Carrying on where we left off last time, here's 47804 climbing away from Neville Hill at Killingbeck, Leeds, with 5Z22 0825 Carnforth-Saltburn ecs move (02/07/2009)
47826 brings up the rear of 5Z22 at Killingbeck. The stock was for a weekend charter to Bath organised by Saltburn Railtours (02/07/2009)
Riviera Trains' 47843 'Vulcan' visited the East Lancashire Railway for the Summer Diesel Weekend. The loco is pictured at Rawtenstall after working 2J77 1305 ex-Heywood forward from Bury (03/07/2009)
47843 is seen again on arrival at Heywood with the return 2J78 1428 from Rawtenstall (03/07/2009)
The other visiting 'Brush' (47292 from the GCRN) required attention to its header tank on the Friday, so 'Vulcan' was called on to deputise. The loco is pictured at Rawtenstall with 2J87 1545 from Heywood (03/07/2009)
With the earlier torrentail rain having given way to sunshine, 47843 pauses at Ramsbottom with 2J88 1706 Rawtenstall-Heywood (03/07/2009)
47715 'Poseidon' is seen at Leeming Bar after working the 1105 from Redmire during a diesel running weekend at the Wensleydale Railway (04/07/2009)
Roles were reversed the following day, with HNRC's 47703 handling the bulk of the work. The former 'Saint Mungo' is pictured at Leeming Bar with the same 1105 ex-Redmire (05/07/2009)
47804 arrives at Grange-over-Sands with 1Z46 0748 Barrow-in-Furness to Blaenau Ffestiniog charter, promoted jointly by WCRC and Railtourer (11/07/2009)
The train reversed at Llandudno Junction, where 47826 is pictured waiting to tackle the steeply-graded Conwy Valley branch (11/07/2009)
On arrival at Blaenau the stock was stabled in the run-round loop to allow the following service train to arrive/depart. 47826 is pictured against the backdrop of the surrounding slate-covered hills (11/07/2009)
47804 waits to depart Blaenau Ffestiniog with 1Z48 1612 return charter to Barrow (11/07/2009)
Having worked the train forward from Llandudno Junction, 47826 departs Lancaster on the final leg of its journey to Barrow with 1Z48 (11/07/2009)
47815 'Great Western' + 47769 'Resolve' arrive at Horwich Parkway with Compass Tours' 1Z28 0450 Crewe-Inverness charter. The appalling weather was perhaps an omen of what lay ahead as the day's events unfolded... (17/07/2009)
The duo are pictured again during a 'breakfast stop' at Preston. '769 developed a minor fault north of Carlisle which saw '815 tackle Beattock single-handed from a standing start, and despite a recurrence of the problem north of Pitlochry, arrival in Inve
47769+47815 await the arrival of a northbound ScotRail service at Pitlochry with the late-running 1Z29 1515 Inverness-Crewe return charter. The nagging fault on '769 had recurred again on the climbs to Culloden Moor and Slochd, and '815 itself was by now
Events so far were enough to persuade DBS to add 66103 to the front of the train at Motherwell to ensure we got home. Ironically the naughty children had largely behaved themselves between Slochd and Braidhurst, and the addition of the 75 mph 'GM' to the
47843 'Vulcan' arrives at Stoke-on-Trent with Compass Tours' 1Z47 0730 Nuneaton-Carlisle charter (18/07/2009)
After completing the outward leg via the Crewe and the WCML, 47843 is pictured on arrival at Carlisle with 1Z47 (18/07/2009)
On the rear of today's train was 47812. The loco waits at Carlisle to take the empty stock to London Road sidings for water, and would later make its first passenger working for nearly two years on the 1Z49 1558 return to Nuneaton via the Cumbrian Coast (18/07/2009)
Viewed from the passing 1Z49 on the approach to Carnforth was privately-owned 47492. The loco is believed to be awaiting transport to a new home (18/07/2009)
Another look at 47492 - evidence of recent restoration work is clearly visible (18/07/2009)
HNRC's 47703 stands in the yard at Leeming Bar prior to working a day of 'top & tail' shuttles to Leyburn with 47715 during the Wensleydale Railway's 1940s theme weekend (19/07/2009)
The stock had been stabled overnight on the Ainderby side of the level crossing at Leeming. With '715 just visible on the rear, 47703 makes an unusual sight as it waits to draw the train into the station (19/07/2009)
