6th April 1963

Stephenson Locomotive Society / Manchester Locomotive Society
Carlisle Rail Tour

Loco Used 256 'Glen Douglas'

Route : 1X85 throughout

Loco Route
256 Carlisle Citadel – Petteril Bridge Jn
256 Petteril Bridge Jn – Upperby Bridge Jn (No.13)
256 Upperby Bridge Jn (No.13) – Currock Jn
256 Currock Jn – Canal Jn – Kingmoor Jn – Kingmoor New Yard
256 Kingmoor New Yard – Stainton Jn
256 Stainton Jn – Longtown – Langholm
256 Langholm – Longtown – Floriston – Caldew Jn – Rome Street Jn – Petteril Bridge Jn – Carlisle Citadel

Notes :
(1) Ron Herbert comments: in Carlisle Yard a 350 hp shunter demonstrated humping - it was arranged to show how the retarders operated, part of the railtour!

Source : Peter Robinson

Photo Review


256 on the run to Langholm (photo: A.R. Thompson/The John Debens Collection)


256, paused at Canonbie (photo: Ron Herbert)

As an aside to the railtour itself however these four photos taken by Ron Herbertshow the somewhat interesting hump shunting demonstration that was laid on for tour participants in Carlisle yard;

 
 
 

 

 
From The John Debens Ticket Collection.
 


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Stuart Sellar courtesy of Ian Clark (SLS))

Location Booked
Carlisle Citadel 13.05d
Petteril Bridge Jn 13.10 ~ 13.20
Carlisle No.13 13.30 ~ 13.45
Carlisle No.8 13.57 ~ 14.08
Rome Street Jn 14/12
Canal Jn 14/22
Kingmoor New Yard 14.32a ~ 15.15d [Down Reception]
Stainton Crossing 15.20 ~ 15.30
Longtown 15/50
Riddings Junction 16/00
Langholm 16.20a ~ 16.35d
Gilnockie 16.45a ~ 16.55d
Canonbie 17.00a ~ 17.10d
Riddings Junction 17/15
Longtown 17/23
Floriston 17/40
New Yard Flyover Bridge 17.45 ~ 17.50
Kingmoor Box 17/58
Carlisle No.3 18/01
Rome Street Jn 18/05
Petteril Bridge Jn 18.10 ~ 18.20
Carlisle Citadel 18.24a


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