EMT train overtakes East Coast Electric

[Mitch in Notts]

Todays 1657 from Norwich to Manchester Piccadilly was routed out of Peterborough on the Fast Line to Grantham which is most unusual.
Even more surprising was that we overtook an East Coast Electric, Leeds Bound train which was on the slow line!

Never known this happen before, though we were 19 late out of Peterborough.

Saw Mallard at Grantham as well!#

 

[Manchester77]

Doubt it was mallard probably one of the A4s. Mallards a static display at the NRM in York and isn't mainline registered

EDIT: you probably saw 'Sir Nigel Gresley' which is in a similar livery to mallard however one of our other more in the know member can tell you more about the train you saw

 

[34D]

Doubt it was mallard probably one of the A4s. Mallards a static display at the NRM in York and isn't mainline registered

Yes it is. For being hauled only.

I'm sure we have a thread about Mallard's return to Stoke Bank.

 

[Manchester77]

Apologies not very in the know so to say with heritage runs etc

 

[northernchris]

Was in Doncaster yesterday and saw Mallard and a Deltic being hauled southbound by a 56

 

[Mitch in Notts]

Definitely Mallard. Read it on the side of the loco as we went into Grantham station!

 

[dggar]

Yesterday's picture of the day from
The Railway Centre site.

http://www.railway-centre.com/september-2013.html

http://www.railway-centre.com/uploads/7/2/2/3/7223531/7912890.jpg

 

[D365]

Definitely Mallard. On display at Grantham this weekend as detailed in other threads. Wish I could pop up and see it there but it'll have to be The Great Gathering in October...

 

[Skimble19]

Another steamer (blue - fairly sure it was Tornado!) was going south on the ECML earlier too, hauled by an EWS liveried 67.

 

[cjp]

Another steamer (blue - fairly sure it was Tornado!) was going south on the ECML earlier too, hauled by an EWS liveried 67.

At Southall this evening - for some fettling?

 

[High Dyke]

Todays 1657 from Norwich to Manchester Piccadilly was routed out of Peterborough on the Fast Line to Grantham which is most unusual.
Even more surprising was that we overtook an East Coast Electric, Leeds Bound train which was on the slow line!

Never known this happen before, though we were 19 late out of Peterborough.

Saw Mallard at Grantham as well!#

The Leeds service (1D25) is a booked route using the the Down Stamford/Down Slow to Stoke Junction...it allows 1S28 to pass. Whereas the Norwich - Liverpool service is booked Fast line from Peterborough, as it runs ahead of 1S28.

 

[shedman]

Funny this should be mentioned because I was heading south and saw this happen!

 

[tsr]

At Southall this evening - for some fettling?

The following Cathedrals Express railtour... http://uksteam.info/tours/t13/t0905a.htm

Unfortunately, I missed Tornado on her two journeys through Redhill.

 

[38Cto15E]

When the consist departed York, the 56 was making more smoke than an A4, BBC East Mids showed it Wednesday evening.

 

[philjo]

When I was leaving Kings Cross on the 18:53 FCC service last night there was an EC 225 set in platform 4 or 5 with the 91 round the wrong way, coupled so that the blunt end would be leading. I can't remember what the speed limit is for the 91s running blunt end first but it would be slower than normal meaning it could be routed to allow other trains to pass it between Peterborough & Grantham. Not sure if it was actually operating a service northbound like that (it had just arrived) - obviously on the southbound working the dvt was leading so still normal speed.

 

[Mitch in Notts]

Funny this should be mentioned because I was heading south and saw this happen!

You must have passed me as I headed north then.

I can't recollect being on the fast line before on this journey so must have been some changes over the past year.

 

[Nozzacook]

When I was leaving Kings Cross on the 18:53 FCC service last night there was an EC 225 set in platform 4 or 5 with the 91 round the wrong way, coupled so that the blunt end would be leading. I can't remember what the speed limit is for the 91s running blunt end first but it would be slower than normal meaning it could be routed to allow other trains to pass it between Peterborough & Grantham. Not sure if it was actually operating a service northbound like that (it had just arrived) - obviously on the southbound working the dvt was leading so still normal speed.

Class 91's if I remember correctly are restricted to 100mph when running blunt end first.