Hard Work at Hemerdon - 44871 spearheads the final Royal Duchy to Par - 2024

[@davidbailey533]

That's why I love the black 5s amazing locos

[@philipholt9112]

Hi My name is Phil I fired this locomotive in my 50 years on the footplate.I started at Edgeley shed in 1961 we had a locomotive with the number that was 44781 I finished my out at Longsight in 2011 working for cross country.Regards Phil.

[@SimonTog]

Nice video :)

[@ceanothus_bluemoon]

Looking and sounding great!

[@edmundbrain456]

Thanks very much for posting . Some lovely clips theres

[@AndreiTupolev]

Certainly sounded as if the 47 wasn't giving any assistance worthy of the name at Hemerdon, it was absolutely flying up there!

[@notch8rail]

44871 put on a show today! Saw her on both outbound and return on the Dawlish seawall and didn’t fail to impress on either occasion.

[@GarethJonesPilipala]

A very good series of shots of 44871. I videoed the train climbing to Dainton summit and the Class 47 was certainly working very hard. Unless the ghost of Andre Chapleon had been working on the Black 5 there is absolutely no way it could have climbed either Dainton or Hermerdon with nine coaches PLUS a Class 47 without a major input from the diesel. The loco was certainly being worked very hard and it was a good finale to the summer steam specials.

[@edmundbrain456]

Yes, she put up a good Gareth . As you say the diesel was giving some assitancw on Hemerdon as expected . Remarkable loco this one ,cconsidering all the work she doing .

[@edmundbrain456]

Yes, she put up a good Gareth . As you say the diesel was giving some assitancw on Hemerdon as expected . Remarkable loco this one ,cconsidering all the work she doing .

[@railfreightdrivergallagherGBRf]

Great display from a superb loco. Can't believe the state of the weed strewn track at Bodmin Road! Disgraceful from NR. JG.

[@davidhinton4409]

Believe it, it’s like that all over NR track these days. You want to see Norwich station!!

[@Levenstrainsandplanes]

I sae her at par and Liskeard today and an IET came late witxh allowed me to get a better shot thankfully

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Dammit! No chasing the train today, was flying from Jeddah to Milan and not a train in sight!