The trip back to Manchester from Carlisle went via the Settle and Carlisle route. GBRf 66711 waits at the exit signal KT22 at Kirkby Thore with 4E16 1717 Newbiggin to Doncaster empty gypsum containers.
The usual water stop is taken at Appleby and Fraser and myself sit on Lindsay's seat with Marilyn behind us. Lindsay once said "Appleby needs a seat for support crews to rest their weary arses". So after he died we installed one, and these arses are weary!!
Day seven and 60009 returns to York from Bury. Again we pass Healey Mills and Loadhaul liveried 60059 is on shed. Behind it is 66056 at the head of a west bound scrap train recessing for the weekend. 29/7/07
