How I shall remember the West Coast - 87001 STEPHENSON, heading 1S55, cruises round the curve at Beckfoot, towards Low Gill, prior to a flat-out thrash through the Lune Gorge, followed by the assault on Shap. Superb traction, beautiful scenery - the Premier Line indeed.
How I shall remember the West Coast - 87001 STEPHENSON, heading 1S55, cruises round the curve at Beckfoot, towards Low Gill, prior to a flat-out thrash through the Lune Gorge, followed by the assault on Shap. Superb traction, beautiful scenery - the Premier Line indeed.
WCML 4: Preston - Carlisle
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86634 + 86614 (readily identifiable by its nameplates and assorted crests) are seen heading south at Pye Bridge, just south of Milnthorpe, on a lovely early summer afternoon in late May 1998. Previous | NextSomehow, to my annoyance, I messed this shot up, through not picking the right angle for the picture. Still, 87001 STEPHENSON looks OK storming up Shap at Greenholme with 1S83, 14:30 Euston Glasgow, on a sunny August evening.

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