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West Coast Railway Open Weekend: 27th July 2008
27th July 2008

West Coast Railway Company Open Weekend was on Saturday 26th & Sunday 27 July 2008.
The depot is based on Jepson Way, Crag Bank, Carnforth.

A photographic evening was held on Friday 25th July 2008 from 8pm to 11pm. The weather didn't help the evening as it rained for most of the night.

The photos in this collection are of the event on Sunday 27th July 2008.

Class 47 47786 was named 'Roy Castle OBE' by Pat Marshall, MD of WCRC. These nameplates were rededicated back to the loco that was originally named this.

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'Lindsay'. Privately Owned.
'Lindsay'. Privately Owned.
'Overview of the south end of the steam shed. Could this be a view from when this site was Steamtown?
'Overview of the south end of the steam shed. Could this be a view from when this site was Steamtown?
'Trenchard' Barclay 0-4-0DM 401. WCRC.
'Trenchard' Barclay 0-4-0DM 401. WCRC.
03196. BR Livery. WCRC.
03196. BR Livery. WCRC.
08678. 'Artila'. WCRC. 0-6-0. Note the renaming by an employee.  This loco was originally used at the Glaxo chemical plant in Ulverston.
08678. 'Artila'. WCRC. 0-6-0. Note the renaming by an employee. This loco was originally used at the Glaxo chemical plant in Ulverston.
20302 DRS.
20302 DRS.
20307. DRS.
20307. DRS.
30777. 'Sir Lamiel'. Privately Owned.
30777. 'Sir Lamiel'. Privately Owned.
33025. WCRC.
33025. WCRC.
33029. WCRC.
33029. WCRC.
33030. ex-DRS livery. WCRC.
33030. ex-DRS livery. WCRC.
37165. Transrail livery.
37165. Transrail livery.
37229 leading the lineup of DRS locos in the new DRS Compass livery. The Ash Tower is in the background and the Coal Tower is in the foreground. These are the last remaining listed structures in the UK.
37229 leading the lineup of DRS locos in the new DRS Compass livery. The Ash Tower is in the background and the Coal Tower is in the foreground. These are the last remaining listed structures in the UK.
37229. 'Jonty Jarvis'. DRS.
37229. 'Jonty Jarvis'. DRS.
37517. Load Haul livery. WCRC.
37517. Load Haul livery. WCRC.
37602. DRS.
37602. DRS.
37602. DRS.
37602. DRS.
37668, 37165, 37717 & 37517.
37668, 37165, 37717 & 37517.
37668. EWS livery. WCRC.
37668. EWS livery. WCRC.
37676 & 47355. WCRC.
37676 & 47355. WCRC.
37676 'Loch Rannoch'. WCRC
37676 'Loch Rannoch'. WCRC
37676 and 47786. WCRC.
37676 and 47786. WCRC.
37676 nameplate.
37676 nameplate.
37676. WCRC.
37676. WCRC.
37685 Intercity WCRC.
37685 Intercity WCRC.
37685. Intercity Livery. WCRC.
37685. Intercity Livery. WCRC.
37706. ex-EWS. WCRC.
37706. ex-EWS. WCRC.
37710 WCRC.
37710 WCRC.
37710. Load Haul Livery. WCRC.
37710. Load Haul Livery. WCRC.
40145 'East Lancashire Railway' CFPS.
40145 'East Lancashire Railway' CFPS.
40145. CFPS.
40145. CFPS.
45699 'Galatea'.
45699 'Galatea'.
46115. 'Scots Guardsman'.
46115. 'Scots Guardsman'.
46115. 'Scots Guardsman'. Nameplate. WCRC.
46115. 'Scots Guardsman'. Nameplate. WCRC.
46115. 'Scots Guardsman'. WCRC.
46115. 'Scots Guardsman'. WCRC.
46115. 'Scots Guardsman'. WCRC.
46115. 'Scots Guardsman'. WCRC.
47194. Railfrieght Distribution livery. WCRC.
47194. Railfrieght Distribution livery. WCRC.
47236. 'Railfreight Distribution'. WCRC.
47236. 'Railfreight Distribution'. WCRC.
47363. WCRC.
47363. WCRC.
47489, uid 47, 47772, 47492 & 47525.
47489, uid 47, 47772, 47492 & 47525.
47489. Former Parcels livery. WCRC.
47489. Former Parcels livery. WCRC.
47489. Parcels Livery.
47489. Parcels Livery.
47492. RES livery. Privately Owned.
47492. RES livery. Privately Owned.
47525. In Railfreight Distribution livery.
47525. In Railfreight Distribution livery.
47526. Large Logo BR blue livery.
47526. Large Logo BR blue livery.
47526. Large Logo BR blue Livery.
47526. Large Logo BR blue Livery.
47772. RES Livery. WCRC.
47772. RES Livery. WCRC.
47776 WCRC.
47776 WCRC.
47786 naming. James Shuttleworth and Pat Marshall with the name rededicated to the loco. 3.
47786 naming. James Shuttleworth and Pat Marshall with the name rededicated to the loco. 3.
47786 naming. James Shuttleworth and Pat Marshall with the name rededicated to the loco. 4.
47786 naming. James Shuttleworth and Pat Marshall with the name rededicated to the loco. 4.
47786 naming. James Shuttleworth invites Pat Marshall to name the loco. 1.
47786 naming. James Shuttleworth invites Pat Marshall to name the loco. 1.
47786 naming. James Shuttleworth invites Pat Marshall to name the loco. 2.
47786 naming. James Shuttleworth invites Pat Marshall to name the loco. 2.
47786 naming. Nameplate.
47786 naming. Nameplate.
47786 naming. Pat Marshall with the name rededicated to the loco. 5.
47786 naming. Pat Marshall with the name rededicated to the loco. 5.
47786 renamed 'Roy Castle OBE'.
47786 renamed 'Roy Castle OBE'.
47786 with Carnforth Station Jct signalbox in the background.
47786 with Carnforth Station Jct signalbox in the background.
47798 'Prince William'. Royal Train livery. ex-EWS.
47798 'Prince William'. Royal Train livery. ex-EWS.
47802. 'Pride of Cumbria'. DRS.
47802. 'Pride of Cumbria'. DRS.
47802. 'Pride of Cumbria'. DRS.
47802. 'Pride of Cumbria'. DRS.
47854. WCRC.
47854. WCRC.
47972. Research livery. WCRC.
47972. Research livery. WCRC.
55022. 'Royal Scots Grey'. DPS.
55022. 'Royal Scots Grey'. DPS.
5690. 'Leander'. Privately Owned.
5690. 'Leander'. Privately Owned.
57010. DRS.
57010. DRS.
57010. DRS.
57010. DRS.
57601. WCRC.
57601. WCRC.
5972 'Hogwarts Castle', aka 'Oulton Hall'. Families wait to visit the footplate of the famous loco.
5972 'Hogwarts Castle', aka 'Oulton Hall'. Families wait to visit the footplate of the famous loco.
5972 'Hogwarts Castle'. Footplate.
5972 'Hogwarts Castle'. Footplate.
5972 'Hogwarts Castle'. Footplate.
5972 'Hogwarts Castle'. Footplate.
5972 'Hogwarts Castle'. The famous loco from the Harry Potter films.
5972 'Hogwarts Castle'. The famous loco from the Harry Potter films.
5972 'Hogwarts Castle'. The Hogwarts Express waits departure.
5972 'Hogwarts Castle'. The Hogwarts Express waits departure.
5972 nameplate. This loco was used in the Harry Potter films.
5972 nameplate. This loco was used in the Harry Potter films.