37401 & 37409 With 47810 Blasting Through Bamfurlong - 14th March 2026
The stunning trio lead by 37401 "Mary Queen of Scots" with 37409 "Loch Awe" and 47810 (D1924) "Crewe Diesel Depot" dead in tow were working the statesman rail The Settle & Carlisle Circular" tour from Leicester to Appleby and back Northbound via Blackburn and Settle and home via Penrith.
We catch the homeward bound leg which ran down the WCML. The 37s were bolted on at Crewe for some unknown reason. Certainly makes an epic sight
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37401 "Mary Queen of Scots"
37409 "Loch Awe"
47810 (D1924) "Crewe Diesel Depot"
1Z64 1336 Appleby to Leicester
Passed 1650
Running 4 late
Thrash and tones
"The Settle & Carlisle Circular"
Very unusual for a class 47 tour to have a pair of 37s added at Crewe.
Ran from Leicester to Crewe via Blackburn to Appleby and back home via Penrith and Nuneaton
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Filmed at Bamfurlong
Filmed Saturday 14th March 2026
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A Class 37 and Class 47 locomotive trio, including 37401 "Mary Queen of Scots," 37409 "Loch Awe," and 47810 "Crewe Diesel Depot," was captured running along the West Coast Main Line near Bamfurlong, south of Wigan. The train was part of a tour operating the Settle & Carlisle Circular route from Leicester to Appleby and back via Blackburn and Settle. The locomotives were added at Crewe for this service, which was unusual for a Class 47 tour. The headcode for the journey was 1Z64.
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