3rd October 1995 (The Shap Trials)

Date Tuesday, 3rd October 1995

Locomotive 46229 (Duchess of Hamilton)

Ran as 46229

Direction South

Load 11

Diesel None

Tour name The Shap Trials

Headboard None

Tour promoter Days Out

Route

Crewe (46229 on)
Preston
Carnforth
Carlisle
Hellifield
Blackburn (46229 off)
Crewe

3rd October 1995
LMS Princess Coronation Class 8P 46229 Duchess of Hamilton reaches the summit at Ais Gill on the Settle and Carlisle in stunning weather with one of three tours run as performance trials of different locomotives on successive weekends north over Shap and south over Ais Gill. Sir Nigel Gresley ran the week before, and Duke of Gloucester the week after.

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by Tony Woof.