Cumbrian Mountain Express - October 16th/23rd

Thanks Shep, but you say rods up and Henry says rods down, I'm confused!

Thanks Pete, the station lamps work off a photo sensor so as it got darker the lamps lit.........lucky eh!

 

Hi Stuart
Obviously some sort of naval fetich with Lord Askam
H

 

Excellent shots Stuart,Phil, Steve and everyone else
H

 

Say no more.......nudge, nudge, wink wink!

 

One of mine too at Appleby without the photographer!

 

Maybe the FL has been fixed so that it greases the flanges of passing trains (as it is supposed to) rather than the railhead?

 

Any offers as to when Galatea last worked over Shap?

Andrew N

 

I looked up the only other time I have been over Shap behind a Jubilee which was Leander on the 25/9/09 on " The West Highlander "with 10 on ( we were had the support coach for 61194 plus a buffet which was only taken as far as Glasgow) and the speed at the summit was 24mph. We were looped either side of Oxenholme and were not looped at Tebay was planned.

 

Hi Guys, Hope you like the selection of photos of the CME
Galatea at Greenholme http://www.flickr.com/photos/garstangpost/10460450423/
Galatea at Armathwaite http://www.flickr.com/photos/garstangpost/10460646625/in/photostream/
Galatea at Kirkby Stephen http://www.flickr.com/photos/garstangpost/10460997354/in/photostream/

Best Wishes Tony

 

Cracking stuff Henry even though the sun dipped.

Steven

 

A couple of photo taken at Appleby : - http://paulsimpson.zenfolio.com/p892236647/h3c3ea22e#h3c3ea22e and http://paulsimpson.zenfolio.com/p892236647/h3c3ea22e#h21cb3549

 

I was on that trip, my photos may bring back memories:

http://andrewstransport.smugmug.com...eston/24937769_t6Rbkt#!i=2042899629&k=98Smcq2

I would still like to know when Galatea last visited Shap - in BR / LMS days of course.

Cheers

Andrew N

 

Thanks for the further information.

Does anyone have the load and speeds when Leader went over Shap on a Vintage Train trip on the 2/9/06 in torrential rain ? ( I was on a trip behind the Duke over the S&C that day)

 

2/9/06 load was 9 some are pullmans and Leander didn't seem to be hanging about (just watched the DVD)

Cheers Dave

 

You may need to wait for the guy at Six Bells Jct to publish all his data on steam on the WCML. Did Shrewsbury locos get borrowed by Crewe North?

Where was Galatea based before going to Barrow Road in 1950?

 

And 45690 also ran in 2010 on the same trip.

 

The "Leander over Shap " tour (as it was called) which ran on Sat 2 Sept 2006 was promoted by Vintage Trains and ran with steam from Crewe to Carlisle and back, both ways over Shap. The load is confirmed as 9 but for some reason I never recorded the weight of the load. Having started from Crewe with some brilliant running across Cheshire, Leander would have been hot when it departed Carnforth, unlike Galatea this last Wednesday. On 6 Sept 2006 speed was 49 at MP 9 1/2, 52 at Oxenholme, 42 at Grayrigg, 74 at Tebay, 37 at MP 37 1/2, 38 at Shap summit board, 85 at Penrith South Jn and after slowing to 72 to pass through Penrith station accelerated to run in the low to mid 80's to just south of Southwaite. Running time from Carnforth to Carlisle was 67mins 36secs., non stop.

 

Thanks Steven