Sam Yeeles
Loch nan uamh 44871 take 2
On what is probably the best luck I’ve had all year, 44871( substituting for 45407 which had a issue) was 15 minutes late crossing loch nan uamh viaduct,resulting in the sun appearing just in time and tide coming further in for 48s crossing, shortly before stalling on the start of the climb to polnish. As a result the 5 reversed into beasdale tunnel 1 and had another run over the viaduct, again in the sun, for 44871s final run of the season. And the last run with a boiler first working out of mallaig for who knows how long. Sadly a diesel pilot was required from essan onwards due to the 5 failing with a clinkered fire due to bad coal.
Loch nan uamh 44871 take 2
On what is probably the best luck I’ve had all year, 44871( substituting for 45407 which had a issue) was 15 minutes late crossing loch nan uamh viaduct,resulting in the sun appearing just in time and tide coming further in for 48s crossing, shortly before stalling on the start of the climb to polnish. As a result the 5 reversed into beasdale tunnel 1 and had another run over the viaduct, again in the sun, for 44871s final run of the season. And the last run with a boiler first working out of mallaig for who knows how long. Sadly a diesel pilot was required from essan onwards due to the 5 failing with a clinkered fire due to bad coal.