09.04.10  Steam alive on the W.C.M.L

70013 Oliver Cromwell at Penrith on the Great Britain 111.   Steve Ford.

70013 Oliver Cromwell at Guards Mill. Steve Ford.

TORNADO VIA WEST CUMBRIA COAST & SETTLE 14.04.10

60163 Tornado at Grange Over Sands Furnness line. Mike Ford.

Tornado Between Workington  & Workington North Tom Jenkins.

Tornado Leaving Carlisle at Duranhill Via the Settle. Andrew Irwin

60163 Tornado at Langwathby Settle Line.  Mike Ford

Pendolino at Greyrigg W.C.M.L

Princess Elizabeth on the Carlisle to Newcastle line at Denton Crossing with the Hadrian. Steve Ford.

Normally a nocturnal excursion, 08711 (RfU) is seen returning to Kingmoor Down Yard with a single Ferrywagon from Carlisle Warehousing (on the stub of the erstwhile Waverley route) on the morning of 19 April 2010. Steve Ford.

CARLISLE FRIDAY NIGHT OUT 23.04.01

Class 31 networkrail rests in the station siddings.

Britannia Pacific 70013 Oliver Cromwell on the return charter  THE AULD REEKIE Manchester-Edinburgh (WCRC) [wcrc]
70013: Edinburgh-Carstairs-Beattock-Shap- Preston-Bolton-Manchester Victoria.

Oliver Cromwell at Plumton Mike Ford.

Class 66434 a former Fast Line loco newly painted.

NEW CLASS 70 ON LINE 70004

27.04.10 A scoop from Mike Ford the new class 70004 at Appleby on the Settle line. Mike Ford

70004 in the Kingmoor Loop. Steve Ford.

 Class 5s 44781 45407 at Guards Mill. W.C.M.L Steve Ford.

      WEST CUMBRIA COAST 14.04.10

While waiting for Tornado, a body & camera tripod was found Nr Workington North Station on the West Cumbria line.

Police say there may be some suspicious circumstances, he may have missed Tornado.

A nearby witness said he fell asleep on the job.

14.04.10 DRS Shuttle leaving Flimby with 47832 & 47501, 57012 on the rear.

Old Picture ANY ONE KNOW

I bought this picture at Hexham postcard fair. The station board behind the signal box is difficult to read on enlargment. it looks like WESTWOOD.

Many Thanks to Mike Ford. The station is Weybourne on the North Norfolk Railway.

Station Entrance.

PRINCESS ON LINE 17.04.10

17.04.10 6201 Princess Elizabeth.on the Hadrian charter at Armathwaite Viaduct. Steve Ford.

Princess Elizabeth on the Carlisle to Newcastle line at Duranhill with the Hadrian. Andrew Irwin.

 Princess Elizabeth on the Carlisle to Newcastle line at Brampton with the Hadrian. Mike Ford.

CARLISLE FRIDAY NIGHT OUT 23.04.01

  Class 66139 on the clay freightliner from West Cumbria.

66131 on a southbound coal train.

Class 66524 with a southbound coal train meet the Newcastle to Scotland class 156496.

37706 & 47760 travel light back to Carnforth.

They took the northbound Auld Reekie to Edinburgh passing trough Carlisle around 08.20.

Class 66101 Tanker Train.