LMS Black 5 on the Long Drag The Settle & Carlisle Railway #locomotivesagainstthegradient
Steam against the gradient to Ais Gill summit. The Cumbrian Mountain Express. Stanier Black 5 No 45407 (running in the guise of long scrapped classmate 44996) takes on the Long Drag with 10 coaches plus a class 67 on the rear providing ETH only. This video which was filmed on the 23rd October 2004 starts from Birkett Common & with the exception of editing out some of the running time inside Birkett tunnel is a continuous 16 minute clip to Ais Gill summit.
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VIDEO CHAPTERS
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0:44 5 miles from summit
3:38 4 miles from summit
6:07 3 miles from summit
8:56 2 miles from summit
12:39 1 mile from summit
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