88002+68025 at Carlisle88002+68025 arrive into Carlisle with 6Z89 Crewe Basford Hall - Carlisle Yard training run 6.4.17 I decided to go back to Carlisle today as 88002 was running again today, this time with 68025 and a trainload of loaded ballast wagons on a test run from Crewe to Carlisle.

66432 passes with 6K05 Carlisle Yard - Crewe Basford Hall engineers

156438 arrives with a service from Newcastle

153307 prepares to depart with a service to Barrow in Furness

350407 arrives into Carlisle with a service from Manchester Airport - Glasgow Central whilst 153307 departs with a service to Barrow in Furness, passing ex DRS locos 37601 and 47813 which are stabled in High Wapping Sidings

66100 arrives with 6C48 Workington Docks - Carlisle Yard slurry tanks

Royal Scotsman liveried 66743 arrives with 4S27 Tyne Dock - Hunterston empty coal hoppers

142036+153315 prepare to depart Carlisle with a service to Lancaster via the Cumbrian coast

60095 heads south with 0Z60 Carlisle Yard - Toton TMD light engine move

156471 in the new Northern livery departs Carlisle with a service for Newcastle

66427 with 68004 dead in tow pass through with 0K27 Carlisle Yard - Crewe Basford Hall light engine move

158818+158851 departs with a service to Leeds while an unidentified 390 arrives with a London Euston - Glasgow Central service

66100 arrives with 6E50 Carlisle Yard - Tyne Yard engineering working

DRS liveried 37405 arrives with 2C49 Barrow in Furness - Carlisle Northern Service

Newly repainted and vynaled 156505 departs Carlisle with a Glasgow Central - Newcastle service

158860 shunts from the siding behind platform 6 into Platform 6

DRS Liveried 37405 departs with 2C34 Carlisle - Barrow in Furness Northern Service

156478 arrives with a Newcastle - Glasgow Central service

15333x + 153332 departs Carlisle with a service to Barrow

88002+68025 arrive into Carlisle with 6Z89 Crewe Basford Hall - Carlisle Yard training run

57002+57003 pass through Carlisle with 6M22 Hunterston - Sellafield flasks

88007 at Carlisle Kingmoornewly delivered 88007 'Electra' seen stabled at Carlisle Kingmoor 5.4.17 I stopped off at Kingmoor on my way home from Carlisle to see if I could spot any of the new 68's and 88's and wasn't disappointed!   Spotted  from the Nature Reserve were:

68026: as yet unbranded (still in blue basecoat)

88007: 'Electra'

68027: as yet unbranded (still in blue basecoat)

88010: 'Aurora'

88009: 'Diana'

88006: 'Juno'

From the bridge

the same locos could be seen as well as a 2nd row behind them led by

88002: ' Prometheus' which had just returned from its test run.

unfortunately I could not ID the other 3 stabled behind 002.   I was impressed by the 88 and noticed how quiet it was when 88002 pulled out of Carlisle earlier.   The 88 has the same body shape as the 68 which many similarities between the 2 different classes.

88002 at Carlisle88002 passes through Carlisle with the late running 0Z89 Crewe Basford Hall - Carlisle Kingmoor test run 5.4.17 I decided to head down to Carlisle for the day today, to catch 88002 on it's test run.   Carlisle was very quiet freight wise with 2 freight workings and 3 light engines in 5 hours.    The failure of 92032 on the China Clay working (6S94) near Grayrigg, which resulted in 88002 towing it back to Grayrigg loop caused a long delay for northbound workings in the afternoon as well.   Here are my sightings:

66432 waits on the centre track with 0K05 Carlisle Yard - Crewe Basford Hall light engine working

156472 prepares to depart with a service to Barrow in Furness

142015 prepares to depart with a service to Newcastle

debranded former DRS locomotives 37601 and 47813 are seen stabled in Carlisle High Wapping sidings

57304 stabled at Carlisle

60095 waits at the signal at the end of platform 3 with 6J37 Carlisle Yard - Chirk Logs

142066 arrives with a service from Newcastle - Carlisle

158816 seen stabled at Carlisle

66100 passes through platform 3 with 6E50 Carlisle Yard - Tyne Yard engineering working

158816+158795 depart with a service to Leeds

BR Large Logo Liveried 37401 approaches Carlisle with 2C49 Barrow in Furness - Carlisle Northern Service

BR Large Logo Liveried 37401 departs Carlisle with 2C34 Carlisle - Barrow in Furness Northern Service

156514 departs Carlisle with a Glasgow Central - Newcastle service

66424 passes through Carlisle with 1Z99 Carlisle Kingmoor - Grayrigg, where it would rescue 6S94, which had failed

wearing the new First TPE livery, 350402 approaches Carlisle with a Manchester Airport - Edinburgh service

88002 passes through Carlisle with the late running 0Z89 Crewe Basford Hall - Carlisle Kingmoor test run

90040 at Carstairs90040 heads south from Carstairs with 6V15 Mossend - Didcot empty car wagons 4.4.17 Tonight I saw 90040 heading south from Carstairs towards Float Viaduct with 6V15 Mossend - Didcot empty car wagons

303032 at Boness303032 at Boness 4.4.17 Spotted at Boness today

303032

37261

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66118 at Greenfaulds66118 passes through Greenfaulds with 6D19 Mossend - Grangemouth tankers 3.4.17 An early finish today meant that I could visit Greenfaulds for an hour!

Todays Sightings were:

318252 on a Cumbernauld - Dalmuir service

66078 with 4N30 Mossend - Grangemouth container working

318255 on a Cumbernauld - Dalmuir service

318250 on a Dalmuir - Cumbernauld service

320412+320318 on a Dalmuir - Cumbernauld service

320308 on a Dalmuir - Cumbernauld service

68007 with 5G13 Motherwell TMD - Edinburgh Waverley Fife Circle ECS movement

66118 with 6D19 Mossend - Grangemouth tankers

Today I did the Glasgow Central Tour, it was very interesting, especially seeing the abandoned Victorian platform in the Low level.   I would recommend booking to go on the tour  if you get the chance.