Whitrope Siding
The Waverley about to breast Whitrope Summit on 18th August 1961 on its journey from St Pancras to Edinburgh. The locomotive in charge is D19, one of the Leeds-based Peak class which had recently taken over this working from steam traction. The 10-mile climb from Newcastleton to Whitrope - most of it at 1 in 75 - was one of the most steeply-graded main-line sections in Britain.
Location: Whitrope Siding
Original line: Border Union Railway (North British Railway)
Photographer: Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven)
Contact photographer: Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven)
Date: 18/08/1961
Image number: 38465
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