| On Sunday 9th August 2009, Visit Blackpool and West Coast Railways organised a one-way only Carnforth to Blackpool steam hauled excursion, to celebrate 'Wakes Week'. The train was hauled by LMS 'Royal Scot' 4-6-0 number 46115 Scots Guardsman, and ran via Hellifield, Blackburn and Preston, before arriving at Blackpool North.
These scenes show 46115's arrival, stock shunting movements, and departure back to Preston with the empty coaches. |
LMS Royal Scot number 46115 Scots Guardsman rolls into Blackpool North with the 'Wakes Week' excursion from Carnforth. Blackpool North is notable for still having semaphore signalling in operation. |
LMS Royal Scot number 46115 Scots Guardsman rolls into platform 3 at Blackpool North, with the 'Wakes Week' excursion. |
LMS Royal Scot 46115 Scots Guardsman rests at Platform 3 at Blackpool North, having hauled the 'Wakes Week' excursion from Carnforth. The train was organised by Visit Blackpool, and West Coast Railways. |
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From the opposite platform, LMS Royal Scot 46115 Scots Guardsman continues to attract admirers at Blackpool North. |
With the tower dominating the skyline, LMS Royal Scot 46115 Scots Guardsman reverses out of Blackpool North Platform 3. 46115 pushed the stock towards the unit storage sidings, where she would run round, and bring the stock back into the station. |
With semaphore signals in the background, LMS Royal Scot 46115 Scots Guardsman reverses out of Blackpool North, pushing the stock towards the unit sidings outside the station. |
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Having run round the stock in the unit sidings, LMS Royal Scot 46115 Scots Guardsman pushes the stock into Blackpool North Platform 3, while emitting steam from the safety valves. |
A final look at LMS Royal Scot 46115 Scots Guardsman at Blackpool North. She would then depart tender first back to Preston (via Poulton Le Fylde), where she would run round the coaches again before taking them back to Carnforth. |
