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Letter from a rail friend
 
Hello Brian,
Thank you for your continued emails, which I enjoy immensley.
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Many Thanks,
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 17.09.11  Appleby Settle & Carlisle

37194 (DRS-C), 37688 (DRS-C) "Kingmoor TMD" late-running Spitfire Railtours 05:30 Birmingham International - Carlisle via Derby, Crewe, Blackburn and Appleby, "The Cumbrian Crusader V", due 12:46, passed northbound 13:32. Train was tailed by 57007 (DRS-C) and 57011 (DRS-C) and was late due to pathing problems in the Stoke on Trent area. Mike Ford
 

 

 

17.09.11  G&SW wagon works, Currock, Carlisle

47826 (WCRC), Nenta Train Tours "Cumbrian Coast Circular" xx:xx Norwich - Carlisle via Millom, northbound to Carlisle 14:21, due Carlisle 14:22. Train was tailed by 47580 (LL) "County of Essex". Steve Ford
 

 

66302 (DRS-C), 66420 (DRS-C) late-running Spitfire Railtours 14:41 Carlisle - Birmingham New Street via Millon, Carnforth, Skipton and Sheffield, "The Cumbrian Crusader V", due Dalston (Cumbria) 14:51, passed southbound 15:16. Train was tailed by 2x class 37 (DRS-C). Steve Ford.

 
 
 
 
Butler Henderson a former Great Central locomotive
 
 
Modern Image scene with electric and diesel.
 
 
In the Yard B1 Mayflower which took over from Blue Peter in the afternoon.
 
 
Old & Modern Image stock in the Yard.
 
 
 
In for an overhaul & repaint Loco DRS class 47828.
 
 
Model Rail had some splendid layout the Digital sound A4 & A1 with the smoke attracted the punters.
 
 
New York Central HO with a turntable & half round house.
 
 
Meccano is also very popular here is a Duchess class City Of Sheffield.
 
 
An old timer with its builder.
 
 
Bag a Bargain for £3.00
 
 
Mayflower in charge of the shuttle.
 
 
East Midlands 158 unit was the shuttle between Chesterfield Barrow Hill
 
 

 

21.09.11 Class 66 freightliner drifts into the sidings at Tebay.      Mike Ford.

 

 

 21.09.11 90017 with the Stobart Tesco Train. Mike Ford.

 

 

 

21.09.11 66051 Ex EWS coal train Mike Ford.

 

 

 Two class 37s 688 & 194 on the flask at Bog Jct Darren Armstrong.

 

Newcastle Line By Mike Ford.

 

 

 24.09.11 East Coast Diversion HST Nr Westwood Hexham.

 

 

24.09.11  66733 GBRF Milton with the Blyth Fort William Aclcans.

 

 

27.09.11 Deltic 55022 stands at Carlisle wapping sidings with 66744 in the background. Mike Ford.

 

 

 

27.09.11 66848 at Appleby south bound by Mike Ford

 

 

Not to get confused like my wife & Philp Tuer, I am showing the 2010 Sept to Dec Rail Diary, 2011 with be ready for 2012, its all work.

The first meeting was a good turnout of 25 many thanks Brian Irwin

 

DELTIC at Carlisle

 

 

14.09.11   55022 (BR Blue) "Royal Scots Grey", 1Z47 04:20 Crewe - Oban, Spitfire Railtours "The Lochs and Glens Napier", due Carlisle arr 06:56, dep 06:59, arrived platform 1 06:53, departed 07:02.  Steve Ford.

 

 

17.09.11 57007 At the rear passing Cumwhinton Steve Ford

 

 

17.09.11  47580 County of Essex Steve Ford

 

BARROW HILL BY ANDREW IRWIN 18.09.11

 

 

 

00 gauge model of Barrow Hill MPD

 

 

A2 Pacific Blue Peter in L.N.E.E Apple Green.

 

 

Brian Irwin on the footplate of Tornado starting a days video shooting.

 

 

Tornado Departs with the moring shuttle on a sort straight of track within the depot.

 

 

Assisting the shuttle a small saddle tank.

 

 

Class 56 in the British Rail large logo livery Rail Blue.

 

 

Not sure if this is part of a Deltic or a wooden mockup for a train simulator.?

 

 

Garden layouts are becoming popular, you can run them indoor &  outdoor as well.

 

 

Outon Road short portable layout with a Muli unit. the operators are busy?.

 

 

 

A work of art Garrett locomotive.

 

 

 

Hornby trade stand.

 

 

A small compact layout with a dock and goods yard, note the curved scenery better than corners.

 

 

Tornado & Mayflower on the Double Header shuttle.

 

 

 

21.09.11  Tornado passing Tebay on the WCML north bound to Carlisle for Glasgow Mike Ford.

 

 

 21.09.11 Tornado with the return Cathedrals Express at Carlisle waiting to depart ar 21.32 to Crewe via Shap. Mike Ford.

 

 

DB Schenker 92009 Nr West Walls Carlisle with a 67. Darren Armstrong.

 

 

 

24.09.11 66100 Stocksfield Georgmas Jct Hartlepool empty pipe flats.

 

 

 24.09.11  Class 156 unit at Stocksfield.

 

 

55022 Royal Scots Gray at night in Carlisle Station. The Deltic moved off on the morning of the 28th Sept to Bury East Lancs railway.