North Country Rover
Mostly to the North-East, and with not a lot of luck! Plenty about (by nowadays standards) but mostly not running to plan. Oh, and by the way the weather was grim!!
4/3/2011

How much longer? NX liveried 43305 stands at Newcastle awaiting departure south to King's Cross with 1E11 from Aberdeen

Same day, and now at Thirsk with Grand Central HST 43468 arriving with 1A65 to Kings Cross

East Coast 43317 heads south past Thirsk with 1E13 from Inverness

Look! No Hands! A UID Vomiter passes Thirsk with 1V62 from Glasgow.

GBRF 66742 passes the slow platform at Thirsk, with a working to Tyne Dock

Another shot (albeit now with a bit of brightness) as EC HST 43319 passes Thirsk with 1E15 Aberdeen-King's Cross

66727 heads south into Thirsk Station

Now at Northallerton, with GC HST 43465 with 1N93 King's Cross - Hartlepool

And tailing was 43423

Back at Newcastle, and running about an hour late, DCR 56311 arrives with 6Z20 to Butterwell
Do DCR have CLOCKS???? Only a question.
Do DCR have CLOCKS???? Only a question.

Just for the record. 56311 billows smoke out of Newcastle with the empties to Butterwell
6/11/2013

DRS locos stand at York

Back at Northallerton, GC 43468 heads south with 1A65

Even HST MTU's sound like proper engines.
GC hst 43467 tails to King's Cross
GC hst 43467 tails to King's Cross

And going the other way, 43423

Adelante 180 112 arrives with 1N92

66727 passes Borough Bridge L.C. (for realtrains times people) with a south bound working to Drax

GC meet up at Northallerton, 180112 meets 43465

And departing into the gloom, 43465
9/3/2013

Yet more gloom at York, with former GNER 91119 arriving with 1S10 to Edinburgh

And back at Newcastle, same day, and former GNER 91124 stands ready to form a southbound service. Only 3 blue left now, apparently.

East Coast 43295 stands at Newcastle
11/3/2013

Looking as it has been out on Ice-Breaker duties, 87002 stands at Carlisle.

In bright sunlight, 6J37 stands at Carlisle with 66850

Another Tug!!
Pink 011 prepares to depart Carlisle, with 6G42 empty Gypsums to Arpley
Pink 011 prepares to depart Carlisle, with 6G42 empty Gypsums to Arpley

Almost bright!, 60011 passes Oxenholme, about 25 early with 6G42