The Cumbrian Coast line in May 2024

Cumbrian Coast line action in May 2024
A busy May with some interesting things to watch out for. Loads of class 68 and 88 action
68 009 through Roose with three KXA-C Nuclear flask wagons returning from overhaul at Doncaster works
The 195 (195 133) that stayed on the track at the Grange over Sands derailment finally cleared to run to Newton Heath under its own power
37 405 hauling a single ICA tank to Workington Docks
Two Bulleid Pacifics, Braunton and Tangmere on excursion trains . Tangmere lifted its safety valves just as it passed under the Footbridge at Kirkby station which must have made all the people on it jump!
Locations include Plumpton Junction, Askam in Furness ( Station and White bridge), Kirkby in Furness (Station and Kirkby Pool Viaduct), Foxfield, Park South, Dalton in Furness and Roose
I've started experimenting using three Camcorders at Kirkby Pool. One static looking down the long straight past Angerton Hall to Foxfield, another static one looking at the viaduct and one used to do a panning shot around the estuary to the station
Kev

[@audigex]

What was the 195 passing through Dalton? I didn't think the Furness line had any semi fast services anymore since the BIF-MIA services were handed from TPE to Northern

[@kevsmiththai]

Nearly all 195s now on the Furness line except the Lancaster-Carlisles which are 156s. 195 133 was the other Civity in the Grange derailment and was finally allowed to go to Newton Heath under its own power with 117 on the back as security. Interstingly,on Sundays they have been putting a pair of 195/0s on a couple of services and a 195/1 on the 18.25 Barrow to Millom on the Cumbrian Coast. 195 104 is still sat at Ulverston engineers sidings following the derailment and will have to come out by road

[@Transport_with_Georgiee]

I was going to see that light locomotive at askam from Workington docks to coleham but it came over an hour early and I was getting the 16 past 5 service to askam but by the time I got to askam, it would’ve passed so I had to sneak on a train to dalton 😂

[@kevsmiththai]

Thats a shame. Keep your eyes open for 3Q99 on Wednesday and Thursday this week