THE CUMBRIAN FELLSMAN, 17th Oct

Is anyone travelling on this tour? I'm planning to be on a fellside somewhere with my video camera, and getting slightly anxious that neither UKsteam.info nor Vintage Trains have any times available yet. I hope it's not been cancelled...

Can anyone tell me some timings for this tour, please?

Looks like being a nice weekend, and the combination of Leander on Saturday and the two Black 5s on Sunday makes it worth making a weekend of it.

TIA

 

VT have sent out tickets; timings in the letter Blackburn 09:18 Carlisle arr 12:52
Dep. Carlisle for the southbound to Carnforth at 16:05

 

Similar to the Fellsman then going northbound but a bit different south due to Saturday trains on the S&C being different times. Not difficult to work out.
No doubt someone will post the actual times somewhere at some point!
As to nothing on uksteam.info; much as we appreciate his dedication, I think we should allow David to have a holiday now and then, don't you?

 

Thanks for your consideration ! Times are now at
www.uksteam.info/tours/t09/t1017b.htm

David

 

Thanks David!
I note that it's very close behind the service train (10:44 Settle). If it's sharp off Hellifield a check at Settle Jc. could be a strong possibility. Should be Ok after that as the service train is next stop Kirkby Stephen.

And, yes, I did realise after I'd posted above that it was going south over Shap!

 

Thanks everyone, especially David (what would be do without you?!)

B&B booked, camcorder batteries charged, OS maps stowed, all ready to hit the M40/M6 after work.

 

Reported 21 late at Bushbury Jct. on outward leg. <BJ>

 

Photos from this morning just north of Selside:

http://westernbulleid.fotopic.net/c1678079.html

Hope you like them

 

Leander looks good in these photos.

She was the quietest I've ever heard her this morning and nearly caught me out a little further south at Helwith Bridge. Video at:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZNVDZ325ps

Chris

 

Shot of Leander approaching Carnforth tonight here...

http://andrewstransport.fotopic.net/p61609622.html

and one of 47773 leaving Carnforth...

http://andrewstransport.fotopic.net/p61609612.html

Cheers

AN

 

and heres a video from near the same location, she's fairly jogging along,


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LriM1eKVmbY

still not got the hang of this camera yet.

 

Well the weather gods may not have been kind but the exhaust gods certainly were!

"Leander" HERE climbing past Settle.

 

Cracking shot !!! Stuart

john

 

Well, nothing too spectacular from me, I was on a day visit to Carlisle Station with friends so managed to grab a few shots of Leander arriving and departing. Have to say, England was a lot sunnier and warmer than Scotland yesterday!

LMS Jubilee No. 5690 "Leander" arrives at Carlisle :

http://jonathonag.fotopic.net/p61610211.html

A few shots of her sitting in Platform 3 :

http://jonathonag.fotopic.net/p61610212.html
http://jonathonag.fotopic.net/p61610192.html

Hauling the stock back in to Carlisle for the return over Shap :

http://jonathonag.fotopic.net/p61610201.html

Running round the stock :

http://jonathonag.fotopic.net/p61610204.html

The Stanier Jubilee makes a storming departure from Platform 4 :

http://jonathonag.fotopic.net/p61610205.html
http://jonathonag.fotopic.net/p61610206.html

If anybody is interested, there's also a lot of other photos up there, including the Class 56 railtour from Shrewsbury in Carlisle, and the diverted NatEx HST's.

 

cumbrian fellsman

Thanks for a very good day out to every one (uncle bob included) i won't tell yoy the speed coming down shap if i did some one on the footplate would get into trouble lets say the late departure was a early arrival at carnforth

 

One of 5690 at Helwith Bridge at http://philmetcalfe.fotopic.net/p61625230.html