Description

MAIN LINE STEAM DIARY
Mid October 2013 to Mid Dec 2013

Panniers 7752 & 9600  ‘Melton Christmas Fair’    5043 ‘Earl of Mount Edgcumbe’ the ‘Cotswold Explorer’ including climb of Sapperton & Old Hill Banks,   the ‘Elge Explorer’  &  the ‘Christmas White Rose’,    34067 ‘Tangmere’  ‘Capital Christmas Express’   34046 ‘Braunton’   VSOE ‘Luncheon Special’ & ‘Bluebell Explorer’     35028 ‘Clan Line’ on VSOE   Black 5 44871   ‘The Bath and Bristol Markets’  Black 5 44871 & 45407  on  Cathedrals Express’  to Winchester, to Chester, to Bath & to Ely  45699 ‘Galatea’ ‘Cumbrian Mountain Express’  46115 ‘Scots Guardsman’  ‘Cumbrian Mountain Express’    46233 ‘Duchess of Sutherland’ on move to Butterley   60009 ‘Union of South Africa’ a Cathedrals to York, ‘The Tynesider’ and ‘Christmas White Rose’ to York and ‘York Yuletide Express’ from Norwich to York.  60019 ‘Bittern’ on 90 mph runs with the ‘Tyne Tees Streak’ & York to Kings Cross high speed run  70000  ‘Britannia’  on a ‘Cathedrals’ to Shrewsbury via Welsh Marches 70013 ‘Oliver Cromwell’ on ‘The Cheshireman’,  ‘Bluebell Explorer’  & ‘Christmas Cheshireman’.

NEWS AND EVENTS
A convoy  led by 34046 ‘Braunton’, the Santa season & the Great Central Mini Gala.

Scottish Charter   the West Highland Steam Bash returns with  45407 & 44871  on the West Highland over Corrour & County March Summit . Includes scenes on the famous ‘Horseshoe Curve’.

Tornado on Tour  A1 60163 on the Nene Valley Railway.

Cumbrian Jubilee 45699 ‘Galatea’ on ‘Cumbrian Mountain Express’ on the 23rd of October & ‘Cumbrian Jubilee’ on the 9th of November with scenes on the climb to Shap, plus the climb to Ais Gill.

EAST LANCS GALA  Autumn steam Gala over the weekend of the 19th and 20th of October.   Features 46233 ‘Duchess of Sutherland’,   Pannier Tank  1501.    Jinty 47324,    ‘Super D’ 49394,  BR Standard 4 tank 80080 & 61994 ‘The Great Marquess’.

UXBRIDGE STEAM   8th of December shuttles on the Met line to Uxbridge  marking 150 years of the Underground with Prairie LT150.  Includes many vantage points along the line from Harrow on the Hill to Uxbridge.

DOUBLE HEADERS   ‘Cathedrals Express’ from Euston to Chester’,  ‘The Bluebell Explorer’ & the ‘Melton Christmas Fair’. Features Black 5s, 34046 ‘Braunton’ and Tyseleys Panniers 7752 & 9600.

INCLUDES JUBILEE ‘GALATEA’ HARD AT WORK ON THE CLIMBS TO SHAP & AIS GILL, PLUS STEAM ON LONDON UNDERGROUND, A4s ON THE EAST COAST MAIN LINE, STEAM GALAS & MAIN LINE STEAM AROUND THE NETWORK.

1hr 58mins Approx.