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The Scarborough Spa Express and The Scarborough Flyer 2011

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70013 Oliver Cromwell crosses the River Calder at Wakefield with the first circuit of the Last Scarborough Spa Express of the 2011 season on September 1st 2011
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70013 Oliver Cromwell crosses the River Calder at Wakefield with the first circuit of the Last Scarborough Spa Express of the 2011 season on September 1st 2011

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  • Not working anywhere as hard as the smoke effects would have you believe, 34067 Tangmere slows as she approaches Horbury Junction with a 1Z68 07:11 Crewe to Scarborough, Th e First "Scarborough Flyer" of the 2011 season on July 22 2011.
  • 34067 Tangmere slows as she approaches Horbury Junction with a 1Z68 07:11 Crewe to Scarborough, Th e First "Scarborough Flyer" of the 2011 season on July 22 2011. The return trip was delayed just short of an hour while spare parts were "borrrowed" from NRM "spam can" Winston Churchill.
  • 45407 working hard and bang on time, the driver has time for a wave as she passes Wrenthorpe footbridge Wakefield, with a 1Z24 16:55 Scarborough to York Scarborough Spa Express on July 21st 2011. This was the third train of the season in the first week of operation in 2011.
  • 45407 makes a spirited departure from Wakefield Westgate with the 1Z22 10:15 York to Scarborough outward SSE on July 28th 2011
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  • 34067 Tangmere blows of her saftey valve as she crosses the River Calder slowing, 20 mins early for the Wakefield Kirkgate stop of the 1Z69 16:55 Scraborough to Crewe return "Scarborough Flyer" on July 29th 2011
  • 46115 "Scots Guardsman" hurries past the cranes at Stourton with the 1Z22 10:13 York to Scarborough outbound "Scarborough Spa Express on August 3rd 2011
  • 46115 Scots Guardsman passing Stourton with the 1Z22 10:15 York to Scarborough outbound Scarborough Spa Express on AUgust 3rd 2011
  • 46115 Scots Guardsman passing Stourton with the 1Z22 10:15 York to Scarborough outbound Scarborough Spa Express on August 3rd 1961! :-) I have done some very basic retro-ification in photopshop lol. Cranes, power lines, pylons, concrete sylo colour light signal all removed and the image desaturated. I could have gone a lot further and removed the AWS box from the fourfoot and and new style OHL warning stickers but I get bored easily!
  • 6201 Princess Elizabeth is seen bathed in glorious early evening Golden sunshine passing Little Fenton with a 1Z69 16:55 Scarborough to Crewe return "Scarborough Flyer" on August 5th 2011
  • Working hard and sounding awesome 37706 growls past Arla Dairies at Stourton, South East Leeds with a 1Z22 10:15 York to Scarborough, the first circuit of the days SSE on August 9th 2011.. The tractor was deputising for a failed Kettle 44932 which had failed on the NRM during prep in the morning. The Kettle was patched together and added inside the train at York where the EE type three then piloted the train to the coast. The kettle completed the rest of the circuit with 706 on the rear as insurance.
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  • 44932 crosses the calder at Wakefield at the head of the 1Z24 16:55 Scarborough to York SSE on 9th August 2011
  • In abysmal weather conditions 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" storm past Healey Mills with a 1Z69 16:55 Scarborough to Crewe return "Scarborough Flyer" on August 11th 20011
  • 46115 crosses the River Calder at Wakefield with a 1Z24 16:55 Scarborough to York on 17th August 2011
  • Proof you should never look a gift horse in the mouth?? <br /> <br /> I awoke to clear blue skies but decided to look at a shot I have been thinking of for a while now, only to find it cloudy when i got there Doh!! Stanier's graceful "Princess Elizabeth" 6201 is seen exiting the Standedge Tunnle at Tunnel End, Marsden bang on time with a 1Z68 07:11 Crewe to Scarborough "Scarborough Flyer" on August 19th 2011. In the words of a fellow local tog "You should have stayed at home mate!" - very true Derek, not only did the sun not want to play but trees have now also obscured the Aquaduct from view too....:-(<br /> <br /> PS before I get cries of "Tresspass" messages this is a 100% legal shot from behind the fence!
  • Casting as near a perfect reflection as you are likely to get on a moving river, 44932 coasts over the River Calder as she slows for the Wakefield Kirkgate station stop with the afternoon circuit of the SSE a 1Z24 16:55 Scarborough to York on 25th August 2011.
  • In crappy light 70013 rockets past Little Fenton with a 1Z24 16:55 Scarborough to York SSE on August 31st 2011.
  • Looking far better for the B&W conversion, 70013 rockets past Little Fenton in crappy light with a 1Z24 16:55 Scarborough to York SSE on August 31st 2011
  • 70013 Oliver Cromwell crosses the River Calder at Wakefield with the first circuit of the Last Scarborough Spa Express of the 2011 season on September 1st 2011
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