10th SEPTEMBER 2022 : 1Z68 'THE COAST TO COAST EXPRESS' (LIVERPOOL LIME STREET TO SCARBOROUGH) AT YORK RAILWAY STATION.

 Today I ventured up the 'Down Line' to York Rail Station, again... to see another steam locomotive as it called into the station on its way to Scarborough. This was the 'Coast To Coast Express' or Liverpool Lime Street to Scarborough and it was hauled by the the Royal Scot Class 4-6-0 46115 Scots Guardsman. This is the second occasion I have seen this loco.

1Z68 'The Coast to Coast Express' pulls into York Rail Station.

 1Z68 'The Coast to Coast Express' hauled by Royal Scot Class 46115 Scots Guardsman.

Still at speed, she glides past me on platform 4.

The coaching stock is of old Mark 2 stock.

Waiting at the end of platform 4, the driver waits for the signal from the Guard, to depart.

1Z68 'The Coast to Coast Express' prepares to depart York Rail Station.

1Z68 The Coast to Coast Express departs from York Rail Station 10Sep2022

As everyone was taking photos, someone calls out, "The Midland Pullman has arrived". Most, including myself hurry over to platform 9. Fortunately the train was stood waiting to move out to Holgate sidings, so I got there before it departed. I had seen this earlier in the year, but it's always a good feeling to see familiar locos.

1Z40 Midland Pullman Perth to York led by  43046 'Geoff Drury 1930-1999, at the platform.

1Z40 Midland Pullman Perth to York at the platform.

Off to Holgate Sidings.

1Z40 'The Midland Pullman', Perth to York, departs the station for Holgate Sidings to await the return journey.

Other interesting Locos at York.

The Driver boards 68020 'Reliance'

One of my favourates, the Class 37 Diesel had two parked at station-side sidings from two different Rail Companies.

Direct Rail Services 37218 & West Coast Railways 37706 at Station-side sidings York Rail Station. 

ScotRail 170426 Turbostar arrives into York Rail Station.

ScotRail Turbostar at York? Most probably for maintenance.

800102 pulls into platform 3.

800102 leads a Kings Cross LNER Azuma into P3 at York Rail Station.

800102 needs nose-job.

Lumo 803005 leads an Edinburgh-bound 5-car set into York Rail Station.

Above: 3 pics show Two LNER 801x5-car sets 801109&801111 coupled together from Kings Cross, arriving York Rail Station.

170476  Turbostar arrives York Rail Station. 

195003 Civity DMU departs for Leeds at York Rail Station. 

195117 Civity DMU arrives from Blackpool North-York Rail Station.

Colas Rail Freight 70816 with a train of cement tankers, waits to enter York Rail Station and below...the movie. 

Grand Central 180105 5-car set arrives York Rail Station & Piper PA28. 

Whilst at the station, I snapped this Piper-PA-28-161 out of Sherburn Aero Club.

Lastly... Signal Y232!

RJC

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