Magic Caldew.
Whilst browsing through my pics bin I found three shots of flasks headed by a class 20 but, each one had a different type of loco behind. I probably never uploaded them before because they were all load one.
20308 & 20309 open up as they leave Carlisle at the head of 6C53, the 06:30 Crewe-Sellafield flask train (diverted via Shap) on 12 July 2011. The train left the WCML at Upperby Bridge Junction and joined the Cumbrian Coast line near here at Currock Junction by way of Upperby and Bog Junctions.
The attractive red sandstone mills at Holme Head can be seen in the background. Immediately above the rear of the single flatrol that makes up this train, one can just make out the Holme Head Bay weir, built to exploit the River Caldew, the river's “magic” properties so important to the textile industry in Carlisle.
Magic Caldew.
Whilst browsing through my pics bin I found three shots of flasks headed by a class 20 but, each one had a different type of loco behind. I probably never uploaded them before because they were all load one.
20308 & 20309 open up as they leave Carlisle at the head of 6C53, the 06:30 Crewe-Sellafield flask train (diverted via Shap) on 12 July 2011. The train left the WCML at Upperby Bridge Junction and joined the Cumbrian Coast line near here at Currock Junction by way of Upperby and Bog Junctions.
The attractive red sandstone mills at Holme Head can be seen in the background. Immediately above the rear of the single flatrol that makes up this train, one can just make out the Holme Head Bay weir, built to exploit the River Caldew, the river's “magic” properties so important to the textile industry in Carlisle.