19. The Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express-02.03.19

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A particularly dismal morning after the recent spell of lovely weather found me out locally to see the 1Z86 The Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express hauled, as usual, by 86259.
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66515, 03.25 Garston FLT-London Gateway (4L52), site of Castelthorpe station The 03.26 Garston Freightliner terminal to London Gateway is hauled past the site of Castlethorpe station by 66515. The station platforms ar still very much intact and are only a short jump down from where I am taking the picture....it's so tempting but I never would off course! Keywords: 66515 03.25 Garston FLT-London Gateway 4L52 site of Castelthorpe station
390123, VT 07.20 London Euston-Manchester Piccadilly (1H09, 1E), site of Castlethorpe station Looking very smart and brightening up the dismal weather, 390123 races past the site of Castlethorpe station working the 07.20 Euston to Manchester Piccadilly. When compared to London Northwestern's awful new livery that is slowly ruining their class 350s this new style Virgin look is by way of a complete contrast! Keywords: 390123 VT 07.20 London Euston-Manchester Piccadilly 1H09 1E site of Castlethorpe station
86259, outward leg of The Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express, 07.10 London Euston-Carlisle (1Z86) & 350252, LN 06.01 Crewe-London Euston (1U16, 1L), site of Castlethorpe station At the site of Castlethorpe station, this was the shot that nearly didn't get taken! A class 390 had just passed northbound with the the 1S42 as 86259 was approaching, so I thought that I was safe, only then to hear a train from behind me. Luckily, 350252 was on the up fast and going at some speed so it had cleared the front of the northbound 1Z86 just in time! Notice that 86259 is not carrying its usual headboard but one stating 'Fifty Thousand Miles' presumably denoting the mileage covered by the locomotive since preservation. Can anybody confirm this? Up until 2011, 86259 had covered some 5.7 million miles in service, quite an achievement. Keywords: 86259 The Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express 07.10 London Euston-Carlisle 1Z86 350252 06.01 Crewe-London Euston 1U16 site of Castlethorpe station

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