Brighouse Station with Royal Scot 46115 temporarily named The Girl Guide - with the St Helens Girl Guiding Express (courtesy David Alcock)

Close up of 46115 The Girl Guide at Brighouse on September 6th, 2009. The name belonged to Scot 46168 (courtesy David Alcock)

Britannia 70013 Oliver Cromwell at Scarborough on August 27, 2009 (courtesy David Alcock)

Arriving at York from Watford Junction is The White Rose (advertised at The Yorkshireman) behind Britannia 70013 Oliver Cromwell, July 11th, 2009 (courtesy David Alcock)

Britannia 70013 Oliver Cromwell at York with The White Rose, Saturday, July 11th, 2009 (courtesy David Alcock)

Britannia 70013 Oliver Cromwell at York (courtesy David Alcock)

The Coast to Coast special with Princess Elizabeth arrives at York (courtesy David Alcock)

Looking immaculate is Princess Elizabeth York, Saturday, July 4, 2009 (courtesy David Alcock)

Hellifield, Saturday, July 27, 2009: Jubilee Leander (courtesy David Alcock)

Hellifield, July 27, 2009. Jubilee Leander with a KWVY Steam Weekend Special that ran to Settle Junction (courtesy David Alcock)

Looking magnificent is Coronation Pacific 6229 Duchess of Hamilton at York on May 19th, 2009 (courtesy David Alcock)

A4 60009 Union of South Africa at York on May 19th, 2009 (courtesy David Alcock)

Close up of A4 cab (courtesy David Alcock)

Castle 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe at York

Castle 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe arrives at York with

David went to York to see Castle 5043 and was pleasantly surprised to find this private charter from King's Cross to Edinburgh. From what he could gather Top Gear were filming a race to Edinburgh ... one presenter was on a motor bike, one in a car and Clarkson on Tornado

A1 60163 with Jeremy Clarkson about to climb aboard (courtesy David Alcock)

Jeremy Clarkson - as black as the fireback - is about to return to the footplate of A1 60163 Tornado (courtesy David Alcock)

Filming Jeremy Clarkson

Ready for the off

Just ahead of the Cotton Mills Express was the 10.11am York to Blackpool North seen here approaching Sowerby Bridge with Wainhouse Tower behind (courtesy David Alcock)

45407 at Sowerby Bridge with the Cotton Mill Express (courtesy David Alcock)

Royal Scot 46115 Scots Guardsman at Preston running light engine and about to join The Great Britain II (fourth leg) which it pulled from here to Glasgow (thanks once again to David Alcock)

Looking very smart is Scots Guardsman at Preston - April 9th, 2009 (David Alcock)