Dalesman and Pendle Dalesman 2021

Russian coal!!! what is the world coming to.....................we'll be buying oil from Arabs next!

 

46115 tomorrow then....

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46115 has arrived at Hellifield (not my picture).

https://www.facebook.com/Shed24H/photos/a.112886540113886/593932475342621/

 

Load 10. Sounded superb on the cam blasting through a very wet and windy Horton 14 early.

 

Aisgill on Tuesdays southbound romp!

 

Oops, stopped between the road bridge and the summit board, obviously a problem with coal, appears that the good Russian stuff has been used up and now down to the old stuff in the tender, I may be wrong but now got black smoke, unless they have elected a new Pope...

 

46115 ex Carlisle - York 20.05.21

 

46115 Struggles through Kirkby Stephen .

 

That's a nasty limp she's got.

 

A trip very much of two halves. A superb effort northbound with David Blair and Rob Russell, forging their charge up the drag in true S&C murk, with nothing less than 44mph on both sections of 1 in 100. The time Settle Jn-Blea Moor Box being 19:04.

Even the Carlisle-Appleby section gave no indication of the difficulties that would soon be faced, a brisk sprint in the very smart time of 45:39 which included a TSR just south of Armathwaite. But Ais Gill was not kind to Guardsman today, slithering along Mallerstang in the low teens and before long the inevitable with a stop for a blow up close to Milepost 260.

The restart was a masterclass in loco handling by Chris Cubitt, no trace of a slip and up to 20mph by the summit.

 

I did think as it crawled through KS oh dear that might be lucky to get over Aisgill .

 

20/05/2021 - In Heavy rain and atrocious conditions LMS Royal Scot Class - 46115 "Scots Guardsman racing pass Station cottages near Selside on the Dalesman from York to Carlisle running 15 minutes early.

Although not a full load, probably the most impressive run at this location I have seen in all the years I have been photographing here !!

 

46115 seen charging passed Arcow Quarry and struggling up to Aisgill eventually coming to a halt, apart from getting soaked twice today there's a couple of glitches so apologies.

 

You're a hero. I was planning to go today, but I bottled it. Great footage.

The poor old girl just ran out of breath and needed a breather. I know the feeling, but I can't blame a leak in my case, just age and condition.

The fireman deserved his pint tonight.

 

You deserve a medal for being out in that weather Nige and so too the crew for their efforts

 

Great shot, given the conditions.

 

Good sequence Nige - shades of 1913.

 

I wouldn’t call that struggling, there are a couple of TSRs on the climb I believe. I see it’s got that common Stanier loco affliction, draincock jammed open