2009
A selection of images from 2009
6S94 Dollands Moor-Irvine China Clays works past Bolton-le-Sands level crossing on 14/1/2009 with 92030.
A visit to Ribblehead, and Whernside is partially covered with snow. 66039 works south with the 6M00 working to Clitheroe on 21/1/2009.
Metronet 66722 comes off Ribblehead viaduct with the GBRf Gypsum working on the same day.
86902 heads north light engine past Bolton-le-Sands on 29/1/2009.
31/1/2009 and 60026 worked a charter through Settle Junction and on towards Carnforth for a run back south. Here 60026 enters Carnforth with a rake of InterCity liveried stock.
A serco test train, 1Q21, heads north on 9/2/2009 with 31285
A pair of 20s, with 304 leading, awaits the road from Carnforth on 12/2/2009 heading to Heysham PS with a well loaded 6C51.
90018 propels 5Z91, and a motley rake of mk2/mk3 coaches south past Bolton-le-Sands crossing. The date was Thursday 19/2/2009.
The Queen of Scots rake had a few outings round about 17/3/2009, to turn the stock. The outing invariably ran from Carnforth to Lancaster, Lancaster to Morecambe, and Morecambe back to Carnforth via the chord running at the back of Morecambe Golf Club to Hest Bank. 47851/D1648 tops the working through Bare Lane station with 47760 on the rear
Before it became a West Coast loco, 47237 runs into Carnforth with a FGW stock refurbishment move from Kilmarnock. The date was 24/4/2009.
Unbranded 37611 departs Carnforth for Kingmoor on 24/4/2009, after being repainted at West Coast.
The test run for a gleaming 37516 as it awaits departure from Carnforth on 11/5/2009.
37516 has dead 47798 and 37676 in tow, and would run to Hellifield and back.
37516 has dead 47798 and 37676 in tow, and would run to Hellifield and back.
On the back of an ECS move, 47798 on loan to West Coast from the NRM, departs eastbound on 22/5/2009
And the same day, 22/5/2009, Advenza 66841 runs light engine through Carnforth. This would in the end turn out to be a short lived livery.
Another view of the loco.
GBRf 66731 works a FGW move south past Hest Bank on 28/5/2009. GBRf took over these workings from Advenza, and were to work several more to and from FGW to Kilmarnock.
With hindsight, did this indicate that all was not well with Cotswold Advenza?
With hindsight, did this indicate that all was not well with Cotswold Advenza?
86259 "Less Ross" gives way to Leander for a Lakelander excursion at Carnforth on 30/5/2009.
DRS brought a couple of SRPS locos south over the S & C, to Keighley for the annual Diesel Gala on 4/6/2009. Here 57007 has 37682, 37025 and Scotrail 47643 in tow as the convoy passes Ribblehead on a dull summer's morning.
Another view of the convoy.
66723 works 5S57 north to Kilmarnock on 23/7/2009, through Hest Bank.
Nearly 12 hours late, 4S88 heads north past Bolton-le-Sands on 30/7/2009 with 90041 in charge.
DBS liveried 37670 and EWS 37401 head a charter north past Hest Bank on 2/8/2009.
An ecs working of the Virgin Mk3 set produced DVT 82126 on the front and....
Railfreight with Yellow roof 90036 on the rear. The date was 27/8/2009. The working passes Bolton-le-Sands level crossing.
47843 " Vulcan" arrives at Carlisle from the S & C with a Compass railtour on 20/9/2009
In BR Green, D1916 stands at Carlisle attached to the back of the Compass tour.
Choppers 20301 and 20306 approach Lancaster on 29/8/2009 with a RetroRailtours special returning from Carlisle. On the back was 47832
Another working for FGW with 66728 working 5S94 past Carnforth on 1/9/2009. The number of coaches going backwards and forwards to Kilmarnock, had by now been reduced to single coaches.
The southbound return with 66728 passes through Carnforth on 2/9/2009.
An unexpected working on the same day had Fastline liveried 66305 hauling 47712 north to Kingmoor. This loco would pass to DRS within 18 months of this date.
5V66 heads through Carnforth into the up goods loop on a damp 8/9/2009, with 66712 in charge.
4M74 with 90048 runs into the up loop at Carnforth for it's scheduled stop to allow passenger workings to pass. The date was 30/9/2009.
One of the last northbound workings for GBRf runs through Carnforth on 15/10/2009 with 66704 on 5S56, and a FGW Buffet car for refurbishment.
A week later, on 22/10/2009, Advenza 66843 worked a FGW Buffet car to Kilmarnock for refurbishment
One of the final southbound workings for FGW happened on 30/11/2009, when on a very sunny but extremely cold day, 57603 in FGW Green appeared at Carlisle with 2 refurbished buffet cars. This working 5Z84 had ...
Virgin 57302 on the rear.