Railway Herald
"Home Fleet B.R. Standard Class 4MT 4-6-0 No. 75078 pilots Guest Locomotive (courtesy of the Severn Valley Railway and Southern Locomotives Limited) SR Battle of Britain Class Pacific Pacific No. 34053 'Sir Keith Park' along the 1 in 114 gradient of the Great Northern Straight, working the 14:10 Keighley to Oxenhope Express Passenger Service, comprising 6 Coach Real-Ale Buffet Set, on a mostly overcast 8th October 2016, the second day of the KWVR Autumn Steam Spectacular.
On its first-ever climb up Keighley Bank the previous day, 34053 struggled so much that it stopped twice and took over an hour to complete its scheduled 32 minute trip to Oxenhope, necessitating it being piloted throughout the remainder of the Gala."
Mike Brook
