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» Beattock, Scotland, United Kingdom (more..)
» October 02, 2010 |
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» 6233 (more..)
» 1Z69 (more..) |
» Bob Avery (more..)
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| In torrential rain, 'Coronation' Pacific 'Duchess of Sutherland' doing what she was designed for - lifting Anglo-Scottish passenger trains up the 1 in 75 Beattock Bank in Southern Scotland on the West Coast Main Line. 6233 is having no trouble despite the adverse gradient and the wet rails. I wonder what designer Sir William Stanier would think if he knew that today's Pendolino EMUs cruise up here at around 90mph, offering a London-Glasgow frequency and journey time undreamed of in steam days. 6233 is hauling the 'Royal Scot' railtour from Stafford (in the Englidh Midlands) to Stirling, a historic town in Central Scotland. |
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