An epic WCML farce led to this shot: 1M18, the first Glasgow-Euston, with 87010 King Arthur powering, found itself suddenly in dire trouble after a brake pipe ruptured between coaches, causing the train to come to a sudden screeching halt at Crawford - not a position of strength! The train was "assisted" by some 47 on a freight, as far as Beattock Summit up loop, to clear the line. By this time the fitters had arrived by road (!) from Polmadie, but little could be done. Whilst the minutes dragged by, I was 'withered' as 1M02, 09:10 Edinburgh - International, passed with 87009 City of Birmingham in charge! Such a working was exceptionally rare at the time as the first nine Sevens were all in the IWSA pool, dedicated exclusively to overnight sleeper diagrams.