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| During the week "The Great Britain" went North I was unable to get to film it for family reasons. However, I have made up for a little bit of that by catching it coming south at Dunkeld and the light engines plus support coach at Gleneagles. A number of friends and colleagues lamented the fact that I would miss the northbound journey and have promised to provide more pictures for my web site. Hopefully in a couple of weeks it will have more pictures. | |||
| The above video shows the train passing Dunkeld on Saturday morning 14th April. A number of people had gathered to see it and we were rewarded with a long blast of the A4's distinctive whistle. It made a wonderful site and was making what appeared to be light work of its train. It was also unusual, I thought, that the A4 was the lead engine. When I was a boy the smaller of the two engines was always the 'pilot' as I think they were called then. | After seeing the train at Dunkeld I didn't feel in the mood for facing the hoards of people who I'm sure were at Perth to see it arriving. I waited until later and went to Perth Station about 2.00 pm. Have took a few stills, none of which are particularly inspiring I took myself off to Gleneagles and filmed the two engines and the support coach there. We were again treated to a blast of the A4's distinctive whistle and this time 'The Great Marquess' joined in! | ||
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| 'Union of South Africa' Sir Nigel Gresley's 4-6-2 Pacific quietly resting at Perth after hauling 'The Great Britain' on its southbound leg from Inverness. The engines were taken off here and a Class 47 diesel did the honours for the remainder of the journey to Kings Cross. For a detailed history of the LNER follow this link. | Gresleys 2-6-0 Mogul K4 'The Great Marquess' the second of the double headed act also at Perth receiving a little 'tlc' from one of the crew members. Having been brought up on a visual diet of LMS engines I still find the round topped boilers of the LNER to be definately different. But the engines was certainly a joy to see. More information on the engine can also be found on the LNER link on the left. | ||
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The four pictures below were given to me by a work colleague, and his friend, and they are most appreciated. Apart from the fact that I wasn't able to be in Perth on the day teh excursion passed northwards I doubt if I could have got from Perth to Aviemore and Drumochter in time! |
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| The Great Marquis make truly wonder site it the spectacular Scottish highland scenery. Note also the patches of snow on the background hills. | The picture on the left may make a stunning scene but the one above is better! The Great Marquis and Union of South Africa making a spectacular ascent of Drumochter | ||
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| The 'Great Britain' at rest at Aviemore. | The, no doubt, proud owner of the two engines, John Cameron on the footplate at Aviemore. | ||
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