Main Line Support

It's 22.27 and we have just arrived back in Crewe with the Scarborough Flyer from Scarborough pulled by British Railways 4-6-2 70013 Oliver Cromwell. Crewe station is pretty quiet although there is a small welcoming party at the south end of platform 5. Peter the driver has a few words with one of them. We departed Crewe for Scarborough at 07.27 so it's been a long day - 18.5 hrs since we got up in fact - but we still have to stable the stock, turn the loco and support coach and get back into Crewe Heritage Centre. We turned on the triangle via Gresty Lane, Crewe Sorting Sidings North & Crewe station.

British Railways Standard 4-6-2 70013 Oliver Cromwell pounds up the Long Drag with a special from Preston to Carlisle which took the S&C out and Shap back.

Firing British Railways Standard pacific 70013 Oliver Cromwell up Stoke Bank on the East Coast Main Line at 60mph during the engine & POV positioning move from Southall to Barnetby prior to working the Cheshireman on Saturday 19th October. Thanks Roger. I was Owner's Rep on the footplate.

Roger places a round in the back corners of British Railways Pacific 70013 Oliver Cromwell while working the Cathedrals Express on the GER main line to Cambridge.

Lit by moon and starlight, LNER K1 2-6-0 62005 simmers at 22.30 after we had banked up the fire on shed ready for the next day's Jacobite to Mallaig.

Black 5 4-6-0 45407 is pulled by K1 2-6-0 62005 in the depot yard at Fort William.

Cleaning the fire of K1 2-6-0 62005 on Fort William depot in the evening after it had pulled the Jacobite to Mallaig and back.

We have put K1 62005 to bed - cleaned the fire, banked it up under the door and filled the boiler . Just the stars and one lamp to light up the scene.

British Railways Standard Pacific 70013 Oliver Cromwell headed the Cathedrals Express from Newbury to Ely on the 16th but the day before we were preparing the loco on Southall ex-GWR shed.