Tag: ECML

Photo also used by East Coast Trains on Facebook!

Tallington ECML (East Coast trains)The list of people that have used my photos, just keeps on growing…

East Coast Trains have also used the photo on there facebook page. Which can be found at www.facebook.com/eastcoastuk.

Best they are very glad I took the photo. It shows everyone just now bad it was. And why Network Rail had to close the ECML between Peterborough and Grantham for most of yesterday afternoon and well into the evening.

I believe even some 24 hours later. Only 3 of the 4 lines are fully open. The one remaining line (the fast line towards London) is open but only for use by diesel trains.

I do feel very sorry for East Coast Trains, this happens way to often on the ECML. Network Rail, do really need to sort it out!

My Tallington ECML photo made the local press!

So happy. Now one of the local news papers, has used on of my photos. I took yesterday at Tallington of the downed overhead on the ECML. Below is the photo the Peterborough Telegraph used.

Read the news article at www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/travel/latest-travel-news/severe-train-delays-for-peterborough-passengers-1-5607794.

If anyone else wants to use this photo, then just let me know :).

My now famous Tallington ECML photos

Below are my now famous Tallington ECML photos. When I heard that overhead lines had come down at Tallington. I of course had to cycle down and get some photos!

I had no idea at the time. When I posted them on twitter that both East Coast Trains (35,644 followers) and National Rail (144,390 followers) would retweet one of the photos. Which in turn, got lots of others also retweeting the photo!

I have now, lost count of how many people, that must have seen the photo!

Downed overhead lines at Tallington

Downed overhead lines at Tallington

More photos from this set can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/ecml/

Had a great day cycling with a mate

Today I met up with a friend that I have been chatting to on the net for year and years… But till today, never got around to meeting up. It was great to get to meet you at long last Mark.

While he was here, both both had good look around Stamford. When he first got here, we went to Marks & Spencer to get some food. Then after that we went cycle to Burghley House. Then we cycled to Tallington to watch some train go nice on the ECML. Then after that we did some more cycling around the place. Before cycling back to Stamford, where we stopped at The Tobie Norris, we were hopping to get there, but did not start food service till 6pm. So we just had a nice drink and chat there, before going to Ask, which was lucky doing food. Big thanks to Mark, for picking up the bill. I will make sure I pay the next time. Then after the meal, we cycled around for a bit longer before he got the train back down to London town. So thanks once again to Mark for a fun filled day.

If you want to see the full cycle we did. Here is the map from the cycle :).