Class 37 Orion joins the Charters: Weekend around Carlisle 07 08 Sep 24

[@Barbarapape]

At last a Class 37 on a charter train, anything is better than the infamous Spam Can !
Thanks for this varied selection Leslie.

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Sadly 37 not on the charter but was a welcome sight before the Pullman arrived

[@ModelRailwayShed]

Hello Leslie
Great video
Orion looked and sounded amazing.
Tangmere definitely a strange noise coming from her.

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks!

[@JordanHunter-98]

great video les & Saturday was great weather also hearing the tractor engine from the class 37 was brilliant

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks 👍

[@joangeddes380]

Awesome 💯🤗🥰👋🏻😍✌🏻👌👍🏻💯🚇🚊🚉🚂🚂🚂🚂💯

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thank you

[@melissanewton7462]

Love to see your well. Great videos!👍

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks

[@michaelchester8997]

Another great video Leslie

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

thanks!

[@teamtrains]

Amazing video I love 37510

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks!

[@iancox1469]

That’s me sticking my head out of the window at 9:34 😂

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Cool! Thanks for watching

[@iancox1469]

@@LeslieGilpinRailways great work. I’ll have to keep my eyes peeled for more cameo appearances on services to and from Newcastle

[@cedarcam]

Nice to see the blue pullman on the way to Newcastle. I thought Tangmere sounded a bit rough just before your caption appeared. So much use recently and being dragged that day could of done something. Good thing the driver was alert, passing a signal with a wrong route is regarded as passing a signal at danger.

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

He had to pass a signal at green before hitting the one wrongly set. He stopped at the earlier one (the one with the aspects set horizontally on P1).

[@mikeuk4130]

Could of done

[@cedarcam]

@@LeslieGilpinRailways Passing a green on P1 was OK. The wrongly routed one is where the problem lies for him. The reason it is regarded as passing a danger signal is the potential for an accident. The speed limit is 10mph to Maryport and to Upperby higher, not sure what though. I found this out after a signalman forgot he had left a junction set for the branch line, the next train got a red which cleared to green with a feather on approach, the driver had not noticed the wrong route was set and accelerated to around 55mph at the 45mph junction the train lurched onto the branch. The signalman got a warning to be more careful but the driver got taken off duty for failing to observe the signal and his record book blotted.

[@TheFrogfather1]

We’re on holiday at Langwathby with the S&C visible from our cottage. Saw Tangmere on Sunday in both directions plus the blue Pullman on the 7th.

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Hope you had a great holiday

[@TheFrogfather1]

@@LeslieGilpinRailways still here! It’s been good so far. No steam trains today - there’s IZ47 passing tomorrow which might be a charter. Locomotive services is the operator. Passes us around 16:16. We’ll see!

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

1Z47 is Sir Nigel Gresley on the Fellsman - Crewe - Carlisle over S&C both ways. Meanwhile I'll be on 1E65 heading to Settle lol

[@TheFrogfather1]

@@LeslieGilpinRailways excellent! Thanks!

[@briancooper562]

Tangmere has worn con rod bearings. The sound is the con rod dropping when the loco is moving but 'free wheeling' with no power or brakes. Often heard on large and small freight locomotives sometimes from both sides the con rods would 'ring' as trains idle to a stop, Short term add grease. Overnight change. Spinning the wheels is no help. Get Bert Lancaster on the job? Was Papa Bull driving?

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

That was my thought - heard on recordings from the 60s.

[@martinjh999]

8:57 - That's the best livery on the 37s in my opinion....

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

It still looks smart. Thanks for watching

[@stephendavies6949]

What was in the 2 modified coaches that Orion was hauling??
I've got a soft spot for 2nd gen DMU/EMUs. Why oh why didn't they build more of them in order to spare us the dacades-lomg trauma of the Pacers?
19:20 onwards - not sure we've seen that shot of the Pullman before?
Hats off the the driver of the WCR 47 for spotting the signalling error.
For a moment there I thought Tangmere was only going to slip ever so slightly....
A great watch, Mr G.

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

The coaches would be used as barrier wagons - presumably they can be fitted or have fitted with the Multiple Unit type couplers (Deliner?).
The final location has been used before but for LNER diversions.

[@stephendavies6949]

@LeslieGilpinRailways Yes, I recognise the location, but not when the Pullman is in the frame.

[@johntomkinson9781]

Yet another great video Les. Tangmere sounded a bit rough. Bearing knock maybe. Question what is the relevance of the number 45 on Tesco containers? John

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks! I can't be sure but think they are 45ft containers

[@johntomkinson9781]

@@LeslieGilpinRailways Thanks Les. I never thought about that. Makes sense. John

[@Trainguy_spotter]

When is there a time when there is not 19 railtours in Carlisle on the same day

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

@@Trainguy_spotter haha it would really be chaotic

[@JohnSmith-vi5pz]

Does anyone know why a loco, running light should have more stringent speed limits than when pulling a load?

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Surprisingly they usually depend on the train brakes to add braking power.

[@JohnSmith-vi5pz]

@@LeslieGilpinRailways Blimey, is that the reason. I'd never have imagined that a loco's brakes would be anything other than powerful......

[@stephendavies6949]

Many say "Rail Replacement Service" are the 3 most depressing words in the English language.

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

LOL

[@stephendavies6949]

@@LeslieGilpinRailways 🤣