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Steamclips
Добавлен 16 ноя 2007
This channel contains my recordings of steam locomotives working hard on the mainline, mostly in the Southwest of England, with the occasional excursion onto preserved lines. Having witnessed the end of B.R. steam and photographed the return of steam in preservation over the subsequent decades, I switched to video recording to more closely capture the ACTION and SOUND that we steam enthusiasts crave. I film from uncommon locations wherever possible and share just for fun and the constant challenge of getting that elusive "perfect shot", ironically I hope I never get that shot, I don't want the challenge to end!
PLAYLISTS: In addition to the normal overall playlist, specific locomotives and locations have their own playlist.
Also see ruclips.net/user/non-steam steamclips
IN ORDER TO PROTECT YOUNGER VIEWERS AND CHANNEL INTEGRITY, I will block commenters who use overtly foul language, engage in "trolling" or "spam" e.g. "be my friend", or who attach links to other channels.
PLAYLISTS: In addition to the normal overall playlist, specific locomotives and locations have their own playlist.
Also see ruclips.net/user/non-steam steamclips
IN ORDER TO PROTECT YOUNGER VIEWERS AND CHANNEL INTEGRITY, I will block commenters who use overtly foul language, engage in "trolling" or "spam" e.g. "be my friend", or who attach links to other channels.
History Repeating Itself? Mayflower Delivers After Huge Set-Back. 61306 on 22June 2024
HAVE YOU SPOTTED THE MISTAKE??
Here are two clips of 61306 (not 31306!) Mayflower working hard as opposed to running fast as in my last upload.
The diesel hauling the train on the down leg suffered an air leak at Westbury and a back up had to take over resulting in a 71 mins delay. This increased to 100 minutes down leaving Taunton which was a huge set-back even for passengers with as much interest in dining as the trip on this Saphos tour.
High above Broadsands beach the B1 is taking more than her fair share of the load as she appears through the high wind blown grass of the hayfield ready to be cut by my neighbouring farmer who kindly allows me to film from this spot, crossing Broadsands...
Here are two clips of 61306 (not 31306!) Mayflower working hard as opposed to running fast as in my last upload.
The diesel hauling the train on the down leg suffered an air leak at Westbury and a back up had to take over resulting in a 71 mins delay. This increased to 100 minutes down leaving Taunton which was a huge set-back even for passengers with as much interest in dining as the trip on this Saphos tour.
High above Broadsands beach the B1 is taking more than her fair share of the load as she appears through the high wind blown grass of the hayfield ready to be cut by my neighbouring farmer who kindly allows me to film from this spot, crossing Broadsands...
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61306 Mayflower Puts the Hammer Down on the Torbay Express 15th June 2024
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Here are two shots of ex - L.N.E.R. B1 Mayflower, one at her maximum allowed speed of 75m.p.h. as she heads Steam Dreams' excursion to Kingswear. The down leg is captured on the 100m.p.h. stretch at Powderham where she looks and sounds stunning racing at full speed through the riverside fields, exciting the grazing heffers as she rushes past. The return is captured on the lower reaches of the T...
7029 Clun Castle Dramatically Dragged to a Halt on Hemerdon. 1Z48 Day 2 11th May 2024
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The return leg of this two day tour in celebration of the 1904 unofficial breaking of the 100m.p.h. barrier by City of Truro promised so much after her masterful display over the Westcountry banks on Day 1 but alas it was not to be as Clun Castle tackles the 1 in 42 of Hemerdon Bank. Arriving more than 2 hours early at this iconic location was needed just to park the car and having set up camer...
7029 Clun Castle Shatters the Calm over the Devon Hills. G.W.R. 1Z48 10May24
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It is 10 years since this Vintage Trains Tour ran over the Devon Banks to Plymouth, a celebration of a celebration of an historical event i.e. the re-run of the 1964 1Z48 run which commemorated the unofficial 102.4 m.p.h. record set by City of Truro in 1904. The tour of 2014 was headed by 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and turned out to be the last time an ex-G.W.R. Castle graced these hills; a lo...
34046 Braunton Shreds the Timetable! English Riviera Express. 4th May 2024
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The first day of mainline steam in the far Southwest turned out to be a frantic one with the 60 m.p.h. schedule being easily beaten on the outward by up to 26 minutes and the homeward by up to 50 minutes and as a consequence I was alone at most locations. Having negotiated the Teign Estuary mud to find a solid sandbank I still had plenty of time to set up according to a check on progress 10 min...
Frampton Comes Alive! (thanks to a “Five”). The Great Britain XVI, 21st April 2024
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Those of a certain vintage and musical persuasion will quite understand my use of this title when describing the thrill of “live” performance. In this case it is the wonderful combination of weather, location, acoustics and spectacle which provide the show on what was at the outset a disappointing prospect for this last leg of the Railway Touring Company’s annual steam extravaganza. Scheduled a...
AMAZING ! 14 Down and More to Come. THE GREAT BRITAIN RAILTOUR
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Saturday April 13th sees the start of the 2024 edition of the Railway Touring Company’s “Great Britain XVI” steam rail tour of the U.K. concluding on Sunday 21st. Now firmly established as an annual event (with a couple of exceptions), this year’s tour does not include the far Southwest in its itinerary. With that in mind, I thought it would be interesting to compile a history of visits to the ...
A Bad Time for Number 9. When your worse Fears are Realised!
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The 16th August 2015 turned out to be a long shift for the crew of 60009 Union of South Africa and as documented in this compilation, a steam locomotive failing a long way from base can take a long time to repair even when excellent facilities are within easy reach and the problem straightforward. Hauling the Royal Duchy away from Taunton everything seemed fine as speed increased through Allerf...
Four Double-Headed, Full-Throttle Climbs of Hemerdon Bank
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Of all the imfamous Devon Banks, the 2 mile climb at 1 in 42 of Hemerdon Bank was and still is the most feared climb for a steam locomotive crew. When single-headed, the regulator has to be used carefully as loss of adhesion, the biggest risk, can bring your train to a standstill more easily than the risk of low boiler pressure. This usually ends up in what is known as "A Slog" as I demonstrate...
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! D.S.R. 2023 Train of Lights, Station to Station.
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The original in the U.K. and still the best with light and sound effects in the Dart Estuary at high tide in frosty weather unsurpassed anywhere, hence a whole 10mins of coverage in this presentation. Topped and tailed from Paignton to Kingswear by ex-B.R. 4-MT 75014 (Braveheart) and ex-GWR 7-F 4277 (Hercules) both named in preservation. Four stations are featured and at three, the lights are e...
THE VERY BEST U.K. STEAM LOCOMOTIVES in ACTION 2023
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A compilation of clips from Steam Tours to the West of the U.K. featuring for the first time exclusively ex L.M.S. and ex L.N.E.R. locomotives. All clips have been re-edited from the original uploads in varying degrees in order to enhance and refresh the viewing experience. I hope you enjoy the result. Chapter list: 00:00 1. 46100 Totnes Station 6 Sep 00:27 2. 46100 Llangvihangel 1 Mar 01:30 3....
45596 Bahamas Battles Hills and Weather on the final Royal Duchy. 24th Sep. 2023
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The last Royal Duchy tour of 2023 from Bristol to Par proved to be quite a challenge with an ex L.M.S. Jubilee Class once more taking charge, this time with a load of 8 in tow. There's a well known retort: "you don't have to be mad...... but it helps!!" In very windy and overcast conditions, 45596 makes the accent to Whiteball Tunnel look easy after she is first seen approaching Beambridge thro...
Last of the Summer Wine (& Dine) to Devon. 46100 Royal Scot, 2nd & 6th Sep. 2023
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46100 Royal Scot hauls the last regular Saphos Trains English Riviera Express and The Golden Hind dining excursions to Devon. Whilst passengers enjoy a food feast on board we enjoy a visual feast from the lineside as the country enjoys an Indian Summer. Featured here are clips from both runs presented in route order. Starting at the new Marsh Barton station on the outskirts of Exeter, the backg...
100 m.p.h.? 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley. English Riviera Express. 2023 Wind Up
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Here is a short compilation in route order of unpublished clips of this season’s Saphos Trains “English Riviera Express” tours featuring 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley, including "a dream" finale. I was hoping for two more clips before publishing but the substitution of 46100 Royal Scot for the remaining Saphos tours has curtailed matters as those runs will feature in another video. We start at an unu...
Four Fast Passes. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley heads The Golden Hind, 24th August 2023
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Having suffered a 1 hour delay at Bristol Temple Meads this Slough to Plymouth Saphos Trains excursion spent the rest of the “down” leg to Plymouth trying to make up lost time and (including the switch over to steam at Taunton) they were doing a pretty good job as the delay had reduced to 40 mins by the time 60007 appears at Matford in very gloomy conditions. Pushing her 75m.p.h limit (or maybe...
Fantastic First! 46115 Scots Guardsman. The Royal Duchy. 20th Aug. 2023
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Fantastic First! 46115 Scots Guardsman. The Royal Duchy. 20th Aug. 2023
60007 Sir Nigel Gresley takes the English Riviera Express through the Storm 5th Aug. 2023
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60007 Sir Nigel Gresley takes the English Riviera Express through the Storm 5th Aug. 2023
45699 Galatea as 45627 Sierra Leone. The Royal Duchy 30July 2023.
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45699 Galatea as 45627 Sierra Leone. The Royal Duchy 30July 2023.
60007 Sir Nigel Gresley Goes for a Spin. The English Riviera Express 24Jun23
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60007 Sir Nigel Gresley Goes for a Spin. The English Riviera Express 24Jun23
45596 Bahamas Sparkles on The South Devon Explorer. 27th May 2023
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45596 Bahamas Sparkles on The South Devon Explorer. 27th May 2023
45596 Bahamas hauls The Atlantic Coast Express. Sat. 20th May 2023
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45596 Bahamas hauls The Atlantic Coast Express. Sat. 20th May 2023
60103 Flying Scotsman to St Blazey. The Royal Duchy 30th April 2023
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60103 Flying Scotsman to St Blazey. The Royal Duchy 30th April 2023
Black 5 44932 Heads Day 1 of The Great Britain XV. Sat. 15th April 2023
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Black 5 44932 Heads Day 1 of The Great Britain XV. Sat. 15th April 2023
46100 Royal Scot. St David’s Day Welsh Marches Express. 1st March 2023
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46100 Royal Scot. St David’s Day Welsh Marches Express. 1st March 2023
6233 & 70000 Unleashed! Action, Tributes and a Serious Mishap End the "Duchy" & "Riviera" Seasons.
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6233 & 70000 Unleashed! Action, Tributes and a Serious Mishap End the "Duchy" & "Riviera" Seasons.
Seaside Special. 70000 Britannia, English Riviera Express. 16th July 2022
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Seaside Special. 70000 Britannia, English Riviera Express. 16th July 2022
70000 Britannia + 34046 Braunton Battle the Heat. The Golden Hind. 13th July 2022.
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70000 Britannia 34046 Braunton Battle the Heat. The Golden Hind. 13th July 2022.
70000 Britannia. Impressive Power & Speed on the English Riviera Express. 11th June & 9th July 2022
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70000 Britannia. Impressive Power & Speed on the English Riviera Express. 11th June & 9th July 2022
34046 Braunton Breezes in on a Windy English Riviera Express. 18th June 2022
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34046 Braunton Breezes in on a Windy English Riviera Express. 18th June 2022
what are the coordinates for the dainton tunnel shot?
Hi and thank you for your question. The coordinates are 50.48463 -3.62127. This is private land but you will find the farmer very approachable: look on Facebook for "Ranjit Farming Hay Haylage & Straw" for contact details. Please do not trespass without his permission. Good filming. Regards, Alan
Superb as per your usual coverage and always nice to see the children of today enjoying the sights and sounds of a steam loco in action. 🚂🙋
Hello Stephen and thank you so much for such kind feedback and observations, I really appreciate it. Best regards, Alan
Another fantastic video Alan. I'm spending a week down in Paignton on holiday next month, which just so happens to coincide with 60007's English Riviera Express run to Kingswear. 🙂 Kind regards, Jake.
Hi Jake and thank you for the kind and much appreciated feedback. Hopefully you will get some nice weather like we are all getting at the moment. Best regards, Alan
The stall may not have been what the crew or passengers wanted or expected (although the passengers looked happy enough), it made for very dramatic video footage. Well captured, Alan.
I am American and so like American steam the best; but British steam is nice, too, and has a classy, elegant look all its own. Nice video, beautiful engine.
Hello Eric and thank your for your kind, interesting and very much appreciated comments. Best regards, Alan
I'm enjoying catching up on your recent videos, Alan. Very evocative sights and sounds!
15 on if you count the locomotive for 3 carriages, and impressive start.
True Tom. Thank you for your valued input. Best regards, Alan
Very nice, like !
Hi and thank you for your kind and very much appreciated feedback. Best regards, Alan
Blue Peter has just done its mainline test run and now it’s due to be let off for mainline railtour duty
Good news. Hope to see her on the 25th July. Alan
Great video as always. Kind regards, Jake.
Hello Jake and thank you for such kind feedback, I really appreciate it. Best regards, Alan
Anyone notice the Yellow Dodge Viper at 10:35 😅👍🏻 Great video btw
Well spotted! Many thanks for your kind and interesting comment. Best regards, Alan
Excellent video Alan. A superb clip of the departure from Kingswear. Brilliant panning. Kind regards C&A
Hi folks, glad you enjoyed the video. She makes a fine sight in the sunshine. Thanks as always for your kind and much appreciated support. Best regards, Alan
I like to watch your videos of the trains roaring along the South Devon coast. A very iconic setting.
Hi again Keith, glad to be of service! Thank you for your kind and very much appreciated comments. Best regards, Alan
Great video. The whole scene improves greatly once the train is out in the country away from the metalwork!
Hi Keith, great to hear from you again. Glad you enjoyed, thank you. Best wishes, Alan
Just like a Black 5, never underestimate the power of a B1! JG.
Well put. Thank you for your valued comment. Kind regards, Alan
Nice video :)
Thank you Simon, your kind comment is much appreciated. Best regards, Alan
Lovely clip, thanks for sharing.👍 12 on plus Thunderbird for a "Bongo"? That's pushing it anywhere outside the Fenlands and Lincolnshire .... and that were on t'other side of the country. The 47 did seem to be (how to put this?) trying it's best not to be a 120 ton dead load at one point!!
Hi and thank you for your kind, entertaining and very much appreciated feedback. Best regards, Alan
0:10 it’s not 31306 and it’s not 62306 either it’s 61306
Well spotted Scott you win the imaginary prize! but like me, you didn't spot it first time around. Description edited but we'll have to live with the 0:10 gaff I'm afraid. Cheers, Alan
@@SteamclipsI did noticed it Alan
Any idea what caused the delay?
Not as yet but will update the description if I do. Alan
Have added the reason to the description. Alan
Great shots - all of them. The climb of 6024 and 70013 impressed me the most in terms of actual speed vs theoretical power!!
Hi Hugh, long time! I have to agree with your sentiments hence putting as "the climax". Best regards, Alan
Those tight curves require a deal more power than straight line running. Quite a load, as you point out, for a 5MT. She has a lovely exhaust note, well captured here.
Hi and thank you for your kind, knowledgeable and much appreciated comment. Best regards, Alan
so beautiful, so wonderful. thanks for the post.
Hi Ravi , glad you enjoyed and thank you for your very kind feedback. Best regards, Alan
Good morning Alan, a short video but so much joy going on. Mayfolwer making great progress both ways with 12 up! Children so excited at the sight & sound of a steam train & the bonus shot of 'The Lower Ferry', rigging ringing out against the mast's in the breeze. Thanks as always for sharing. atvb t ..
Sounds like I hit all the right buttons for you there Terry? Thank you as always for your kind and insightful feedback. Best wishes, Alan
Given Mayflower headed the train front facing in both directions, where did she turn around as the only turntable I'm aware of is back in Churston?
Quite right Mark. They back the train out then the steamer reverses up to Churston to be turned and serviced before reversing back down to Kingswear. Regards, Alan
@Steamclips many thanks for replying, that's makes sense. Thanks for capturing the footage too, it was excellent. One of my favourite lines that I've visited many times and once again this year with Lydham Manor running which was good to see.
@@markknowles6374Don’t get down that way very often now I live in France but what I like about that line is that it’s run like a business. There isn’t loads of decaying stock and locos all over the place. I reckon it’s as near as you can get to a steam operated railway in the modern world.
🎵"Out here in the fields...." Well that made for some excellent listening!!! That was a bit like a scene from the Railway Children with the kids running and waving!! Good to see the old ferry still plying its trade, heart in your mouth you weren't going to make a pillock of yourself driving down that slippery ramp🤔🙄 Thanks Alan for the beautiful Devon idyll❤👍👍, all the best.
Hi Bob, I thought that opening shot of a B1 in the highlands (of Torbay anyway!) would strike a chord. The whole day turned out to be a "make the best of a bad job" day but I think it turned out O.K.. This video took 15 hours to upload with my current broadband connection!!!!! Just got back from Torquay with a 5g router from "3" on free trial, hopefully that will sort things for future uploads. Best wishes, Alan
Fantastic video. Thanks! What a sweet locomotive.
Many thanks for your kind and very much appreciated feedback. Couldn't agree more with your sentiment, especially in the sunshine. Best regards, Alan
Oh, my sweet Mayflower, What a fine whistle you have. We love it when you give us all a shower Of smoke, soot and all things steam.
Well put Kelly, she's a pretty thing in the sunshine. Best regards, Alan
History certainly is repeating itself because here’s mayflower again visiting the south west
I missed this even though i only live about 8 miles away, however i did see the Flying Scotsman at Guide Bridge Train Station near Manchester in the 1970's when i was about 9 years old... and i have never forgotten that day 👍
Hi and thank you for sharing your interesting reminiscences. Hopefully my video made up in some way for your missed opportunity. Kind regards, Alan
@@Steamclips yes it did, thanks for uploading it
Vfggd. C😂😂😂😂😂the first thing
They weren’t built to be this fast. They were only built to carry freight or take passengers or whatever shit they do now. 💀
Wow, great performance. Nice shots 👍👍👍
Hello Robert and thank you for such kind feedback, I really appreciate it. Best regards, Alan
Excellent video Alan. Fantastic selection of locations. Mayflower performed well. As you say, it's a shame the diesel was behind the tender. Thanks for posting. Kind regards C&A
Hi folks and thank you for your kind feedback, it is much appreciated. Best regards, Alan
Excellent video. You managed to eliminate most of the very strong wind that was blowing in the morning. Even using an external microphone my video was spoilt by the wind noise.
Hello Gareth and thank you for your kind and very much appreciated feedback. Luckily my camcorder mic has a very effective wind filter. Best regards, Alan
Sorry Alan, I'm a bit Shania Twain on the subject matter.😒 Good to see you back though!!! All the best till we Vera Lynn👍👍
Hi Bob, been trying to decider your cryptic message and worried that my clips "don't impress you much" or even worse "man, you feel like a woman"!! Can I urge to to stay off that well known fortified wine made at an Abbey not far from here and get straight back on to a good single malt, I would recommend Longmorn, my favourite Speyside. Always great to hear from you. Best wishes, Alan
@@Steamclips Sir Alan, glad you worked out the references - even though I've passed that stage now, ooooh, but you are awful!!!! It's just I didn't want to upset the masses by decrying said locomotive, (whoops, that'll open the floodgates) I certainly wasn't casting nasturtiums on your usual excellent videography. Even though I fly the tartan that's one tot I can do without so I will toast you with a chilled glass of local Tinwood white. My very best to you both.
Very well done video :)
I went on the 'proper' Torbay Express from Pddington in the fifties headed by a Castle with fourteen coaches behind. At Newton Abbott the Castle left us as did a number of coaches which split off and went to Bristol. We continued on to Paignton for our holiday at Broadsands and I saw City of Truro one day going over the Broadsands viaduct. That was a very memorable holiday.
Hi and thank you for your interesting reminiscences. City of Truro was stationed at Paignton to promote the launching of Westward TV, the West country ITV service. I remember it was a hot summer and I went crawling around it under the boiler to view the motion and burnt my naked back. No H&S back then! Kind regards, Alan
You captured some fantastic shots here, perfect angles and shots
Thank you for your kind and very much appreciated feedback. Best regards, Alan
Another Train with Diesel ?assistance
No help on the flat, hence my locations. Regards, Alan
It's almost like this has been normal for 30 years and it only pushes when it needs to, or something.
I've seen the exact same Steam Dreams Railtour, one month ago (11th May 2024), at Chester Station. The Class 47 at the rear was in Intercity Swallow livery, and the steam engine upfront was a different LNER steamy: A4 Sir Nigel Gresley. There's a video on my channel, Sir Nigel Gresley with Saphos Steam Dreams Railtour & Friends, which is calling your name.
Interesting stuff Kelly.
Fine filming. I think 61306 is permitted to 75mph, by the way.
Hi and thank you for your kind feedback and for your info on max permitted speed. I much admit that I thought that it was well over 60 at Powderham, so that explains it! Description now corrected. Many thanks again. Best regards, Alan
beautiful video
Thank you Ravi, very much appreciated feedback. Kind regards, Alan
Doing well with 12 up, how did that rook/crow @0:53 know the speed to escape .. 😲 Thanks for sharing Alan. atvb t ..
Well spotted Terry! Thanks as always for your kind and knowledgeable feedback. Best regards, Alan
There goes mayflower again off to the south west
Nice to see something different down here Scott. Alan
@@Steamclipsyeah indeed Alan
I've enjoyed every minute of watching those Steam engine's & On the Main Line's aswell it was like going back in time, Im sure the People at at the station or where ever enjoyed those fantastic engines aswell, 😊
Hello Andre and thank you for your kind and very much appreciated feedback. Best regards, Allan
Why doesn't the diesel give them a push????
What diesel???
The Class 47 on the back of the train.
@@22whizzo56 It did give a push at the last minute.
Hi, I am sorry you got this mischievous reply, a slightly tipsy friend had my phone and was watching one of the videos. You are right, the diesel could have assisted sooner but it relies on the steam crew to request it and they obviously didn't until it was almost too late! Thank you for your valued question and apologies once again. Kind regards, Alan
Love the video. It is really nice to be able to hear the sounds of the old steam trains not "crappy" music. Good post and very enjoyable.
Hello David and thank you for such a kind comment, I really appreciate it. Best regards, Alan
8:28 Tangmere's air smoothed casing doubles as a raincoat!
Why could the banker not keep her going, if it could assist the restart.
Hello Brian and thank you for your question. This was an unassisted train so when the train stalled the support diesel had to travel from Plymouth and attach to the rear in order to release the brakes. Regards, Alan
@@Steamclips Thanks, I just saw the banker as the train passed. Didn't think of that. Cheers Brian
Brookwood Surrey in the early 1960's was the place to be. No speed limits so the Atlantic Coast express with a well maintained Merchant Navy routinely topped 100 mph.
And you never forgot it! Thank you for your fascinating and much appreciated reminiscences. Kind regards, Alan