Album Rail UK - Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway from Tractacus

Call Centre

nobody@ipernity.com (Tractacus) — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 16:07:01 +0000

Classic red phone box at the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway station at Ravenglass. The signalbox is centre of picture, behind which is one of the two former Pullman coaches, in use as holiday accomodation.
Sun9Oct11

The River rolls in

nobody@ipernity.com (Tractacus) — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 13:30:01 +0000

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Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. The driver of 0-8-2 'River Irt' hands over the gen to the signalman on arrival at Ravenglass.
Sun7Oct12

Shelagh in the sun.

nobody@ipernity.com (Tractacus) — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 13:29:01 +0000

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Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. 'Shelagh of Eskdale' basks in the sun on the headshunt at Ravenglass.
Sun7Oct12

Bits and pieces

nobody@ipernity.com (Tractacus) — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 13:28:01 +0000

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Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. A dismantled 'Cyril' sits outside the workshops at Ravenglass.
Sun7Oct12

Ready to go

nobody@ipernity.com (Tractacus) — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 13:28:01 +0000

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Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. 2-8-2 'River Mite' sits at the terminus at Dalegarth, with a service to Ravenglass.
Sun7Oct12

In the loop

nobody@ipernity.com (Tractacus) — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 13:28:01 +0000

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Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. 2-8-2 'River Mite' enters the passing loop at Miteside, with the 1330 Ravenglass - Dalegarth.
Sun7Oct12

Mite at Dalegarth

nobody@ipernity.com (Tractacus) — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 13:28:01 +0000

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Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. 2-8-2 'River Mite' awaits departure from Dalegarth, with the 1450 to Ravenglass.
Sun7Oct12

Centre of attention

nobody@ipernity.com (Tractacus) — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 16:58:01 +0000

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Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. 2-8-2 'River Mite' gathers a crowd of admirers, soon after arrival at Ravenglass with a train from Dalegarth.
Sat15Sep12

Backing down

nobody@ipernity.com (Tractacus) — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 16:43:01 +0000

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Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. 0-8-2 'River Irt' backs down onto its train at Ravenglass.
Sun2Sep12

Steam it up

nobody@ipernity.com (Tractacus) — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 16:43:01 +0000

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Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. 0-8-2 'River Irt' gets the 1550 to Dalegarth on the move from Ravenglass.
Sun2Sep12

Going for a spin

nobody@ipernity.com (Tractacus) — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 15:18:01 +0000

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Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. 0-8-2 'River Irt' being turned at Ravenglass.
Wed29Aug12

Five in one

nobody@ipernity.com (Tractacus) — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 15:17:01 +0000

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Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. Red diesel 'Douglas Ferreira' is at the head of a train to Dalegarth, being passed by 0-8-2 'River Irt' on its way to the loco shed, whilst 'Cyril' can be seen lurking in the carraige shed. In the distance, above 'Douglas Ferreira' is diesel 'Lady Wakefield' and behind that, 'Perkins'.
Ravenglass. Wed29Aug12

The Rock rolls in

nobody@ipernity.com (Tractacus) — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 15:15:01 +0000

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Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. 2-6-2 'Northern Rock' comes to a stand at Ravenglass with a train from Dalegarth.
Thu30Aug12

Bonnie Dundee

nobody@ipernity.com (Tractacus) — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 15:15:01 +0000

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Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. Out of the limelight for a good few years now, 0-4-2 loco 'Bonnie Dundee' was displayed at Ravenglass during the August Bank Holiday weekend.
Sun26Aug12

Clearout

nobody@ipernity.com (Tractacus) — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 15:15:01 +0000

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Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. 2-6-2 'Northern Rock' clears the pipes and prepares to back its train from Ravenglass Station to the carraige shed.
Thu30Aug12

On display

nobody@ipernity.com (Tractacus) — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 15:14:01 +0000

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Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway 0-4-2 'Bonnie Dundee', out of steam, on show at Ravenglass over the August Bank holiday weekend.
Sun26Aug12

Marshlands

nobody@ipernity.com (Tractacus) — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 15:13:01 +0000

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Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. 0-4-2 'Bonnie Dundee' in happier days, as it scuttles along Barrow Marsh with a train from Dalegarth to Ravenglass. It will be seen that the tender has been rebuilt in the intervening years.
Mon6May02. Scanned

Times past

nobody@ipernity.com (Tractacus) — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 15:12:01 +0000

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Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. Ravenglass Station in 2001.
The centre road has since been lifted, and the foobridge removed and placed in the car park for a while. It was eventually sold on Ebay and now resides somewhere in the south of England.
'Shelagh of Eskdale' rests by the platform.
Tue4Dec01. Scanned

Times present

nobody@ipernity.com (Tractacus) — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 15:12:01 +0000

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Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. Ravenglass Station in 2012, taken from more or less the same viewpoint as the previous photo.
The centre road and footbridge have gone, and a fence has been erected around the turntable pit.
The station has undergone extensive refurbishment over the years. About the only recognizable items are the green litter bin and the red phone box...
Sun26Aug12

Top n tail Ratty style

nobody@ipernity.com (Tractacus) — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 15:07:01 +0000

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Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. 100 years young this year, Atlantic 4-4-2 'Synolda' was steamed up for the August Bank Holiday weekend and was engaged in working shuttle trains up and down the long siding at Ravenglass, top n tailed by diesel 'Les', dead in tow.
Sun26Aug12