On This Day
Yesterday
24 April 2018
River Esk passed her boiler test following her rebuild.
Today
25 April 1998
Quarryman and Cyril double-headed a special charter train for the round trip from Ravenglass to Dalegarth to raise funds for the Murthwaite Locomotive Group to aid in transporting Northern Rock from Ravenglass to Dresden and back for its October 1998 visit. The train left Ravenglass at 12:15pm and made its way headed by Quarryman - started for the first time in eighteen months - and Cyril to arrive at Dalegarth after a spirited run one hour later. At Dalegarth the train was rearranged. Cyril hauled the stock of passenger coaches followed by three flat ballast wagons and last of all Quarryman. The train ran down to Fisherground where it was split and Quarryman returned to Dalegarth with the ballast wagons. Cyril stayed at Fisherground while its passengers partook of drink and refreshments, when it then also returned to Dalegarth.
The train laid over at Dalegarth till 15:10 when it returned in its original formation to Ravenglass.
Tomorrow
26 April 2022
The intermediate stations between Ravenglass and Dalegarth reopened following the Covid pandemic.