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Sir Nigel Gresley Setting Giggleswick Bank On Fire in November 1981

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 7:39 pm
by 2745CaptainCuttle
The following film is a compilation of steam footage shot on Super 8mm Sound Film in the 1980s. This video opens with Sir Nigel Gresley, in Garter Blue as LNER 4498, setting Giggleswick Bank on fire during a run in November 1981.

https://youtu.be/JyfWJ7fDlmo

This is probably some of my favorite footage of an A4, screaming through the countryside and leaving a trail of fire in its wake. Heads would roll if this were to happen today, not sure how BR reacted back then.