2007-2008
Images will be added to this gallery when time permits.
2007
Now it wears DRS Compass livery, 47832 stands at Carlisle in Victa Westlink Livery, having arrived with Riviera 47839. The date was 25/8/2007
The pair run round the stock prior to departure south.
Virgin Liveried 47769 "Resolve" and 47839 stand at Carlisle on Saturday 22/9/2007, with a Compass Railtour to Scotland
47813 in Cotswold livery heads north past Hest Bank with the Blue Pullman stock with 1Z 70 on Saturday 15/9/2007
On the rear was 47810, which now wears DRS Compass livery.
Later on the same day,in West Coast Livery, 37248 "Loch Akraig" works 1Z45 into Bare Lane station. This tour was due to traverse the route to Heysham Harbour, but was capped at Morecambe, dute to NR having issues with trespassers on the Heysham section at the numerous foot crossings. On the rear was 40145.
Another loco which has changed colours a few times is 47818, which is seen here in Anglia One livery, at Hest Bank on Saturday 29th September 2007 with 1Z45 (I think)
EWS 37417 and 37410 haul 1Z46, a Pathfinder Tour, north to Carlisle on Saturday 29th September, which ran within 10 minutes of the tour hauled by 47818. 3 locos within 10 minutes, a novelty nowadays at this location.
Freightliner Grey 90049 enters Carlisle with 4M83 on 12/10/2007
On the same day, EWS 90028 stands at Carlisle, having arrived with 1Z74, a charter service.
A class 92 loco rarely seen these days, 002 awaits the road south at Carlisle. The date was 12/10/2007.
1Z37 stands at Skipton with 37410 and 37417. The working came via Carnforth and the LNWR, and was the Christmas bash to Leeds from the West Country
Another view of the pair
2008
EWS 90028 stands at Preston with the Scotrail sleeper, having terminated during the night. The line was blocked further north at Tebay with containers which had been blown off the trailers by high winds, resulting in services not being able to use the WCML between Lancaster and Carlisle. The date was 1/3/2008
On the same day 47773 arrives at the head of a Birmingham-Preston via Liverpool charter, which marked the return of 86259 "Less Ross" back to the mainline.
60090 stands on the fast line at Lancaster on 30/3/2008 during an engineering possession
A short lived working was the Isle of Grain-Trafford Park intermodal, which is captured here at Chelford on 4/4/2008 with Fastline 56301 on it's way to Manchester. The probable reason for it's demise can be seen behind the loco
In unbranded Fragonset Black , 31106 arrives at Carnforth with a route learner, which had arrived via the LNWR from Settle Junction on 17/4/2008.
6K05 heads through Carnforth with 60091 on 23/4/2008.
86259 arrives at Carlisle with 1Z57 from Birmingham on 3rd May 2008.
47773 T n T with 86259 on 1Z57/1Z58 return on 3rd May 2008
37401/37417 stand at Carlisle on Bank Holiday Monday 5/5/2008. They await departure with the return working back to Swindon.
33025 departs Carnforth with an ecs working, on 12/5/2008
Passing Heldwith Bridge, near Settle, 37401 and 37417 head north with a Charter on Saturday 24/5/2008
37670 and 37401 head a Pathfinder tour through Carnforth on Saturday 20/6/2008. The 37s had been checked on the approach to Carnforth by a Leeds-Morecambe service, and were starting to growl as they accelerated through the station.
D1015 Western Champion returns south from a weekend trip to Scotland, pictured here passing Carnforth on 21/6/2008
Looking south from Bolton-le-Sands level crossing, Riviera 47815 and 47805 head north with 1Z74 on Saturday 19/7/2008
XP 64 liveried 47853 and Green 47815 head a Compass tour charter through Ribblehead on Saturday 6/9/2008
Just for the record, a rather grainy shot of 6O15 heading into Lancaster on 11/9/2008 just before sunset. 92005 has 37422 dead in train on the Eastleigh Enterprise.
EWs 60035 heads through Carnforth with an engineers working on 12/10/2008. The working caught me on the hop, and I only just managed to grab my camera to get this shot.
Riviera 47839 "Pegasus" leads an ecs back to Crewe, having stabled at Barrow overnight. The date was 12/10/2008. The working is seen snaking into Carnforth station.
I don't have too many shots of DRS 37261 actually working, but on 19/10/2008 it came through Carnforth with some Water Cannons for a RHTT.
Undergoing a crew change, 60093 stands at Carlisle in damp conditions with an engineers working on 25/10/2008
On 29/12/2008, Pathfinder tours ran a charter to Carlisle via the S & C, with Hanson 56312. Here the charter stands at Carlisle. The 56 had 67022 tucked inside for insurance.
With the approach of sunset, Triple Tractors, 37603, 229 and 688 run through Carlisle presumably heading to Sellafield.