At the end of the morning trip the
Deltic 55022 "Royal Scots Grey" has rejoined the train to pull it out to
allow the K4 to turn around on the triangle at Niddrie junctions. It sat in
Waverley station making what can only be described as a very 'Deltic' noise!
In the above clip the Deltic fires up its second engine with a very impressive
cloud of smoke and noise and departs the platform with 61994 at the rear making
very little effort. We all expected the train disappear down the east
tunnel but it was stopped at the end of the platform. For more information
about the Deltic click on the above link to the Deltic Preservation Society Ltd
pages.
This video clip of the
K4 2-6-0 "The
Great Marquess" comes to you courtesy of a lovely lady who allowed us to
film it from her back garden. Thank you very much from Charles and I.
The video shows the K4 heading towards the north portal of the Forth Bridge, as
it emerges, with lots of shrieking whistle blowing the steam is shut off for the
descent past North Queensferry station. What surprised me when I went on the
morning was the turn of speed the engine crew produced as and when required.
For more information about the 61994 click on the above link to the LNER
Encyclopaedia pages.
I consider the above video clip to
be every photographers worst nightmare. You spend time waiting while the
engine is tantalisingly close, stopped to take on water. Then, with lots
of lovely whistling, steam and smoke it sets off. Seeming to take an age
to reach you. And all the while you are waiting the expletive deleted
Turbostar noise is getting louder and louder. You can guess what happens
next!
The Turbostar has disappeared
towards Cowdenbeath and 61994 makes its way through Dunfermline Queen Margaret's
on its way back to the Forth Bridge and Waverley. If everyone on those two
half day trips enjoyed the experience as much as I did then the Scottish Railway
Preservation Society would have a large number of very happy customers.
Who may of course wish to follow this link to the
SRPS pages to
find out about forthcoming excursions.
The Gresley K4 sits waiting for the morning's east bound departure around the
Edinburgh suburban circle. With, needless to say, a few interested people round
about!
The Deltic sits with one engine
ticking over waiting to take the train out to the reversing triangle. Not
as many interested people around it. But in its way it is just as
historically important, or even more so, than the steam engine.
The north portal of the Forth bridge
showing the descent into North Queensferry station.
61994 and train being taken away by
the Deltic to turn around in preparation for the afternoon trip.
Finally, something a little more
modern, EWS engines 67024 (left) and 90026, presumably on standby duties to
rescue any train / engine that experiences power failures.
