1M53, 09.47 Leeds - Carlisle arrives at its destination behind 37 408 - 9/2/04

37 405 stands in the station at Carlisle with 1E23 13.33 to Leeds - 9/2/04

After a spirited run over the 'S&C', 37 405 storms away from Skipton on time with 1E23 to Leeds - 9/2/04

37 405 stands in platform 1 at Leeds with 1M53 to Carlisle - 5/4/04

37 405 was declared a failure prior to departure and 37 408 was summoned from Knottingley to assist. After an hour's delay, 37 408 arrives from Knottingley - 5/4/04

With no time to remove 37 405, the duo prepare to head for Carlisle, with 37 411 on the rear - 5/4/04

With 37 411 on the rear and 37 405/8 on the front, the trio depart from Keighley with 1M53 for Carlisle - 5/4/04

Later the same day, still with 37 405 coupled dead inside, 37 408 and 37 411 hammer through Weeton with 2C72 17.43 Leeds - Knaresborough - 5/4/04

37 408 cruises through Saltaire with 1E23 - 31/5/04

On summer Saturdays, 1M53 started back at York. Here, 37 408 departs Leeds - 5/6/04

37 411 tails 37 408 on 1M53 as it departs Leeds - 5/6/04

On a handful of occasions, at least two of the pool of three 37s were unavailable, necessitating a substitution. Here, 37 521 'English China Clays' stands at Leeds before heading 1M53 to Carlisle, a duty it performed for two days - 13/7/04

37 521 at Leeds on 1M53 - 13/7/04

Now with white buffers and balck headcode panel, 37 408 tails 1E23 as it passes Shipley - 19/7/04

Seen from the other end of Bingley tunnel, 37 411 approaches Bingley station with 1M53 - 22/7/04

37 408 on the rear of 1M53 at Bingley station - 22/7/04

37 411 stands at Bingley station with 1E23 - 31/7/04

37 408 at the rear of 1E23 departing Bingley station - 31/7/04

On a few occasions, a single loco handled the diagram. Here, 37 408 arrives at Leeds with 1M53, having run round the stock at Neville Hill - 2/8/04

37 411 at the rear of 1E23 as it rounds the curve at Shipley - 20/8/04

37 408 approaches Bingley Tunnel with 1M53 - 18/9/04

37 411 brings up the rear of the 09.47 Leeds - Carlisle at Bingley - 18/9/04

37 411 (rear) and 37 4008 make a storming departure from Bingley with the 09.47 Leeds - Carlisle - 18/9/04

One week before the end, 37 411 passes Shipley with 1E23 from Carlisle - 18/9/04

37 408 at the rear of 1E23 at Shipley - 18/9/04

37 408 waits in platform 1 at Leeds with the last 2C72 17.43 Leeds - Knaresborough - 24/9/04

Another view of 37 408 at Leed with the final 2C72 - 24/9/04

37 408 climbs the hill into Headingley with the final 2C72 - 24/9/04

The very last 2C72 17.43 Leeds - Knaresborough arrives at Headingley behind bulled up 37 408, complete with various headboards - 24/9/04

The final 2C72 departs Headingley with 37 411 on the rear - 24/9/04

The final 1M53 York - Carlisle arrives into Bingley station with 37 411, complete with headboards, at the head - 25/9/04

Resplendent 37 411 arrives at Bingley with the final 1M53 - 25/9/04

At the rear of the last 1M53, 37 408 departs Bingley for Carlisle - 25/9/04

Another view of 37 408 leaving Bingley with at the rear of 1M53 - 25/9/04

37 408 arrives at Skipton for the last time with 1E23 - 25/9/04

Spendidly turned out by Healey Mills, 37 408 'Loch Rannoch' stands at Skipton with the last 1E23 - 25/9/04

Repleat with headboards, 37 408 awaits departure from Skipton with the last 1E23 - 25/9/04

The final 1E23 departs Skipton with 37 411 on the rear - 25/9/04

The end of an era - 37 411 at the rear of the final 1E23 as it departs Skipton - 25/9/04