On 27th of January 45112 worked "The Tubular Belle" from York to Holyhead via Derby. With FM Rail (operators of the locomotive) recently having been placed in administration, and 45112 lacking OTMR equipment (which will soon be required to be fitted to all mainline locomotives), this was billed as last mainline Peak tour for the forseeable future. Despite having failed on both of its previous two tours, 45112 performed faultlessly (although due in part to 47847 providing ETH at the rear) and ran bang on time.
The future for 45112 is now unclear, but heres hoping that the locomotive will continue to entertain its fans in the future.
I also took video footage which can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoMdNiV-AG8 |
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45112 arrives at Bangor |
45112 at Bangor with "The Tubular Belle" railtour |
A nice line up at Bangor! |
45112 through the back window of the car whilst being chased alongside the A55 |
45112 framed by the car window! Shame its out of focus... |
45847 at Holyhead - the loco had provided ETH for the train. |
Sulzer power! 45112 and 47847 line up at Holyhead |
47847 shunts the stock into the carriage sidings |
45112 heads for fuel |
45112 in Holyhead Carriage sidings |
The tour waiting for the return trip |
45112 shunts the stock out of the carriage sidings |
45112 shunts the stock back in the station |
Ready for departure |
45112 at Holyhead |
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