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A Railwayman's View - BR Western Region by Peter Collins > Shires & Midlands > LPPC DSL BW 1271

 

 

The photographs in this collection are from the Shires & Midlands section of Peter Collins' Railwayman's View Book Volume One - BR Western Region.

LPPC DSL BW 1271 The Lickey Incline was a mecca for enthusiasts in steam days and actually didn’t lose a lot of its appeal thereafter. The sight and sound of a Class 47 working at its limits on a miserably wet Friday afternoon with over 1000 tonnes of oil hung behind it as it headed laboriously towards Blackwell was actually pretty impressive. Even better, Hymek Type 3 Class 35s (and Class 37s) took over banking duties after the 94XX Pannier tanks had all gone. If you thought one Hymek on full power sounded good, you just had to experience three in multiple. Here, in time-honoured fashion, they roll back down to Bromsgrove afterwards to wait for the next big push. D7023 leads this formation. Keywords: BR, Western, Lickey Incline, Hymek, Class 35, Bankers, D7023, Light Engine
LPPC DSL BW 1271 The Lickey Incline was a mecca for enthusiasts in steam days and actually didn’t lose a lot of its appeal thereafter. The sight and sound of a Class 47 working at its limits on a miserably wet Friday afternoon with over 1000 tonnes of oil hung behind it as it headed laboriously towards Blackwell was actually pretty impressive. Even better, Hymek Type 3 Class 35s (and Class 37s) took over banking duties after the 94XX Pannier tanks had all gone. If you thought one Hymek on full power sounded good, you just had to experience three in multiple. Here, in time-honoured fashion, they roll back down to Bromsgrove afterwards to wait for the next big push. D7023 leads this formation. Keywords: BR, Western, Lickey Incline, Hymek, Class 35, Bankers, D7023, Light Engine
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The Lickey Incline was a mecca for enthusiasts in steam

days and actually didn’t lose a lot of its appeal thereafter. The sight and sound of a Class 47 working at its limits on a miserably wet Friday afternoon with over 1000 tonnes of oil hung behind it as it headed laboriously towards Blackwell was actually pretty impressive. Even better, Hymek Type 3 Class 35s (and Class 37s) took over banking duties after the 94XX Pannier tanks had all gone. If you thought one Hymek on full power sounded good, you just had to experience three in multiple. Here, in time-honoured fashion, they roll back down to Bromsgrove afterwards to wait for the next big push. D7023 leads this formation.