Tender first is such a pain in the arse to fire. Especially if you get any speed.
@LocohauledtrainsukКүн бұрын
Thanks for watching
@user-fx8gj4zu3d21 күн бұрын
They should do this more often, banking train's. Thanks for sharing this with us.
@Locohauledtrainsuk21 күн бұрын
The costs involved plus availability of suitable paths make something like this extremely difficult to plan these days unfortunately. Thanks for watching.
@12crepello29 күн бұрын
Not much Sulzer and mainly wind unfortunately. Still great memories though and thanks for posting.
@Locohauledtrainsuk28 күн бұрын
Originally I had an external mic attached to the accessory shoe but the mount fractured within an hour of me first using it. I got a replacement, same happened again. Thereafter I just made do with the in built camera mic. I never thought until 4 years ago that Maybe I would upload videos some day onto KZfaq, until then they were all just for my own benefit. Still I am mighty glad I did go down the camcorder route for a few years and yes great memories external mic or not, thanks for watching
@jamesproctor2934Ай бұрын
My last trip behind a 47 was NORTH STAR from Plymouth to B'ham New st about 25 years ago ! a most enjoyable watch !brings back memories,many thanks .
@LocohauledtrainsukАй бұрын
6 months before (UNFORTUNATELY !) I first owned a camcorder back in July 1999 I spent the whole day on the Saturdays only CrossCountry class 47 diagram starting & finishing at Bristol T M. A very long & expensive day but who cares. Starting off with the 07.00 Bristol-Paignton returning with the 10.02 Paignton-Newcastle then back from Newcastle at 17.53 terminating back at Bristol T M just after 23.00. It was 47840 North Star. Blooming marvellous, thanks for watching
@rogerredding5269Ай бұрын
Beautiful scenery in Scotland ? thanks for sharing .
@LocohauledtrainsukАй бұрын
Made all the better for the fine weather, thanks for watching
@mulatnochannelАй бұрын
Good, I like your video 👍❤
@LocohauledtrainsukАй бұрын
Thanks for watching
@stephenpowell5912Ай бұрын
Fab sounds of BR English Electric Locomotives 🩷💝💖
@LocohauledtrainsukАй бұрын
Arguably the best of the 1st generation diesels for sound. Thanks for watching
@stephenpowell5912Ай бұрын
Fab footage and Wow still remember A Class 47 in Police Colours , Love the sound also ❤❤💖💝🩷
@LocohauledtrainsukАй бұрын
And there will be more from BTP liveried 47829 in due course as in addition to the 2 videos you kindly viewed I have the original recording of the loco from Penzance through to Taunton & then back from Taunton as far as Plymouth. Thanks for watching
@stephenpowell5912Ай бұрын
Been Eons since i remembered a Class 47 in Police colours ,Amazing sound 🩷💝💖
@LocohauledtrainsukАй бұрын
Thanks for watching
@russb2286Ай бұрын
Ex 47623
@LocohauledtrainsukАй бұрын
And D1676 & 47090 before that. Thanks for watching
@rossbolton9966Ай бұрын
Oh how I miss train windows you could look out of ! Enjoyed this , thanks
@LocohauledtrainsukАй бұрын
Yes me as well, just not the same anymore, thanks for watching
@HenrysAdventuresАй бұрын
Great shot! I saw her at West Byfleet.
@LocohauledtrainsukАй бұрын
Thanks for watching
@HenrysAdventuresАй бұрын
Great shot! I saw her at West Byfleet.
@LocohauledtrainsukАй бұрын
Thanks for watching
@basictraincontentАй бұрын
Great Capture. I caught the Clan Line at Woking and West Byfleet
@LocohauledtrainsukАй бұрын
Thanks for watching
@AndreiTupolevАй бұрын
I think the original Virgin Trains might be my favourite livery of all
@LocohauledtrainsukАй бұрын
I wasn't too keen on the livery at the time, hankered after the sectorisation liveries (large logo, NSE, Transrail etc) but over time I have appreciated the livery more. In fact it's a pretty smart livery. The 47/8's (yes I know that they are officially 47/4's under the TOPS system) both Virgin CrossCountry & GWR locos received plenty of maintenance in their latter years into the early 2000's so that they could continue to pound away on the mainline & I suppose that included being regularly cleaned. I don't see too many photos of the 47/8's, either from my own photos or videos or from Flickr etc covered in grime (nothing wrong with a filthy engine though in my books) Thanks for watching
@Mr.insect475553 ай бұрын
Absolutely fantastic thank You so much for uploading loads of childhood memories rushing back
@Locohauledtrainsuk3 ай бұрын
Great memories, thanks for watching
@MasterMoyle6 ай бұрын
They should have taken the opportunity to use 76084 on a 2010's or 2020's banker style trip with another black five. I wish I had been born 10 years earlier in 1984 as without a doubt if id been 17 by then I would have definitely gone on it. Genuinely if I had the money (real money) and if both types were operational with mainline tickets, id have 76084 double head with 44932 or whenever they are back in traffic 44767 or 45110.
@Locohauledtrainsuk6 ай бұрын
The overall cost of scheduling/fuelling/staffing such a complex itinerary must of been huge. Can't see how you could possibly run a railtour like this and make any sort of profit. Also I don't think there are long enough gaps between scheduled passenger & freight services booked on the WCML unless it's in the middle of the night. What the videos don't show is the operational/pathing stops built into the schedule. Steam came on at Preston & there were operational/pathing stops at Oxenholme loop, Tebay on the mainline, Penrith loop, Carlisle for 2 hours, Lockerbie loop, Beattock loop, Beattock summit loop, Abington loop & Carstairs. It took 10 hours or thereabouts to get from Preston to Edinburgh ! Thanks for watching.
@MasterMoyle6 ай бұрын
It would be fantastic if they ever ran something like this again, they missed a great opportunity when 76084 was mainline certified.
@Locohauledtrainsuk6 ай бұрын
The late 90's/early 2000's was something of a golden era for preserved steam (in my opinion) on the relatively recently privatised railway. Gone were the handful of routes that British Rail permitted steam to run on. Any route anywhere suddenly became possible if a path could be found & the organiser had the cash. Past-time Rail who promoted this railtour were notorious (in a good way) for running expensive but fabulous one-off railtours. Maybe this is partly why they ultimately went bust, such a shame. Thanks for watching.
@MasterMoyle6 ай бұрын
@@Locohauledtrainsuk it still makes a change from just seeing regular stuff get repeated, the Cumbrian Mountain Express is one example but it does make a change to see some different tours which rarely ever see steam or even attempt to replicate events like this. One that I would like to see run again is "The Cotton Mill Express" which ran in 2020 (weeks before the bloody covid lockdown), by far one of the best RTC tours iv been on (not the absolute best though as that claim belongs to 1T57). A Steam banked trip over Shap and Beattock however would be a fantastic sight to see again though. I know expensive but deffinately one people would love to see happen as there's many young generations of rail enthusiasts around now who didn't exist when this took place.
@Locohauledtrainsuk6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching
@peterrobin98727 ай бұрын
Seemed like it was struggling. A little too much for the 5?
@Locohauledtrainsuk7 ай бұрын
Just as well it was dry on the day otherwise it might of been. Great work on the footplate. Thanks for watching
@richarddawe95857 ай бұрын
Best 17 mins I've enjoyed in years. Absolutely Brilliant. Many thanks and please more of the same.
@Senna-xi1gr8 ай бұрын
This is absolutely fab. Cheers. If it wasn’t for the clip of the cars this could have been made in any year . Beautiful scenery, great footage. All the best for 2024. Steam up. 👍🇬🇧💥
@Locohauledtrainsuk8 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching & happy new year
@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS8 ай бұрын
Absolute magical. Thank you
@highdownmartin8 ай бұрын
Tremendous stuff.
@johnhaller70178 ай бұрын
A real symphony of steam, conducted by experts.
@Locohauledtrainsuk8 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching
@Geo461158 ай бұрын
Very nice footage, brings back memories of steam rail tours many many years back. A different angle other than linesiding. I personally appreciate the work 'up front', as I worked on BR as a fireman, in the Manchester area.
@Locohauledtrainsuk8 ай бұрын
Although it didn't rain it was late October, overcast all day with a hint of dampness in the air which may well of affected the rail conditions for the footplate crew to deal with as well as the hefty load. Thanks for watching
@wgj48138 ай бұрын
The slip at bridge 138 tells its own story wonderful driving and firing just a great video well done that camera man.
@Locohauledtrainsuk8 ай бұрын
Absolutely flat out, masterful skills on the footplate. Thanks for watching
@wgj48138 ай бұрын
Thanks as its 2004 i can believe it is unassisted. Operators then ran steam trains not tourist trains with a steam engine. Its just a lovely sound.
@Locohauledtrainsuk8 ай бұрын
From memory the train was originally booked as a doubleheader but 45407's regular partner in crime BR class 4 No 76079 was unavailable, can't remember why. Thanks for watching
@MySteamChannel8 ай бұрын
Magnificent! seasons greetings from down under.
@rwhb18 ай бұрын
Absolutely flat out! Great record of great driving and firing.
@Locohauledtrainsuk8 ай бұрын
Made all the more memorable by the time of year (late October) and a damp rail. Thanks for watching
@AllenORourke19548 ай бұрын
Odd that this pops up in my feed, yesterday I read up on the Black 5's; mainly to find out why they were so called, I didn't realise they were extremely capable locomotives well liked by the crews, this one is doing a fantastic job on the long drag, plus it's one of the Armstrong Whitworth batch which with me coming from the north east makes this video even better, thanks for posting, subbed...
@Locohauledtrainsuk8 ай бұрын
Arguably the most successful multi-purpose (mixed traffic) design of steam engine ever built for this country. Thanks for watching
@basictraincontent10 ай бұрын
Nice Capture. I also captured it at Micheldever
@simpleillusionart33310 ай бұрын
👍
@AJGossTrains11 ай бұрын
Nice shot. Thank you for sharing 😊 I was on it. Only just back from Swanage. Not had q chance to edit my footage. It was a fantastic day.
@keithjackman8886 Жыл бұрын
Brings back some wonderful memories, when my Mum and Dad took my brothers and I down to St.Ives every year for our annual holidays. Back then, we boys were avid engine spotters with our Ian Allen books. It's nice to be able to re-live those moments. Thank you.
@Locohauledtrainsuk Жыл бұрын
Similar sort of story really. My grandparents took my mother & uncle Eric from Southend-on-Sea to Minehead (from memory he said it was normally a GWR Hall) on summer Saturdays every year for a week on their annual hols from the late 40's until the late 50's when they left home. Sadly they are all long gone now but for Eric it was the highlight of his childhood. He was a staunch LNER man first working as an apprentice at Stratford Works before moving on to other things away from the railway but he was always a big admirer of the GWR Castles in particular. In latter years he even went as far as to say that in his opinion the Castles were far superior to all other Class 7 engines including those on his beloved LNER. Thanks for watching.
@steamgent4592 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic 👍
@walterwright836 Жыл бұрын
Raw power
@derisleybrittain Жыл бұрын
@derisleybrittain Жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed
@Locohauledtrainsuk Жыл бұрын
Back & forth along the sea wall without any of those ghastly Voyagers or IET's in sight. Love it !
@derisleybrittain Жыл бұрын
@derisleybrittain Жыл бұрын
@Locohauledtrainsuk Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@timbarnes2259 Жыл бұрын
And, the dozens of spectators arrived to photograph + wave at every available view point, such is the thrill of age old steam locomotion..
@petegoodman8505 Жыл бұрын
Nice, no hint of slip..
@ClassicProgrammes2868 Жыл бұрын
Unlikely we'll ever see this pairing again as although 5029 Nunney Castle is undergoing an overhaul, 5051 Drysllwyn Castle is a static exhibit at Didcot with no plans to be overhauled anytime soon. And to rub salt into the wounds Didcot have ceased any interest in mainline running. Only time we will likely see this kind of pairing over Wellington, Dainton and Rattery heading to Plymouth happen again is if 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe & 7029 Clun Castle double head a train to Plymouth.
@Locohauledtrainsuk Жыл бұрын
5051 Drysllwyn Castle/Earl Bathurst very much down the pecking order at Didcot these days you would of thought bearing in mind also that 4079 Pendennis Castle is there now. Shame, personally I always found 5051 to be a very strong & consistent performer whether working solo or double heading with more often than not 5029 Nunney Castle. Anyway the GWR 'Holy Grail' of Wellington Bank, Dawlish, Paignton, The South Devon Banks & Plymouth must be on the radar of Vintage Trains at some point over the coming years for 5043 & 7029. Thanks for watching
@nickhowes5348 Жыл бұрын
Is there a speed restriction on the Dart River Bridge in Totnes, or is it the fact that steam gets regularly signal checked as they don’t appear to open up until they’ve got to the bottom of the dip and this causes severe problems near the top of Rattery when they’re practically fighting gravity with all the horsepower they’ve got
@ianjones4116 Жыл бұрын
Load 7 to a big Sulzer, bet she hardly broke a sweat. 👍😎
@ianjones4116 Жыл бұрын
Lovely bit of thrash up over the summit. Shame about the wind noise. Nothing like a bit of Wondow hanging .. Nice vid mate. Thanks for sharing. 😁👍👍
@Locohauledtrainsuk Жыл бұрын
When I first bought the camcorder I also purchased an external mic, wind muff & mount. The mount broke within weeks while I was window hanging from a class 47 on the Settle & Carlisle! After that I just made do with the inbuilt camcorder mic. Obvious limitations like wind noise as you say but overall for the 8 years the camera was operational it did a pretty good job of picking up sound considering it was an amateur camera designed in the 1990's.
@jamesproctor2934 Жыл бұрын
That lovely sounding exhaust beat from the A2 is magnificent, can't wait to see this loco back on the mainline after her long stay at Crewe!!
@Locohauledtrainsuk Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching first of all. Just had a quick look on the internet, didn't find anything posted since July last year saying 60532 should be back late 2022. But whenever the loco does return yes, a welcome addition to the mainline pool.
@AndreiTupolev Жыл бұрын
Might have been an idea to shunt the failed one off to reduce the weight of the train a bit
@Locohauledtrainsuk Жыл бұрын
Not practical on the day as the driver had no second man & I assume the guard would not of been trained for such a manoeuvre. Unbelievably warm for early May in Scotland (around 21C on the day) which helped plus dry so good rail conditions. Doubt we would of made it had it been wet. Spent an hour or so at Arrochar & Tarbet while the driver & control decided what to do. Nearest other available loco would of been at Fort William about 3 hours away. Turned into a impromptu class 37 loco bash as 37520 replaced these two at Fort William for the run to Mallaig & back then we had the delights of 37674 & 37411 for the return from Fort William to Edinburgh. Aah the memories ! Another short video (4 mins 30 secs) next Saturday of the failed 37405 & the hard working 37416 leaving Upper Tyndrum. Thanks for watching
@MD1936 Жыл бұрын
On my bucket list if I should live long enough. Been across the pond a few times but never made this run