Pendle Dalesman 2018

Well they're off 40 late and reached London Road Jct...…

I'm guessing that it was single line working this morning then they closed the line to do whatever they needed to with the freight and they've just reopened the line now. The 1619 from Carlisle started at Appleby.

 

48151 1Z79 dep Carlisle 1710 via Settle. Following 3J11 railhead treatment train. AN

 

now running 80 mins lat at Howe & co @1800, now 95 late at low hse crossing SB @ 18.19....
never can understand decisions like 'let the track cleaner go first......???'

 

Isn’t letting the track cleaner go first a good decision, getting some nasty leaf fall off the rails especially with few trains running ahead of it.

 

hmm, I follow that logic to the point that says 40mph is possible in front of a rail cleaner but not from behind it....whilst cleaning I have observed these trains making much less than 40mph...I rest my case your honor ! .
passed Ribblehead 20.04 120 mins latel, surely the result of being behind an on duty RHTT Train....
Twas 122 late at Blea Moor...

 

Re-directed from the Settle Carlisle line, LMS 8F Class 2-8-0 heads the 'Pendle Dalesman' across Birk Beck viaduct on the approach to Greenhalme,
Mick Rawling driving and Martyn Soames on the shovel

 

48151 in the dark at Birkett . One for the record really .

 

John McKenroe

 

102 late off Hellifield

 

Know he was mad an all

 

Anybody know whether it's the 47 or 37 leading the return to Bedford?

 

Now that's dedication BZ

 

Where were you then for the return

 

48151,Greenholme by Mark Walker, on Flickr

My shot of 48151 passing Greenholme this afternoon. Thanks for the updates on here,and also to Leon (Noelist) for the text messages.

Great video Stephen,wish I'd gone to Kirkby Stephen,however I was stumbling about at Ribblehead until 18:30 hoping for a silhouette,at which point I decided the light wasn't up to much anyway,so I went to photograph the 37 failing at Hellifield!

 

My fiancee's video from Greenholme is now on YT.

 

Cotehill, accelerating away from Howe & Cos...


https://www.flickr.com/photos/iancawthorne/45182830572/

 

This morning re-routed leg at Shap Wells

 

Return leg in the dark at Birkett Common with a slight slip on entering the tunnel.

 

Salterwath
Pendle Dalesman by Henry Elliott, on Flickr
Pendle Dalesman (1) by Henry Elliott, on Flickr

 

Two hours late at Ribblehead, only 44 minutes late at Bedford. Original schedule too easy, or fewer other trains in the way late at night?