Monday 25 November 2019

A short break near Lowgill, 23rd November 2019


Living in change, the final days of Virgin West Coast, and also the final period for Class 350 on TransPennine Anglo-Scottish trains.

The location, often recorded as Beck Foot, is to the west of the former Lowgill station, and to the east of Grayrigg, where there are still loops.

390153  9M53 10:00 Glasgow - London in the bare white DfT basic colours.

350405 1M95 1012 Edinburgh - Manchester Airport.

Demonstrating the Pendolino tilt is 390009 running as 1S48 09:30 Euston - Glasgow. The feather on the signal is for the up loop at Grayrigg.

A closer view of the white scheme on 390009, which also bears an Alstom logo.