tarboat's photos with the keyword: carlisle

158 904 and a Class 153 single unit depart Carlisle for Glasgow via Dumfries.

Carlisle market cross is dated and inscribed JOSEPH REED MAYOR 1682. At the top of the sandstone column is a lion holding a scroll with the city arms, and below are three faces with sundials. It is listed Grade 1.

Deltic 55 002 at Carlisle with the Deltic Scotsman railtour.This ran from York to Inverkeithing via Leeds, Carlisle and Newcastle and then back via the East Coast line. On departure for Newcastle the train soon ran into trouble when damp rail and fallen leaves created problems for the Deltic near Wetheral with severe slipping occurring after being checked by a preceding DMU.

Carlisle was not a place where you normally saw Deltics and there was plenty of interest when 55 002 arrived from Leeds at the head of the Deltic Scotsman tour. Why the crowd all had to gather right against the locomotive to take their photos is beyond me. The subsequent run to Newcastle was less than spectacular as the locomotive suffered badly with greasy rails and nearly slipped to a halt several times.