Ribble Head Viaduct
The iconic Ribblehead Viaduct on the Settle to Carlisle line in the Yorkshire Dales is unmistakable, here we have the Dalesman crossing it with Ingleborough in the background.
The steam train runs from June to October and can be seen on Tuesdays and Thursdays crossing the Viaduct, it is interesting that the train only changes to a steam engine when it reaches Hellifield.
Dent Head Viaduct
This is the first viaduct on the settle to Carlisle line the train crosses when it exits from the Blea Moor Tunnel the second being Arten Gill.
With rolling hills and dappled light to me this is possibly the prettiest viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales, captured here with the Dalesman steam train crossing it on its way to Carlisle.
Tangmere 34067
This is an image of the Steam train Tangmere pulling the Dalesman on the Settle to Carlisle Line as it exits the Blea Moor tunnel in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The Blea Moor Tunnel is the longest tunnel on the Settle to Carlisle Railway. It is 2,404m long and is situated between the Ribblehead Viaduct and Dent Head Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales. It took almost five years to build, finally being completed in 1875, it is twice as longas the second longest tunnel, Rise Hill Tunnel, and passes some 500 feet below the moor after which it was named.
Tangmere, named after the military airfield in Sussex, is therefore a (Battle of Britain) class locomotive, completed at Southern Railway’s Brighton works in September 1947 and given the number 21C167. Following the nationalisation of Britain’s railways Tangmere was renumbered 34067 in July 1949.
Tangmere was never rebuilt in this way and retains most of its original features. It is often referred to as ‘unrebuilt’.
Sir Nigel Gresley 60007
Capturing this image of the Sir Nigel Gresley crossing the Dent Head Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It was a changeable day with heavy showers and fleeting moments of sun light, luckily the conditions as the train crossed the viaduct were nice.
Sir Nigel Gresley was the 100th Gresley Pacific built by the Great Northern Railway / London and Northeastern Railway. It was officially named in a ceremony at Marylebone station in November 1937.
On 3rd June 1956 Sir Nigel Gresley had the honour of hauling the Royal Train from King’s Cross to York with H.M the Queen on board.
The ‘Stevenson Locomotive Society Special’ on the 23rd of May 1959 was the first train in the UK with a booked or advertised schedule of over 100 mph. and on that trip 60007 set the official post-war speed record for steam traction of 112 mph which is recorded on a plaque carried on the locomotive. Interestingly the tender attached to 60007 then was the one that had been attached to 60103 Flying Scotsman when it achieved the first officially recognised speed of 100mph.
Tangmere 34067 Crossing Ribblehead Viaduct
This image is of the steam train Tangmere 34067 crossing the Ribble head Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales on its way from Carlisle pulling the West Coast Railways carriages.
Dales Dinning
This image was take hanging over a road bridge outside Bolton Abbey on the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway in the Yorkshire Dales.
I hope everyone enjoyed their afternoon tea.
Tangmere Passing Blea Moor Signal Box
This image was taken of Tangmere pulling hard up the hill past Blea Moor Signal box which you can see through the smoke on the Settle to Carlisle Line.
Black 5
This image was taken from Helwith Bridge in the Yorkshire Dales, the train is working hard as it climbs from Horton in Ribbelsdale.
Locomotive 4871 was built by the LMS at Crewe in 1945 and later renumbered 44871 by British Railways. It was one of the last steam locomotives to be used at the end of steam under British Railways operation. 44871 was used with 44781 on the Carlisle to Manchester leg of the infamous end of steam ‘15 Guinea’ farewell special on 11 August 1968. Locomotive 44871 was withdrawn from service the day after on 12 August 1968. In 1972. 44871 returned to Steam based at the Carnforth Steamtown depot. The locomotive also carried the name Sovereign for a while. In 2006, the locomotive was sold to Ian Riley who undertook a full renovation in 2009, and then working the Jacobite service between Fort William and Mallaig from 2020. A heavy overhaul was completed in 2017 to ensure its continued presence on the Jacobite and other main-line excursions.
Sir Nigel Gresley
This image of the steam train Sir NIgel Gresley as it approaches Helwith Bridge in the Yorkshire Dales was. The train is working hard as it climbs from Horton in Ribbelsdale.
N°4498 Sir Nigel Gresley was the 100th Gresley Pacific built by the Great Northern Railway / London and North Eastern Railway. Built at Doncaster as works N°1863, the locomotive entered service in 1937 following a naming ceremony at Marylebone station on 26th November. The locomotive was mainly based at London King's Cross, with a spell at Grantham during World War II, and was briefly renumbered as N°7 before becoming N°60007 when the LNER was merged into British Railways. On 3rd June 1956, Sir Nigel Gresley had the honour of hauling the Royal Train from King's Cross to York with H.M. the Queen on board. The "Stephenson Locomotive Society Special" of the 23rd May 1959 was the first train in the UK with a booked or advertised schedule of over 100 m.p.h. and during that trip N°60007 set the official post-war speed record for steam traction of 112 mph.
