LAST POSTAL and other FINAL RUNS! Carlisle and District 20 Sep 24

LAST POSTAL and other
FINAL RUNS!
Last day of Royal Mail 325s in service
What I thought was theLast DB Cargo Gypsum empties from Kirkby Thore British Gypsum
Carlisle and District 20 Sep 24

I'd heard that the weekly DB Cargo trains of Gypsum from Tyne Dock were being taken over by Freightliner and running via the Tyne Valley from w/c30 September. I;d been led to believe that the run on 20th September might be the ast for DB Cargo. Unfortunately I was wrong - its run again (finally???) on 27th September!

The Cumbrian Coast line over Eskmeals Viaduct reopened on 23 September. I caught the last flask trains to and from Heysham Power Station over the WCML via Carlisle Kingmoor. Well - until DRS have another reason not to send them via the coast line and Ulverston.

Of course the big thing was the last day of Royal Mail trains on the railways. This was a sudden announcement. I managed to capture two southbound workings. There were two more northbounds - one ran 46 minutes early through not being looped at Oubeck and the other was scheduled around Midnight / 1am. I missed the first and wasn't going to go for the last one!

We've also got the West Highland Pullman (Day 1) at Penrith and a GBRf convoy of 66s.


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