Truely vile weather, in a thunderstorm we were reduced to hiding under the arches of the summit bridge to view this. Lizzie has 10 bogies (including several pullmans) and an idling Cl47 to drag up the hill, so the slow progress is only to be expected in wet and slippery rail conditions.

Back in 2004, EWS and FNW operated Loco-Hauled services betweeen Holyhead and Birmingham This video is taken from my old camera, so appologies if the quality and a little poor 47757 departs Stafford