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Bluebell Railway Giants of Steam 11th October 2024
I had a couple of hours to squeeze in on the Bluebell Railway, between collecting my MGB from its garage in East Grinstead (where it was getting its MoT even though it doesn't legally need one) and collecting my daughter from school. Luckily for me, those two hours included uphill runs by A4 60007 "Sir Nigel Gresley" and LBSCR Marsh Atlentic 32424 "Beachy Head" out of Sheffield Park, in what turned out to be a brilliantly sunny afternoon, with little or no wind, ideal for video with my drone.
60007 is of course an original A4; 32424 is a replica. If only we had preserved the original, instead of scrapping it, we would have saved the hundreds of thousands of pounds enthusiasts have contributed towards building the replica (hundreds of thousands of pounds that should have gone towards maintaining existing steam locomotives, also preserved at great cost, but some of which are now rusting to the rails once again.) I well remember my uncle - an RCTS member - instructing me, in 1958, to go to Victoria to see the last run of "Beachy Head" before it encountered the scrapper's torch. I did, and underlined it in my Ian Allan ABC, but I did not have a camera with me. Stupid boy!
As for the A4's, there are of course 6 extant out of the original 35. A fellow enthusiast, (Brian "Coco" Cacoulis, a former fireman from Kings Cross "top shed" in the 1960's) always maintained that he would commit suicide when the last A4 was scrapped. He probably realised, even then, that at least one - probably "Mallard", the 1938 record breaker, would be preserved, so that he would not have to make good on his promise!
On the Tuesday prior to the Friday when these clips were filmed, I had been tipped off by a friend that 60007 would be coming south from Crewe, to perform its fortnight or so stint on the Bluebell. Courtesy of Railcam, I watched it remotely passing Watford with its support coach; in the afternoon, I filmed it passing my local station, Sanderstead, en route for East Grinstead, now in the rain.
However the Friday was glorious and I wish I could have spent all day on this superb railway!
60007 is of course an original A4; 32424 is a replica. If only we had preserved the original, instead of scrapping it, we would have saved the hundreds of thousands of pounds enthusiasts have contributed towards building the replica (hundreds of thousands of pounds that should have gone towards maintaining existing steam locomotives, also preserved at great cost, but some of which are now rusting to the rails once again.) I well remember my uncle - an RCTS member - instructing me, in 1958, to go to Victoria to see the last run of "Beachy Head" before it encountered the scrapper's torch. I did, and underlined it in my Ian Allan ABC, but I did not have a camera with me. Stupid boy!
As for the A4's, there are of course 6 extant out of the original 35. A fellow enthusiast, (Brian "Coco" Cacoulis, a former fireman from Kings Cross "top shed" in the 1960's) always maintained that he would commit suicide when the last A4 was scrapped. He probably realised, even then, that at least one - probably "Mallard", the 1938 record breaker, would be preserved, so that he would not have to make good on his promise!
On the Tuesday prior to the Friday when these clips were filmed, I had been tipped off by a friend that 60007 would be coming south from Crewe, to perform its fortnight or so stint on the Bluebell. Courtesy of Railcam, I watched it remotely passing Watford with its support coach; in the afternoon, I filmed it passing my local station, Sanderstead, en route for East Grinstead, now in the rain.
However the Friday was glorious and I wish I could have spent all day on this superb railway!
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Lord of the Glens Caledonian Canal cruise
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Philip Morrell is not a household name. Most people have never heard of him. But he is one of the greatest travel entrepreneurs of all time, right up there with the likes of Thomas Cook, George Pullman, Nagelmackers (creator of the Cie. Internationale des Wagons Lits et Grands Expresses Europeens); Freddie Laker and Richard Branson. From the most unpromising of beginnings - a Dr. Barnardos boy ...
Bromley Routes 61 & 261 Running Day 2024
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Windsor Classic bus running day 2024 1
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Amersham & District Motorbus Society have once again presented an excellent day of vintage bus running, made even better by the iconic location - Windsor town and castle - and the glorious sunshine. Of course on this beautiful summer Sunday the town was full of tourists, locals and - today - mostly elderly bus spotters! If you weren't able to make it, this 8 minute video should give you a flavo...
Route 406 Reigate running day 9th June 2024
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Another London Bus Museum - sponsored running day, bringing vintage buses out on the road for a day. The day started sunny, but by the time the first buses arrived in my neck of the woods, it had turned gloomy, and I would not usually publish film shot in such miserable conditions, but actually I have realised that part of the attraction of these older buses is not only the sight, but also thei...
The "Taste of Scotland" show at the Prestonfield House, Edinburgh
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The "Taste of Scotland" show in the Old Stone Stables at the Prestonfield House in Edinburgh, is without doubt, the finest dinner show offered to tourists - mostly from overseas, and arriving by coach as part of a tour of Britain and Ireland, provided by prestigious tour companies like Trafalgar Tours, Insight Vacations, Globus and others during the season from around Easter until the end of Oc...
Cuba Zafra 2000 + 2010
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In the late 1990's and early 2000's, many steam railway enthusiasts would descend upon the Caribbean island of Cuba, between Christmas and Easter, to see and photograph the old, manly American, steam engines, which ran the Zafra (Sugar harvest) trains bringing the sugar cane from the fields into the mills (Centrales) for processing. This little island in the sun, with its friendly girls to whil...
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Celebrating an anniversary of the closure of Chalk Farm garage, November 5th 2023 saw historic buses - RTs, RTLs, RTWs, Routemasters, a Daimler Fleetline, and others, operating some of the routes that used to be operated out of Chalk Farm garage. Notably route 24, 68, 139 , 31 and others, on a mostly sunny day. This short video starts, appropriately enough, at Chalk Farm Northern Line station, ...
Pakistan steam railway highlights 1993-2004
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The 1990's marked the end of broad gauge steam in Pakistan, although the metre gauge system, centred upon Mirpur Khas in Sind Province, carried on until 2005. The great majority of the steam locomotives were British built, which accounts for the large numbers of British enthusiasts making the journey to Pakistan to record the end of an era. Many were taken by Enthusiast Holidays, a tour operato...
Route 38 running day
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London Bus route 38 runs from Victoria Station to Clapton Ponds in the north of the city, and travels past iconic landmarks, like Hyde Park Corner, Piccadilly Circus, Theatreland and Tottenham Court Road. The London Bus Museum organised running day saw many vintage buses operating the route, including lots of Routemasters - including RM1 and RM5 - and RTs, including RT1 - but probably the "star...
BR steam 16mm clips
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Concentrating mainly upon European and overseas steam, from the late 'sixties onward, has meant that I amassed a small number of clips of British steam that don't readily fit in anywhere else - so I have stuck them all together in this c.20 minute film, and I hope you will find something of interest!
Eastbourne Classic Bus Running Day, 2nd July 2023
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For a break from London, we spent a beautiful afternoon in Eastbourne, enjoying watching historic buses against the background of this traditional seaside town. As well as Eastbourne Corporation, surrounding areas like Brighton, Southdown, Maidstone & District etc. were also represented; and there were guests from London, too. RF600, and - still wearing its destination blinds for Route 65, unch...
Route 65 running day 2023
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Sunday, June 11th - another very successful London Bus Museum sponsored running day, on routes 65 and 71. Although the full length of routes covered extended from Ealing in the north, to Chessington Zoo in the south, these clips were taken around the Petersham and Richmond areas, starting in fine sunshine, but ending in p g rail at South Ealing station, where we also managed a quick shot of Lon...
German & Czech steam clips May 2023
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London Bus Museum Romford 174 & 175 running day
Chesham bus London Country running day 2022
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Chesham bus London Country running day 2022
London trolleybuses and tram "London Weekend" at East Anglia Transport Museum, July 9/10, 2022
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Classic London buses - Dorking, High Wycombe & Elstree running days
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Historic London Bus "running day" at Muswell Hill Nov 2021
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Historic London Bus "running day" at Muswell Hill Nov 2021
Kenya Garratt 5918 Nairobi - Mombasa 2001 - a remarkable journey!
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Kenya Garratt 5918 Nairobi - Mombasa 2001 - a remarkable journey!
Chesham bus London Country running day 2021
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Chesham bus London Country running day 2021
Vax! Noi ân acei ani nu mai foloseam locomotive cu aburi în România! Încercați să ne duceți în derizoriu! Probabil sunteți plătiți să ne defăimați! Ați auzit de electrooutere Craiova!
Nu, acestea erau trenuri cu abur închiriate special pentru britanici și alți entuziaști ai căilor ferate străine. Erau foarte populare, dar scumpe, așa că au făcut foarte mult profit pentru CFR. Din păcate, pentru că locomotivele cu abur cu ecartament standard nu mai au certificate de cazan și alte certificări de siguranță, astfel de trenuri speciale circulă acum doar pe căile ferate forestiere.
@@vckallen Am înțeles,mulțumesc mult.
A fost și o-nregistrare de pe linia Oravița-Anina ?
Frumose, o mai exista in ziua de astăzi, as merge si eu cu ele, trenuri de istorie
Hold very tight please ... DING - DING , ( that'll be 1/6 , madam ) .......... DAVE™🛑
What a great idea ,wished i lived closer ?😉🚒
I remember these romanian steam locomotives since they were in the 150 years of hungarian railway parade! 🤩🚂🇷🇴🇭🇺
when do you think it will be this year? will ie also be the 11th or it will be also on the sunday of that month
I don't know if there is going to be a similar event this year. I always keep my eye on the Events Diary website - www.www1.classicbuses.co.uk/++Events-diary.html Vic
The real routemaster.
Very beatyfull machine
Is this narrow gauge railway
It is metre gauge
Great video! Love RT’s!
Thank you! I do, too!
Britsh make every thing perfect and bring train in india
Very nice documentry
A great video of a great day. I was the conductor of RM 2208.
Thanks very much - yes, it was a lovely day. I was surprised to find that I was alone (apart from American tourists) for the couple of hours I was on top of the Wellington Arch!
Nice. Thanks.
Very nice video
Thank you!
The Garrett Class 59 LOCOMOTIVE had been estimated 40 years to last and many them survived that long in many parts of the World
A beauty of the "59 Class Garrett" locomotive one of the best of all times -Made in England & was there on many Railways of the World
Some rather beautiful footage of the yesteryear RTs, makes a nice contrast with the event's offerings that day!
Thanks for this trip down memory lane. I studied at Ealing Technical College in the early 70s and used to regularly travel home for the weekend, starting on the 65 from Ealing to Surbiton station. Cost; 10p! Sometimes friends and I would go out on Saturday to Chessington Zoo, thus doing the whole route. In those days there was a cap on the fare of 12p, so that was the price, as long as you didn't change bus. What value for a bus trip of well over an hour.
What was the problem with the bloke on STL 2377 at around 2m 10s? Why the V sign? Spoils an otherwise good video.
I suppose some people are just camera-shy?
@vckallen So why make himself stand out? Just turn away. No need to make such a gesture.
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nice to see my old school mate reuben greene board the 2nd RT in the video
Amazing who you bump into at these events!
Great video, but get rid of the adverts who are mainly disrupting the view of the show.
I'm not sure if there is any way to do that, is there? Anyway the adverts only occupy the first 5 seconds of the video and you can "skip adverts" - unless I am missing something.
Since my earlier reply, I now see what you are getting at - ads in the middle of the video! I am struggling to see if there is a way to get rid of them - I certainly didn't ask for them, and it seems to be a new phenomenon. Even if I was getting paid for the ads I don't think I would want them. If you know how to get rid of them, your advice would be most welcome!
fantastic steam trains
SUPERB
Just wondering how much tonnage could it pull.???
They were designed to haul 1200 tons up gradients of 1 in 66, although this was often exceeded, especially after they were fitted with Giesl ejectors.
About 1000 tons as an average tonnage the 59 Class Garrett locomotive was supposed to pull -/ haul on the EAR&H small Guage railway lines and could go to haul up to about 2000 tons on the metre wide Guage Railway line
Old is gold.
Steam Heaven I love it you must love steam to understand it it’s magical of days gone bye ..As a kid I use to watch steam trains in the 1960 and never got over them nice Video T Y cheers stay safe ❤️❤️🚂🚂🚂🚂😃😃😃👍👍🚂😃🦘🇦🇺🇦🇺
Thanks for your kind comments!
Even that I don't live in UK I missed those Routemaster which I use to ride on when I was on holydays in London in the 70th.
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Уш
Muito lindo 👏
Hola buenas tardes qué lástima aquellos tiempos de las máquinas locomotoras cuántas cientos y miles de cientos de máquinas locomotoras industrias georgica que tiraban humo negro pero agradable tiempos de desarrollo de la siderúrgica y toda la centrales térmicas que habían para alimentar a la industria y hogares no se contaminaba recuerdo de pequeño de niño tengo 75 años pero recuerdo aquellas estrellas fugares cuando iba a la fuente a buscar agua y qué miedo me daban y yo hoy los recuerdo cuando era niño qué bonito era que cielo más azules todo lo que existe hoy por hoy en España mentira esto es ecologistas de m***** se creen que somos tontos pues no somos tontos en España y en todo el mundo entero mucha menos contaminación y por supuesto nada de incendio forestales sigo diciendo mentira estos políticos rojos comunistas se creen que somos imbéciles pues no lo somos pásalo si quieres
It is so strange watching this, 1997 looks like about 1920 USA but in color.
My father late Ajmer singh Sandhu was a driver on 5924 and 5925 Mombasa Nairobi line till 1972.
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how’s life?, buddy. Thanks!top viedo- 😈
Hi Vick. Very sorry to hear Meli has passed on. Hopefully she will be with Dave T in that big steam depot in the sky. Thanks for posting this. I must have been standing shoulder to shoulder with you at Egirdir viaduct, as I have an identical shot! Cheers. Bob.
Very entersting beautiful city Nfasit 😍 Thanks for sharing 👍 🇪🇷♥️👈
Thanks for the upload. Kirpal Singh was my grandfather and I enjoy watching these kind of videos about this locomotive.
How fantastic to hear from you! 5918, along with two other steam locomotives (3020 and 2409) remain, as far as we know, in the works at Nairobi in near working order, and we hope that we will once again, soon, be able to negotiate a contract with KR to run more railtours with them, as we have done in the past. Meanwhile, however, there have been disturbing reports that some locomotives from the Nairobi Museum - such as 5930 - have been moved to a site in Uhuru Gardens. When asked about this, KR Management and even the Curator of the Museum, have been silent. Do you actually live in Nairobi? If so, are you able to throw more light on these rumours?
@@vckallen Hi, unfortunately I live in Mombasa I am also seeking answers about 5930 but I'll let you know once I find out
@@vckallen it would be a pleasure if 5918 and the other locos could be put back to work as this will attract tourists and locals.
@@prabniksandhu4648 Great, thanks! I am possibly coming to Kenya in March, to re-start talks with KR Management about resuming our steam (and Classic Diesel) railtours - after meetings in Nairobi I will come to Mombasa for a couple of weeks in the sunshine (we have very little in the UK right now and it is cold!) staying at the Serena Beach, so I may get to see you then!
You are most welcome 🙏. Uhuru Garden will open next month so we see what happens
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Hamima ala meslni corona hizwa
ሽጋራ ትሰቲ ስለ ዘላ
Some interesting engines and nice land scape
My beautiful land ♥️♥️♥️Nfeseit
*ንመጀመርታ ዛ ባቡር ሎሚ ርእየያ።እሞ ክኣ በታ ናሓፍተይ ጊንዳዕ ፎረብያ እያ ትዕሸግ እልብኡ ፍሓም ትቕይር።ዝገርመኒ ግን እዛ ሃገር ጥልያን ተዘይ ገዝኣ ኔሩስ ኣብ ኤርትራ መንገዲ ጥራይ ምሃለወ ስጋብ ሕጂ ጥልያን ዝሰርሖ ዝፈረሰን ጥልያን ገዲፍዎ ዝኸደ ንብረት ጥራይ ዩ ተሪፉ።*
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@@vckallen ??
Anta halai
My Town ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I took this journey Nairobi to Mombasa in August 2001 it took like 12 hours because of a freight train crash at Voi.
Nafaset good 👍
the most beautiful country in the world 🇪🇷💚❤️💛💙🇪🇷
Kirpal Singh Sandhu, the driver of the 5918 Mount Gelai giant steam locomotive, is a legend in the mind of those boys who grew up in Kenya in the 1960s & 1970s. It was every boy’s dream to drive that titanic machine which thundered past and recreated the romance of steam train. Long live Mount Gelai loco which has pride of place in the Nairobi Railway Museum, alas now silenced but yet capable of bringing those childhood memories alive 🙏🙏🙏
Dear Mr Shah Thank you very much for your kind comments. As far as we know, "Mount Gelai" together with 3020 and 2409 - which are the three potential operational steam locomotives, subject to some fairly substantial repairs, are in No. 6 shed in the main works at Nairobi, and are safely stored there. However there have been some worrying reports in the last few months that other locomotives, previously in the open-air museum adjacent to the main station in Nairobi, and including Garratt 5930, have been moved to a new site at Uhuru Gardens. It would be very useful to know if these exhibits are safe, and that they have not been quietly sold to a scrap merchant! as has happened in some countries. I am guessing you are actually in Kenya, so if you have any information we would greatly welcome your advice on info@enthudsiasthols.com Vic Allen
Yes I had the greatest experience in
@@vckallen to be on the foot plate of that LOCO many times and also a few times as a co-driver / visitor driver's Helper on the overnight train 🚉 from Nairobi to Mombasa & return trip in the sixties
Hello Vic Allen and Elfio