70013 has taken on water and moved
to the north end of the Abington loops to wait for clearance to set off up the
main line to Glasgow. And a fine looking sight it makes as well. The
'Great Britain' tours are run by The
Railway Touring Company and details of other tours they are running can be
found on the link.
Britannia Class 4-6-2 No 70013
Oliver Cromwell sits at the southern end of the Abington passing loops taking on
water whist a Virgin train heads for Glasgow on the main line. It is of
course no competition to pick the best one of the two! 70013 is part of
the National Collection, based at York and managed by the
5305 Locomotive Association, Loughborough.
Their site is reached by the link.
I just couldn't resist putting
another couple of shots of 70013 in, as it's such a magnificent engine!
Hot on the heels of Cromwell is the backup engine, West Coast Railways Class 47
No 760 which was going at what may be described as a 'fair old lick'. That
means 'quite fast' for those who haven't heard the phrase before!
Following the Class 47, and much more impressive looking, were the pair of Black
5's going north to take the Great Britain to Stranraer the next day. The
engines in question are 4871 and 5407 respectively, and belong to the East Lancs
Railway. I couldn't find any information about them on that site but
wikipedia
have a page on the class with lots of information in
