08 DECEMBER 2021 - 45231 THE SHERWOOD FORESTER "1Z31 CHATSWORTH HOUSE TOUR" AT CHESTERFIELD.

 My second visit to Chesterfield this season and of course it is sheeting-it down and very cold! The Sherwood Forester was scheduled to come in on platform 3. I got there with 15 minutes to spare for the scheduled arrival time. Here the service would stop and disembark passengers for an afternoon's visit to Chatsworth House. The whole train would then travel up the line to Barrow Hill LIP, park up ready for the return journey late in the afternoon.

 St. Mary's and All Saints Church from platform 3. The twisted Spire.

Unfortunaly the service was delayed by about 39 minutes, so many of us 'enthusiasts' had to squeeze into 3 small platform shelters (socially distancing, of course), against the bitterly cold wind and driving rain. The Sherwood Forester duly arrived at 11:48am, but for some reason I didn't get video or photos of this. But I did grab a few photos and video of it leaving for Barrow Hill. It all seemed a bit 'rushed' and very cramped on the platform with the passengers and the 'Enthusiasts'.

Cab number and above it the Route Availability Number 5.

The Driver obliged me with a photo. Great stuff Driver!

I also got the Fireman in...busy shovelling coal.

Boiler Nameplate.

A close-up of Boiler Nameplate.

The cab. Rain still lashing-down as Driver prepares to set-off.

Video of 45231 The Sherwood Forester's departure with Inter-City liveried 47828 bring-up the rear.

45231 The Sherwood Forester's departure under rainbow.

Other trains at Chesterfield:

158854, heading north pulls into platform 1.

195014 calling in at olatform3. 

222004 heading south to Derby.

Other things at Sheffield and Doncaster Rail Stations:

Above and below: Track-switching (Points) hardware.

Ground Signal S115.

DB Schenker 67028 stabled at Doncaster Works sidings. A rake of Flatbed IDA's are parked in front of the Class 67.

170473 at Doncaster platform 8.

331110 leaving Doncaster heading north.

Permament-Way (P-Way) gang working on the sidings at Doncaster Rail Station.

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