| A few photographs taken while passing through Yorkshire on the first weekend of September.
Ribblehead viaduct seemed very quiet, a long wait produced only a 4 car 158 north over the viaduct. Driving down the valley the reason was found at Horton in Ribblesdale. 60092 was sat on the bridge where the road passes under the line just north of the station, it had failed with a loaded gypsum train over 3 hours previously and was waiting for assistance to be sent from Carlisle. As we waited a series of detonators exploded as 66185 slowly ran wrong line onto the front of the failed train. After some delay, including waiting for a northbound service to run past on the up line, 66185 put it's shoulder to the grade and slowly began to lift the dead tug and it's train up the hill towards Ribblehead. The main reason for stopping in the area followed, 8F 48151 making a fine display on a northbound special. Finally a few shots at Haworth. I had hoped to see the WD 2-8-0 but it was safely tucked up in the shed, however the chug-chug of a Sulzer type 2 brought back pleasant memories of freight trains around this area 25 years or more ago. |
Two Northern Rail class 158 units in different liveries run north over Ribblehead Viaduct 1200x798 2007_09_001.jpg |
Another view of two Northern Rail class 158 units in different liveries at Ribblehead 1200x798 2007_09_003.jpg |
66185 runs slowly wrong line towards Horton after setting off detonators 1200x798 2007_09_004.jpg |
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Former Central Trains 158850 leads another in Arriva Northern livery wrong line north from Horton 1200x798 2007_09_006.jpg |
66185 begins to move failed 60092 'Reginald Munns' up the climb from Horton 1200x798 2007_09_009.jpg |
60092 had failed on 6M20 04:30 Drax p.s.-Newbiggin and had been sat for 3 hours at Horton awaiting assistance. 1200x798 2007_09_012.jpg |
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Stanier 8F 48151 storms up the Long Drag towards Helwith Bridge with the Cumbrian Mountain Express 1200x798 2007_09_017.jpg |
The Worth Valley's 25059 climbs out of Keighley with a Sunday morning service formed of a hauled class 108 DMU 1200x1000 2007_09_018.jpg |
The Worth Valley's 25059 climbs out of Keighley with a Sunday morning service formed of a hauled class 108 DMU 1200x798 2007_09_019.jpg |
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25059 draws to a halt in Haworth station on a rainy Sunday morning. 1200x1805 2007_09_021.jpg |
25059 at Haworth station on a rainy Sunday morning. 1200x798 2007_09_022.jpg |
