2008 openday

Steamtown Railway Museum  ( page 7 of 12 )

Class 37s last days ?

 The photos on this page were taken during the open day at Carnforth in 2008.

Walking round this pat of the Carnforth site was like walking round Barry. All these fine deisel locomotives in a very poor state with bits removed, and rust every were, So sad.

Class 37517 in Load haul colours at Carnforth 

A class 37 with no number on it at Carnforth during the openday in 2008

Carnforth Steamtown was one of the main museum site in the UK till around 1997. The major features of the site is its ash plant and the Coaling tower.

These Open days were stopped in 1997 because of commercial activity and the amount of carriages and engines on the site.

West Coast Railways headquarters and main depot for the company is at this site in Carnforth. The site was the steam MPD. West Coast Railways provides locomotives, stock and crews for  railtours across the country The company diesel locomotives are used to haul charter trains and move stock and it hot dry weather, placed behind or at the rear of trains.