I'd say there are several differences this year : 1. Only two locos at Fort William instead of three so no back up. Given 62005 was out of...
None of the 10A fleet apart from Tangmere is air braked.
It's not just that one trip is it. There are also the four Scottish trips and the Chatsworth trip scheduled for the first three weeks of September.
See post 602 of this thread written by Richard Roper.
I think over the South Devon Banks the max permitted load for a class 8 unassisted would probably be eight. 1 in 42 is a bit of a different...
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