71000 Duke of Gloucester 'The Royal Scot' Thursday 6th November 2025 (Moved from Rail tour thread)

I went on Thursday (6th November) 71000 Duke of Gloucester hauled 'The Royal Scot' between Crewe & Carlisle.
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/71000/i-7f4GJdG
Well done to Saphos tours (LSL) for running and organising this charter which was aimed at the enthusiast fraternity and without a diesel on the back as is the usual noem for Saphos, other than the normal dining oriented tours. Consist was 71000 & support coach, generator van, and a rake of MK1 1st opens & a single 2nd class MK 2a on the rear, which i was in, excellent weather conditions for the run, and i timed 71000 over Shap summit at around 48mph (its varies with different people, so hopefully there was a official timekeeper involved)
Earlier in the morning 71000 Duke of Gloucester comes off LSL shed
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/71000/i-jQzQZGz
runs through the through road at Crewe
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/71000/i-LqL2g3j

D213 Andania hauled the tour from Euston to Crewe
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/71000/i-vLS6kKb

71000 moves off Crewe to attach to the front of the tour
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/71000/i-fFSgh95

71000 Duke of Gloucester after arriving at Carlisle
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I think the Avanti West Coast platform supervisor came to the end of his rope as he called the BTP to clear the end of the platform as members of the public/photographers wouldn't stand behind the yellow line, luckily i was able to get my photos in time, as can be seen everybody seemed to behind the yellow line as a TPE Class 397 departed North
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/71000/i-sQXz2nk

37409 Loch Awe was on hand at Carlisle to take the stock to Upperby shed for servicing and turning
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/71000/i-9xj4r53

71000 Duke of Gloucester heads for Upperby
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/71000/i-fg6dxSF

In the evening i decided not to go back to Crewe on the Royal Scot and got some night photos of 71000 Duke of Gloucester at Carlisle
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/71000/i-Qg26HQH
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/71000/i-xLPVnQw

(i went home via Manchester Piccadilly by TPE and was home by 21:15 rather than after 23:30 if i went back to Crewe with the tour)

Neil

 

Some photos of diesels at both Crewe & Carlisle on Thursday 6th November

68033 The Poppy & 68004 Rapid run through Crewe
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/71000/i-LxSNzVr

70809 T'n'T 70806 with a RHTT train at Carlisle
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/71000/i-2N6fDzW
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/71000/i-THBN7QD
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66592 runs through Carlisle station
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/71000/i-45sgGtn

66740 Sarah P1 at Carlisle station
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/71000/i-6b4n4m3

320414 stabled at Carlisle station, first time i have seen a Scotrail emu at Carlisle
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/November-2025/71000/i-ZJkqwLK

Neil

 

Nice set of Images Neil - I particularly like the lighting on the shot of the Scotrail 320 at Carlisle. I use a Nikon V1 smaller format camera as easier to carry about than a DSLR but I am realising I can't get the quality of shots in lower light conditions as you have here.