UK: David Rodgers: pics around 2011.04.15 + 2011.04.16

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UK: David Rodgers: pics around 2011.04.15 + 2011.04.16

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Pics copyright David Rodgers.
A few pictures taken in the last few days.

Saturday, 16th April 2011, double-chimney 4-cylinder Castle Class No. 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcombe worked a charter from Birmingham to Lancashire and Yorkshire. From Crewe the route was via Manchester, Standedge tunnel, Huddersfield, the Calder valley line and Copy Pit before returning down the West Coast mainline to Crewe. This was the first time a GWR Castle Class has ever been seen in much of the area and only the second GWR loco ever to have visited Huddersfield. The previous occasion being the well-known visit of No. 6858 Woolston Grange on 15.8.64 when, hauling the Poole - Bradford train its wide cylinders hit the platform at Denby Dale station resulting in the loco being removed from the train at Huddersfield.
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IMG_0443. No. 5043 having emerged from the 3-mile long Standedge tunnel, is seen accelerating away from a slack through Marsden station and heading downhill to Huddersfield.
IMG_0443. No. 5043 having emerged from the 3-mile long Standedge tunnel, is seen accelerating away from a slack through Marsden station and heading downhill to Huddersfield.
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IMG_0446. No. 5043 makes light work of the 1 in 68 gradient to Copy Pit summit as it crosses Lydgate viaduct.
IMG_0446. No. 5043 makes light work of the 1 in 68 gradient to Copy Pit summit as it crosses Lydgate viaduct.
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IMG_0449, 0451, 0452, 0453. 16th April marked the start of the 10-day Great Britain IV tour. This steam-hauled tour travelled to the northern tip of Scotland and to the far west of England. A4 Pacific No. 60019 Bittern hauled the first stage of the tour from London Kings Cross to Newcastle but the loco had been specially repainted in LNER Garter blue livery and the valences (removed to ease wartime maintenance) were replaced. The loco was also re-numbered 4492 and renamed Dominion of New Zealand. I seem to be in a minority and do not like the original style, much preferring the A4s in BR green livery without valences and feel that the effect is perhaps lost without the matching streamlined train. After its trip north to Newcastle the loco has been on display outside the National Railway Museum and I travelled to York yesterday (20th April) to get some photos.
IMG_0449, 0451, 0452, 0453. 16th April marked the start of the 10-day Great Britain IV tour. This steam-hauled tour travelled to the northern tip of Scotland and to the far west of England. A4 Pacific No. 60019 Bittern hauled the first stage of the tour from London Kings Cross to Newcastle but the loco had been specially repainted in LNER Garter blue livery and the valences (removed to ease wartime maintenance) were replaced. The loco was also re-numbered 4492 and renamed Dominion of New Zealand. I seem to be in a minority and do not like the original style, much preferring the A4s in BR green livery without valences and feel that the effect is perhaps lost without the matching streamlined train. After its trip north to Newcastle the loco has been on display outside the National Railway Museum and I travelled to York yesterday (20th April) to get some photos.
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IMG_0449, 0451, 0452, 0453. 16th April marked the start of the 10-day Great Britain IV tour. This steam-hauled tour travelled to the northern tip of Scotland and to the far west of England. A4 Pacific No. 60019 Bittern hauled the first stage of the tour from London Kings Cross to Newcastle but the loco had been specially repainted in LNER Garter blue livery and the valences (removed to ease wartime maintenance) were replaced. The loco was also re-numbered 4492 and renamed Dominion of New Zealand. I seem to be in a minority and do not like the original style, much preferring the A4s in BR green livery without valences and feel that the effect is perhaps lost without the matching streamlined train. After its trip north to Newcastle the loco has been on display outside the National Railway Museum and I travelled to York yesterday (20th April) to get some photos.
IMG_0449, 0451, 0452, 0453. 16th April marked the start of the 10-day Great Britain IV tour. This steam-hauled tour travelled to the northern tip of Scotland and to the far west of England. A4 Pacific No. 60019 Bittern hauled the first stage of the tour from London Kings Cross to Newcastle but the loco had been specially repainted in LNER Garter blue livery and the valences (removed to ease wartime maintenance) were replaced. The loco was also re-numbered 4492 and renamed Dominion of New Zealand. I seem to be in a minority and do not like the original style, much preferring the A4s in BR green livery without valences and feel that the effect is perhaps lost without the matching streamlined train. After its trip north to Newcastle the loco has been on display outside the National Railway Museum and I travelled to York yesterday (20th April) to get some photos.
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IMG_0449, 0451, 0452, 0453. 16th April marked the start of the 10-day Great Britain IV tour. This steam-hauled tour travelled to the northern tip of Scotland and to the far west of England. A4 Pacific No. 60019 Bittern hauled the first stage of the tour from London Kings Cross to Newcastle but the loco had been specially repainted in LNER Garter blue livery and the valences (removed to ease wartime maintenance) were replaced. The loco was also re-numbered 4492 and renamed Dominion of New Zealand. I seem to be in a minority and do not like the original style, much preferring the A4s in BR green livery without valences and feel that the effect is perhaps lost without the matching streamlined train. After its trip north to Newcastle the loco has been on display outside the National Railway Museum and I travelled to York yesterday (20th April) to get some photos.
IMG_0449, 0451, 0452, 0453. 16th April marked the start of the 10-day Great Britain IV tour. This steam-hauled tour travelled to the northern tip of Scotland and to the far west of England. A4 Pacific No. 60019 Bittern hauled the first stage of the tour from London Kings Cross to Newcastle but the loco had been specially repainted in LNER Garter blue livery and the valences (removed to ease wartime maintenance) were replaced. The loco was also re-numbered 4492 and renamed Dominion of New Zealand. I seem to be in a minority and do not like the original style, much preferring the A4s in BR green livery without valences and feel that the effect is perhaps lost without the matching streamlined train. After its trip north to Newcastle the loco has been on display outside the National Railway Museum and I travelled to York yesterday (20th April) to get some photos.
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IMG_0449, 0451, 0452, 0453. 16th April marked the start of the 10-day Great Britain IV tour. This steam-hauled tour travelled to the northern tip of Scotland and to the far west of England. A4 Pacific No. 60019 Bittern hauled the first stage of the tour from London Kings Cross to Newcastle but the loco had been specially repainted in LNER Garter blue livery and the valences (removed to ease wartime maintenance) were replaced. The loco was also re-numbered 4492 and renamed Dominion of New Zealand. I seem to be in a minority and do not like the original style, much preferring the A4s in BR green livery without valences and feel that the effect is perhaps lost without the matching streamlined train. After its trip north to Newcastle the loco has been on display outside the National Railway Museum and I travelled to York yesterday (20th April) to get some photos.
IMG_0449, 0451, 0452, 0453. 16th April marked the start of the 10-day Great Britain IV tour. This steam-hauled tour travelled to the northern tip of Scotland and to the far west of England. A4 Pacific No. 60019 Bittern hauled the first stage of the tour from London Kings Cross to Newcastle but the loco had been specially repainted in LNER Garter blue livery and the valences (removed to ease wartime maintenance) were replaced. The loco was also re-numbered 4492 and renamed Dominion of New Zealand. I seem to be in a minority and do not like the original style, much preferring the A4s in BR green livery without valences and feel that the effect is perhaps lost without the matching streamlined train. After its trip north to Newcastle the loco has been on display outside the National Railway Museum and I travelled to York yesterday (20th April) to get some photos.
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IMG_0455. Not having been around the NRM for some 12 months I was surprised to see Class J37 No. 65243 Maude on the turntable.
IMG_0455. Not having been around the NRM for some 12 months I was surprised to see Class J37 No. 65243 Maude on the turntable.
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IMG_0457. Another reason for visiting York was to check on progress with the overhaul of 'new' A1 pacific No. 60163 Tornado. The repaired boiler has now been returned from Meiningen (Germany) and has been put back on the chassis. A 'proper' lipped double chimney has been been fitted rather than stovepipe chimney carried when new and it can't be many weeks before the loco undertakes mainline test runs and is repainted in BR dark green livery.
IMG_0457. Another reason for visiting York was to check on progress with the overhaul of 'new' A1 pacific No. 60163 Tornado. The repaired boiler has now been returned from Meiningen (Germany) and has been put back on the chassis. A 'proper' lipped double chimney has been been fitted rather than stovepipe chimney carried when new and it can't be many weeks before the loco undertakes mainline test runs and is repainted in BR dark green livery.
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