February 2016
Another quiet month so far, though started off with a visit to the Ipswich area in conjunction with giving a presentation to the RCTS Ipswich Branch on 8th February. John Day, of the RCTS Ipswich Branch, kindly showed me around some local photo locations, though the weather was none too kind...
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60103 "Flying Scotsman", Langford, 1Z60, 25th February 2016
After a bright start to the morning it had completely clouded over by the time A3 60103 "Flying Scotsman" appeared on the down slow at Poppy Hill, Langford, at this stage running around 9 minutes late. Typically, the weather brightened up later as the train headed north... This was the official "inaugural run" after the engine's prolonged restoration, 1Z60, "The Flying Scotsman", 07:40 from King's Cross to York on Thursday 25th February 2016. The wind was not playing ball either, the exhaust steam obscuring the train - can't win them all! Signal K746 seems to need a little help too... Digital Image No. IGMP15028.
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Raymond Matthews
on February 26, 2016Nice photos Geoff.