87002 on tour, 100910
87002
makes her booked stop at Leighton around 0635 with 1Z87 Watford Jn-Edinburgh
tour, her last booked stop at “top shack” was 1W95 down “Cobbler” back on
120505.
After
a good run North with wild weather over Shap our Edinburgh destination is reached
around 1250
Viewed
from the old Forth Ferry ramp at North Queensferry, a vessel heads for Grangemouth,
a unit is lost in the magnificence of the Forth Bridge
87002
returns the 13 coach Mk II/III consist South at Edinburgh Waverly
Perhaps
the highlight of the run was the storming run through the sunlit Southern
Uplands, 87002 is viewed at Beattock Summit at speed
Taking
a break at Carlisle before a memorable storm through Penrith and a classic descent
from Shap
Clear
road from Leighton, 87002 is about to leave Leighton in style
A brilliant day., a fully booked tour enjoyed by all, a big thanks to Cargo D /Rail Blue Charters too….. Next Cargo D trip off Leighton is October 30th..