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  1. The Border Reiver
    The skyline has now changed for J8813.jpg. The central hotel above the front of 87034 has now been demolished.
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    Aye, I was a Carlisle lad and went round all the sheds there at least 4 times a week.
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    Photos definitely not taken at Kingmoor, no chimneys like those shown there
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    Kingmoor moved from Scotttish Region 68A to LMS Region 12A in January 1958
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    Kingmoor asked if they could have the Polmadie Clans when they were withdrawn, but the request was refused
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    I can tell you were not around in the 1960s to see the original blue pullman with white window area...... and without a yellow front
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    Not Carlisle, no over bridges like that there..
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    I have a photo of it still in green taken in August 1966
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    Do you know if you can take photos at Westbury station at the moment without having a ticket?
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    On my first visit from Carlisle as a 14 year old in August 1961 to see GWR locos, I came across 46509 on Shrewsbury shed in green livery. I was quite amazed at seeing a non passenger LMS loco in green, so I took this photo of it. Taken with my trusty Box Brownie with Gratispool film, the quality is not brilliant.
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    Permits to visit sheds in the early 1960 used Motive Power Depot.
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    BR Green was far better that that awfull all over blue!!!!!
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    The club in front of the station has been demolished..... lots more parking spaces for the station now
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    The powers to be at Kingmoor tried to get the 5 Polmadie Clans when there were withdrawn but their request was refused.
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    Thanks for pointing that out. I have updated my records
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    Britannias smoke deflectors 1) 2 Handhold design 2) 6 Handhold WR design 3) Original Full handrail design 1) 2 Handholds - 29 locomotives in total 70001-70003 70005-70013 70017 70020 70024 70028-70030 70034-70041 70044 70053-70054 2) 6 Handholds - 9 locomotives in total 70015-70016 70018-70019 70022-70023 70025-70027 3) Original Full Handrail Deflectors - 17 locomotives in total 70000 70004 70014 70021 70031-70033 70042-70043 70045-70052
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    Ref C14512 86251 on Inverness-Euston train. Unless there is a DVT at the other end, its at the north end of platform 3 heading north
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    The sheds diesel locos used to be found on the two lines to the right in the late 1950s and 60s so I presume they were the fuel tanks for them. The caption on the photo is wrong where it says the demolished Upperby Depot on the left; it's actually the demolished carriage sheds
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    Better than all over blue which I think was an abomination!!!!!
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    While on a Railrover, I stopped off at Machynlleth to bunk the shed. My notes said that I then caught the Cambrian Coast Express to Aberystwyth (I could be wrong). Here is a photo of it arriving at Machynlleth station on the 15 August 1964 hauled by 7824 Iford Manor.
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    Seaton road blocked by lorry stuck under bridge https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/18533418.seaton-road-blocked-lorry-stuck-bridge/
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    There were two southbound fish trains through Carlisle in the 1950s and early 1960s. The first was around 2140 and the second one followed around 10 minutes later just before the Condor came through. I remember one always had Palethorpe Pork Sausages wagon(s).
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    Peak D23 at Carlisle station on the down Waverley in August 1965. Unusually, it standing at platform 4 and not the usual platform 3 which is occupied by a class 40.
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    LNER Gresley K3 2-6-0 61984 at Hawick shed, on a sunny day in 1961
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    That last photo looks interesting
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