Fifteen Guinea Special
On 11th August 1968 British Rail ran it's last ever mainline passenger steam hauled service - The Fifteen Guinea Special. The train ran from Liverpool Lime Street to Carlisle via Manchester Victoria and the Settle and Carlisle line.
40 years later on the 10th August 2008 a re-run of this famous working took place operated by West Coast Railways. Despite the less than ideal weather conditions hundreds of people turned out to see it.
BR Class 7MT 4-6-2 no 70013 Oliver Cromwell hauled the train between Manchester and Carlisle in both 1968 and 2008.
BR Class 7MT no 70013 Oliver Cromwell crosses Ribblehead Viaduct with the outward working.
LMS Class 5MT nos 45407 and 45231 pass Hale Grange with the return working.
LMS Class 5MT nos 45407 and 45231 steaming away as they reach Ais Gill summit with the return working.
