Mainline Steam at Abbots Ripton

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Steam at Abbots Ripton 2006 till 2017

LMS 8P Coronation Class 4-6-2 no. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland 6233 south of the site of Abbots Ripton station.

Duchess of Sutherland was on THE LONDON EXPLORER Kings Cross on Saturday 28th of which was steam hauled from Derby To October in 2006

Abbots Ripton is a small village between Huntingdon and Peterborough. It had a station but this like most of the small stations on the ECML this was later closed

Steam at Abbots Ripton 2010

LMS 8P Coronation Class 4-6-2 no 46233 Duchess of Sutherland

The LMS 8P Coronation Class 4-6-2 no 46233 Duchess of Sutherland in LMS black is on the up fast at Abbots Ripton, which is on the East Coast Main Line, on Saturday the 16th of October in 2010 with the London Explorer. This train was from Derby to London Kings Cross and return

A4 60007 on THE TYNESIDER just to the south of the site of Abbots Ripton station.

LNER A4 4-6-2 number 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley was on the Tynesider on Saturday 27th of November 2010. This train was from Newcastle to Kings Cross station in London. The return leg was to be with another A4 number 600019 Bittern.

Although the photo does not show any snow, there had been much snow in the north east of England and it was bitterly cold. The train had just had a water stop at Connington.

Sir Nigel Gresley at Conington be for the water stop on the same day

Steam at Abbots Ripton in 2010

'Black 5 44932 '

Black 5 number 44932 on the up fast at Abbots Ripton

Black 5 number 44932 is on the up fast at Abbots Ripton which is on the ECML, on Friday 27th of August in 2010, with a steam movment from the NRM at York to Southall, with just its surport coach.

Steam at Abbots Ripton in 2014

' 34046 Braunton '

4-6-2 34046 Braunton is on the up fast at Abbots Ripton,which is on the East Coast Main Line, on Saturday the 14th of June in 2014

This British Railways rebuilt of a Bulleid Light Pacific steam locomotive number 34046 Braunton is owned and operated by Locomotive 34046 Ltd.

Steam at Abbots Ripton

'Tornado 60163 in 2016'

60163 Tornado and its surport coach with a steam movment on the up fast at Abbots Ripton, which is on the East Coast Main Line, on 27th June 2016

Steam at Abbots Ripton

Flying Scotsman in 2017

A3 60103 Flying Scotsman on the 24th of June 2017 at Abbots Ripton

'THE SCARBOROUGH FLYER' which was between Scarborough and London Kings Cross.

Abbots Ripton is a small village between Huntingdon and Peterborough. It had a station but this like most of the small stations on the ECML this was later closed.

There are three tracks here,the Up fast Down fast and Down slow.

Page updated 10/7/2020