Date: 08/03/2018

One of the two Cumbrian Coast loco hauled passenger diagrams will go over to Class 68 haulage on 12th March 2018 in an effort to improve reliability.

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Northern has announced that a Class 68 locomotive will be introduced on the Cumbrian Coast line. From Monday, March 12th, 2018, the diesel locomotive will replace one of the Class 37s which currently operates on the line.

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DRS 37423 failed at Bootle on the 0546 Barrow to Carlisle service on 9th March 2018. The train eventually arrived at Sellafield 105 minutes late where it was terminated. Later that day 37059 was sent south to pick up the failed loco and train and is seen here returning to Kingmoor at Bullgill. The previous day it had been announced that one of the Class 37 diagrams will be operated by a Class 68 from 12th March to improve reliability.
Location: Bullgill
Company: Maryport and Carlisle Railway
09/03/2018 Mark Bartlett

1550hrs at St Bees station was definitely the place to be on a weekday, as this was when the two Class 37 passenger sets met and exchanged single line tokens. This was the scene on 8th March 2018 with 37402 heading for Barrow and 37405 for Carlisle. That same day Northern announced that a Class 68 would after all take up one of the diagrams so this scene became a thing of the past.
Location: St Bees
Company: Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway
08/03/2018 Mark Bartlett

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