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  1. Liam

    I'm very surprised at this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-somerset-41229861/flying-scotsman-gets-stuck-on-somerset-hill

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    2. mikeyh

      mikeyh

      The assisting loco was 7820 Dinmore Manor.http://cgibin.wsr.org.uk/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?h=Snapshot&p=2017/09/180 That part of Somerset - The Quantock Hills - is actually quite hilly! Crocombe Heathfield station is the highest point on the line at just under 120m above sea level.

    3. mikeyh

      mikeyh

      Sorry the link doesn't seem to work.

    4. DCB

      DCB

      Its hilly and wet down Somerset way. The GWR had a Pacific and only let it venture beyond Bristol once...

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