25th August 1990 (Cumbrian Mountain Express)

Date Saturday, 25th August 1990

Locomotives 60009 (Union of South Africa), 46229 (Duchess of Hamilton)

Ran as 60009 46229

Direction North and south

Load 12

Diesel None

Tour name Cumbrian Mountain Express

Headboard Cumbrian Mountain Express

Operating company British Railways

Blue Riband time

19 minutes, 24 seconds

Notes

60009 running as 'Osprey' northbound. 46229 southbound.

46229 Duchess of Hamilton in the cutting at Dent on 25/8/1990 with a southbound CME
Always nice there when the heather was out
Copyright David Price
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Duchess at Dent 2
by David Price.