A Hungry Fire to Feed & a Big Hill to Climb

            With Grayrigg beaten, the fireman of No. 6233 'Duchess of Sutherland' now has the arduous task of keeping boiler pressure maximised so that his driver can use the few miles of level track over the site of Dillicar Troughs to work his stead up to as close to the permitted maximum of 75mph in order to 'take a run' at the approaching climb to Shap summit. Tebay is about four miles ahead, at which point the line begins to climb, firstly at 1-in-146 for a mile and half, and then it steepens to 1-in-75 for the next four miles to the summit. Stanier's 'Duchesses' were built for this terrain, and twelve trailing bogies will present no problem for No. 6233, as it speeds PMR Tours 'Citadel Express', 1Z23 0615 Gloucester - Crewe - Carlisle,  along the ledge beneath the M6 Motorway, and above cascading River Lune on 8th May 2010.. Copyright Photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved
   

Taken in: UK / England / Eden District / Low Borrowbridge (show map)

Taken on: May 8, 2010

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Camera: Nikon D300, f/8.0, 1/1600 sec, 45mm (=67mm), ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D300
Lens:	-- mm f/--
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1600)
Focal Length:	45mm (35mm equivalent: 67mm)
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Fine Weather
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Capture One 12 Macintosh
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