THE STAINMORE ROUTE
The
iconic and much lamented Stainmore and Eden Valley lines will soon be
brought back to life in TS2014, thanks to a small team of route builders
recreating this fabulous line. It'll be a test of your steam locomotive
driving skills, with gradients as steep as 1in57/59 on the approach to
Stainmore Summit. Below are some pictures of the routes most famous
structure - Belah Viaduct.
In
picture 1, an Ivatt 4MT 2-6-0 blasts towards the summit, banked by what
looks like a Standard 2MT. In picture 2, another Ivatt 4MT mogul is
seen crossing the same location, with a passenger train. The Stainmore
route wil run from Kirby Stephen East to Barnard Castle; Kirby Stephen
East to Tebay and Kirby Stephen East to Penrith. This will link very
nicely with RSDerek's Weardale route, assuming it sees the light of day
in the future. Below is a gradient profile for both sides of Stainmore
summit.
To complement the route, we're pleased to announce that not one, not two, but THREE new steam loco's will be built especially for the route. They are: Ivatt 4MT 2-6-0, affectionately - and sometimes not so affectionately - referred to as flying pigs! These we seen regularly on the Stainmore line during it's later years. The second loco will be another Ivatt locomotive, the 2MT tender locomotive. Along the the BR Standard version, these were also seen often on the line. The third loco, and one particularly associated with the line - the LNER J21!
In the next post we'll bring you up to date on progress..........................................
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