The Scarborough Flyer. 31 July 2009.

Stanier Duchess, number 6233 Duchess of Sutherland heads the first Scarborough Flyer of 2009 through Diggle, Saddleworth.

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[thunderchild21]

Nice video Matt. I was at Greenfield that day, and you could hear 6233 from Mossley. Made a terrific sound.

Jeff

[sarahandmatt13]

Thanks Jeff, could hear her in Greenfield too ! Going like a good un' !! Gutted when she was shut off and became obvious the loop stop was on !!.................Matt

[ralph5407]

Nice clips Matt, I'll also bet that there was some hurried shutting of windows as they entered the tunnel, good job she was not clagging like some we have seen.

[sarahandmatt13]

Thanks Ralph, imagine back in the 60's she'd have been following a clagging 8F on rubbish coal and if the timing was wrong copped a soaking from the water troughs that were just inside the Diggle end ot the tunnel, hell !!..............Matt

[acw71000]

Great selection of shots there Matt, I liked your comment about the crew taking a deep breath before entering Standedge, very apt.

[sarahandmatt13]

Thanks Austin, that restart into the tunnel must be awful, far worse back in the day though, when the air would have been full of the previous chaps exhaust !!.....Matt

[khankadet]

Very smooth videoing once again Matt and a joy to watch. Some nifty leg work to get from the footbridge to the restart at Standedge tunnel. Chris

[M3UEX]

nice one

[LMSStanier]

She had slowed a bit at at Mossley from when you had filmed her at Stanedge . She was clagging it too as if she was picking up speed.

[LMSStanier]

And, depending on the design of the locos, open cabs!!

[sarahandmatt13]

Thanks mate, 2002 the last Duchess over Standedge. Not sure about the stop, think i prefere em at full tilt !!.........Matt