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60009 HUNTINGDON 1836 DE-
Ex LNER A4 60009 'Union of South Africa', on home ground, hurries the UKRT 07:55 1Z60 Kings Cross - Newcastle 'Talisman' past Huntingdon on 15th September 2018..The Talisman's KX departure time closely matched that of BR's 08:05 KX - Edinburgh Waverley morning Talisman, however any similarity ended there, as the original plan for 90mph max schedule was dashed by the unfortunate failure of 60163 Tornado in April. .BR's morning Talisman was timed for 4hr 36min from KX to Newcastle, with one call at Darlington - UKRT's trip, excluding extra scheduled, water and pathing stops was a relatively respectable net time of 5hr 32min, given the limited maximum of 75mph and the deceleration/accleration times incurred by the six additional stops..60009 was also, inexplicably, adorned with a Bon Accord headboard for an erstwhile BR Aberdeen - Glasgow express.
60009 HUNTINGDON 1836 DE-
Ex LNER A4 60009 'Union of South Africa', on home ground, hurries the UKRT 07:55 1Z60 Kings Cross - Newcastle 'Talisman' past Huntingdon on 15th September 2018..The Talisman's KX departure time closely matched that of BR's 08:05 KX - Edinburgh Waverley morning Talisman, however any similarity ended there, as the original plan for 90mph max schedule was dashed by the unfortunate failure of 60163 Tornado in April. .BR's morning Talisman was timed for 4hr 36min from KX to Newcastle, with one call at Darlington - UKRT's trip, excluding extra scheduled, water and pathing stops was a relatively respectable net time of 5hr 32min, given the limited maximum of 75mph and the deceleration/accleration times incurred by the six additional stops..60009 was also, inexplicably, adorned with a Bon Accord headboard for an erstwhile BR Aberdeen - Glasgow express.