Loose_Grip/Pete's photos with the keyword: K1

It's midnight on shed at Fort William and under starry skies Thompson K1 2-6-0 62005 is gently smoking away in preparation for working the Jacobite to Mallaig the following day.

The West Highland line in Scotland has some very gutsy, long gradients. The climb to County Marsh summit from Crianlarich is 7 miles of mainly 1 in 60 & here on the footplate of K1 62005 Neal is working hard on the climb.

On the West Highland line & the 10.15 Jacobite crosses the River Lochy as it departs Fort William for Mallaig, headed by LNER/NELPG locomotive K1 2-6-0 62005, the foothills of Ben Nevis in the background. I arrived early at the location in full sunlight but of course that didn't last long and I stood for 20 minutes in the driving rain. Fortunately it relented shortly before the train turned up, result happiness.

Cleaning the fire of K1 2-6-0 62005 on Fort William depot in the evening after it had pulled the Jacobite to Mallaig and back.

Black 5 4-6-0 45407 is pulled by K1 2-6-0 62005 in the depot yard at Fort William.

Lit by moon and starlight, LNER K1 2-6-0 62005 simmers at 22.30 after we had banked up the fire on shed ready for the next day's Jacobite to Mallaig.