'The Heart of Wales' with 45407 & 44871 Storming Sugar Loaf 13/04/2013

1,797 views · Published 13 April 2013 · 3:05 · Indexed 29 October 2026

Channel: Robert Masterman · 2013 · Travel & Events

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On an atrocious afternoon, I captured two specials on The Heart of Wales Line, one diesel one steam. This shows LMS Black 5's 45407 & 44871 as they storm the Southbound climb up Sugar Loaf Summit, with the 1Z49 14.34 Llandrindod Wells to Oxford which was steam hauled as far as Cardiff on this leg. This is a new location made available after some heavy foliage removal from the roadside.
In the second clip, the pair are seen departing Southbound from Llandeilo in torrential rain,

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