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Steam on the Highland Main Line

The Highland Main Line has always been a test for Railwaymen and the prospect of steam over the route brings out the challenge for the crews and the photographers. Here are numerous trips in both directions with many different classes of locomotive.
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    On the downhill run to Blair Athol, 48151 passes over the little used crossover at Dalanraoch.
    At Pitlochry water was taken and coal pulled forward again, also Kevin Gould took over from Phil Wheeldon as fireman. Now the trains gets away once more and runs over an embankment recently cleared of trees opening up the view. The driver has just shut off as the gradient falls at 1 in 100 steepening to 1 in 90.
    To the north of Dunkeld by the Hermitage, the line and road run close by again. A brief patch of sunshine lights up the line as 48151 runs through with steam on.