Classic Power!
3 Peaks Challenge heads south,
Northern Belle behind Class 40
Social History with Union Banners at Carlisle.
Classes 40, 47, 56
17 June 23
The day West Coast Railways ran the Northern Belle 'Settle Carlisle Steam Special' substituting D345 for Tangmere, the contracted loco which is still out of action.
We also saw the return leg of the 3 Peaks by Rail train from Kingussie to Crewe stop for a crew change on the pair of 47s.
The freights included a 56 from Doncaster come to take some timber wagons to Gascoigne Wood sidings, presumably either for storage or en route for maintenance in Doncaster.
On a related but interesting subject, the local RMT branch have a new banner featuring the castle and Cathedral at Carlisle along with a Midland Compound in red and a Gresley pacific (an original A1?) in green: a reminder of Carlisle's past when served by LMS and LNER. It was taken in procession to the Cathedral for a blessing, accompanied by 11 other banners from RMT branches across the North West, Western Scotland and Newcastle. Some have fantastic railways themes - Rocket, NER Electrics, HST, LMS Coronation in Blue... All good social history.
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