Heritage Railway – August 01, 2019

Left:Atimelesssteamscene:

No.70000BritanniahauledSaphos

Trains’‘TheFellsman’onJ uly10

fromCrewe toCa rlisle.The4-6-2is

seenhereonthere turn,emerging

fromBirketttunnelcutting,south

ofKirkby St ephen,onthe

Settle-Carli sleline.MAURICEBURNS

Above: Initsfinalfew weeksof

operationbeforetheexpiryofi ts

boilercertif icate,Stanie r8FNo.

48151hauled‘TheDalesman’on

July16.The2-8-0, whichispart

oftheWestCoastRailwaysfleet,

isexpectedto returntomainline

serviceafteroverhaul.Oneofthe

regularscheduledworkingsthis

summer, the12-coach‘Dalesman’

ranfromCarlisletoChester.The

outboundjourneyoperatedviathe

WestCoastMainline,withsteam

fromCarnforth.There turnleg

wassteam-hauledto Preston,the

trainbeingrout edviatheSettleto

Carlisle line.MICHAELANDERSON

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