To Shap or not to Shap.. that is the question, 3 diesel assisted steam rail tours, two ascending Shap within minutes, 2 passing at Appleby..the forecast is rain
I voted against it, 600 miles round trip leaving at 5am.. looks like the day delivered but I think 2008 was better, so on balance I gave it a miss. I did do SVR last week with 43106, plus 45110/48773 on display, with cleaners !