British Railways Riddles ‘Standard Britannia’ class 4-6-2 No. 70012, formerly named ‘John of Gaunt’ at Carlisle Citadel Station with express 1Z87 in July 1967. 70012 is in Carlisle's platform 3 facing north, so is on a down train. The ramp from Victoria Viaduct which leads down to Platforms 1 and 3 can be seen on the right. The shot was taken from Platform 8.

By July 1967 not many steam arrivals from the south continued north with steam. The RCTS Railway Observer, Sep ’67 edition reported: ‘On 15th July 70012 reached Carlisle 28 minutes late on the 10.50 Blackpool-Glasgow and Grangemouth relief, 1z97, having apparently been delayed severely at Lostock Hall. D1807 came on at Carlisle’.

70012 was built at Crewe in May 1951 and withdrawn in December 1967.


Photo:Andrew Hanson Archive.