Batten down the hatches

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Batten down the hatches

Batten down the hatches

30 Mar 2010 9 13 694
Looking south from Saltcoats. Ravenglass station in distance, complete with ominous looking storm cloud moving in off the Irish Sea. Not long afterwards, things got decidedly soggy.... Tue30Mar10
Fallen Flag

Fallen Flag

24 Jun 2008 8 10 403
Still showing signs of its pre grouping origins, a former goods shed at Carlisle. 24Jun08
Ravenglass Signalbox

Ravenglass Signalbox

14 Sep 2009 3 534
Block shelf in the preserved BR signalbox at Ravenglass. 14Sep09
Stockport No2 Signalbox 1

Stockport No2 Signalbox 1

04 Dec 2010 2 313
At the north end of Stockport Station. Sat21Apr01. Scanned
Stockport No2 Signalbox 2

Stockport No2 Signalbox 2

16 Jul 2010 3 308
At the north end of Stockport Station. Sat21Apr01. Scanned
Stockport approach

Stockport approach

16 Jul 2010 4 1 333
Stockport Station looking south. Entrance to carraige sidings on the right. Sat21Apr01. Scanned
Stockport Viaduct

Stockport Viaduct

21 Apr 2001 6 2 415
Looking north along Stockport Viaduct towards Heaton Norris Jn and Manchester Piccadilly. Sat21Apr01. Scanned
Alston Signalbox

Alston Signalbox

30 Jul 2010 3 6 433
On the former BR branch from Haltwhistle. Now the headquarters of the 2ft gauge South Tynedale Railway. Sun10Aug03. Scanned
Jubilee Line

Jubilee Line

29 May 2013 20 28 604
Ex LMS Jubilee 4-6-0 No 5690 'Leander' passing Saltcoats on one of its regular visits to the Cumbrian Coast. Sat23Aug08
Cumbrian Freightliner

Cumbrian Freightliner

29 May 2013 7 5 568
66621 passing Saltcoats with the diverted 6K05 Carlisle - Crewe Basford Hall. This was a result of the derailment of the Virgin Trains Pendolino at Grayrigg, when a handful of freights were diverted via the Cumbrian Coast. Nowadays, 6K05 is handled by DBS and normally runs via the Settle and Carlisle Line. Thu8Mar07
Wait!

Wait!

21 Apr 2009 6 7 567
Motorists eye view of Saltcoats Crossing, with 37688+37087 'Keighley & Worth Valley Railway' passing with 6K73 Sellafield to Crewe. Tue21Apr09
Pickering Station

Pickering Station

26 Apr 2010 1 253
North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
Heysham Choppers

Heysham Choppers

22 Jan 2009 8 8 478
20308 and 20304 top n tailing 6C51 Sellafield to Heysham Power Station, passing Saltcoats. Thu22Jan09
Drigg

Drigg

08 Jul 2011 11 17 533
Station and level crossing, with Northern Rail 156490 on a Carlisle to Barrow service. Fri8Jul11
Ravenglass signalbox

Ravenglass signalbox

19 Jul 2011 3 279
Preserved, and in the care of the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. Tue19Jul11
Drigg Signalbox

Drigg Signalbox

06 Aug 2011 3 2 340
Sat6Aug11
Crest

Crest

10 Sep 2011 2 247
Pullman crest as seen on the cabside of 47790 'Galloway Princess'. Sat10Sep11
Before the nose job

Before the nose job

11 Jan 2004 3 395
Thunderbird 57312 'The Hood', fulfilling its role as a standby loco at Kirby Stephen, on a day of diversions. Sun11Jan04. Scanned
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