Outlet 👍 Sir Nigel Gresley, Settle & Carlisle, from The footplate. DVD –   👏

An exhilarating rail journey over one of Britain’s toughest rail routes from the footplate! We are on the footplate of A4 Class Locomotive 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley for it’s magnificent return to one of the most spectacular and testing main line routes in Britian the Settle-Carlise Railway. With our footplate crew Driver Ron Smith and Fireman Pete Hanson assisted by John Wilkinson we head the Cumbrian Mountain Limited from Hellifield to Carlise. With unique footplate access our crew gives us an insight into the job of the steam loco crew in poreparing the Pacific for the trip and how they achieve a spectacular performance from this classic engine on its route over the big hill!