17th July 2021 (Cumbrian Mountain Express)

Date Saturday, 17th July 2021

Locomotive 46115 (Scots Guardsman)

Ran as 46115

Direction North

Load 12

Diesel None

Tour name Cumbrian Mountain Express

Headboard Railway Touring Company

Tour promoter Railway Touring Company

Operating company West Coast Railways

Route

Crewe
Liverpool (46115 on)
Farington Junction
Blackburn
Hellifield
Carlisle
Carnforth
Preston
Liverpool (46115 off)
Crewe

Royal Scot class 4-6-0 46115 'Scots Guardsman' gets to grip with the Long Drag to Blea Moor
with the Cumbrian Mountain Express of 17th July 2021, the hottest day of the year so far. Although still mid morning, the temperature was already in excess of 25C.

Hot Scot
by David Horner.