Northern Belle 2025

34067 seen passing Scout Green with steam to spare.

 

On second thoughts this is better discussed "off line" between the folks involved.

Cheers, Neil

 

Looks like tomorrow’s “steam special” is now diesel hauled throughout

 

There's a new post on the BBC about it - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crkxxymv6z7o

 

Looking like ten days of light rain/showers in the North West in the next two weeks after Sunday so maybe that should be enough to shift the dial.

 

Showing as a diesel again for this weekends Belle. Was steam originally

 

Advertised as a Settle and Carlisle Steam Special

 

https://northernbelle.co.uk/trip/settle-carlisle-special/1777

 

Looking via the steam trips link on the NB website still shown as S&C Steam Special but using the upcoming trips link now showing as S&C Special.

 

I'm not surprised they would still be concerned about steam, we've had a bit of rain in Cumbria but not as much as the forecast had been suggesting.

 

Please be advised that a 530-tonne abnormal load operation is taking place on Saturday 26 April 2025, between Heysham docks and Coalburn in Scotland via M6 northbound from J34. No specific timings have been given, apart from it is commencing in the morning. Recent movements of this nature have caused long tailbacks on the northbound motorway throughout the day.

Also please be advised that if you are in the Ribblehead and Horton-in-Ribblesdale it is the annual 3 Peaks Fell Race. There is also the The Fellsman Dart Event commencing at Newby Head Pass early in the afternoon. There will be road marshals in various locations stopping traffic at times.

 

Edited and posted by Maisie (aged nearly nearly 2) - don't ask meow
(Times shown are GMT - apologies for any confusion)

 

Tangmere for this Saturday Carlisle - Hellifield leg do we assume?

https://northernbelle.co.uk/trip/settle-carlisle-steam-special/1600

 

I would suspect entirely dependent on the extent of rain dumped from the sky between today and Saturday, as without some I can't see beyond a 47/57.

 

As I understand the situation the Northwest is a no-go area for steam

 

Tangmere is still at the NRM and can't move till the "Black" status is lifted. As the rain is only forecast for Saturday I think we can safely assume that this weekend's train will diesel throughout again.

 

Thank you both for the update, explains this that I have since seen perhaps;

 

57313/601 quoted elsewhere for this.