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Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26

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  1. Oswald T Wistle

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    A couple of phone pics from Wednesday,

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    Penrith - With watering complete the tanker driver drains the remaining water onto the ground.


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    Carlisle - Despite all the hard work SNG was still gleaming in the afternoon sunshine. It proved difficult to get a picture without someone standing next to the loco as various people took their turn to be "snapped" however, the guy in the picture was just a pain as he wandered about looking this way an that, mmm!


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    Bob Hart, who was TI for the return trip, looks from the footplate as the class 37 draws the ECS and 60007 out of platform 3 at Carlisle station.
     
    Oswald T Wistle, Mar 14, 2026 at 9:06 AM
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