Did anybody actually see the steam loco come through Accrington?
I went onto the top floor of the Arnedale car park with some other chaps with cameras and from 20 mins before and 45 mins after it should have come through there was no sign of it. Eventually we heard that it had failed at Eccles.
That's twice in three weeks the Scot has not been seen in Accrington.
I have seen plenty of other steam locos pulling "The Cotton Mills Express" but never a Scot.
One of the jobs we used to have at Gilbraith Tankers was to fill a clean tanker with water overnight Friday and meet the loco at Blackburn on Saturday lunchtime to top the tender up.
I never got the job and none of the other lads took photos. I don't know where they top up now. I try to keep away from Blackburn.
By the way the usual time through Accrington when they run is 12.31 pm.
Link to site.
UK mainline steam rail tours 2010
Gremlin R.T.