Fortunately, in some respects, the departure of RTC's "End of Southern Steam" rail-tour was delayed by about 15 minutes. This gave the track time to recover from a short but heavy rain shower. M.N. Class 8P 4-6-2 35018 BRITISH INDIA LINE was working hard but not fully stretched to the limit as it hauled the train up the 1 in 50 towards the Bincombe Tunnels on 9th July 2021.