Deltic Fest at East Lancs
The 5 working Deltics had been at the NRM (North) Shildon for the previous weekend. 55022 dragged 4 down to the East Lancs Railway passing through Stalybridge and Castleton in poor weather (Fair play to the souls who went for the shots), for a Deltic weekend over the 15th and 16th October 2011. A selection of images from the Saturday when for once, the sun mainly shone. Oh, and there was a welcome back for 40135/D335.
55002 clags past Ewood Bridge for the first working from Bury
"Gordon Highlander" departs south towards Ramsbottm from Irwell Vale in sunshine
Firing on one engine (by the look of it) "Alycidon" revs up for departure from Irwell Vale
55019 passes Springside Farm with a Rawtenstall-Heywood working.
The return of D335, as it returns back to Bury with a shuttle from Ramsbottom
Clag monsters 55002 and 55022 head toward Ramsbottom
Another shot of the BR Blue pair
D9016 "Gordon Highlander" passes Springside Farm.
55019 runs around to form to next working back to Bury,
at Rawtenstall
at Rawtenstall
Another Clag monster as 55019 departs Rawtenstall (nice to be seen to be Green (!!??)
(But would the Deltics be out clagged by 5 Westerns if they were ever got together?)
(But would the Deltics be out clagged by 5 Westerns if they were ever got together?)