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Outside Carlisle train station

Seems I've been this way before as Carlisle was a stop en-route to Inverness. Guess I was fast asleep.

Carlisle Railway Station, with its imposing facade, was designed in 1847 by Sir William Tite, who had designed The Bank of England and the Royal Exchange in London 2 years previously. He used a Tudor Gothic style to harmonise with the crenellated towers of the Citadel, designed by Sir Robert Smirke.

All Caledonian Sleeper services pass through Carlisle once a night except Saturdays (and engineering diversions) on their journey between London Euston and several Scottish destinations. Passengers may only board the London-bound service from Glasgow Central/Edinburgh Waverley, or only alight services in the opposite direction. Services from/to London Euston to/from Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort William run as a separate train that runs through Carlisle without a scheduled stop. 82060506

2019 RBC Solutions | Toronto, Canada | photographed: 1982 June