Calm and Chaos: Thunderbirds, SpamCan, and the Pullman.
Three Charter Trains around Sunny Carlisle.
21, 22, 23 June 24
A beautiful weekend for trains around Carlisle!
Recorded at Carlisle's Citadel Station,
at Lazonby & Kirkoswald on the Settle & Carlisle line,
at Quintinshill, on the WCML in southern Scotland,
at Currock, on the Cumbrian Coast line
and
at Plumpton on the WCML north of Penrith.
On the Friday evening
we see GBRf Class 57s top and tail on the stock for Sunday's Glasgow GM Railtour for the Branch Line Society.
On the Saturday
We see the Midland Pullman with a change to one of the Class 43s on the Settle to Carlisle and Coastal Pullman. It ran from Holyhead along the North Wales Coast then via the Settle & Carlisle line to the Border City. It was reduced to a crawl awaiting the road at Lazonby as it was catching up on the preceding scheduled passenger train.
After a scheduled 4 hour stop, including servicing, we see the Pullman leaving Carlisle at Currock on its way around the Cumbrian Coast thus offering its clientelle views of the Irish Sea from Maryport to Whitehaven, St Bees to Seascale and from Ulverston to Arnside around beautiful Morecambe Bay.
The chaos? Well what do you think?
Tangmere and the Cumbrian Mountain Express arrived late due to its inbound train from London being held up by 'people on the line' early in its journey leading to it being over an hour late arriving at Carnforth. West Coast managed a speedy loco change.
The servicing wasn't too prompt, giving the late arrival and so departed late from Carlisle too.
We also see some signal glitches.
Signal CE302 failed due to defective bulbs in the Theatre Indicator, affecting departures from Platform 2. Several trains bound for the Cumbrian Coast left under caution.
Additionally Tangmere was initially routed West Coast Main Line when it was due to depart for the Settle & Carlisle line. The problem was quickly rectified!
On the Sunday
we see the Branch Line Society's Glasgow GM Railtour topped and tailed by GBRf class 57s at speed at Quintinshill and later at Plumpton, where the railtour had been put in the loop to allow a Pendolino to pass. I was able to drive between the locations as the Railtour also visited Upperby sidings after leaving Carlisle station.
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