GCR Santa Specials & 37255 Cold Start. 5th Dec 2010

This is the first installment of the GCR Santa Special Season starting off at Woodthorpe bridge where we see a Santa Special service hauled by Class 45 Peak D123 and K4 No.61994 in the remaining snow that we had been faced with for the past week. We then a returning Santa Plus hauled by the Gresley Society's N2 No.1744. Moving on to a closed Quorn, the Santa Special returns home this time headed backwards by the K4. Then for one of the rare occasions we get to see Privately owned Class 37 No.37 255 cold start! it is wasn't for Nick Tinsley's phone call I wouldn't have been able to capture the final Santa Plus of the day power spectaculously through a desolate, icy Quorn Station. Thanks you Nick! (and Jamie!)

Locos in operation:
-ex.LNER K4 No.61994 'The Great Marquess'
-GNR N2 No.1744
-Class 45 'Peak' No.D123 'Leicestershire & Derbyshire Yeomanry'

also featured:
-Class 37 No.37 255

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• GCR
• Santa
• Specials
• 2010
• 5th
• Dec
• 2010
• HD

[EastMidlandsSteam]

working at the diesel weekend in 2 weeks :)

[RailwayFanatic92220]

@EastMidlandsSteam Yes it is, looking forward to it to as it's certainly been a while. It's actually proved my point that there's nothing wrong with it too! :)

[KWVRMAD]

K4 & Peak were wrong way round! Plus I want to see this bloody dining train in full in its new form!!!! Great Vid!

[RailwayFanatic92220]

@KWVRMAD There's nothing I can do about that! I will inquire the next time I'm down at the sheds why they roster the lcoos like that, I have wondered as they did it last year! Thanks.

[irelandbloke]

Wonderful video

[RailwayFanatic92220]

@7822welshsteam Yes, all the time.

[7822welshsteam]

@RailwayFanatic92220 Has 37255 hauled any p-way trains in 2010?

[trainkid1]

@AndreiTupolev she more than works :)

[trainkid1]

sorry she wasnt quite smokey enough but nick was on it every day soo it never got cold :) shes made it through this winter and for everyone who doesnt believe it works heres your proof :)

[AndreiTupolev]

I never knew the 37 was workable. I always thought it was waiting for work to start on it.

[40022laconia]

37255 english electric beast