LOW ROW SIGNAL BOX

03.04.09 Low Row signal box is being decommissioned/demolished tonight! The road is closed for two weeks and the space occupied by the box is needed for the
Automatic barrier equipment and protecting CCTV. The new box which is very
spacious and features for the first time an inside toilet. 

Of the  three operating panels fitted
only the middle one shows Milton village at one end and Long Byre crossing at the other.

There is space on the panel to connect with Carlisle on the right panel and Hexham on the left so presumably that is the ultimate plan.

I believe that Milton box will be gone within fourweeks and that Brampton Fell and Haltwhistle boxes will be adjacent boxes.
(for the moment).

Mike Ford.

09.04.09 Class 5s 45231 & 45407 pass Rockcliffe on the W.C.M.L on they journey to Scotland.

09.04.09 Scots Guardsman passes Quintenshill Nr Gretna on the north bound The Great Britain II.

GARSDALE 11.04.09 20 years on                                  A dogs day out. Temperature very warm.

Garsdale station on the Settle to Carlisle line saw 200 turn out for the unveiling of statue of Russwarp.

 Mark Rand chairman Friends of the S&C who said.

In 1986 the Settle to Carlisle line was to close. A petition of  two hundred thousand  signatures & a dogs paw print was handed into the then Conservative government.

After three years of campaigning the line was saved on the 10th April 1989.

Ruswarp's paw print became very famous, after all he was a paying passenger. Today after another campaign a statue sits on a plinth at Garsdale station which had a make over in 2008.

Dogs now travel free on the Uk trains, but you can get a ROVER ticket.

 Dogs were very welcome at the station, so come on lets get on with it, lets see if Ruswarp is has good looking as me. the dog that is.

The unveiling takes place by Olive Clark who was chairwoman of the enquiry, & Ron Cotton whose job it was to see the line closed 1986 to 1989.

Joel Walker who made the sculpture of the dog Ruswarp,with Eric Martlew Labour M.P for Carlisle who was a big supporter to save the line.

17.04.09 1Z41, the 05:03 Hooton (Merseyside) - Inverness, arriving at Carlisle at 08.12 behind 47843 "Vulcan" and 47805 "Talisman". The 12-coach former Virgin-liveried set was on time leaving Carlisle.

 Picture by Steven Ford.

Carlisle 18.04.08

L.M.S 6233 Duchess of Sutherland arrives with the Citadel Express.

THE GREEN EXPRESS 18.04.09

The Green Express was not very green when it was started up on platform 3 at Carlisle. 

LANGOLLEN STEAM GALA 25.04.09

Carrog. The star of the show was the newley refurbished ROYAL SCOT No 6100 in L.M.S red.

Royal Scot on a afternoon passenger from Llangollen to Carrog.

Carrog  G.W.R Tank on the push Pull.

The City of Truro arrives at Carrog.

Narrow gauge loco ran up & down the yard at Carrog.

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KIRBY STEPHEN EAST STATION showing disabled ramp under construction,

Inside the station showing the progress of the brickwork & the refurbished doors of the entrance to the new shop.  Mark Keefe.

Don't miss the Kirby East Station Easter Weekend open day

Check the Website for details.

http://www.kirkbystepheneast.co.uk/

STEAM CHARTERS OVER SHAP AND BEATTOCK

Thursday 9th of April & Monday 13th April 

All on UK main Line Steam.

http://www.uksteam.info/tours/trs09.htm

Some of the web addresses my not function in the future, this may be because they no longer exist or have changed. 07.04.09

10.04.09 THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANER 37670 & 37406 arrive at Carlisle Plt1 running late owing to 37406 failing climbing Shap,  66067 was brought from Kingmoor yard. All three locos went on to Scotland, BELOW 

By Darren Armstrong.

10.04.09 Class 66067 comes to the rescue of the Sailsbury to Fort William charter. by Malcom Browny.

KIRBY STEPHEN EAST OPEN DAY 11.04.09

Kirby Stephen station building open day.

One of the many refurbishment of old multiple units, note the new livery.

Caught in a time warp, buses on the road from Kirby West station to Kirby East

Outside the local pub and the entrance to East station to the left.

CARLISLE UPPERBY

13.04.09 Class 37676 Loch Rannoch heads the return Pullman charter from Dumbarton to Taunton passed the former Upperby M.P.D

13.04.09 Class 66104 with the return charter from Oban to Salisbury, minus the class 37s from Friday.

13.04.09 class 5s 45231 & 45407 return from the Easter weekend of the Great Britain in Scotland.

Double Bubble at Carlisle 18.04.09

After a quite week in Carlisle station the weekend saw a return to the 1960s with three charters visiting the Citadel.

47798 Prince William and 47843 Vulcan arrive at Carlisle in glorious sunshine.

On the return journey,s 47851 Traction Magazine & 47839 Pegasus.

Two Pendolino,s are termimated at Carlisle owing to the main line closed at Lockerbie.

LANGOLLEN STEAM GALA 25.04.09

A real old timmer from the G.W.R No 9017 Dukedog.

 Carrog G.W.R Panier Tank No 5643.

Carrog a perfect country scene with a goods train headed by L.N.E.R Morayshire No 246.

 L.N.E.R B1 Mayflower at Carrog.