2002-2004
Part 2 of the Gallery.
First shot of 6K05 this year, and EWS 37667 (now a DRS machine) departs Carnforth after a crew change (yes it really did happen all the time as EWS drivers used to sign on at Carnforth until about 2004). The date was 14/1/2002
Fragonset liveried 31s frequently stabled at West Coast Rail's site for a number of years, until FM Rail (Fragonset etc went bust).
31190 and 31128 stand at West Coast 0n 9/2/2002
31190 and 31128 stand at West Coast 0n 9/2/2002
Carlisle on the last day of the WCML diversions on 23/2/2002. 90233 in Railfeight Livery stands at Carlisle.
Also on the same day, Transrail 56033 awaits it's next turn.
At the time it was mainline registered, it occasionally visited WCR to stable overnight, 45112 stands at Carnforth on Sunday 29/3/2002.
Fragonset Class 33, 33108 stables at Carnforth on 29/3/2002
6K05 with 37695 piloting 56096 on a late working on 30/5/2002, pictured approaching Hest Bank. Unfortunately, and although not the best of photo spots, this is another view which has now been replaced by overgrown vegetation and by (that wonderful HSE invention) Pallasade fencing
Sun everywhere, but not on the loco!! 47197 heads south on 12/7/2002 approaching Hest Bank with a working of empty rail wagons.
Transrail 37896 shunts a Rail Sleepers Infrastructure train at Warton sidings on 18/10/2002
Bare Lane and the Nukes. DRS Liveried 37611 and 37059 depart Bare Lane working 6C52 back to Sellafield. The date was 8/7/2003
47828 heads back to Carnforth for Thunderbird duties on 11/7/2003, seen here passing Morecambe South Junction.
47812, with an InterCity Brake Coach, heads north just a little later past the same spot, on 11/7/2003
DRS hired GBRf 66710 (and applied DRS stickers to the cab ends) for the 4M34 Malcolm service to Daventry seen passing Hest Bank on 18/9/2003.
My last ever shot of a Class 56 working on the WCML for EWS (now DBS), at Hest Bank with another image of 6k05.
The date was 18/9/2003
The date was 18/9/2003
In 2004, Arriva Northern ran a daily service over the S & C between Leeds and Carlisle, which used a pool of 3 Class 37s. Generally the service was T n T operated, but on this occasion a single Class 37, 408 provided the traction. The working is seen approaching Kirkby Stephen on 21/7/2004. The other 37s allocated to this service were 405 and 411.
An unexpected working heads south towards Ribblehead station with 47805, 47575, 47839 top...
..and XP64 47853 on the tail. The date was 21/7/2004.
The Arriva southbound working on the same day approaches Ribblehead station.
EWS 37521 heads a ballast train south at Hest Bank on 27/7/2004
The Arriva S & C train stands at Carlisle, with 37411 now tailing the southbound working to Leeds...
... and 37408 "Loch Rannoch" at the front. The date was 9/9/2004.
Another view of "Loch Rannoch". Sadly this loco is no longer with us, as soon afterwards, when it was working in South Wales on another Arriva service, it ran away in a siding and hit some buffers which resulted in it being withdrawn due to collision damage.
DRS Crompton 33030 with 37611 approaches the connection to Heysham Power Station with 6C51 on 5/10/2004.
Now owned by WCR, the 33 is still in DRS livery, but is used as a source of spares for the West Coast Class 33 fleet.
Now owned by WCR, the 33 is still in DRS livery, but is used as a source of spares for the West Coast Class 33 fleet.