Britannic Explorer Rounds off a Fantastic Day of Charters to Edinburgh at Carlisle 16 May 26

Saturday 16 May at Carlisle. Two charters today and unusually both are heading to Edinburgh. The Northern Belle is running from Manchester Victoria with its usual Class 57s topping and tailing the train. The we have The Edinburgh Flyer from York, running via the Tyne Valley, with Class 47s to Carlisle and Tangmere for the run north of the border to Auld Reekie. On their return Tangmere is replaced by a class 37 for the run to York.
For me the icing on the cake was the appearance of the Britannic Explorer - the rail tour for those where money is no object. Normally on its Lake District tour it runs via Upperby Junction direct to London Road junction but today it comes into the Citadel to get both locos at the south end of the lilac train before it heads south for overnight stop at Appleby and its onward run south.


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