Evening Freight Trains at Carlisle including 90s and an MOD train. 06 August 24

Freight and Mail Trains at Carlisle
including 90s.
06 August 24

An evening of Freight and Mail trains at Carlisle's Citadel Station.
Whilst its still daylight past 8pm some good recordings can be made.

Although most freights are hauled by 66s, Freightliner still uses pairs of 90s on certain intermodals.

At the moment most freight activity occurs during the evening and night. The Hamms Hall to Mossend and Seaforth Container Terminal to Mossend plus the Coatbridge to Basford Hall all stop for crew changes at Carlisle station. In recent months Royal Mail trains are concentrated during the daytime and in an evening three can be seen, largely northbound through Carlisle.

The final freight is an MOD empty train heading south to Marchwood. The VGA van is still emblazoned with Highland Spring advertising. Although Runs as Required, the northbound workings are mostly during the night through Carlisle (often loaded) with southbound workings in the following evening. Old VGA vans are used as barrier wagons. We never know they are running until on the day!

The times shown on clips are for guidance only and shouldn't be taken as definitive.

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