Blue Ends Are Back
With its all-blue ends restored, Locomotive Services Limited's HST Class 43 power car 43055 leads the Midland Pullman set through Acton Bridge with the "Settle & Carlisle Pullman". 43046 "Geoff Drury 1930-1999 - Steam Preservation and Computerised Track Recording Pioneer" was on the rear.
The power cars had temporarily had to run with a stuck-on yellow panel on their front ends due to a paperwork technicality. However, with this resolved it was back to all blue for the Midland Pullman.
The railtour was running from Eastleigh to Carlisle via the S&C, then back via the WCML, with this outbound leg running as 1Z34 05:00 Eastleigh to Carlisle.
Full consist: 43055 + 44078 41169 40801 41182 41059 41162 40802 41183 41176 + 43046
Blue Ends Are Back
With its all-blue ends restored, Locomotive Services Limited's HST Class 43 power car 43055 leads the Midland Pullman set through Acton Bridge with the "Settle & Carlisle Pullman". 43046 "Geoff Drury 1930-1999 - Steam Preservation and Computerised Track Recording Pioneer" was on the rear.
The power cars had temporarily had to run with a stuck-on yellow panel on their front ends due to a paperwork technicality. However, with this resolved it was back to all blue for the Midland Pullman.
The railtour was running from Eastleigh to Carlisle via the S&C, then back via the WCML, with this outbound leg running as 1Z34 05:00 Eastleigh to Carlisle.
Full consist: 43055 + 44078 41169 40801 41182 41059 41162 40802 41183 41176 + 43046