The Great Britain XVI - 44871 and 45407 blast up the 1 in 37 Lickey Incline! 14/4/24

Day 2 of ‘The Great Britain XVI’ railtour would see steam return on the 1 in 37.7 Lickey incline for the second consecutive week. LMS Black fives 44871 and 45407 ‘The Lancashire fusilier’ working 1Z32 from Cheltenham Spa to Lancaster.
Again getting there early was a must as steam up the Lickey in the morning is rare and the weather was forecast to be clear and sunny. There was the usual risk of a unit going down at the same time, but a 3 minute late departure from Cheltenham Spa and the late running service train that proceeded the double header, meant we would get a clear view of the train digging into the 2 mile climb. Passing Bromsgrove 3 minutes late the train took just over 3 minutes to crest the summit at Blackwell just 1 minute late. Both engines going well and sounding great even with a push from the expected push from the Class 47.
Filmed in 4k
14/4/24
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[@crunchynutsteamfilms5043]

Great stuff Luke. That morning glint was beautiful, certainly made for a unique shot, and as always great to catch up. Regards, Dan

[@ceanothus_bluemoon]

What a glorious sight and sound!

[@jammiebeasts]

Superb!!

[@AndysSteamAdventures]

Mint video taken mate. Gutted the Saturday 1 is now cancelled 😢 im heading towards Craven Arms instead now i think to catch Day 8

[@martinross5521]

Brilliant video - I love the Bromsgrove area and you caught these two really storming in fine weather!

[@blackcountrysteamvideos8021]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Fabulous Luke it’s been 8 years since I last saw these two locos together through the bromsgrove area I caught them at bowling green lane overbridge and this is the first time I get to see a double header working check it out

[@stuartbroome1258]

Full chat, shame about the 47, be nice to see them working the Lickey on their own. Great video, many thanks 😊

[@SFSproductions1]

The 47 is there to provide electrical power and air conditioning to the coaches

[@GreatBritishRailways1]

Were you the first one there and what a great capture? Regards, John

[@blackcountrysteamvideos8021]

Cheers John. 😂 I got there with Liam first. Within ten minutes of being there another turned up

[@AndysSteamAdventures]

I wasn't far behind, I stayed out the night before lol

[@SimonTog]

Super video :)

[@James_Trains]

Great Video mate it was good to see you again at Viago to have a catch up.

[@blackcountrysteamvideos8021]

Cheers James. Good to see ya mate

[@mobilephil244]

Beautiful. With those two power packs up front I can't see the point of that diesel haemorrhoid stuck to the trains backside. Could it not be surgically removed ?

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

0:58 at least that emu got out of the way quick enough

[@dbrailways]

Excellent - storming run

[@PolishThatHandle346]

You've misspelt pushed with blast...

[@danspotter8618]

Amazing ‼️ at least you didn't get Bowled

[@blackcountrysteamvideos8021]

Thankfully the 3 minute late departure allowed enough time for the unit to pass

[@danspotter8618]

@blackcountrysteamvideos8021 at least you Captured her