StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: Carlisle

One of two battery electric locomotives [4w-BE] built by Clayton Equipment CoLtd for MetroNet Rail / Transport for London, named Carlisle & Newcastle. Used as an environmentally friendly alternative to steam / diesel power for passenger trains. [pretty sure that Newcastle is currently stored out of use, awaiting repairs to her controls]

One of two battery electric locomotives [4w-BE] built by Clayton Equipment CoLtd for MetroNet Rail / Transport for London, named Carlisle & Newcastle. Used as an environmentally friendly alternative to steam / diesel power for passenger trains. [pretty sure that Newcastle is currently stored out of use, awaiting repairs to her controls]

One of two battery electric locomotives [4w-BE] built by Clayton Equipment CoLtd for MetroNet Rail / Transport for London, named Carlisle & Newcastle. Used as an environmentally friendly alternative to steam / diesel power for passenger trains. [pretty sure that Newcastle is currently stored out of use, awaiting repairs to her controls]

Pillar post box on Carlisle Station [platform ?]. Cypher is Edward VII with a Tudor Crown [1905 to 1910], although the focus is not as good as it could be.

white - 8th Jan 2005 gold - Storm Desmond 05 Dec 2015 Markers on the wall of the Joiner's Arms, Carlisle The second "once in 100 year event" in a decade - subsequently, serious flood defences were built ... which have kept the floodwaters away from the city centre. A short distance from the Joiners' Arms is a biscuit bakery ... both floods wrecked the ground floor ovens, causing a nationwide shortage of my favourite ginger biscuits, as cleaning and repairs took about six months ! There was a car hire place just along from here, and the staff were kept busy driving the cars away to safety, onto higher ground. I think they also manged to save some furniture / computers ... Sadly, in some of the other areas badly affected, there were casualties [at least one death from drowning]

Heading off into the distance

passing the throat

Northern Bell departing - heading south again - from Platform 3 at Carlisle.

West Coast Railways - Class 57 313 "Scarborough Castle" was at the other end of the train. [Had been the rear, but became the lead on the departure of the return journey]

West Coast Railways - Class 57 313 "Scarborough Castle" was at the other end of the train. [Had been the rear, but became the lead on the departure of the return journey] another half point - Scarborough is a town in North Yorkshire. . en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_57

Northern Belle - Alnwick carriage is a Mark 2e First Class open. . OK. that's in Northumberland ...

Northern Belle - Kitchen car "Caerdydd" [Welsh for Cardiff] is a Mark RKB. [That's South Wales ... IMO, that's not Northern at all]

Northern Belle, this set of coaching stock carries names of castles - and this is Balmoral. Mark 3a staff sleeper, originally in the Royal Train. OK, that's in the North [Scotland in fact] and given it's history - a most appropriate name.

Tangmere, aka 4067 aka 34067 ... Bulleid light pacific class, as built with air-smoothed casing [aka "spam cans"] constructed 1943 - 1951. Sixty were rebuilt without the casing during the late 1950s. Tangmere is one of the twenty preserved from a class of 110 locomotives, and lives at Carnforth when not operating main-line charters etc. Named after RAF Tangmere en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SR_West_Country_and_Battle_of_Britain_classes Pictured at Carlisle on a charter train.

The Inscription reads : In Remembrance of the Members of No.14 M.U. Carlisle Who Have Given Their Lives for Their Country.

One of two memorial benches - this one is for WW1 - for resting near the cenotaph.

One of two memorial benches - this one is for WW2 - for resting near the cenotaph.

There are two dedications, the original - for the Great War - was carved into the column, and the second - a bronze plaque - is for WW2 and subsequent conflicts. I pay my respects whenever we pass this way.