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  1. Otaioengineer liked LMarsh1987's post in the thread Lakelander Tours 2024.

    That was well in command with the 47 only taking its weight. Fair play to the LSL crew for not requesting much from the rear.

    Apr 14, 2024 at 10:33 AM
  2. Otaioengineer replied to the thread Lakelander Tours 2024.

    The loco was clearly handling the load well on Shap. The failure of the big-end could have been caused by a number of reasons, not necessarily down to the load. I think we need to agree to disagree.

    Apr 13, 2024 at 9:22 PM
  3. Otaioengineer replied to the thread Lakelander Tours 2024.

    I don’t think it was ‘clearly struggling’. Considering it started from a standing start at Tebay the climb was at a steady speed with a crisp exhaust beat and a clean fire. To me it looked like a good steady performance from a class 7 with a...

    Apr 13, 2024 at 8:02 PM