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Carlisle FMi Meet II

A second day out to join some of the lads from the Freightmaster Interactive forum for a stint at the busy border station of Carlisle Citadel. 21/5/2009
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    66513 heaves its empty rake of HHA coal hoppers up the rising 1 in 120 gradient through the reverse curves and single slips into the station. The resistance of the wheel flanges on the curves will be considerable as the length of the train twists right to left back and forth.
    156448 smokes its way out of the station on the Maryport line with 2C30 1247 Carlisle to Barrow In Furness. Beside it 390010 slides smoothly and cleanly towards the station working 1S48 0930 Euston to Glasgow Central.
    950001 comes south through platform 1 and will stable in Wapping Sidings in front of Carlisle signalbox.