2014
20/8/2014
13/8/2014
31/7/2014
30/7/2014
23/7/2014
18/7/2014
16/7/2014
10/7/2014
9/7/2014
57010 leads 57002 on a special flasks working from Carlisle-Derby via the Cumbrian Coast, presumably a gauging run for the new flasks
8/7/2014
7/7/2014
22/6/2014
11/6/2014
10/6/2014
With thunder rumbling in the background, 6C51 heads towards Bare Lane, at the back of Morecambe Golf Club, with 37402 leading 37606
3/6/2014
Not the sharpest of shots, but my first of the new Class 68s as 004 runs north through Carnforth in pretty gloomy conditions with 0Z68 Gresty Bridge-Kingmoor move
23/5/2014
92043 heads south on an exchange working with 92044, as 0Z93 Carlisle - Rugby light engine move
Grid 087 heads into Carnforth with 2 FGW barrier coaches on 5Z56
20/5/2014
97301 propels 1Q13 south towards Lancaster with 1Q13 Falkland - RTC
28/4/2014
57010 leads 57009 north from Carnforth with 0C18 Crewe-Carlisle fresh air
Now in the hands of DBS, previous long term stored 92029 heads 4M26 (the Malcolm intermodal) south to Daventry, seen here entering Carnforth
Fun in the sun at Ribblehead, as 56087 is fired up
With plenty of clag, as she bursts into life
Now smoking cleanly, 56087 edges forward out of the virtual quarry. Sister 56078 sits in the other siding with 47739
6Z76 runs off Ribblehead viaduct with the gypsum train bound for Fiddler's Ferry PS.
Note the damage to the second mans cab front corner
Note the damage to the second mans cab front corner
Smoking nicely, 56087 prepares to run onto the S & C
Having been declared a failure the previous Saturday, 56078 is fired up. Wonder if they used the same starting handle as the one used for 56087??
6K05 seems to produce pairs of 57s these days, and in full gloom, 004 and 011 head to Crewe having crossed Ribblehead viaduct
Running some 100+ minutes late due to a minor farce at Ribblehead, (as to how join the 2 portions of the log train together and get 56078/47739 out of the middle), eventually the triple header passes south from Settle in full sun, with 6V37 from Ribblehead.
Another view as triple headers happen very occasionally.
16/4/2014
Another former long term "storee", 92024 heads 4M26 south approaching Carnforth
Newly vinyled 350404 leads an unbranded unit south at the same location (as 92024)
28/3/2014
Unbranded 350408 and 407 head north towards Hest Bank
Followed shortly afterwards by 56078 (with 56302 DIT) having rescued the failed loco and empties from Oubeck Loop south of Lancaster
23/3/2014
Having run around at Carnforth, "Stainless Pioneer" heads to Crewe with 6L41, seen here just south of Woodacre
Unbranded TPE units 404/405 head for Manchester with 1m95
60062 runs around it's train in the loops at Carnforth with 6L41 Oubeck-Crewe via Carnforth following overnight engineering work in the Garstang area
21/2/2014
A Tug at tea time.
Running about 3 hours early, 6V71 Hardendale-Margam lime train passes Pond St, Carnforth with Tata Tug 99 in charge, in the last rays of sunlight at 17.20.
Running about 3 hours early, 6V71 Hardendale-Margam lime train passes Pond St, Carnforth with Tata Tug 99 in charge, in the last rays of sunlight at 17.20.
18/2/2014
Grand Central 43480 heads into Carnforth on 5Z43 Heaton-Crewe, with 43423 tailing in the dull.
9/2/2014
A rare visitor to the north as Network Rail 57306 heads to Carnforth to run round an engineers train from Broughton (near Preston), before heading south to Crewe with 6G31
7/2/2014
Colas grid 087 heads to Chirk in the sun with 6J37 loaded Logs from Carlisle
Having been north of the border for something like a month, GBRF triple Grey 92010 returns to Rugby working 0Z93, whilst 92032 had gone north earlier to take over the departmental workings from "Moilere"
5/2/2014
DB Schenker triple Grey 92002 comes back out to play again, having been stored for something like 5 years or so, with 6S94 china clay working to Irvine in Scotland.
4/2/2014
Skinhead 31105 leads 1Q14 Millom-Derby via Morecambe test train, as it enters Bare Lane station, before rejoining the WCML
2/2/2014
EWS 90020 heads 5Z90 past Morecambe South Junction with 47805 DIT and 47853 tailing
47853 which still carries the name of "Rail Express"
27/1/2014
Colas Grid 078 heads for Scotland to work the Oil tanks from Grangemouth-Linkswood, seen here passing Hest Bank
26/1/2014
The first of 2 Tugs over the S & C, as 60020 heads to Carlisle through Ribblehead with 6L55 ex-Clitheroe with 66068 tailing
Drax liveried 60066 powers north about 20 minutes later with 6L48 ex-Farington Junction.
The logo
8/1/2014
Network Rail 31465 awaits departure from Heysham with 1Q13 Derby RTC-Carnforth-Heysham-Millom-Carnforth GSMR Survey train.
In the background is Heysham 1 Nuclear Power station.
In the background is Heysham 1 Nuclear Power station.
And back at Morecambe, the survey train had a booked half hour break, so the driver kindly lit the cab for us, and halted the train back from the end of the platform
And just prior to departure
With DBSO 9701 now leading, ready to head to Millom
6/1/2014
Colas Grid 56105 heads into the up loop at Carnforth, in fairly grim conditions, with 6J37 Carlisle-Chirk Kronospan loaded log train
2/1/2014
Unbranded TPE Siemems Desiro 350403 passes Morecambe South Junction with 1M96 to Manchester Piccadilly
About 1 1/2 hours later and on driver training duties, sister unit 350402 passes the same spot heading back to Preston
23/12/2013
DCR "Graphite" liveried 56312 heads north with the 6Z00 Deby-Mossend Railvac move in dismal weather conditions past Morecambe South Junction