Colourful Carlisle: Train Surprises! Class 37s, Classes 56, 68, 66, 70, Midland Pullman. 14 Dec 23
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- Colourful Carlisle: Train Surprises! 14 Dec 2023
Midland Pullman with 43047 + 43055
Class 56, 56049
Class 57, 57009 G J Churchward
Class 37s - 37518 Am Gearasdan + 37685 Lock Arkaig
Switch & Crossing Tamper
Class 66,
Class 68
Class 70
Pride Pendolino
14 Dec 23
I went to Citadel station to see the Midland Pullman pass, with the expectation of otherwise seeing the usual array of passenger and freight trains. Well, the day had a few surprises in store.
A couple of corrections.
I mis-captioned 56049 leaving the A Road at Carlisle - its definitely not a Class 55 Deltic.
Also the West Coast Railways convoy is:
37518 Am Gearasdan with 57009 G J Churchward and 37685 Loch Arkaig.
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Great videos Les, thank you from USA.
Glad you like them!
Outstanding video and thanks for sharing. Dave
Thanks!
I never tire of seeing the goings on at Carlisle Leslie - always something of interest to watch 😊
Thanks Euan
You have a very good eye for composition. Keep them coming.
Thank you very much!
Excellent Les....
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent mix there Les!
Many thanks!
great video Les with some awesome captures there matey loved the convoy wonderful moment some nice camera work as ell nicely done Les thanks for sharing, stay safe
a t b syd👍
Thanks as ever Syd.
Nice video.Tracks do need a refurbisment.Greetings from Germany !
Thanks you! I agree track refurbishment has been on the cards for at least 8 years I'm told.
I like when you do some artistic shots, like at 6:14 👍
Thanks I enjoy doing them - otherwise the video would become rather monotonous.
Nice catch with the convoy Leslie...and you got the hst twice. Great stuff as usual. All the best.
Thanks Tim. The convoy was really a surprise.
Looks like a good day. Thank you.
Thanks for watching
Looks like you had a good day at Carlisle Leslie. Well done and hope you have a good Christmas 👍
When its good it sreally good. Thanks and to you too
Great video you are always lucky every time I come to Carlisle I don't see much
Remember I choose my days and sometimes have to wait around. Mornings are best but its getting a lot quieter than this time last year. Thanks for watching
i made that class 37 honk i was at the top of the platform hahah
Cool!
realy. nice to know that 56049 is still carrying the nameplate robin of templecombe merry christmas
Yes nice to see it still named. Thanks for watching
Another cracking video leslie well done great camera work as usual I am really looking forward to seeing your next video I hope you get a nice video next time also when is your next video going to be on UA-cam bye for now Philip
Glad you enjoyed it
Good stuff as usual Les. I think the track machine working was, 6J01 Colas YellowPlant Blackburn (09:40) Penrith (12:12½), I don't know why it went as far as Carlisle. I got the same unit at Lancaster.
Thanks and Thanks! I didn't look on the main line, assuming it'd been working on the M&C where there's been a lot of relaying down there. I couldnt find it on RTT otherwise at Carlisle - probably VSTP.
Well, you certainly caught plenty of variety of colour there - even if one or two of the locos (and not just the RHTTs) could have done with a good wash! From the number of trains allowed to go ahead of the Royal Mail train I can only presume that it was carrying Second Class Post only.
Probably parcels - though the one on test had only fresh air (or hot air for political post) 😄. I thought that at least DRS would have washed the locos now they aren;t used on the RHTT..
Would have been on an empty test run. Looks as if it had had new bogies fitted
Im suprised that royal mail doesnt deliver by train to their depot on the old waverley route and it keeps me happy that they havent torn up any track of site as well, also freightliner owned that depot before royal mail took over and they should reopen the old waverley line bringing it back across the waverley viaduct and down past the sewage works would be easy, at the sewage works entrance was a bridge, trains went over and cars went under and the line went down just connected to the wcml, but now sadly just behind the royal mail depot is the m6.
In theory Cement can be distributed from the adjacent warehouse - but hasn't been for some years now. Royal Mail only seem to distribute between a few depots and some freight yards (Mossend and Daventry for two) having sold off many of the ones they built in around 2000.
@LeslieGilpinRailways never knew cement could be distributed from there. Thanks for the info 👍.
Driver of the Royal Mail unit having his lunch there15:22.
Yes they had a good break - time to get to Nandos or wherever they go.
Great footage, shame about the adverts.
Nothing I can do about ads
Yes i know, you tube cocking up everyones enjoyment. Very nice shots.
Crewe TMD(E) must be the most under-employed depot in the country. Now that DB have withdrawn the Class 90s all they have to deal with is the 325s and the Channel Tunnel 92s, don't they
It surprised me that was where they came from.
Those cats are loud!
Usually on a dry day
do you use a app to see when the best trains come in or through carlisle?
RealTime Trains web site is 95% up to date with the times. Thanks for watching
Not so sure about 37615 either, keep up the good work!
You are right - its 37518 Am Gearasdan with 57009 G J Churchward with 37685 Loch Arkaig. My bad memory at work. I didnt see the nameplate on 518 when I was editing
Nice video check out number you put for 56049 leaving, didn’t know there were that many DELTICS
Fat fingers eh? Nobody's perfect!
@@LeslieGilpinRailways Nice answer. It’s my fault too many years working at Westinghouse brakes always double checking everything, especially Nuclear flask wagons foe Sellafield
Now I’m doing it (for Sellafield)
LOL too easy isnt it!
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Thanks
when is the next time the pullman comes in?
I've no idea - try Rail Advent web site, it has a list of specials
Leslie, please can you kindly tell me what the giant Toblerone is for?
If you mean the thing at 2:30 apparently its a Materials Handling Train Power Wagon! It would, I think, sit with a long string of ballast cleaning wagons or in track laying trains
@@LeslieGilpinRailways Sorry for any confusion and I can see why you thought it was a materials handing train. But I was referring to the black [rubber?] Toblerone like object at the end of platforms. See 09:28 where you picture the plant along with with Microclimate comment.
@@m1klgordon oh that! It's to stop people and animals walking down the ramp or past that point. In the old days it would have been of triangular sections of timber.
Just shows how capable the 56s are. Shame their reputation was ruined early on by reliability problems. Apparently, most are still serviceable, with very few being scrapped.
I'll refrain from waxing lyrical about 37s again (this time, anyway!).
A lot of good locos got bad reputations early in their lives. Thanks for watching
@@LeslieGilpinRailways Not the 59s & 66s, however. No wonder they transformed UK railfreight.
Still enjoying your excellent videos, Mr G.
Midland Pullman, a highly reflective subject. 2 37s to transport a 57? Doesn't add up!
I think all three were returning from assignments in Scotland to HQ at Carnforth