North west trains, 2008

695 photos from the West Coast Main Line (WCML) and other lines in north west England

6233 Duchess of Sutherland, 1Z37, Lancaster, 9 October 2008 3 - 1748 Before the train had come to a stand, it got a green, probably because Preston Box realised that the following 1M44 mail was about 15 minutes behind. The Duchess tackled the climb up the damp rails of Lancaster's notorious 1 in 98 Ripley Bank well, with apparently only one brief slip.

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6233 Duchess of Sutherland, 1Z37, Lancaster, 9 October 2008 3 - 1748 Before the train had come to a stand, it got a green, probably because Preston Box realised that the following 1M44 mail was about 15 minutes behind. The Duchess tackled the climb up the damp rails of Lancaster's notorious 1 in 98 Ripley Bank well, with apparently only one brief slip.