Saphos 2024

Lovely shot of the 40. They are one class of diesel I would go out of my way to see. Agree with your comment about appropriate motive power. The main thing that makes it inappropriate is that it is not going to get over the Devon banks without a lot of assistance from behind! Admittedly any steam loco would need assistance, but I suspect Mayflower will need more than most.

 

Thanks. We're at Newton Abbot on the way back now and the train flew over the banks with 'Mayflower' making very sweet music at the front. But I'm not kidding myself, if I wasn't lucky enough to be near the front both ways I've little doubt I'd hear the a very significant contribution from the back. It's been a lovely dry sunny afternoon but conditions this morning were wet, the banks are lined by big trees, battering the windows, but our 2 locos made light work of it. Just approaching Dawlish...

 

61306 at Hemerdon on the return working.

 

Great video, thanks. Both locos working well on the long and fearsome bank.