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yorkie

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When I arrived at Carlisle at 02:00, this is the scene that greeted me



Top'n'tail 37s on a sandite train, a an hour or so before departing like a rocket out of the station! About 15 enthusiasts were present at this crazy hour to witness the event.


At 03:07 the delayed southbound Highlands Caledonian Sleeper arrived, this was delayed probably due to an AirCon fault with the ex-Inverness seated Mk2 (Free berths for some then! :lol: )



60067 was stabled in the sidings at Carlisle overnight before working a freight train in the morning.


60053 takes a frieght train from some sidings north of Carlisle to Dalston just south of Carlisle. This loco shuttled back and forth as the whole train was too big for the terminal.


The first southbound Voyager at Carlisle

More photos here:-

http://yorkie.fotopic.net/c742620_1.html

Thanks to John and Scott for letting me borrow their tripods (they were asleep some of the time :lol: ), I've decided to buy one like John's this week...
 
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Not bad at all! Did you just stay on the platform all night/following morning :?
 

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Coxster said:
Not bad at all! Did you just stay on the platform all night/following morning :?
I was there 02:00 to 10:30, but others had been there for twice as long as that. There were about 10 of us there, but the number varied from time to time. I'd guess about 15 people put in an appearance at some point!
 

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Yeah it was good. It wasn't as boring as you may think either. I got quite a few pics but loads more passed through that I either didn't get photos of or I didn't upload.

Most trains passed through non-stop and it was impossible to get a decent photo in those cases.

I met a lot of people, some I'd met before, some I hadn't, it was good.

Thanks to John for organising it.
 

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I was there from 1pm on Thursday Afternoon till 09:45am Friday morning And I was working Friday night!!
 

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Here is what I/we say....................... (plus recent sightings)

Thursday 27th October Doncaster
08:45-09:17

67017
66175
66235
66004
66109
66205
66176
66566

York (passing)
66952
86638

Tyne Yard (passing)
37100

Newcastle 10:40-11:24
66621
86638

Weatheral 12:50 (passing)
60012

Carlisle 13:00-09:45 the following morning! http://www.ajp.fotopic.net/c746032.html for pictures
37229
37029
66526
66618
57310
08738
66059
66410
66563
66551
66054
66581
66172
60033
66212
86604
86639
66036
66194
92029
37406
92019
66100
66201
66513
66086
66951
66159
66240
66113
86628
86638
92031
47501
47802
66544
66033
325014
325016
90042
86638
66016
67018
66164
66105
66191
66403
66087
66551
92023
92007
66209
86605
86607
86614
86621
92019
92018
60067
66205
92011
66563
66404
90028
90040
66115
90044
90016
86627
86628
90026
60053
66225
67007
66191
66509
66080
66092
66080
66108
92011
92012
86613
86622
66196

Friday 28th October

Tyne Yard (passing)
66097
37100

York
66208
66540

Saturday 29th October

Doncaster 14:05-14:35
67017
66175
66235

Doncaster Yards 1440 (passing)

60084
60082
66120
09202

Retford 14:50 1 hr
66540

Worksop

08633

Sunday 30th October

Doncaster Sation 10:30-11:50
66512
66513
66558
66544

Doncaster TMD 12:00

08582
08587
09007
09021
08799
08752
 
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