On the Scarborough Spa Express on 21st July 2010 I had my first ride behind 46115, indeed my first ever ride behind a Scot and I have to say I was quite impressed.
The main interest for sound and performance on this route is the climb from Wakefield Westgate to Ardsley which begins with the train on a 1 in 100 gradient in the platform at Westgate. This was always a difficult start in steam days so it will be interesting to see how locos cope with a 12 coach load this year.
To be honest I expected that with the difficult start and 12 coaches behind the tender 46115 would probably complete the climb with speed in the high 20s. I hadn't expected we would reach the mid-30s. And I have no complaints about the noise either!
As you can see, I've published the complete recording, over 12 minutes long; I hope my bandwidth allowance will stand the strain!