Duchess of Sutherland starts the Scarborough Flyer summer steam train service (From York Press)
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Duchess of Sutherland starts the Scarborough Flyer summer steam train service
8:55am Saturday 1st August 2009 in News
THE sights and sounds of the steam era have been brought to life again in North Yorkshire.
The Scarborough Flyer steam service made the first of its weekly summer holiday trips to the coast yesterday.
The 1938-built maroon giant 6233 Duchess of Sutherland steamed into Crewe, Wilmslow, Stockport, Huddersfield, Wakefield Kirkgate and York on route to Scarborough.
Crewe-built 6201 Princess Elizabeth will take charge of The Scarborough Flyer on August 7 and 21, Duchess of Sutherland will return for the, August 14, trip and 60009 Union of South Africa, built in Doncaster in 1937, will haul the Flyer on August 28.
* The steam locomotive which appeared in the famous 1936 film Night Mail will be running the Cumbrian Mountain Express to Carlisle tomorrow. For tickets phone the Railway Touring Company on 01553 661500.
Comments(3)
Garrowby Turnoff
says...
12:22pm Sat 1 Aug 09
Garrowby Turnoff wrote:My bedroom maid (Mrs Turnoff) says its spelled "Phlegm"
Those were the days. A smokin' steam train seems to bring something out of people that the electric rail cars don't. Flem.
pedalling paul
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8:28am Sun 2 Aug 09
West Coast Railways are already running the Scarborough Spa Express on Tue/Wed/Thu. It leaves York at 0915 and again at 12.00, having run in a circle via Knaresborough, Harrogate and Leeds. Pay on the train or book on line at http://www.westcoast
railways.co.uk/Scarb
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You might meet me on board minus my bike -I'm a volunteer steward!
Garrowby Turnoff says...
9:18am Sat 1 Aug 09
Flem.