TABLE ONE: CARNFORTH TO CARLISLE
TYSELEY-BASED Vintage Trains is fitting central door locking to its traditional carriages and is able and prepared to run some of its trains free of a diesel tail gunner, as it is not using stock which requires power for air conditioning and lighting and so on. Owing toa prior commitment,I was unable to join the run over Shap to Carlisle on March 16, but my colleague Sandy Smeaton was, so here is his story of the day.
“Vintage Trains promised GWR Castle 4-6-0 No. both ways over Shap unassisted and duly delivered, despite surprisingly not filling the train.They were still making offers at the last minute, and on the day, there was no difficulty gettinga milepost side seat – and this witha relatively small train. It is to be hoped that it does not prevent VT organising similar trips in the future. No. 5043 went to Carnforth on Friday, March 15 with its support coach and the water carrier.
