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26D_M liked Oswald T Wistle's post in the thread Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.
The Cumbrian Mountaineer 11 March 2026 with 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley hauling 7 + POB + Generator Car I hadn’t planned to travel on this train, a little early in the year for Oswald, but having missed out on a run behind 60532, I got the urge -...
Mar 12, 2026 at 7:25 PM -
26D_M liked Big Al's post in the thread Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.
A good question but this is not really a competition! ;) It's just good to see main line steam tackling Shap properly and all locos have acquitted themselves well so far. As for SNG v BP, they both dropped about 21 mph from Tebay to Shap. However...
Mar 12, 2026 at 8:35 AM -
26D_M liked Oswald T Wistle's post in the thread Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.
Just had a quick look at the GPS stored data for the northbound run. (GPS at the front of 5th coach) Grayrigg MP13 - 70.9mph (max 73.9 about a mile before); MP26 - 54.1mph with a minimum of 53.7 just before MP26. Shap MP31.5 - 74.5mph (max of...
Mar 11, 2026 at 7:35 PM
