Date: 17 May 2009
Location: Southbound, heading towards Ais Gill summit. Classic Settle & Carlisle stuff.
Locomotive: LMS Jubilee Class 4-6-0 no 45690 Leander.
Train: The Settle - Carlisle Express
Timekeeping: 10-20 minutes EARLY.
Steaminess: Loads and loads. Chuff chuff chuff.
Speed: Faster than a Renault Clio. Thankfully.
Wobbliness: 8/10. Very wobbly. Being ridiculously early meant I was totally unprepared.
Wind noise: Better than this mornings attempt. You can hear the engine. Puff puff puff.
Number of other spotters: Loads. I counted at least 30 cars parked up next to mine. I can count 27 people in the video, there were plenty more folk further up the hill and hiding away out of view.
Things to note: Trains sometimes run wildly ahead of schedule. I really don't know how all these other folk knew to be there early.
hahahaha i love your descrptions!
jonnienicholls 2 years ago
Great Video, 5 Stars!
60103Henry 2 years ago