56303+37601+47813 at CarlisleDCR liveried 56303 hauls ex DRS locos 37601 and 47813 from the High Wapping sidings at Carlisle to the sidings behind platform 1 11.4.17 I went back to Carlisle today for the last time over the Easter Holidays.   After a very quiet start (with no freight or loco moves from 11am when I arrived until 1.30pm) the afternoon was quite busy!

Here are my sightings

350403 departs with a Glasgow Central - Manchester Airport service

142021 departs with a service for Newcastle

153317+158851 depart Carlisle with a service for Leeds

153307 at Carlisle (on this service, which arrived more than 25 minutes late 153307, the rear unit on arrival which should have formed the 12.08 to Barrow was removed from the train at Carlisle and stored in platform 6 for a time.   It appeared to have developed a fault, the other 153 formed the service back out to Barrow departing almost 45 minutes late)

158855 is shunted into the siding behind platform 6

156490 departs with a service to Newcastle

142053 arrives with a service from Barrow in Furness

158872+158907 arrive with a service from Leeds

88002+88001 (making it's debut run) approach with 0Z89 Crewe - Carlisle Kingmoor light engine test run

66304+37259 wait on the centre track at Carlisle for a path heading southwards with 0K27 Carlisle Kingmoor - Crewe Basford Hall light engine move

66100+67014+66099 pass with 6E50 Carlisle Yard - Tyne Yard engineers

56303 arrive with 0N09 Leicester LIP - Carlisle light engine movement

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

156509 departs Carlisle with a service from Glasgow Central - Newcastle

BR Large Logo Liveried 37402 departs Carlisle with 2C34 Carlisle - Barrow in Furness Northern Service (37402 and the spare set replaced 401 at Carlisle and subsequently broke down 50 minutes later and had to be towed back by 57304!)

153332 prepares to depart with a service for Barrow in Furness

DCR Liveried 56303 with 47813 and 37601 dead in tow depart with 0M59 Carlisle - Leicester LIP loco move