Do you know the 601 in Santiago?

@@luckydan7873 No. Cuando he ido al bello Chile ha sido sólo a Viña y Valparaiso. Mis hijos (3) sí son fans de Santiago y siguen yendo. En su primer viaje fueron encantados de Viña a Santiago con la madre, en tren Pero contáme del 601 o donde puedo leer sobre ello. Saludos.

Thanks Gerald , sorry for the late response ☹️Really pleased you enjoyed the video that brought back memories 👍

My pleasure and I’m pleased you enjoyed it. Regards Steve

Thanks Elizabeth , you must have some fantastic memories from firing these beasts . Steve

Thanks Geoffrey , pleased you enjoyed it and I’m very sorry for the late response. Regards Steve

Thanks Edmund, very kind words indeed and much appreciated 👍

Thanks Rufus , pleased it makes you feel good on a bad day 😊

Thanks for the very kind words indeed . I do try and frame the setting rather than using a lot of zoom but I suppose everyone is different . Regards Steve

My pleasure 👍Sorry for the late response.

Thanks for the very kind comment and you can't go far wrong with steam and snow . Steve

Thanks Eddie, I must apologise for the extremely late response.

Thanks Allison , pleased you enjoyed it. Steve

Thanks Elizabeth , I bet those were cracking but hard work days . Regards Steve

Thanks for the kind comments as they are much appreciated. Very sorry for the late response. Regards Steve

Thanks Alan , I had planned this video some time ago after I did the Southern run video .

Thanks Rod , bit lucky living nearby the S&C I must admit 👍

Thanks Philip , pleased you liked my efforts over the years . Regards Steve

Thanks Dallas , the sheep don’t seem to like the noise that’s for sure lol

Thanks Richard, pleased you enjoyed the video 👍

Thanks C&A , the hard bit was digging all the shots off the hard drive LOL .

Thanks Raymond, your kind comment is very much appreciated 👍

Thanks Olan , it was a bit blustery that day I must say 😂

Thanks Bill , I do try and find new locations as best I can from time to time . Regards Steve

Thanks for the kind comments as they are much appreciated. Sorry for the late reply.

Thanks John , pleased it brought back memories for you 👍

Thanks Austin, glad you enjoyed the video.

Thanks Richard, pleased you enjoyed the video and I’m sorry for the late response.

Cheers John , much appreciated comment . Steve

Thanks Bob , slipped up with editing on 61994 with the sound but hey ho .

Thanks Peter , most of this footage was taken well before the new so called rules/ban came in hence heads here there and everywhere .

TheStephengthompson Can you recommend a good site for steam special train timings?

WWW.UKSTEAM.INFO Stephen is the one I use .

peter buckley Hey. Great to learn of your gritty determination. Hats off to you....

Thanks Stephen , I had a few soakings but all part of the fun .

Thanks for the extremely kind comment as it's much appreciated . Regards Steve

Thanks for the very kind words and yes it took a few years to capture so many different locations at difficult to get at places sometimes . Regards Steve

Thanks John , pleased you liked the action .

Thanks Ray , sorry for the very late reply.

Thanks Philip , very sorry for the late reply. Steve

Cheers John , pleased you enjoyed the video . Steve

Thanks Marcus, really pleased you liked the video . Steve

Thanks for the very kind comment as it's much appreciated . Regards Steve

Thanks for the very kind comment . Regards Steve

Thanks Gerard, very sorry for the very late response but I’m pleased you enjoyed the video 👍

Thanks Frank , much appreciated comment . Steve

Thanks Lynn 👍

Thanks David , really pleased you liked the video and not a problem in sharing it at all . Regards Steve

Thanks John , pleased it brought back memories for you and the blond girl works on Leander a bit I believe .

Thanks for the kind comment and I’m pleased you enjoyed the show. Steve

Thanks Jasper , pleased you liked the video . Steve

Thanks Michael , hope you have a good day and I will be out and about somewhere .

Thanks Anthony , sad to see a box on the back in some shots as most of the locos were powerful enough without one . Steve

Thanks for the very kind comments as they are much appreciated. Steve

You are very welcome.

Thanks Austin , must admit I did like filming 61994 over the years on the S&C as it's a fantastic line that offers so many different shots .

Never say never, it is a long time.

Thanks Jim , pleased you enjoyed it👍

Thanks John, sorry for the late response 👍

Thanks Wilhelm , yes I’ve never really been a fan of panning around . Sorry for the late response. Steve

Thanks Tim , pleased you liked the video . Steve

Thanks Robert , I agree about the assistance as I’m not a fan to be honest.

Here in the US, diesel is often used a generator to supply electricity to the passenger cars, but not for hauling power at all. Also required by right of way owners to keep tracks clear in case of steam engine failure.

Thanks Garry , pleased you enjoyed the video 👍

So it is 🤔

Thanks Tom , my pleasure and glad you liked the video . Steve

Sorry for the very late reply and it would have been a climb indeed from Hatfield . Steve

Cheers for the very kind comments , hard bit was finding all the shots on the hard drive. Steve

TheStephengthompson Excellent stuff for which many thanks. The very first one would be the best for focus and the rest were it not for the too many vacant looking heads and expressions from aged looking males with their heads out of the toilet windows at end of each carriage AND that hideous diesel loco at the rear prompting the reflection “whither steamif its performance has to be guaranteed by a foul smelling diesel! Thankfully this was not the case in the rest of the superb docs!

Thanks Philip , much appreciated. Steve

Thanks for the kind comment and I’m very sorry for the late response.

Thanks Geoffrey, sorry for the late response.

Thanks for the kind comment and I’m pleased you enjoyed it 👍

Thanks James, much appreciated as ever 👍

Thanks Sam, very true re the diesel help but not every tour on this video was assisted so a hard climb for loco and crew for over 35 miles on a 1 in 100 twisting turning route can’t be easy. Regards Steve

Thanks for the kind comment .

Thanks very much Rich , some tours had a diesel on to turn the whole train at stations and others due to weather conditions. Regards Steve

Thanks for the very kind comments as they are much appreciated . 46233 is due to return in Crimson I understand . Steve

There’s normally a tour over this line around once a week or more especially in the summer. 👍Regards Steve

Cheers Eddie , much appreciated .

It will be the regulator Allison and all locos have one that basically the higher up it’s lifted the faster the locomotive moves . Not sure which loco or driver you mean though sorry.

Thank you sooo much Stephen. Persistence will pay off. I know that I downloaded it to my computer along with a multitude of video clips of steam trains,so I will conduct a thorough search,and,will sure let you know the train,and,the driver's name. Thanks again,Awrabest,Allison

Are you trying to troll here?

Trilogy?? Hmm, a bit more than that. But yes, the Ribblehead Viaduct is where that was filmed.

Well whatever you call it, Paul. that was the viaduct, that was in some of the films. You know I’m a trainspotters

Thanks for the kind comment 👍

@@TheStephengthompson This is most of what was on the tracks when I was a kid. My family on both sides were all railroad. My Paternal grandfather was a salesman for one of the big builders, he actually sold a whole set up to India, even went over and helped survey the route, rode on the freighters when the rolling stock was shipped and got them running. My mothers side was not so lucky, a second cousin lost a leg in an accident, her mother had three train car accidents over her life, the last one got her on mothers day 1974 at a crossing on a hill.

Thanks David, the two chaps are actually standing on the bridge banking with the lineside wall lower down but it does look like they are trespassing .

Thanks Kuba , much appreciated comment.

Thanks Anna , you seem to know what you are talking about that’s for sure 👍

Sounds like someone has been watching the LMS instructional film "Little And Often". I was having similar thoughts when I was watching this vid.

Thanks Robert , I know they cook bacon but not sure about lamb chops 🤔

Thanks Geoffrey, I do pan round sometimes but it’s not always possible due to various obstacles etc . Regards Steve

1 in 100 is an ant mound. You know you have a "hill" when coming down is the scary bit. Back in the day, the NSW "standard goods" steamers (2-8-0) used to run out of brakes (and sometimes throw their rods) bringing goods trains down the 20 miles of 1 in 33 between Katoomba and Valley Heights. With all the handbrakes wound on at Katoomba, the wagon tyres were quickly glowing red hot and making catherine-wheel sparks. Reportedly, it looked very pretty in the middle of the night. After Valley Heights, the grade settles down to 1 in 60. There was a brake plan that drivers tried to keep to. At a particular landmark, apply full brake and slow the train to a walking pace. Release the brake and let the train run. By the next landmark, the compressor would hopefully have charged the air back up, and you apply full brake again. The next generation of goods steamers (4-8-2), the 57 and 58 class, did not suffer from this. Then the electric 46 class locomotives just whizzed up and down the grade as if it didn't exist. The grade from a standing start out of Faulconbridge station is 1 in 31.

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Thanks Tom , glad you enjoyed the video.

Most of the smoke coming out of the chimney is excess steam from the cylinders Shabbeer .

Thanks Martine , pleased you liked the video . Steve

Merci de votre réponse !!! Parfois on entend les oiseaux comme les alouettes grisolant puis ce cri du milan à la vue 29-19 30-12 , dans le panache sur les magnifiques verdures des arbres sapins. Joseph ! le 02/12/17

Perhaps not Dave , but still hard work for the crews from what I have been told .

Ok. There is always someone somewhere who has something bigger, better, longer, louder and so on, no matter what the topic in question might be. The question is though - do you still have steam locomotives running on that particular stretch of track today?

Thanks Vernon , there are lots of variations of tours taken over a few years so the same train won’t necessarily be following on . Regards Steve

@Berkshire 759 Yes it does and thank you very much; and as always your videos are are a pleasure to watch.

@Berkshire 759 Again, very helpful; thanks for taking the time to explain. English locos and trains are at the top of my list as favorites and thanks to the internet I can see a lot of action.

Neither do I but sometimes according to the time of year a diesel does help although that’s not ideal.

Thanks for the kind comment and your probably right about the loco identity missing from the clips . Steve