StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: West Coast Railways

Heading off into the distance

passing the throat

Northern Bell departing - heading south again - from Platform 3 at Carlisle.

West Coast Railways - Class 57 313 "Scarborough Castle" was at the other end of the train. [Had been the rear, but became the lead on the departure of the return journey]

West Coast Railways - Class 57 313 "Scarborough Castle" was at the other end of the train. [Had been the rear, but became the lead on the departure of the return journey] another half point - Scarborough is a town in North Yorkshire. . en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_57

Northern Belle - Harlech. Mark 2e First Open - used as a dining car. . [hmm - Harlech is in North Wales]

Northern Belle - Alnwick carriage is a Mark 2e First Class open. . OK. that's in Northumberland ...

Northern Belle - Kitchen car "Caerdydd" [Welsh for Cardiff] is a Mark RKB. [That's South Wales ... IMO, that's not Northern at all]

Northern Belle, this set of coaching stock carries names of castles - and this is Balmoral. Mark 3a staff sleeper, originally in the Royal Train. OK, that's in the North [Scotland in fact] and given it's history - a most appropriate name.

Front locomotive of West Coast Railway excursion / special is drawing the coaching stock forward into Ravenglass Station. The poles on the foreshore show the route of a road / ford only passable at low tide.