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Through a remarkable piece of cooperation several months in the making, Network Rail, Virgin Trains East Coast, the National Railway Museum and Hitachi came together to organise a very special celebration of East Coast Main Line trains from the past, present and future on 23rd April 2017. Billed as a once-in-a-generation event, four generations of motive power travelled together along the four track section of railway from Tollerton to York, running under a full line posession.
After a photo stop alongside The Sidings hotel, the formation was broken as Hitachi's Class 800 'Azuma' No. 800101 accelerated away from the other three trains, disappointing many of the onlookers gathered at the overbridge on Overton Road. However, it could be argued that we were lucky to get a more unique view. LNER Class A3 No. 60103 "Flying Scotsman", a Virgin Trains East Coast MKIV set led by Class 82 DVT No. 82205 and a HST led by Class 43 power car No. 43238 "National Railway Museum 40 Years 1975-2015" pass the "Edinburgh 200 Miles" sign as they continue towards Skelton Junction and York.
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Through a remarkable piece of cooperation several months in the making, Network Rail, Virgin Trains East Coast, the National Railway Museum and Hitachi came together to organise a very special celebration of East Coast Main Line trains from the past, present and future on 23rd April 2017. Billed as a once-in-a-generation event, four generations of motive power travelled together along the four track section of railway from Tollerton to York, running under a full line posession.
After a photo stop alongside The Sidings hotel, the formation was broken as Hitachi's Class 800 'Azuma' No. 800101 accelerated away from the other three trains, disappointing many of the onlookers gathered at the overbridge on Overton Road. However, it could be argued that we were lucky to get a more unique view. LNER Class A3 No. 60103 "Flying Scotsman", a Virgin Trains East Coast MKIV set led by Class 82 DVT No. 82205 and a HST led by Class 43 power car No. 43238 "National Railway Museum 40 Years 1975-2015" pass the "Edinburgh 200 Miles" sign as they continue towards Skelton Junction and York.