31. 3-Peaks return ECS-26.06.16

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The 3-Peaks charity event has become a fixed event in the railway calendar. The organisation behind the event hire a train to to transport the hundreds of people who take part in the annual charity event. With the timings changing from year to year it is not always possible to see it in the daylight. This year, I was able to capture it as an ECS working.
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390045, VT 13.30 Birmingham New Street-London Euston (1B29), Victoria bridge 
 390045 '101 Squadron.' passes Victoria bridge just south of Roade forming the 13.30 Birmingham New Street to London Euston. Notice the huge mountain of crushed concrete that has grown up next to the water tower. This is from the structures of the old Pianoforté factory site that has been demolished to make way for a huge house estate. 
 Keywords: 390045 13.30 Birmingham New Street-London Euston 1B29 Victoria bridge
390104, VT 13.40 London Euston-Glasgow Central (9S77), Victoria bridge 
 The 9S77 13.40 Euston to Glasgow Central is about to whip under Victoria Bridge south of Roade. It is just taking the first of a number of reverse curves before entering Roade Cutting, the tilting mechanism will be primed and ready to do its stuff from here for a fair distance all the way to Rugby on the Weedon loop. 
 Keywords: 390104 13.40 London Euston-Glasgow Central 9S77 Victoria bridge
57310, 14.08 London Euston-Burton-ot-Wetmore ECS (5Z58), Victoria bridge 
 Having finished its duties of ferrying charity mountain climbers around for the last few days, 57310 'Pride of Cumbria' brings the ECS back from Euston as the 14.08 5Z58 to Burton-ot-Wetmore. The stock is right old rag-bag collection including some examples Mk.II ex. Virgin, Inter City Swallow and BR blue coaches. 
 Keywords: 57310 14.08 London Euston-Burton-ot-Wetmore ECS 5Z58 Victoria bridge
57312, 14.08 London Euston-Burton-ot-Wetmore ECS (5Z58), Victoria bridge 
 57312 'Solway Princess' brings up the rear of the 14.09 Euston to Burton-ot-Wetmore ECS move. The stock is being returned to its base at Nemesis Rail no doubt for some heavy cleaning following its use for the 3-Peaks charity event. The class 57 is painted in its smart Northern belle livery but is still owned and operated by DRS. It was new in July 1963 released into traffic as D1811. Under TOPS it became 47330, then 47390 finally reverting back to 47330 again. In 2003 it was selected to become one of Virgin's Thunderbirds and was rebuilt into 57312 ' Kyrano'. It was acquired by DRS when Virgin disposed of the standby locomotives in 2012. 
 Keywords: 57312 14.08 London Euston-Burton-ot-Wetmore ECS 5Z58 Victoria bridge

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