Weather CHAOS & Loco Variety at Carlisle. Class 56! Class 37s! Floods cause cancellations 10 Jan 23

Weather CHAOS & Loco Variety at Carlisle.
Class 56!
Class 37s!
Floods cause cancellations
10 January 2023
It was a wet dark day with a fair bit of wind too in Carlisle.
The day was really in two halves -
In the morning there was a good amount of loco action with ROG 37s passing through and a Class 56 working aggregates from Ravenstruther, near Carstairs, to Longport. Class 70s were also around on three different services.
Freightliner blessed us with a pair of 90s in tangerine livery as well as a 66 on the regualr Tyne Yard departmental run.
GBRf is still using 66 Cambridge PSB on the Hams HAll containers
DB Cargo showed its presence on their regular Departmental train to Basford Hall and on the fairly frequent containers from Seaforth Dock.
The ever present DRS entertained us with 66s and 88s on the tesco trains and light engine. A convoy of four 68s went to Sellafield but unfortunately went down Platform 1 as I was walking up Platform 3 to get a closer look at the 90s!
In the afternoon the levels of rain had brought speed restrictions over Beattock, between Carstairs and Lockerbie. Network Rail are right to be cautious after the recent embankment slip. Then not one but both lines south - the WCML and then the Settle & Carlisle were blocked by flooding. The WCML recovered within an hour but by then Avanti had split their timetable, as usual to keep services south of there near to schedule with reduced services north. Not sure what Trans Pennine were up to, other than terminating services at Carlisle.
Overall a very Interesting day!
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[@philipshaw2875]

Keeps you watching another great video Les thanks.

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks

[@mrollivetti]

Thank You Leslie for standing on the platforms in this weather conditions sending us such nice pictures, Warm greetings from Germany!

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thank you!

[@chriswalker8440]

Cracking stuff Les. I was 14 yrs. old when the EE. type 3's came into service and took over some of the fish trains after I had started work on Grimsby fish market in late 1962. Amazing to find they are still at work when I am well into my 70's.!

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Wow ! Yes they are still going strong and seen as essential parts of the smaller company fleets. Glad you enjoyed!

[@Leonard_Smith]

Thanks Les 👍

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@EagleCreekRailRoad]

Great captures there Les, thanks for sharing. Ben.

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks!

[@johnkennedy5528]

You’ve used the awful cold and rain to best advantage with reflections. I particularly liked the close-up snaking empty wagons freight leaving station. Splendid, dedicated work, Les🚂

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks John

[@davidmeleady4307]

great freight action. thanks

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks

[@amtrakharry]

That was excellent Les... I liked seeing the "Chirk "train and the "Royal Mail" train..
What crappy weather again...:(:(:(
Thank you for sharing with us...:):):)

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks. Great that you enjoyed it. Typical British weather at this time of year

[@philclarke3203]

Great video and variety Les. Its good to watch the chaos as long as you aren't caught up in it. Looking forward to getting to Carlisle again soon.

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks Phil. I agree its going to be very frustrating when you are turfed off your train only to be told its on its way again

[@kenwilliams3560]

Your videos and information are the best on UTube Les.
Well done again mate.

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks Ken

[@duncanrogers5762]

very good

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks

[@cjs083]

Loving that Class 56 erupting from a standstill on a decent load

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Sounds great doesnt it. Thanks for watching.

[@iantaf5559]

Thanks for braving the elements, Les. Enjoyed the sound of the 56!! Good on ya!!

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Great sound eh? Thanks

[@peterclarke945]

Les, please keep a bottle of SPF30+ in your backpack. One day, the sun's gonna shine on Carlisle and I wouldn't want you to get burnt. (Great comments as always, Les. Well done).

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks Peter. Whats this sun thing you mention? - when the summer comes the shorts are out!

[@martsmiscmix]

Great as usual. The "Grid" winding up to get her train away was epic!

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks! I thought so too!

[@mrbluesky2050]

didn't sound too well to me, not the usual banshee scream, bit of a lack of power or a mis-fire I think

[@andrewganley9016]

Chaos is the right word! good to see a 'proper' Grid down here we are stuck with the Class 69 'body snatchers'!

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks. Occasionally Colas bless us with a proper 56 lol

[@DiggerEvans]

Some splendid footage again Les, way too cold for my liking though,so thank you for being out there getting the locos for us. You do get some good freight coming through Carlisle

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks Digger!

[@theplumber33]

My son didn't move during this one!!! Nice, brother!✌️

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Awesome! Thanks both for watching

[@tomcupples6400]

Excellent video and informative as usual thanks Leslie. Regards Tom

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks Tom

[@stephenbond5688]

Really appreciate your videos which are excellent. This one I found particularly interesting - what a day!

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks. I'm really glad that you enjoyed it

[@jeremylewis3514]

another great vid with some fantastic shots i especially liked the going away shot with the doubleheaded 90s and the Colas 56 straining every sinew to lift its heavy train away from the station! thanks again Les.

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks!

[@thegrowler-blackwoodngauge]

Great catch the 56 from Ravenstruther Leslie

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks Euan - looks like its running all week too so you'll probably see it again soon!

[@maritimeterminal-n-sw7264]

My goodness an OBA wagon still in use? That was a catch, can't recall the last one I have seen in use, must be years ago!

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Indeed! To be honest I thought it might haver been older than it was.

[@mickb6285]

Not surprised there were issues on the S&C, Newby Head approx 1 mile NE of Ribblehead, recorded over 10" of rain in the week this was filmed. Thanks for braving the elements to bring it to us.

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks for that information. It's hard to know what it's like from a distance and when reports are vague.

[@johntomkinson9781]

Well done again Les. Another excellent video

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks John!

[@rjathomas2990]

Excellent variety and even more so with the delays and disruption.

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks. It all adds to keeping a record of the scene

[@trainsintheuk5788]

Great video les. 👍

[@lesdonaldson520]

Great video Les The station announcers had a busy day. From the old to the new wagons on the first engineers train .One day the sun will shine

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks Les. I think it might this coming week, fingers crossed

[@conceyullena]

Beautiful video, greetings 🚂👍🙋‍♂️

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks!

[@Boilermaker-Rick]

Awesome catches!

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks!

[@wescreek3493]

As always great video Leslie

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks!

[@sydwoods.woodsendjunction9492]

👍wonderful video Les dispite all the challeges, My word the grid sounded awesome pulling away loved it ,Nice to see the tanks with a fresh coat of paint they look great well done Les thanks for turning out top man. take care matey A T b Syd👍😄

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks Syd. The tanks hadn't been Paint ed, just soaked from the rain!

[@ormondsworld3947]

Great video!

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks

[@johnsmith-ie6in]

hi les thanks once again for putting up with the bad weather just to film trains for us we have been having the bad weather as well hope it gets better for you soon there was a good mixture of trains which was good hope you are keeping well and please stay safe my friend

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks - the one good thing is I was mostly under cover!

[@johnsmith-ie6in]

thats the best way @@LeslieGilpinRailways

[@jcmgt]

Love it and didn't know Royal Mail used the railways again?

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks. Its pretty limited as to routes but certainly between Willesden. Warrington and Shieldmuir. On the east coast Low Fell is served too

[@colingarwood9971]

Great video Les, the 56 sounded superb pulling away with those new box wagons. Were they loaded with spent ballast from the Carstairs remodelling scheme ? I have to give you top marks for persevering all day when the weather was that bad.
Thumbs up and take care.
👍

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks Colin. No, the 56 was hauling ballast from Ravenstruther Quarry, near Carstairs. Often Ravenstruther supplies Carlisle YArd for onward use but at the moment Colas is taking the ballast via Carlisle Yard to Longport.

[@Abnerbandanovotempoinscrito1mi]

Boa tarde leslie ótimo video excelente video trein bonito afoto Boa noite 🌃

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks!

[@bobby01g]

Crazy day Les, unusual to see the southbound Mail running through P3.

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks Bob - it was but according to Real Time Trains that's its scheduled route! I've only seen it a handful of times though.

[@stevehull787]

Weather wise a rotten day Les once again great footage 👍

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks!. Rotten weather but just look at what I'd have missed otherwise!

[@hoffwell]

Why are loco wipers always a bit rubbish, even on the newer machines? They stutter back and forward as if they had just been taken off a 1930s Morris.

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

ITs certainly the case on the old locos but the modern EMUs seem to be quite efficient if noisy

[@hoffwell]

@@LeslieGilpinRailways Indeed, the wipers on the EMUs perform much more like a modern car.

[@MrGrunter0]

We have some 66?'s that either go extremely slow or so fast they look as though they will fly off! Never a happy medium 🤣.
And the noise some make can even be heard over the engine in notch 8!
All air operated which is probably why they are soo poor .

[@userEllipsis414]

A true Train Spotter does not care about weather.))

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Hehe, especially when there are canopies to shelter under and a waiting room to get warm in!

[@CS-vr7uo]

Good that Leslie enjoy your trips to Carlisle. You missed 4 class 68s that sneaked through platform 1 to Sellafield whilst you were filming 4S52 arrival. Look forward to next video

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks.oh I know full well of that convoy. I tried an arty shot through an arch but the camcorder focussed on the arch and not the locos. The dark didn't help

[@CS-vr7uo]

@@LeslieGilpinRailways hahaha brilliant. Looks a great station to spend time on. Keep the videos coming

[@peterjackson-cheadleheath1182]

Hi Les The 56 on those "Land Recovery" boxes seems unusual, not seen those on your videos before, interesting and 66434 with those few old SPA's and an OBA, really interesting (for me anyway, its good for seeing how weathered they are, lol). I suppose with the flooding TPE have a genuine excuse for stopping trains short for once, as opposed to stopping them at any other time, the logs always seem to get through though! Take care out there, thanks

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks Peter. It must have been last year since Colas used 56s on Carlisle Yard to Longport aggregate trains. I did film them then. The wagons are rather smart. I wonder how much they paid Carlsberg to use their logo and catch phrase. I was please with the old wagons.

[@2010ditta]

Had to turn the sound way up for the 56 Leslie, great stuff. I wonder where they found that OBA wagon???.All the best.

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Yes that didnt come through as loud as it actually was!

[@ModelTrainOutsider]

Wow, a bit of drama. It's dedication enough to be out there in such wet conditions, but the flooding warnings and re-directions... ooh, what a nightmare. I would have to look up and see how long a diversion to Glasgow to get to Edinburgh would take. Not the quickest way home. Nice mix of trains again, Leslie! Hopefully you stayed dry inside your jacket and such!

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks Anthony. Usually they send Edinburgh passengers via Newcastle. I suspect someone at Avanti or TPE thought they were being clever trying the Glasgow Route, even though it means a trip down onto the Glasgow underground. One advantage of the station is the roof and canopies so I largely stay dry!

[@ModelTrainOutsider]

@@LeslieGilpinRailways Thanks for the information, Les! You always come through!

[@TrainLoverHimu]

Great video, well filmed.👍🎥👍👍👍😊

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks

[@grahamwaterhouse398]

Hi Les every day your on the platform there is a wide variety of loco movements look forward to each one, have you any news when the logs might be back on the S&C

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks! No idea about the logs but the S&C needs more freight

[@stuartblack6604]

37800 has lost its name after being outshopped in the new ROG livery. (Seen at Berwick with 37884 when travelling north on 08 Jan).

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks for confirming that. It caught me by surprise and thought I didn't see a name

[@paulnolan1352]

Good lad Les, total dedication there I would say. It’s about time they did a proper job with the station roof and put it back where it used to be, that would have kept you a bit drier!.

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks. It might have kept me dry but it would reduce the amount of daylight that limited many photographers prior to 1958

[@hoffwell]

@@LeslieGilpinRailways That is very interesting, ive learned something there 👍🚂

[@headsup2433]

Another good one Les, hectic day at Carlisle. Has Carlisle ever had an express route through the station or has it always been a mass of track and points?.

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks!. Carlisle has always been an exchange point whether between companies up to 100 years ago, or for changing locos or as a junction. There were separate goods lines away from the station until 1984 but they weren't by any means meant as a through route.

[@headsup2433]

@@LeslieGilpinRailways Thanks Les.

[@anthony342]

56

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks for watching