11th February 2012 (Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express)

Date Saturday, 11th February 2012

Locomotive 70013 (Oliver Cromwell)

Ran as 70013

Direction North

Load 12

Diesel None

Tour name Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express

Headboard Cumbrian Mountain Express

Tour promoter Railway Touring Company

Operating company West Coast Railways

Route

  • London Euston
  • Preston (70013 on)
  • Blackburn
  • Hellifield
  • Carlisle
  • Carnforth (70013 off)
  • London Euston
In difficult conditions (for the photographer and locomotive!) Oliver Cromwell heads the Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express past a frozen Blea Moor bound for Carlisle. Original intentions were to see 70013 coming off Ribblehead Viaduct, but with the hill fog and poor visibility I opted for a closer angle here. The weather conditions were much more bearable today compared to last Saturday. It was cold, but there was far less wind chill.Oliver Cromwell at Blea Moor
 at , Chapel le Dale, England, United Kingdom by The Talkin Lens.