Looking for a special in Cross Gates

[HSTjohnny]

Thats unusual. It would usually come thrashing up the hill. Anyway good video of a beast coming through my local station.

[mixturesweb]

Great station for a bit of spotting. Shame there's no electric and that the steam isn't more frequent.

[M3UEX]

nover come back throgh lol

[mixturesweb]

I heard it was 45 mins late leaving Doncaster but didn't arrive at Leeds!!

Maybe it skipped Leeds out and went straight North because it was so late

[andy47432]

It arrived Leeds at 21:27 and dep @ 21:38 due to BTP assistance. It arrived from the east side of station as we went via Hambleton Jct as per outward run.

Finally arrived back at Preston 23:54 62 late

[rymer94]

it must have missed leeds on the way there coz it came straight south through doncaster and didn't cross over, i was wondering

[mixturesweb]

It definitely came through Leeds came through Leeds because it came through Cross Gates which is the next stop and that's where I got the video.

[rymer94]

oh right, well i dont no how it did it, have you ever been to doncaster? well from leeds it crosses over from left to right going southbound and to get to platform 1 it must have crossed over but it didn't which was strange

[mixturesweb]

I haven't got off at Doncaster but I have been through but what I don't understand is it came out of Leeds heading North which is a very unusual route if the tour was heading south.

How Odd?!?!?!

[rymer94]

i agree unless it went on a loop?? and came straight south through doncaster instead of crossing over.. hmm

[rymer94]

great vid, it was 20 mins late through doncaster it was due at 9:42 but came about 20 mins late but worth staying for..5*

[mixturesweb]

Thanks

We were stood on the platform for ages wondering whether we had missed it or not.

[M3UEX]

not bad seen this at leeds going back nite see it

[mixturesweb]

I would go down to Cross Gates again but it's just a bit too late