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Beattock to Druimuachdar - A tale of two summits

Black 8 2-8-0 48151 was booked to run from Carnforth to Inverness to position the loco for its part in the Great Britain Railtour and to haul a private charter wedding special for a very rich man with no dress sense. His bride, so the published photos showed, was just as lacking in the fashion department. But the movement provided a good day out chasing the train over Beattock and Druimuachdar Summits. 13/3/07
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    66107 ploughs on southbound climbing at 1 in 275 with a long rake of four wheeled HAA MGR loaded coal hoppers. The working is unidentified.
    Moving up to Carstairs and 48151 sits in the down loop at the station taking water from a road tanker and allowing other northbound traffic to overtake.
    One of the passing trains was 6S36 0850 MX Dalston to Grangemouth empty TEA bogie tanks with 66068 in charge.