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    Mar 15, 2022 6 minutes

    THERE is quite a mixture this time, spanning 51 years of main line steam running but with a mainly Northern theme.

    First off, thanks to my indefatigable correspondent Alan RawIings, I am able to report the recent running of unmodified Bulleid Pacific No. 34067 Tangmere on the Railway Touring Company’s ‘Cumbrian Mountain Express’ on January 29 this year, as pictured in issue 290.

    The train had the usual 11-coach load and Tangmere took Jubilee No. 45690 Leander as pilot locomotive, ensuring that the newly overhauled Bulleid could take things relatively easy on its first main line appearance on a loaded train with passengers on board.

    The Carnforth to Carlisle section is shown in Table One. Set alongside is the same section of this train on February 2, 2019, when rebuilt Merchant Navy 4-6-2 No. 35018 took B1 4-6-0 No. 61306 as pilot engine, and the pair came within a few seconds of even time for the 63.13 miles. Alan tells the

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