Rivals or partners?
by davidtrout
Two steam loco designs built by rival railway companies before Nationalisation team up to double-head a heavy charter train through the Pennines. Here ex-LNER Class B1 and ex-LMS Class 5 wait to leave Carlisle Citadel Station on a very wet and cold January day in 2014 to tackle the stiff gradients of the Settle and Carlisle Railway.
I was prompted to post this following Pete Weber's recent posting of a photo showing two Class 5s double heading the Tin Bath special at Sheffield.
The Class 5s and the B1s were widely regarded as the best examples of middle power range 4-6-0s built in Britain in the late steam era. The 'train engine' in this shot, Class 5 no. 45407 also featured in Pete's picture. The 'pilot' here is B1 61264.
K30+DA*16-50mm lens
I was prompted to post this following Pete Weber's recent posting of a photo showing two Class 5s double heading the Tin Bath special at Sheffield.
The Class 5s and the B1s were widely regarded as the best examples of middle power range 4-6-0s built in Britain in the late steam era. The 'train engine' in this shot, Class 5 no. 45407 also featured in Pete's picture. The 'pilot' here is B1 61264.
K30+DA*16-50mm lens
Uploaded04/11/2015 - 10:17
CategoryTransport
Posted 05/11/2015 - 00:36
Link
Most unusual pairing. A B1 always worked the 4.50pm Birmingham New Street > Cleethorpes. We always took that train home simply to be pulled by it !
Thanks for sharing this one.
Thanks for sharing this one.
Posted 09/11/2015 - 07:43
Link
Nice... slightly "David Shepherd"y with all that steam...
"The Lancashire Fusilier" was a regular through Burley Park station in Headingley...
pulling charter trains the pretty route to York... probably still is!!
Not knowingly seen the B1 before... pretty engine for a workhorse!!
"The Lancashire Fusilier" was a regular through Burley Park station in Headingley...
pulling charter trains the pretty route to York... probably still is!!
Not knowingly seen the B1 before... pretty engine for a workhorse!!
Never be afraid to talk about your techniques...
"Give a thousand photographers...
the same camera, lens and scene...
and you'll always get a thousand different takes!!"
Anon.
"Give a thousand photographers...
the same camera, lens and scene...
and you'll always get a thousand different takes!!"
Anon.
Add Comment
To leave a comment - Log in to Pentax User or create a new account.


510 posts
18 years
Nottinghamshire
Pentax K5
Pentax DA 18-55 Mk1, 50-200 (Samsung), 16-45, 55-300 Mk1, 35 f/2.4
Pentax MZ6 + FA28-90, FA50 f/1.4, M 50 f/1.7
Tamron 80-210mm & 28mm