With the light now dropping a little at Brampton station

156495 waits to leave working the 17.16 Newcastle to Glasgow Central service. This 1S73 is a little unusual in that it is a joint operation between ScotRail and Northern, given its routing, this makes some sense. The station is a shadow of its former self having lost virtually all of its buildings and structures. It once boasted a horse-drawn (later converted to conventional haulage) branch line, known locally as The Dandy, to the town of Brampton itself some two miles to the northwest. However, this closed in 1923 and today its route can be enjoyed by walkers and cyclists alike