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Old 12th January 2013, 05:22
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Originally Posted by 86217Comet View Post
The Carstairs-Lockerbie section has to be one of the most interesting mainline routes in the UK especially with the gradients, including Beattock Summit and the many curves as well as the lineside scenery. I just wish I'd been old enough to see and hear the class 50s at Beattock summit in the early 1970s before electrification.
It was even better in the days of steam.
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