Steam Trains Working Very Hard at Shap Summit

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Footage of preserved steam trains at Shap Summit on the West Coast Mainline, filmed between 2011 and 2019. Locomotives featured include:
- 46233 Duchess Of Sutherland (LMS Princess Coronation)
- 6201 Princess Elizabeth (LMS Princess Royal)
- 46115 Scots Guardsman (LMS Royal Scot)
- 45690 Leander (LMS Jubilee)
- 45699 Galatea (LMS Jubilee)
- 45407 The Lancashire Fusilier (LMS Black 5)
- 48151 (LMS 8F)
- 70000 Britannia (British Railways Standard Class 7)
- 70013 Oliver Cromwell (British Railways Standard Class 7)
- 60163 Tornado (LNER A1)
- 61994 The Great Marquess (LNER K4)
- 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (GWR Castle)
- 35018 British India Line (SR Merchant Navy)
- 34067 Tangmere (SR Battle of Britain)
The locomotives were hauling a variety of workings including:
- Cumbrian Mountain Express;
- Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express;
- Cumbrian Coast Express;
- The Lakelander;
- The West Highlander;
- The Border Raider;
- The Cumbrian Fells Express;
- The Pennine Blackpool Express;
- One-off excursions.
Thanks to Peter Ainsworth (www.flickr.com...) for the shots of 34067, 6201, 46233 southbound (1) and 70013 southbound (1).
Shap Summit is situated on the West Coast Mainline, between London Euston and Glasgow Central, around 35 miles south of Carlisle, in Cumbria (formerly Westmorland). It marks the summit of the original Lancaster and Carlisle railway, the route of which was determined by Joseph Locke, and which opened in 1846. Regular steam working often involved banking from Tebay up the infamous 4-mile 1-in-75 northbound gradient, and ended in 1967. Preserved steam returned in September 1995, and continues to run occasionally over the bank to this day.

[@mrhearse777]

Brilliant filming . Thanks for all your hard work.

[@Linesider1]

thanks very much for taking the time to comment and your kind words, much appreciated.

[@walterfick157]

Love the clanging of Tangmere at 07:34...🚂

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks Walter, definitely makes a distinctive clang haha!

[@sydshrimp]

Terrific video Highlighted just how good the Scots are!

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks Peter. I fully agree - fantastic machines, and 46115 has given the pacifics a run for their money, if not bettered many performances.

[@simonal1989]

No effort from Tornado or the Duchess whatsoever. Marvellous

[@kenmcdowell5325]

Duchess and Shap the legend synonymous

[@kenmcdowell5325]

@@simonal1989 just wondering and reminiscing what could a Duchess have done on the east coast mainline done in line in their heyday down sutton Bank?

[@jacobmoss6830]

Earl of mount edgcumbe causually sauntering over shap with load 10. You love to see it.

[@AndrewFosterSheff69]

Beautifu! Triple liked ;-) I used to live near Shap (Towcett), youth is indeed wasted on the young!

[@robertwilliams624]

Real Steam, Long rakes of Coaches, SHAP, No Pusher, Easy-peasy. Bring back steam.

[@Linesider1]

Sounds good to me!

[@ludwigsamereier8204]

Thank you for the vid. What a pity the trains plus surroundings are esthetically anihilated by the ugly overhead wiring. On top of this, here in Germany the bulk of high speed lines run between high noise protection walls. What have they done to our trains Ma....

[@Linesider1]

You’re welcome and thanks for your comment. Yes we have lost a lot of the character and beauty but it is remarkable that steam is allowed to run on the modern railway. We have some unattractive fencing too which is sadly on the increase. Thanks again, David.

[@LoKe1]

Bloody fantastic footage 👍🏻

[@grahamhall5211]

Nice one Steve great to have the crack with you lovely video's Steve nice one 👍 😊

[@Linesider1]

Thanks but this video isn't by Steve, it's by Linesider (David). Glad you enjoyed it.

[@acw71000]

Ten minutes of excellent non stop action David, really enjoyable. I've often wished for a time machine to go back to Shap with modern equipment before the wires went up and the M6 blighted the landscape!

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks Austin, much appreciated. Yes I get that totally - the volume of traffic back then, the bankers, the peace, and a railway full of life and interest.

[@riosrivlog]

I like this video my friend do. More pls

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks again, glad you enjoyed it

[@RailTractionEye]

Brilliant

[@Linesider1]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

[@khankadet]

I give in - I can't make up my mind which sounds best!! Is it the Brits, oh here's the 8F then along comes Lizzie. Maybe they are all great in there own way. Wonderful compilation so thanks for putting it together and sharing it with us David. Take care - Chris

[@Linesider1]

Thank you very much Chris, much appreciated. I know what you mean, and we could probably agree that Tornado doesn't have the loudest bark! Interesting to see the differences when putting it together.

[@EMuksteam]

Superb video David. Great action compilation. Really enjoyed . Nice selection selection of locos. Kind regards C&A

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks C&A, much appreciated as ever. We are very lucky to have such a variety of mainline loco's.

[@World.of.railways]

Nice train in a wonderful landscape, great video, thank you! Best Regards from Germany, Railherbie

[@Linesider1]

Thank you very much Herbie, very much appreciated. Best regards to you from a grey England, David.

[@rjas365]

An inspired compilation theme, David, brilliantly edited and captioned to great effect. Much appreciated documentation, too. All brilliant but my favourites: Galatea @ 03:10, The Great Marquess @ 04:50 and Oliver Cromwell @ 10:00. Kind regards, Bob

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks Bob, very much appreciated. There have been some excellent runs over the years, and the sound and clag certainly made The Great Marquess one to remember! Thanks again, David.

[@stamrly418]

What’s not to love . Main line locos doing what they were designed for. I love the section at 5.17 with the fireman doing his bit. Each shovel of coal is seen by a short puff of dark smoke that very quickly clears. Classic of what “the book” says. All the locos are working well and hard on the climb. Well done again. Amacf

[@Linesider1]

Thank you very much Alan, much appreciated. So many great performances over the years, and always exciting to see how it's going.

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Excellent steam action at sharp summit

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks Scott, glad you enjoyed it.

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

@@Linesider1 anytime david

[@rogermclaren186]

Fantastic experience travelling south at speed on the steamers from Shap Summit to Tebay in the 1950s.

[@Linesider1]

That must have been brilliant. Thanks for your comment.

[@12Gsooty]

A fabulous compilation, many thanks for putting it together & sharing. Admittedly watching steam locos lifting trains over "The Fell" is something I will never tire of watching I'm afraid.

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks and much appreciated - like you, I don't think I'll ever get bored of it either.

[@charlie50015]

Some very good captures there, I’ve always wanted to come here myself. The transition at 1:55 was absolutely perfect!

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks Charlie, luckily the weather and lighting was very constant which helped the transition.

[@davidbailey533]

Awesome sight to see all those and shows the power of Brittania Angry Ollie and Tornado off brilliantly also was Tangmere really struggling cos to me that poor loco always seemed to have some form of issue . Would love to see ollie and Brittania double head that would be spectacular

[@Linesider1]

Many thans David, much appreciated. Yes, Tangmere had quite a battle, but in my humble opinion, had too many on (13) for a light pacific. She slipped at Shap Wells and twice at the summit, great enginemanship to get her there. A 70000/70013 would indeed be quite something!

[@harnettyrailways]

Love the compilation of steam over Shap over the years. Richard

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks Richard, much appreciated. Hopefully there will be plenty to enjoy next year but who knows.

[@updistant]

Wonderful spectacle and quality of filming. Thank you for posting.

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks Rob, much appreciated, glad you enjoyed it.

[@TheStephengthompson]

Totally brilliant as ever David, best place to be in my opinion to see shots like these 👍

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks Steve, much appreciated and yes, difficult to beat Shap performance-wise.

[@CrossfellRailwayVideos]

Terrific, David. What a collection!

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks Alan, much appreciated. Hopefully we will have more to enjoy next year!

[@leeseisenbahnen]

Main line steam at it's best!

[@Linesider1]

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it.

[@JonDingle]

Great video!

[@Linesider1]

Thank you very much!

[@barryroberts2196]

As always a real pleasure to watch. thank you.

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks Barry, much appreciated.