Another Christmas tour for the Blue Pullman to York for the Christmas Market at Grassington near Skipton in Yorkshire.
The train was worked to and from Kings Cross by 47709+47712
These Images were taken by Ian Dixon

The 3rd trip Christmas tour of the season featured Englands largest Christmas market at Lincoln in its 25th Year. 47712 officiated throughout the trip with 47709 on the rear or ECS movements.
67016 worked an additional tour market under the Merrymaker brand which preceded the Blue Pullman on this day this was worked by 67016.
Images in the gallery were taken by myself and Andy at Welwyn

This was the last landcruise of the year and ran to Aberdeen for a two night stay. There also featured a trip on the Sunday to Inverness with off train trips to a Ballinadalloch Castle & Glenfiddich Distillery.

47709+47712 worked the train throughout.
These images were taken by Ian Dixon at York during a break on the outward Journey. During this time a NENTA charter using half the Pullman rake was also at York en route to Skipton.
This gave the unusual site of 2 trains with the Blue Pullman stock at York.

The Christmas Blue Pullman featured the ever popular destination of York and its Christmas Market. 47712 officiated all day on this tour with 47709 on the rear for the ECS movements.
These images were taken by Nigel Pitt at York and Ian Dixon of the view at Colton Junction

The Blue Pullmans first visit to Blackpool.
A fast run up the West Coast from Euston with 47703 outward & 47712 on the return. There passengers had the choice of Trams, The fun fair or kippers!

These images were taken by Nigel Pitt at http://psychobadger.fotopic.net/

This was a repeat of the July 1st trip and featured 47832 on the outward journey. 47712 hauled the journey on the return. I managed to capture the train powering through Newbury Racecourse in the early morning sun.

This was a one off for the employees of GB Railfreight. running from Barking to York for a Locomotive Naming. The train ran throughout with Top & Tail Class 87's.
These images were taken on a mobile phone at Stevenage by Nigel Pitt of http://psychobadger.fotopic.net/

The Blue Pullman ran north to Darlington for the Acorp Rail Event. The train was hauled North to Darlington by 87022 with 87028 DIT.
The first image was caught by Wavy-Gravy as the train ran north through Arlesey http://www.wavygravy.fotopic.net.
The next 5 images were taken by Nigel Pitt.

The reason for the 2 Class 87was due to a charter the following day for GBRf from Barking to York

This was a repeat intinery to the 25th March Trip but with a different starting point of Kings Cross. The train ran up the East Coast as far a Peterborough before travelling west to Syston and up the Midland Mainline to Chesterfield. 47832 + 47712 were the used on the trip with 832 leading the train on the outward run.
These images as the trainpassed through Hitchin were caught by Andy of Wavy Gravy at http://www.wavygravy.fotopic.net/

This was a fast run up Oxenholme for coaches to Lake Windermere for a cruise on the Lake. Unfortunately the Lake District Weather was having an off day !
47832 was the featured loco.
These images were taken by Nigel Pitt of http://psychobadger.fotopic.net/

Another new location - the East Anglian Transport Museum near Lowestoft. This museum features Trams, Trolley Buses and a narrow gauge industrial railway. On the Day the tour visited London Area Transport was the featured event.
47832 & 47712 were on the Blue Pullman
All images here were provided by Nigel Pitt of http://psychobadger.fotopic.net/

Todays trip was a run to the South Coast for a look around Amberley Chalk Pits. A fasinating Place for those who have not visited before.
All images added here were taken by Nigel Pitt of http://psychobadger.fotopic.net/

The first visit of the Blue Pullman to Stratford Upon Avon. Due to rolling stock problems in the morning the train ran late on the outward journey.
The return is captured here at Wilmecote by Nigel Pitt of http://psychobadger.fotopic.net/ and as can be seen from the image had an ex IC vehicle added to the rake.

This was the second run up the East Coast to Edinburgh for the Edinburgh International Tattoo
The Train was hauled on both the out & return runs by 87028 .
This image was captured at Arlesey on the Saturday as the train ran North by a very wet Andy of Way Gravy - http://www.wavygravy.fotopic.net/

The first of two visits to Edinburgh for the Edinburgh International Tattoo.
The Train was hauled outward on the Saturday and return on the Sunday by 87022 renamed by GBRf Cock o' The North.
This image was captured at Hitchin on the Sunday as the train returned south by Andy of Way Gravy - http://www.wavygravy.fotopic.net/

This was a run from London to Stoke on Trent for Wedgewood & The Churnet Valley Railway. The train had 47145 and 47712 on the Pullman and 7821 on the Churnet Valley Railway.
All images taken here were provided by Nigel Pitt of http://psychobadger.fotopic.net/

Todays was a regular visit to Beamish Open Air Museum and the City of Durham.
The train was booked to hauled by a GBRf Class 87 but due to a lack of servicable Class 87's the train was hauled throughout by 47147+832 in multiple with 47712 on the rear.
These images were provided by Wavy Gravy - http://www.wavygravy.fotopic.net/ as the train passed through Welwyn North

Today the train ran fron London Euston to Llandudno via Northampton & Crewe where passengers had the choice of time in Llandudno or a coach trip to Bodnant Gardens. 47712 hauled train on the outward journey with 47709 on the return.
These Images were taken at Chester by Mark Riley of http://mark-riley.fotopic.net/

This was the second landcruise involving the Blue Pullman. With a base in Glasgow for 3 nights the train ran to Inverness on the Saturday with Fort William the destination on Sunday.
i managed to photograph the train at Kings Cross and Stevenage on its outward Journey hauled by Class 87 No 87028. 87028 was replaced by 47703/709+712 at York for the run to Scotland. 87028 would work the train back home on Moday the 10th July
4 Additional images added Dec 2006 taken by Nigel Pitt.

Todays train ran from London Paddington to Paignton with a special train connection on the Paignton & Dartmouth Railway.