Cumbrian Mountain Express, 30 August 2014

Three images from yesterday at Arten Gill, Thrimby & Lancaster.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/48546196@N06/14904948488/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/48546196@N06/15091547935/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/48546196@N06/15091212872/

Cheers Phil

 

I saw on the board there was a late running pendolino which had the potential for a clash. It meant I was against the light but at least I got the shot. Was fortunate at Arten Gill as the CME passed a coal train in the cutting south of the viaduct, just a bit too close for comfort.

 

Um, this is causing a stir elsewhere
http://www.wnxxforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3916

 

46233 at Settle.

 

I was wondering why the Royal Scot headboard had made an appearance. I wasn't out to see it (I wish I had been), but from the photo's I've seen, she looked the business with a full rake of maroons and that headboard. Maybe your friend will have another try soon!

 

What is Mark? I'm not a member on there. Ta.

 

Many thanks for the info Ralph - a 46229-style of performance at Shap Summit!

 

Indeed, 46233 looks magnificent on a full rake of maroon stock with the Royal Scot headboard on the top lamp bracket,
and (sorry to be pedantic) the headboard would look even better if it was the correct size.....dives for cover!

 

I assume this pic is what the fuss is about? Shear lunacy - there's even an old biddy wandering about, and as for those on the up line, backs to the traffic, words fail me.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd...._=1417583420_15e7dac395436ab834343a90cad0d059

Why this train in particular? To my knowledge this isn't normal behaviour at Appleby, and half of them look like Joe Public?

 

On my previous trips on the S&C, normally the stewards stand at the end of the platform, but seems as if there was no control at all.
Guessing that one person trespassed, and others followed like sheep, or moved to get a photo without people in it.

Totally unacceptable. If any of those taking the photo were regular railway photographers, then they should be asked of themselves. "Joe Public" may just thinks its normal to have a wander around! Whats the betting that next one will have a BT police presence.

Yesterday I was at Preston station to take a photo of the train coming into platform 6, from platform 7, and there were three or four of us, but lo and behold, a BT police officer came down and stood behind us.

 

It always seem's to be the old guard these day's who trespass. Has anybody told them, it's not the 1980's any more. It will only take one hearing aid failure, and they won't know what hit them !!

 

Hi Sheff.

Yes, it's what happened at Appleby. However, it seems that there were a couple of coachloads of so-called 'normals' at the station who had been told of the arrival of 'a steam train', but regardless of the origin of the photters it's something that NR won't be impresed with

Mark

 

Yes, about 50% look like fairly typical coach party clientele, but it's a fair bet they were led astray by the other 50% - one's even set up his tripod in the four-foot! ....

PRCLT have now posted this on their website ...... http://www.prclt.co.uk/Trespass-Rogues-Gallery.html

 

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd...._=1417583420_15e7dac395436ab834343a90cad0d059
The idiot with his back to the signal ladder seems to be taking a pic of his boyfriend (the idiot with the white beard)
The fashion police were obviously not anywhere near either lol




s.a.s really likes this

 

These should be forwarded to the BTP.

This plus the York business is all that NR need to ban steam altogether.

 

BTP can be next to useless at times as I had a trespass photo of a young lad at Scout Green ( and I knew his name ) and they did not want to know .

 

Not sure what the btp could do with a few pics of unknown people.