Wizzing over the Summit - a photo on Flickriver

Wizzing over the Summit

            The window hangers are both enjoying 'the fumes' and the 'Maybach Music' as Class 52 No. 1013 'Western Ranger' breasts the summit of The Lickey Incline at Blackwell hauling a 6000LA charter, 'The Merchant Venturer' 1Z76 0715 Bristol Temple Meads - Sellafield. This was to be a busy day for 1013 as during it's layover in Birmingham it was used by BR on a Merrymaker from New Street to Weston-super-Mare and return prior to working the return leg of 'The Merchant Venturer'. This train was electrically hauled by No. 86015 to Carnforth where a trio of steam locomotives, No. 790 'Hardwicke', B1 No. 1306 and A3 No. 4472 'Flying Scotsman' worked a series of specials along the Cumbrian Coast Line as far as Sellafield (information courtesy of Six Bells Junction). This view, too, has plenty of interest, as the building on the far right was an isolation hospital, now closed and demolished. Note, too, the goose neck lamps and the reminder that goods trains must stop and pin down their brakes prior to descending the Lickey Incline. And before anyone asks, there was no trespass involved because at that time I was a proud holder of a Western Region line side pass, and Blackwell was just inside the WR border with the LMR, as evidenced by the repeater which was under the control of Gloucester Panel. Copyright Photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved
   

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Blackwell (show map)

Taken on: May 22, 1976

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1013

Western-Ranger

Diesel-Hydraulic

British-Railways

6000LA

The-Merchant-Venturer'

Railtour

Blackwell

The-Lickey-Incline

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Sets appears in: • Class 52: The Westerns in BR Service • 1976

Camera: Epson PerfectionV700 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Epson PerfectionV700
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Photos 2.0
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