We from the north (Potters Bar or Watford are claimed to be the limit of civilisation by southerners) tend to think of southern England as flat country with little of scenic interest. This is as ridiculous as thinking that the north is made up entirely of dark satanic mills! This photograph shows Merchant Navy Class 8P 4-6-2 35028 CLAN LINE climbing into the North Downs towards Gomshall Summit at 1 in 96 with a heavy rake of Pullmans on Saturday 11th December 2021.