Active Mainline Steam Locomotives

[GWRPannier1501]

6024 is hauling its first excursion (after its return to steam) on Wednesday 11th November: The Cumbrian Mountaineer from Crewe to Carlisle

I don’t suppose it’s doing anything in the South West until next season?

 

[HertiageFan]

Apparently Scots Guardsman is hauling the RTC tour tomorrow

If it is, then it has been kept very secret

 

[Steam4Max]

Where is 45231 at the moment ? Did it go to Margate ?

Its under overhaul at Crewe, LSL Facebook post confirmed in in Post #53 of this thread.

Apparently Scots Guardsman is hauling the RTC tour tomorrow

This would be a massive surprise but I really hope you are right, would be nice to get rid of the 'Active... ish' tag and allow me to see some of the vacuum braked locos.

 

[Isle of Mull]

If it is, then it has been kept very secret

It was in steam with an RTC headboard on it so I can only imagine

 

[HertiageFan]

It was in steam with an RTC headboard on it so I can only imagine

Do you have any images please

 

[Isle of Mull]

Do you have any images please

This is not my image I just pasted it

 

[HertiageFan]

This is not my image I just pasted it

Thank you

 

[Steam4Max]

This is not my image I just pasted it

I’m assuming dated today and not an old image?

 

[Isle of Mull]

I’m assuming dated today and not an old image?

According to the OG poster, yes

 

[Daniel_P]

According to the OG poster, yes

Can you provide a source, please? Posting images without a source isn't a good look.

 

[Isle of Mull]

Can you provide a source, please? Posting images without a source isn't a good look.

It a a bit irrelevant now, 46115 is now confirmed with CDL mk1s and 47802 on the rear

 

[JonathanH]

46115 at Leeds this morning, with a rake of Mk1 carriages

 

[Steam4Max]

Ive returned 46115 & 48151 to 'Active' on the initial post due to the appearance of CDL MK1's this morning. I will change 44932 & 45699 when they next make an appearance.

 

[Isle of Mull]

Ive returned 46115 & 48151 to 'Active' on the initial post due to the appearance of CDL MK1's this morning. I will change 44932 & 45699 when they next make an appearance.

Hopefully the mk1s give tangemere a long rest

 

[martin butler]

Hopefully the mk1s give tangemere a long rest

Unlikely, the Northern belle still needs an air braked engine, plus it's just one rake, so far, so I don't think we will see the end of the MK2's any time soon.

 

[37069]

The next three RTC charters will use the Southall rake, so the new Mk 1 set could transfer there for a few weeks.

No Northern Belle steam until 24th April.

 

[Steam4Max]

70000 Britannia out today working from Crewe to Carnforth on a test run before I believe heading south for Christmas work. Does anybody know why she has been seemingly absent for the whole of this year? (If my memory isn’t failing me)

 

[37069]

Failed (once again) - looped at Warrington. Fortunately 37401 on the back. Tangmere unfairly has the reputation Britannia deserves.

 

[Isle of Mull]

Failed (once again) - looped at Warrington. Fortunately 37401 on the back. Tangmere unfairly has the reputation Britannia deserves.

Could it be substituted for another loco then for the Chirstmas jobs then?

 

[andyjhatton]

I wonder why 70000 can't be made to run reliably.
There's not much "special" or unusual about it, and comes from a class built in some numbers

 

[Isle of Mull]

I wonder why 70000 can't be made to run reliably.
There's not much "special" or unusual about it, and comes from a class built in some numbers

Agreed, 71000 is doing much better and it’s one of a kind

 

[37069]

LSL aren't exactly stretched for steam locos.

I think 70000 has only had one outing in service this year. 08/04 on The Cumbrian Mountaineer - when it failed at Oxenholme.

 

[Mollman]

LSL aren't exactly stretched for steam locos.

I think 70000 has only had one outing in service this year. 08/04 on The Cumbrian Mountaineer - when it failed at Oxenholme.

Perhaps they should loan it to a heritage line like the East Lancs so it can have a good run in at slow speed before being sent out on the mainline again.

 

[Steam4Max]

Could it be substituted for another loco then for the Chirstmas jobs then?

It appears to have been replaced on the Steam Dreams website by 71000 for most, if not all of the Xmas outings.

 

[Wyrleybart]

70000 Britannia out today working from Crewe to Carnforth on a test run before I believe heading south for Christmas work. Does anybody know why she has been seemingly absent for the whole of this year? (If my memory isn’t failing me)

A while ago I heard from a professional steam driver that 70000 had problems with its axleboxes / hornguides in that the loco could not "sit down" and run reliably. Whether that was successfully resolved I have no idea.

 

[Isle of Mull]

It appears to have been replaced on the Steam Dreams website by 71000 for most, if not all of the Xmas outings.

Oh ok, thanks

 

[33109]

Do wonder if someone will ever consider overhauling a standard 4 tank for mainline work again?

Believe it was in the 80s/90s that 1 of them was mainline. Fairly sturdy locos & plenty of grunt too.