FGW 57 on ECML.

[45669]

Whilst waiting for 'Sir Nigel Gresley' yesterday, I saw First Great Western 57603 trundle northward on the down slow line. There are a couple of pictures on my Fotopic site in the 'Stop Press!' collection :

 

http://ronfisher.fotopic.net/p62310844.html

 

and

 

http://ronfisher.fotopic.net/p62310845.html

 

They will be there for a couple of weeks or so; I shall then transfer them to the Main Line Diesel collection in the second gallery. They will then be here :

 

http://ronfisher2.fotopic.net/c1388071.html

 

Does anybody know where it was going, and why?

[Steadfast]

Hi Ron,

I'd assume it's taking the buffet (and perhaps itself too?) north for refurb, possibly to Kilmarnock, but I wouldn't have thought that would have used the ECML. Just because the buffet is Neon on the outside, it isn't neccesarily refurbed on the inside yet.

 

cheers

 

jo

[beast66606]

5Z91, Old Oak - Polmadie

 

hth

[Steadfast]

Thanks Dave - a bit of an unusual working there!

 

cheers

 

jo

[Dan Griffin]

5Z91, Old Oak - Polmadie

 

hth

 

 

for some reason it ran to doncaster as 5Z80, after a short layover went north as 5Z91, unsure if its booked back along ECML, but for interested parties theres also a br green 20 at donny awaiting return to amersham

[beast66606]

Returns via WCML, tomorrow iirc.

[45669]

Thanks for the info., chaps.

 

Ron.