21/11 1306 Leicester to Nottingham

[Dhassell]

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U10530/2015/11/21/advanced
Anyone know what this is meant to be?

 

[eastwestdivide]

Afternoon tea with the Northern Belle.
https://www.belmond.com/northern-belle-train/journeys/4_194343?date=21 Nov 2015&departure=Leicester

Looks like it comes from Crewe (http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U10533/2015/11/21/advanced),
then goes back to Crewe afterwards (http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U10534/2015/11/21/advanced),
and 95mph/455T is usually a 47/57 with charter stock.

 

[Dhassell]

Ah okay. Thanks

 

[The Planner]

Timed as a 47 with 13 coaches

 

[M7R]

Was in Nottingham this eve with my little lad waiting for the 17:20 to Matlock to go home when this came in on platform 1, DRS class 68 on one end and Northen Belle 47 on the other.

My little lad thought it was ace! Then to top it off we passed it on the way back to Attenborough, so we waited on the foot bridge waving and the driver gave us a double toot! He hasn't stopped talking about it all the way home as the EMT driver gave him a little toot too so for him it's been the perfect day, train ride to town and back and a double toot from 2 trains.

It's the first time I have seen the Northen Belle, looked well turned out and the 68 looked good too (again first time I have seen ones of them in the flesh too).

 

[Warbo44]

The 68 being 003 and 57305 on the other end.

 

[M7R]

Sorry we didn't get a good look at the 57 at Nottingham, and we was on the foot bridge at Attenborough so again didn't get a real good look or see the numbers so assumed it was a 47, (not getting many 57s through Attenborough I'm not that good at spotting the difference, we mainly get the EMT fleet, XC and some 60s or 66s from Toton).