Flying Scotsman going up East Coast Main Line Saturday, 14th May

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Permalink Reply by Gordon T on May 10, 2016 at 11:25

Whoa there!  Flying Scotsman will only be hauling the train from York to Edinburgh this Saturday.

Similarly, on the Kings Cross - Newcastle day trip today FS is only running York - Newcastle and return.

It   will   be passing through Harringay some time on the evening of Thursday 19th May, but times for that would not yet be available under normal circumstances.  And it's due to work a train from Paddington Saturday 21 May, again no times yet.

As for finding times in advance, today's excursion is visible on Real Time Trains, including the steam-hauled legs, but was only posted there yesterday evening I think.  The 'National Preservation' forum is worth looking at for information not on the Uksteam site.  But not everything is public - the movements of the Royal Train are kept underneath the radar, for example.

Permalink Reply by Glenn Wallis on May 10, 2016 at 14:57

The railtour operators have agreed a "voluntary" ban on 60103 hauling railtours on the ECML south of Doncaster due to the lineside trespass problems when it last ran from King's Cross on 25 February. This ban will remain until the loco's celebrity staus is judged to have worn off.

Permalink Reply by Gordon T on May 10, 2016 at 17:52

I'm puzzled that the line out of Paddington is still OK though, two Saturdays in a row - 21st and 28th, approx time 0930 on the 28th given out on Steam Dreams' website this morning because there are a few tickets unsold!

Permalink Reply by Glenn Wallis on May 10, 2016 at 17:56

Assume not so many foot crossings and better fencing on the GWML?

Permalink Reply by Gordon T on May 10, 2016 at 21:15

Or no trespass transgressions - yet.....  As I posted back in February, even HoL members/readers were not immune from trespassitis dammit.

Permalink Reply by Madeline on May 11, 2016 at 22:05

I just came across this:-

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/flying-scotsman-starts-uk-tour...

Permalink Reply by Gordon T on May 13, 2016 at 11:53

Addressing the initial 'how do we find out' question: by 1130 Friday the train timings for Saturday's Kings Cross-York diesel hauled leg are findable on the Real Time Trains site, and with a bit of clicking the times forward from York, steam hauled, are also visible.

So it's possible that Thursday's timings will appear shortly before the date unless (as Glenn indicates) movements and timings close to London are to be discouraged/obscured.