Flying Scotsman and Burrs CMC site

PR1
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edited December 2019 in Caravan & Motorhome Chat #1

For those of you interested in Steam Locomotives the Flying Scotsman is running on the East Lancs Railway, which passes Burrs Country Park CMC site.

The running dates are 8, 9, and 10th of May and 26th and 27th of September.

More dates are to be announced later. I will post them when I get them.

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  • Takethedogalong
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    edited December 2019 #2

    Thanks PR 1, we note with interest👍

  • Fozzie
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    edited December 2019 #3

    Yes and me.Will follow this thread. 

  • Amesford
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    edited December 2019 #4

    We are lucky we live a mile or so down the line from Bromsgrove station which lies at the foot of the infamous Lickey Incline and from time to time they run steam trains of course complete with bankers up there, its great to see the engines working really hard. In the video you will see the Banker dropping off at Blackwell ready to be switched over to the downline 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxc8kpDfa6A

    Even today some freight trains need the assistance of a banker to climb the "Drag" 

     

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited December 2019 #5

    Great video!👍 

    I got off a train late one evening at Doncaster station, and could hear a weird noise. Once my departing train had gone, all was revealed.......Tornado, looking very dragon like in the dark, wonderful!😁

     

  • JVB66
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    edited December 2019 #6

    Flying Scotsman , Tornado and the Royal Scot wil be at the Nene Valley Railway next year Royal Scot booked for VE day 8th may no dates published yet for the other two, i understand that Heritage railways have to bid for them to appear

  • Oneputt
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    edited December 2019 #7

    Great video, used to go up the incline all the time in steam days. Will also keep an eye on the thread

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited December 2019 #8

    Thanks JV. We have unfinished business with Flying Scotsman. I bought my OH a ticket for a footplate visit a couple of years ago, but sadly he was too ill to go, so we had to cancel. 

    We are off to York after Xmas, primarily to spend a day at NRM and see how Sir Nigel is coming along. Always a good day out.

    Will check out those dates👍

  • Amesford
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    edited December 2019 #9

    Here are some memories for you then

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXD659VTJvg&t=19s

     

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