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
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Uploaded04/11/2015 - 10:17
CategoryTransport
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Aperturef/8
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ISO800
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pgweber
Posted 04/11/2015 - 12:56 Link
You've caught the black livery looking smart and the escaping steam conjures up an atmosphere. Nice one, David.
Peter

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Teaka53
Posted 04/11/2015 - 13:21 Link
Or just they have just become good friends
Malc
Jumbo48
Posted 04/11/2015 - 17:28 Link
Great to see.
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senn
Posted 04/11/2015 - 21:04 Link
like a dream, .. interesting info too; .. thanks for sharing this, David
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davidwozhere
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.
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drofmit
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!!
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and you'll always get a thousand different takes!!"
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