7029 Clun Castle has had a memorable visit to the West Country, with an overnight trip to Plymouth. Starting in Birmingham on Friday, 1Z47 ran just behind schedule, with no problems attacking Whiteball and Rattery, despite being completely unassisted. However, fully fueled and loaded the following morning, 7029 with 1Z48 failed to climb Hemerdon, gracefully. No wheel slip, just a slow grind to a stop. Predicting this could happen, Vintage Trains chartered one of their Class 47s behind, so in case of a failure, help would be there. It was epic to watch. In chronological order, shots were taken at:

00:00 Attacking the Banks
00:10 Whiteball
01:47 Rattery
05:12 Hemerdon
08:33 Failure
11:43 7029 Clun Castle heads to Paddington

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Disclaimer : No trespassing was committed in the making of this video, all shots were taken at stations, roads or footpaths.