Thursday Locomotive Test

Tomorrow (Thursday) sees 4612 on test prior to hopefully entering service.

Here it is sitting in the yard at Wansford today.

© Robin Neighbour

So if you hear a toot tomorrow you will know what it is!

Wednesday Service.

Today saw 92 Squadron hauling the services to and from Peterborough Nene Valley.

Here is a picture of it before first service.

© Robin Neighbour

This is always a popular locomotive with visitors, and has been well photographed.

The big blue steam machine

Over the years we have had many visits by Tornado, it spent a fair time with us a couple of years ago undergoing repairs.

Anyway, back in 2013 I think it was it visited us sporting a blue livery. The visit was memorable if only for the comments on the colour by many of the visitors.
You would have thought it was the end of steam as we know it to hear some people.

Well here it is in blue so you can make your own mind up about the colour.

Personally I quite liked it!
But for those who are in a state seeing it in blue here it is in green again from 2016.

Going Green…

Here is City of Peterborough in green livery.

© Paddy Knight

Now personally I prefer this livery to black, but of course it all comes down to personal taste.

Which do you prefer I wonder?