46100 & 46115 at Preston and Carlisle Saturday 11th February 2023

Went over to Preston and Carlisle yesterday to see the 2 Royal Scots on railtour duties
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First at Preston and Carlisle was 46100 Royal Scot with Saphos Trains ‘The Lakelander’
46100 Royal Scot in the former RES platform at Preston waiting for the tour to arrive
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90001 Royal Scot arrived at Preston from Rugby with ‘The Lakelander’ (I was unable to see 46100 attach & depart as I had train to Carlisle to catch)
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Later at Carlisle
46100 Royal Scot arrives earlier than scheduled, putting in doubt a meeting with 46115 Scots Guardsman which was running late
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they got rid of 46100 pretty quickly out of the station
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less than 10 minutes later 46115 arrived putting paid to any side by side photos
46115 Scots Guardsman arrives with RTC ‘Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express’
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46115 Scots Guardsman reverses out of Carlisle station for turning and servicing
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these next photos were taken through the window of the TPE 397 I was going home on, surprised they came out so well considering the windows were filthy
46115 Scots Guardsman being filled up from a road tanker (taken through window of the train i was on) Carlisle 11th February 2023
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46100 Royal Scot being serviced in Carlisle Upperby yard (taken through window of the train i was on) 11th February 2023
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D1924 Crewe Diesel Depot on the rear of the Lakelander stock Carlisle Upperby (taken through window of the train i was on) 11th February 2023
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Neil