DUCHESS TO CARLISLE IN BLACK LIVERY 08.05.10

 Duchess of Sutherland in the new L.M.S black livery on the Citadel Express Nr Penrith. Steve Ford.

 Brian Irwin with tripod close up of a Duchess. Steve Ford.

DUMFRIES MODEL EXHIBITION 16/17 May 2010

0 gauge is the real thing these days. 60012 Commonwealth of Australia steams forward with digital sound at the St Marknock Engine shed.Kilmarnock & District M.R.C.

N Gauge. Two German steam locos cross the bridge into Helmastadt an imaginary Cathedral city in Germany. 

20.05.10 Armathwaite Tunnel on the Settle Line. A4 60019 Bittern makes its way to Carlisle, she last visited carlisle in November 1966 prior to withdrawal & preservation. By Robert Lancaster of Carlisle

 Many thanks to Kit Spacman for a very interesting show on the development of the A.P.T Turbo E Train.

 The Solway Viking Sat 22nd May 2010

A special pickup at Dalston station some 4 miles south west of  Carlisle. Class 37 The charter was from Workington to York Via Newcastle.

Mike Ford

Rare movment from the train, coming off the curve at Bog Road Junction.

 Heading through to London Road Jct.

29.05.10 67017 heading for Carlisle approaching Cumwhinton station with 1Z69 07:30 Hooton (Wirral) - Carlisle via Chester and Manchester Victoria.

 MAY 31st Steam & Diesel.

Class 8 steam locomotive 48151 crosses Arnside Viaduct with a private charter. Mike Ford

 Class 66426 & 640 crosses Arnside Viaduct Mike Ford.

 The Citadel Express on Plt 3 at Carlisle. Steve Ford

 Duchess of Sutherland travelling south on the W.C.M.L outskirts of Carlisle.

DUMFRIES MODEL EXHIBITION 16/17 May 2010

Found at the Dumfries Show Sat 16th May 2010 Tri-ang Railways model of an S class. Below the Australian S class in which the model was based on.

5ft 3" gauge Can be seen at North Williams Town Rail Museum Melbourne Victoria Austrailia.

The Commonwelath diesel were also part of the Tri-ang series, below the real thing.

 Port Elizabeth Railway Museun Adelaide. 5ft 3" gauge.

Tri-ang also made a loco for shunting and passenger use.shunting. The T class is still used in Australia today and has been developed into a P class.

A T class locomotive at North Williams town Steam Rail works.

Tri-ang steam was a bit of a fiddle using a Princess under carrige.

Many thanks to David Coddington for the chat on Australia Railways and his kind permiision of the use of the above pictures.

Interesting notice at Carlisle Station.

 31.05.10  Deltic 55022 Royal Scots Grey at Low Row on the Settle heading to Carlisle.  Mike Ford.