6233 'Duchess of Sutherland' at Wigan North Western

Filmed 30/5/09. Whilst heading back from the Class 37 convention at the East Lancs I stumble across a couple of the older generation of photters, who tell me one of those kettles on wheels are coming through. Meh, had the camera with me so I thought, why not? Train home wasn't for another 35 minutes so lets phot this big metal thing!

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[thomas1140]

I remember trainspotting on Wigan NW platform on many a Saturday in 1953/4 & wiping the cabside numbers clean with my coatsleeve of locos like this one, totally in awe as they stopped en route on the "B/ham - Glasgow". Sad or what ! - still we didn't have colour tv, pc's, videos & wii etc.

OOoogh the anticpation when the cry out then was "amber", "double amber"......... "green" .........."semi" - as the Royal Scot train thundered thro' headed by a pacific. - Happy days, Thanks for posting.

[Woolybak8]

No problem, glad you enjoyed it

[itfcsam]

Nice one!

[Woolybak8]

Cheers

[theamateurbasher]

So long 6233, we're sure gonna miss you for a while (unless her boiler ticket gets a one year extenstion that is)...

Well filmed as usual Wooly, 5*

[Woolybak8]

Well I won't be but I know you will Dave, cheers

[Woolybak8]

Yes I can haha, you'll learn that when we meet :D

[theamateurbasher]

LOL!

[Woolybak8]

True Tom, its steam so thats why I made the mistake. Didn't want to re-check or I'd slip into a fatal coma

[Woolybak8]

Correct

[Woolybak8]

Well done