MERLIN 27
60009 ESK VALLEY 270919 9217 DE HSH-
EACH A GLIMPSE & GONE FOREVER...
John Cameron is on the fireman's seat of his LNER A4 60009 'Union of South Africa' as it's safety valve lift in response to the locomotive slipping on the wet rails of the curve at Esk Valley viaduct, with the 15.56 Grosmont - Pickering on 27th September 2019, during the NYMR Autumn Steam Gala. 60009 would slip to halt by the P-Way hut on the climb towards Green End, however the crew were able to successfully restart their train from this dead stand on the 1 in 49 gradient.
60009 ESK VALLEY 270919 9217 DE HSH-
EACH A GLIMPSE & GONE FOREVER...
John Cameron is on the fireman's seat of his LNER A4 60009 'Union of South Africa' as it's safety valve lift in response to the locomotive slipping on the wet rails of the curve at Esk Valley viaduct, with the 15.56 Grosmont - Pickering on 27th September 2019, during the NYMR Autumn Steam Gala. 60009 would slip to halt by the P-Way hut on the climb towards Green End, however the crew were able to successfully restart their train from this dead stand on the 1 in 49 gradient.