The Famous Five In One Day ! 60103 - 60163 - 6201 - 70000 - 45596

Five giants of steam preservation would all grace the mainline on Saturday 20th July, with three steam specials passing over the Settle & Carlisle Railway within the space of a few hours, once again the Northern Hills played host to the sights and sounds of steam traction ! There was also two other steam tours across the Welsh Marches Line, proving England was the place to be for mainline steam locomotive action, and in this video all five locos can be seen on their individual trains.
The day was long and challenging, especially at the start with a heavy downpour of rain, which still managed to played second fiddle to 'Princess Elizabeth as she stormed through the rain up the S&C. Second up was Flying Scotsman which was hauling the Northern Belle dining train and is seen climbing Giggleswick Bank with it's heavy load. After the passing of Scotsman and one hour later it was Tornado's turn over the S&C, and the A1 is seen Blasting it's way towards Ribblesdale ! The final two tours were over the Welsh Marches Line and first we see 'Bahamas' dashing past Onibury in fine style. The final loco of the day, was no other than Britannia, where we see her climbing past Wistanstow with ease on her way back to Crewe.
A lengthy and challenging day, but it was just about worth it. August will be a quiet month, so we wanted to make an effort for this video. I hope you enjoy the video.