StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: Carlisle

white - 8th Jan 2005 gold - Storm Desmond 05 Dec 2015 The second "once in 100 year event" in a decade - subsequently, serious flood defences were built ... which have kept the floodwaters away from the city centre. A short distance from the Joiners' Arms is a biscuit bakery ... both floods wrecked the ground floor ovens, causing a nationwide shortage of my favourite ginger biscuits, as cleaning and repairs took about six months ! There was a car hire place just along from here, and the staff were kept busy driving the cars away to safety, onto higher ground. I think they also manged to save some furniture / computers ... Sadly, in some of the other areas badly affected, there were casualties [at least one death from drowning]

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 - 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.

Tangmere, aka 4067 aka 34067 ... Bulleid light pacific class, as built with air-smoothed casing [aka "spam cans"] constructed 1943 - 1951. Sixty were rebuilt without the casing during the late 1950s. Tangmere is one of the twenty preserved from a class of 110 locomotives, and lives at Carnforth when not operating main-line charters etc. Named after RAF Tangmere en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SR_West_Country_and_Battle_of_Britain_classes Pictured at Carlisle on a charter train.

The Inscription reads : In Remembrance of the Members of No.14 M.U. Carlisle Who Have Given Their Lives for Their Country.

One of two memorial benches - this one is for WW1 - for resting near the cenotaph.

One of two memorial benches - this one is for WW2 - for resting near the cenotaph.

There are two dedications, the original - for the Great War - was carved into the column, and the second - a bronze plaque - is for WW2 and subsequent conflicts. I pay my respects whenever we pass this way.

The large war memorial in Rickerby Park, Carlisle. "Lest we forget ..." It is sturdily fenced off as the park grass is often "mown" by cattle.

Ben sitting by the Cenotaph, having a breather. [It's hot and he's walked quite a way already for a dog that is getting on a bit]

A closer look at the smokebox on 35018. There are a few lamps on there, so I don't think she's showing any of the old headcodes. Forward visibility isn't great on these locomotives, although the smoke deflectors will help. The footplate crew were a friendly group, and proud of their steed. [after some other people had cleared my view, purple backpack walked into shot and started filming and stayed there - and my train along the coast was almost ready to leave ...]

Carlisle Citadel railway station, 25th January 2020. Left is the unit that will shortly be heading out along the Cumbrian Coast Line. Right is "35018 British India Line" rebuilt Merchant Navy with a railtour. [somewhat photobombed by spectators]