An excellent video. It brings back memories of my youth as i was at Hellifield, and along the S & C that day.I recognise the guy in the bobble hat making notes towards the end.....
I have had 2 experiences of these diversions - 1 I was travelling to Plymouth from Inverness and had to overnight in Edinburgh because the Devon Scot left over 1 hour earlier and the overnight missed it! I always wanted to experience the line from Hellifield to Blackburn and..... on both occasions I was that tired I actually slept the whole way from Carlisle to Preston and still have no experience of that stretch of line! 😨😨😨☹️
The dragging of WCML trains over the S & C seems to have gone out of favour recently, as they seem more inclined to put a replacement bus service, they does appear to be plenty of feight going over it so gauging wise a Pendolino should not cause a problem, neither should there be any weight restrictions.
An excellent video. It brings back memories of my youth as i was at Hellifield, and along the S & C that day.I recognise the guy in the bobble hat making notes towards the end.....
Iconic BR
I have had 2 experiences of these diversions - 1 I was travelling to Plymouth from Inverness and had to overnight in Edinburgh because the Devon Scot left over 1 hour earlier and the overnight missed it! I always wanted to experience the line from Hellifield to Blackburn and..... on both occasions I was that tired I actually slept the whole way from Carlisle to Preston and still have no experience of that stretch of line! 😨😨😨☹️
I can’t wait to see some Pendolinos doing the long drag behind 47s. For when shaps closed
The dragging of WCML trains over the S & C seems to have gone out of favour recently, as they seem more inclined to put a replacement bus service, they does appear to be plenty of feight going over it so gauging wise a Pendolino should not cause a problem, neither should there be any weight restrictions.
Hellifield station needed a lick of paint back then.