
An excellent location here at the top of Miles platting bank, but you will need steps, its where the fly over for Oldham Road goods depot use to be, click on the birds eye view
http://www.bing.com/maps/?mm_src=home&F ... IwOTAyMzUz
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 7:42 am
by sng60007
A long day out for the customers no doubt , but someone deserves enormous credit for the the tour running at all. Derailed freight train at totley east jnct saw the tour go down the wcml via crewe and Lichfield, then down to derby, water the locos there I believe, then to Sheffield, after that do not know if they went copy pit or calder valley. Thank goodness the two drivers were Albert Seymour and Bill Andrews, tow drivers who must have booked route knowledge for nearly everywhere.
I belive yesterday was 50yrs to the day that Bill Andrews fisrt started at Rose Grove shed, wish him a happy retirement, he will be sorely missed.
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 2:15 pm
by Jeff Albiston
Bill Andrews did his last main-line run on Sunday, and today has done the test run with 70000 'Britannia'. After he has finished with 70000, he will official retire from the railway scene.
He will be missed by railwaymen & enthusiasts.
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 5:59 pm
by martyn
How did they get from Lichfield to Derby?
No connection on my map at Lichfield. Thought they would have to reverse at Tamworth? Or go to Nuneaton and then via Leicester? Or am i wrong?
What was wrong with Crewe (or Macc) to Stoke and then direct to Derby?
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 7:02 pm
by peter winstanley
There is a link from the Trent Valley line to the Lichfield City to Burton line just to the east of Lichfield T.V. station
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 6:17 pm
by martyn
Thanks for that. I obviously need to get a better map!
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:42 pm
by charterboy
Jeff Albiston wrote:Bill Andrews did his last main-line run on Sunday, and today has done the test run with 70000 'Britannia'. After he has finished with 70000, he will official retire from the railway scene.
He will be missed by railwaymen & enthusiasts.
Totally agree, had some cracking runs on the mainline with Bill at the helm
Tin Bath Extra
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:18 pm
by Mike Taylor
Bill Andrew ain't finished yet, watch this space..........
Tin Bath Extra
Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 3:12 pm
by Mike Taylor
Looks like Bill Andrew will have 5690 on the Christmas Fellsman on 27 November 2010
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:35 pm
by 40071
martyn wrote:How did they get from Lichfield to Derby?
No connection on my map at Lichfield. Thought they would have to reverse at Tamworth? Or go to Nuneaton and then via Leicester? Or am i wrong?
What was wrong with Crewe (or Macc) to Stoke and then direct to Derby?
Engineering work in the Stoke area. Anyway we had a cracking run down the WCML so no complaints.