45699 & 70000 - Double Tours On Shap At The Same Time + Cumbrian Fells Express

Saturday 30th May 2015, would see an incredible & rare sight, which wouldn’t have been witnessed since the, 1960’s. Two mainline steam tours, were due to climb the notorious, Shap Bank. The scheduled timings suggested there was less than seven minutes, between the two trains, meaning as soon as, 45699, reached the summit, 70000 Britannia, would be hitting the bottom of the bank. What transpired in the end, was the, Jubilee Class, struggling up the bank, with one or two many coaches, which caused, Galatea,