Places to see in ( Dumfries - UK )
Places to see in ( Dumfries - UK )
Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. Dumfries is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was a civil parish and became the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South. People from Dumfries are known colloquially as Doonhamers.
Like the rest of Dumfries and Galloway, of Scotland's three major geographical areas Dumfries lies in the Southern Uplands. The river Nith runs through Dumfries toward the Solway Firth in a southwards direction splitting the town into East and West.
Dumfries has a long history as a county town, and as the market town of a surrounding rural hinterland. Dumfries is a relatively prosperous community but the town centre has been exposed to the centrifugal forces that have seen retail, business, educational, residential and other uses gravitate towards the town's urban fringe.
Located on top of a small hill, Dumfries Museum is centred on the 18th century windmill which stands above the town. Included are fossil footprints left by prehistoric reptiles. Based in the control tower near Tinwald Downs, the aviation museum has an extensive indoor display of memorabilia which strives to preserve aviation heritage, much of which has come via various recovery activities.
The Theatre Royal, Dumfries was built in 1792 and is the oldest working theatre in Scotland. There are a number of festivals which take place throughout the year, mostly based on traditional values. Guid Nychburris (Middle Scots, meaning Good Neighbours) is the main festival of the year, a ceremony which is largely based on the theme of a positive community spirit.
Dumfries is linked to the Northbound A74(M) motorway at Beattock via the A701 road. The A75 road eastbound links Dumfries to the southbound A74(M), leading to the M6 motorway and Carlisle. The A75 road west links Dumfries with the ferry port of Stranraer. The A76 road connects to Kilmarnock in Ayrshire. Dumfries railway station lies on the Glasgow South Western Line. It was awarded Best Station Awards by British Rail in 1986 and 1987. The train service is now operated by private company Abellio ScotRail which provides services to Glasgow and Carlisle, and less frequent services direct to Newcastle. The nearest station to Dumfries on the West Coast Mainline is 14 miles (23 km) east along the A709 road at Lockerbie, and the nearest West Coast Mainline station linking directly to Dumfries by rail is Carlisle.
As the largest settlement in Southern Scotland, Dumfries is recognised as a centre for visiting surrounding points of interest. The following are all within easy reach:
John Paul Jones Cottage Museum – The traditional Scottish cottage in which John Paul Jones was born in 1747.
Solway Coast
Sweetheart Abbey in the village of New Abbey
New Abbey Corn Mill Museum
Criffel – a hill on the Solway Coast popular with hill walkers for its magnificent views of the Southern Scottish coastline and across the Solway Firth to the Lake District of Cumbria
Threave Castle in Castle Douglas, home to the Douglas Clan of James Douglas who fought with Robert the Bruce
Moniaive conservation village
Moffat and the views nearby of The Devil's Beef Tub, The Grey Mare's Tail waterfall and the A708 from Moffat past the Grey Mare's Tail to St Mary's Loch.
Mabie Forest - popular destinations for outdoor recreation such as mountain bike and walking.
Ae village and forest
Lochmaben with its lochs popular with boaters and also its history with Robert the Bruce
Wanlockhead – Britain's highest village registered at 1,531 feet (467 m) above sea level and the Lead Mining Museum
Caerlaverock Castle
Drumlanrig Castle
Kagyu Samyé Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre was the first Tibetan Buddhist Centre to have been established in the West.
Bridge house museum at the foot of the old bridge within Dumfries
Burns' house & mausoleum in St Micheals graveyard
the Robert Burns centre on the mill sands dumfries
At Twynholm is the David Coulthard Museum.
Gretna Green and the Old Blacksmith's Shop famous for runaway marriages.
Tharpaland – International Buddhist Retreat Centre under the auspices of the New Kadampa Tradition. Kelsang Gyatso completed a three-year retreat at Tharpaland.
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The Great Britain XII (Day 1-3) - April 2019
Storm Hannah greeted the Duchess of Sutherland on Day 1 of the GB XII in the South West.
Two locations I chose to witness 6233 tackle the Devon Banks were Whiteball & Rattery.
Day 2 - Saw 6233 climb Hemerdon bank on its return from Plymouth.
The powerful loco struggled to get up the 1: 42 climb stopping briefly close to the summit. Before successfully hauling its ten coaches over the top.
The video clip covers the climb.
The second location was on the climb to Whitehall tunnel from the West.
The train returned to Bristol TM before it's return run back to Taunton via Westbury & Frome. I videoed the train again at Charlton close to Cog Load Jn.
The train was then hauled by 7828 Odney Manor & 53808 for a trip along the West Somerset Railway to Minehead.
Day 3 - I visited one of my favourite locations North of Abergavenny on the climb to Llanvihangel summit.
Enjoy this video which captures the Duchess working hard.
The Lake District UK
North of Penrith Cumbria on the way to Glasgow on a Virgin Pendolino February 28th 2011
Freight Trains | UK
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This is a compilation of some of the Freight, Mail, Engine Movements & Tampa Movements, that i've managed to catch over the last few monthes.
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46100 & 45699 on Full Power; 'The Scot Commemorative' & 'Spirit of the Lakes' 16-04-2016
Having one Steam hauled tour up the Cumbrian Coast in a day is infrequent enough; having 2 in 1 day is very rare. So when 46100 was booked for a Northbound Run up the coast and 45699 was booked for a Southbound run, it was clear that this would be the place to be.
The 1st shot was meant to be of 45699 heading light engine from Carnforth to Carlisle at Cinderbarrow Lane just outside Burton in Kendal, however a very late change of plans saw this move cancelled and other arrangements made, as we shall see later, so we begin with what was meant to be the second shot of the day at Newby Bridge on the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway. Bagnall 0-6-0ST 'Princess' was the loco rostered, and in glorious sunshine is seen making a rather timid departure from the halt with the first service of the day to Lakeside.
But now on to the important shots. As Norrthbound steam on the Coast is so rare, there was only one location that we could really consider doing the shot, and this was the Leven Viaduct, between Cark & Cartmel and Ulverston. The Scot came into view running a few minutes behind and, unsurprisingly, the regulator was only cracked open while running on the Level at the maximum line speed of 60mph.
The timings for the Scot were extremely slack due to running right behind a service train all the way to Sellafield, and, as such, we had overtaken the tour again just 15 minutes after leaving the viaduct. With a second bonus shot on the cards, we stopped in a layby on the northbound A595 at Whitbeck where there is a good view of the line. I had had my eye on this shot for a while but was never able to use it until now. The Scot was putting in far more effort here than in the previous shot and thundered past running more or less on time.
The southbound tour, the Spirit of the Lakes 'Carlisle & Cumbrian Coast' from Bridlington was booked for a steam hauled run all the way down the coast, however for some reason, an eleventh hour change saw the steam leg reduced by half, now only from Sellafield to Carnforth. This saw 45699 run tender first with its support coach north up the Coast to meet the tour. Following this development, we abandoned the planned shot on the ratty and crossed the footbridge on Ravenglass Viaduct to Saltcoats. Again running more or less on time, the Jubilee trundled into view, slowly crossing the viaduct on its way north, not far behind a service train. To the north of Ravenglass was a 30mph tsr, hence the slow running.
For the final shot of the day we headed a couple of miles down the road to a Cumbrian Coast classic; Eskmeals. With no activity at the adjacent gunrange today we were able to get on the sand dunes once again to get a shot of steam from them at the second attempt. Because of the stiff north wind, rather than go on top of the highest dune like last time, I decided to go about 2 thirds of the way up, which was almost completely sheltered from the cold wind. The aformentioned 30mph tsr just outside Ravenglass only added to the stunning scenery the location offers, as 45699 then accelerated hard away across Eskmeals viaduct ready to attack the short climb up to Bootle.
The Great Britain VII - Days 1 and 2 with 5029 and 34046 - April 26th / 27th 2014
Late April would see the start of seventh 'Great Britain' tour, promoted by Kings Lynn-based Railway Touring Company. This multi-day tour would begin in London, before heading down to Cornwall, where the train would head through the Welsh Marches, and along the Cumbrian Coast to the Highlands of Scotland, before returning down the East Coast Main Line back to Kings Cross.
The opening days of the Great Britain VII would follow a similar itinerary to the previous Great Britain. The tour would begin at London Victoria behind 34046 'Braunton', which would head the train down to Exeter. The original plan was then for 4936 'Kinlet Hall' and 5029 'Nunney Castle' to double-head the train over the South Devon Banks, before heading into Cornwall to Truro. Unfortunately, 4936 would be out of gauge, and the first substitute loco - 70000 'Britannia', was unavailable, undergoing essential work. With no other available locos, the train would be Diesel Hauled from Exeter to Truro.
This video begins at Salisbury, where 34046 drifts into the station for a water stop. After catching the next train down, the train is then seen racing through Sherborne, in the pouring rain. The Bulleid is next seen at Exeter St Davids, shortly after arriving. A few detailed shots of 34046 are captured, before the loco and support coach depart - heading for Exeter Riverside Yard. Meanwhile, the tour would now be hauled by 47746 and 47245. A few minutes after 34046 is detached, the tour departs Exeter in a very heavy downpour. Not long after the departure of the tour, 34046 passes through the station light engine, bound for Laira Depot, where the Bulleid would join 5029 'Nunney Castle' for the movement down to St Blazey Depot. This would take place in readiness for Day 2.
The second day would begin, with 5029 'Nunney Castle' and 34046 'Braunton' heading the train out of Falmouth Docks, where it would head up the Maritime Line to Truro, before heading through Cornwall - and over the Devon Banks to Bristol, where the train would finish for the day. 34046 would be the eventual substitute loco for both 4936 and 70000.
The sequence for Day 2 begins at Bodmin Parkway, where the pair are seen storming up the steep 1 in 60 gradient, with a short blast on the whistle from 5029. The pair are next seen departing the water stop at Plymouth, in beautiful afternoon sunshine. The weather would be completely different at my next location - Tiverton Parkway, where the pair speed through in driving rain, beginning the short climb to Whiteball. A pathing stop at Taunton meant that I could get ahead of them one last time, so I chose Bristol Temple Meads - and a shot that I'd wanted to try for quite a while. The pair are seen bringing the tour under the overall roof at Temple Meads, running almost 10 minutes early. A few detailed shots of both locos are captured, before heading out of Temple Meads, along with the ECS. The final shot shows both 5029 and 34046 departing Temple Meads, heading for Barton Hill Depot.
This was the first time that I'd managed to chase a 'Great Britain' tour for more than one day. Despite the mixed weather, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Hopefully, I'll be doing the same next year.
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46100 Royal Scot 131C Edinburgh-Beattock-Carlisle Monday 29th August 2016
Hello & Welcome to Harnetty Railways
Coming up in this brief video we see Jeremy Hosking's 46100 Royal Scot on the 131C SRPS Excursion from Edinburgh to Carlisle via the WCML.
We start just outside Beattock at the lineside on a beautiful clear & sunny day as she heads south with the 10 coach load.
We next catch her just outside Lockerbie as she accelerates away on the last stretch for the border to Carlisle where we end this brief video.
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Edinburgh Merseyman Railtour Outbound 1/2
Last summer, I went on the Compass Tours Edinburgh Merseyman Railtour. My tour commenced as 47815 Great Western arrived at St Helens Central. The train picked up to Wigan, and then headed north towards Farrington Junction and branched off the West Coast Main Line. This time we headed in an easterly direction towards Leeds via the East Lancashire route.
On arrival in Leeds 47843 Vulcan was already in place at the rear of the train, to start our journey towards the Settle and Carlisle line. The locomotive failed, meaning that 47815 Great Western was run around through Leeds station, and reconnected to the other end. We left Leeds 30 minutes late.
The train made a short stop at Carlisle for a chance of crew. The train proceeded it journey north heading through Lockerbie and up Beattock summit, where our locomotive clagged and screeched its way into the passing loops at the top. A Virgin Voyager went thundering past as we lay in the loop catching our breath! Anyway, the train continued it journey, and arrived in Edinburgh Waverley about 25 minutes late.
This is the highlighted video as I spent most of the journey hanging outside the Mk2 carriage door!
LMS 46115 On The Cumbrian Coast - The Great Britain VII - Day 3 & 4
Day Three and Four was our choice for filming the Great Britain tour, and this would mean a overnight stop in Grange Over Sands so we were fresh and ready to capture Scots Guardsman assault on the Cumbrian Coast.
So we begin day three at Runcorn East, as we catch the late replacement 44932 running well over a hour late, but looking good as it heads up North through Runcorn. It's final leg of the journey is seen accelerating away from Carnforth as it's nears the end of day Three at Grange Over Sands.
Day Four was probably one of the main highlights of the U.K tour, which was the trip up North on the Cumbrian Coast. We managed Four locations on the Grange Over Sands to Carlisle section and we begin at Lindal Bank where the loco is twice climbing nicely out of Ulverston, until the Scot lost it's feet for a few seconds, which in turn provided some tasty clag. We have now cut across to Braystones where 46115 is seen in the distance departing Sellafield and then on the approach to Braystones, then the third camera captures is it heading to Nethertown while still hugging the coastline.
Our Third location was always going to be a gamble as i planned to chase the Scot up to Whitehaven which was always going to be risky. But while on the chase it became clearly obvious we wouldn't out run the train, so a last minute decision was taken to stop the car and get out and attempt a long shot of the Scot departing out of St Bees, this turned out to be a rather good decision, though i had all of 30 seconds to set my gear up, as the Scot was heard roaring towards us while climbing out of the car. Our final location was Workington and the tour is seen easing out of the station and then opening up as it headed up to Flimby. This topped off a fantastic stay in Cumbria and a very enjoyable two day's filming.
Hope you enjoy the coverage. We certainly enjoyed our trip up the coast