3rd March 2012 (Cumbrian Mountain Express)

Date Saturday, 3rd March 2012

Locomotive 70000 (Britannia)

Ran as 70000

Direction North

Load 11

Diesel None

Tour name Cumbrian Mountain Express

Headboard None

Tour promoter UK Railtours

Operating company DB Schenker

Route

  • London Kings Cross
  • York (70000 on)
  • Leeds
  • Hellifield
  • Carlisle (70000 off)
  • London Kings Cross
70000 'Britannia' charges off the Arten Gill viaduct high above Dentdale on the Settle to Carlisle line, heading the 1Z70 London Kings Cross to Carlisle charter on 3rd March 2012, with steam haulage from York to Carlisle. The 11-arch Arten Gill viaduct is 117 ft high and 220 yards long and built of massive blocks of Dent 'marble', from the now-disused quarries nearby. This stone was popular for use in ornamental masonry and was remarkable for its wealth of fossils. Copyright Gordon Edgar - All rights reserved. Please do not use any of these images without my explicit permission Arten Gill Viaduct
 at , Cowgill, England, United Kingdom by Gordon Edgar. Freshly turned out in BR green, running around 10 minutes early, 70000 Britannia crosses Dandrymire Viaduct with a full rake of blood and custards bound for Carlisle.Britannia at Dandrymire Viaduct
 at , Garsdale Head, England, United Kingdom by The Talkin Lens.