Front Window footage of a run along the Watercress Line behind ex-LMS 5MT no. 45379.
Over the past two years, the Black Five has proven elusive due to maintenance, failures and the reintroduction of renovated locos into traffic, and this - the 2017 Spring Gala - was the first time I've ridden behind it; something I'm sure to repeat now I've done it once.
Enjoy this high-quality sound recording of the famous class, undeniably one of Stanier's most brutal-sounding designs, working hard up the steep gradients of the Mid-Hants Railway.
All footage filmed on 17th February 2017
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