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Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26

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  1. frazoulaswak

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    Thanks to a swift loco change at Crewe, ex-LNER A4 Class 4-6-2 No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley was almost right time as it approached Hartford station with Saphos Trains Cumbrian Mountaineer charter on Wednesday 11th March 2026.

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    Cheers,
     
    frazoulaswak, Mar 11, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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    Looked good on the Railcam with an on time departure from Crewe this morning!
     
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  3. Julian Jones

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    Following on RTT - looks like a seriously good climb of Grayrigg...
     
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    Passing Brock

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    Keith Sergeant, Mar 11, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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    You and me both Julian - 17e at Shap Summit…
    Suffering a severe case of FOMO sat at work right now!
     
    dublo6231, Mar 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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    I had to Google that. Think I'm getting a bit old for all these new acronyms that keep popping up! But, yes, a day when I wish I wasn't stuck at work. Sitting here following along on Railcam and RTT like you.
     
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    I’m sure others will have more accurate, but I got 55mph at Grayrigg, 72mph at Tebay (max 74), 52/53mph Shap Summit (min 51)
     
    Will RL, Mar 11, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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    Sensational at Salterwath.
     
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    I had c.55 over the top at Grayrigg, and minimum 51 up Shap. A lovely noise! Leaves one to wonder about what 60532 might have done without the stop.
     
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    I'll agree with you.
    Also good to see and speak to Gordon on the platform at Carlisle.
     
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    Passing the Lancaster Canal at Stubbins Lane.

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    jsm8b, Mar 11, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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    guycarr360, Mar 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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    Well, that was a tad quick !
     
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    Looks like a good southbound climb, while I appreciate going off RTT is hardly an exact science, I have @1020 Shireman 's 60532 log in front of me, and it looks like after a slightly slower start on the bottom part of the climb, 60007 drew "level" with 60532 somewhere around Clifton and Lowther, and then mounted a heroic effort on the top section of the climb to somewhere in the region of 33 minutes from Carlisle to Shap Summit, versus 35 - 35.5 (depending on the comparator) for 60532. But this is just me enjoying a bit of desktop analysis, I may be wide off the mark when we get the @1020 Shireman logs!
     
    Julian Jones, Mar 11, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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    Approaching Scout Green 850_9352 lr.jpg
     
    ficksberglion, Mar 11, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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    Judging by the way steam past the window changed to drifting dark smoke the regulator may have been eased shortly before summit
     
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    iancawthorne, Mar 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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    Super stuff
     
    Spamcan81, Mar 11, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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    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 76.4mph); MP37.25 - 51.4mph (falling to around 51.2 for the next 0.2mile)

    I will take a closer look at the data and possibly refine/adjust slightly. I will post a report in the next couple of days, but I think that the speeds are correct. An absolutely cracking run!
     
    Oswald T Wistle, Mar 11, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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