steamsounds - Riding behind steam

46229 Duchess of Hamilton

Back in the 1980s and early 90s there was one loco that, given the right conditions, could almost be guaranteed to produce outstanding performances every time it ventured out on the main line. That loco was Duchess of Hamilton and on this CD you'll find 7 tracks playing for almost 80 minutes featuring some of the more memorable runs that I had with this tremendous loco. As you will see, there are recordings from the S&C, a high speed climb in the Chiltern Hills, some memorable sounds from SSE runs and my own personal, unforgettable favourite, 46229's first time on Shap.
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To hear some short, near CD quality samples of the tracks from this CD click the buttons in the track list

Track List

1. Departing from Long Preston to Ribblehead. 19th October 1985
2. Departing from York to passing Bolton Percy. 12th August 1984
3. From passing Church Fenton to near Garforth.
4. Departing from Leeds to Passing Horsforth. 19th August 1984
5. From passing High Wycombe to Saunderton. 5th October 1985
6. From near Milnthorpe to Grayrigg. 3rd October 1995
7. From passing Tebay to Shap Summit.

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