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Help needed please with some Mallard 1980's railtours
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:46 pm
by neildimmer
Morning All
I have added 2 collections of photos featuring Mallard on its return to steam in the 1980’s, does anyone now the dates of the tours shown
Tour #1 passing site of Hillhouse shed Huddersfield cannot make out the headboard
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... 33&k=Ssa9w
Full collection look at them crowds!!!
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... &k=9JKjT4w
Tour #2 Bradley Huddersfield
Headboard looks to just say Mallard
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... &k=sGQhzWJ
Full collection
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... &k=8XFLkvK
Neil
Re: Help needed please with some Mallard 1980's railtours
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:32 pm
by Blink Bonny
Ay up!
The headboard passing Hillhouse reads "RCTS Diamond Jubilee 1928-1988." All of Mallard's tours were run in 1988 because Scarborough Council contributed to the overhaul were most displeased when they learned that only a 12 month "ticket" was being booked....
Be nice to see her running for the 75th. Never happen of course - the NRM are unable to tell the difference between a steam locomotive and a classic car.....
Re: Help needed please with some Mallard 1980's railtours
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 3:15 pm
by neilgow
Here are two images of 4468 MALLARD departing northbound from Princes Risborough @ 1225 hours on the 25 October 1986. Hauling the "Shakespear Limited".
It was a good day for Gresley fans as two A4's and the A3 appeared. Sir Nigel Gresley, Mallard and the Flying Scotsman.
Rgds
NG
Re: Help needed please with some Mallard 1980's railtours
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 4:29 pm
by Blink Bonny
Ay up, NG!
Nice piccies. Shame my "forgettery" (that's what I have in place of a memory!
) got the dates wrong....
Re: Help needed please with some Mallard 1980's railtours
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 5:41 pm
by neildimmer
Tour #1 is
4468 Mallard Hillhouse Huddersfield RCTS Diamond Jubilee 1928-1988 Mallard '88 Trans Pennine railtour 30/7/88
Still need any info on tour #2 please
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... &k=8XFLkvK
Neil
Re: Help needed please with some Mallard 1980's railtours
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:40 pm
by 60800
Blink Bonny wrote:Ay up!
Be nice to see her running for the 75th. Never happen of course - the NRM are unable to tell the difference between a steam locomotive and a classic car.....
Tis a shame 4468 didn't dissapear into the works last Spring.......
Re: Help needed please with some Mallard 1980's railtours
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 6:38 pm
by neilgow
A correction to the dates on my last set of Mallard pictures at Princes Risborough, the date is the 12th October 1986 and not the 25th.
Apologies for any problems caused.
NG.