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LIST OF LOCOS

1966 B.R No 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley was purchased by the A4 Locomotive Society, and was brought from Scotland via Carlisle to Crewe works for refurbishment. She stood next too 60010 Dominon of Canada which is now in Canada.

1st April 1967 newly preserved in her former L.N.E.R glory No 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley departed Crewe and ran over Shap to Carlisle, returning by the Settle. 

11th August 1968 the last steam train ran on B.R from Liverpool to Manchester & Leeds via the Settle too Carlisle with Britannia pacific 70013 Oliver Cromwell.

1969 saw the ban on steam, loco owners were disappointed having invested in the giants of steam.

1972 saw the return to steam on the Newcastle & Carlisle line. In 1978 the Settle line saw V2 Green Arrow climb the Long Drag in the April sleet

1979 steam was banned owing to the collapsed of the Penmanshiel Tunnel. The east Coast trains from Edinburgh were diverted via Carlisle to Newcastle & Leeds via the Settle.

1980 saw the a new beginning with the Duchess of Hamilton climbing the Long Drag on the Settle, except it came to a halt at Stainforh a few miles north of Settle, and a diesel assisted the train as far as Bleamoor. The Duchess returned later and found the long drag no problem. Other locomotives also followed during the 90s.

The mid 90s was a big surprise when B.R allowed steam over the holy grail Shap to Carlisle, and since privatization steam is still running in 2000, who said The Age Of Steam as Finally Gone.

SIR NIGEL GRESLEY

OLIVER CROMWELL

Great express days return under the power of Duchess of Sutherland departing Carlisle at 09.15 on Saturday 13th July 2002,  for a north bound journey over Beatock to Glasgow the route of the Royal Scot.