60019 Bittern 03 Dec 09 KX arrival from Lincoln

A4 class 60019 arrives at Kings Cross whistling for Top Shed sadly gone without trace! The crew were looking very bright for the late hour. They had a week earlier worked the same engine through Cheltenham from Victoria and back en route to Gloucester.
Today it was Lincoln and soon Cardiff. Its an interesting criss crossing of the U.K for an East Coast A4 used to charging up and down the LNER from Edinburgh,Newcastle,York and Doncaster into Kings Cross. Who in the 1960s would have thought such a widespread pattern of rail routes would be regular runs for not only Bittern but Sir Nigel Gresley and also Union of South Africa! All we can hope is Mallard may be called to the evermore demanding thirst for mainline steam.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Bittern
• 03Dec
• 09
• http://watercressline.co.uk

[FonteDeiMarmi]

Hi andyg3 Thank you for your comment. I do enjoy finding our railway charachters and personalaties, and I love the 1930s contours of the A4.70 years old and the shape is not unlike a TGV! The chat is fascinating, so much about the day you never new can become the answers to so many questions.just by listening to the crew and support guys.

[XxBec3509]

good to meet you and put a face to a name ,, good skills :) and great footage 5*s and a fav from me any day ! :) thanks again and a interesting chat ! gr8 stuff !

[andyg3]

Nice one mate.

Its nice to get some chat footage