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Welcome to my channel. This started out simply as a way to do something productive with my videos of steam trains, but I have gradually widened its’ scope to include all kinds of trains, both heritage and modern, though still with a Manchester-centric flavour.
Enjoy the videos.
Ross.
Enjoy the videos.
Ross.
LNER 60009 ‘Union of South Africa’ at York 07/03/2020. Will we no’ be seeing ye again?
Today sees LNER A4 60009 ‘Union of South Africa’ take to the tracks on what is likely to be its last ever mainline run to the north. Baring a massive change of heart from her owner John Cameron, this will be the last time I shall ever see her in steam on the mainline.*
We caught up with her at Journey’s End, York, where there was a massive crowd to greet her. There’s not really terribly much to add by way of description here. So just enjoy as we get one last epic blast on that famous chime whistle.
I finish off with a lovely little slow motion sequence which Gail did, followed by few brief pictures of Number Nine taken in the last few years by way of tribute.
(Please excuse the typo in one of the captions. I only noticed it after the video was uploaded and I can’t be doing with the bother of re-uploading it)
Enjoy
Ross
* Addendum: With the suspension of the mainline rail tour programme in March 2020, coupled with ‘Union of South Africa’s boiler ticket due for expiry in the April of this year, it seems as though this is indeed the last we shall see of her on the mainline.
We caught up with her at Journey’s End, York, where there was a massive crowd to greet her. There’s not really terribly much to add by way of description here. So just enjoy as we get one last epic blast on that famous chime whistle.
I finish off with a lovely little slow motion sequence which Gail did, followed by few brief pictures of Number Nine taken in the last few years by way of tribute.
(Please excuse the typo in one of the captions. I only noticed it after the video was uploaded and I can’t be doing with the bother of re-uploading it)
Enjoy
Ross
* Addendum: With the suspension of the mainline rail tour programme in March 2020, coupled with ‘Union of South Africa’s boiler ticket due for expiry in the April of this year, it seems as though this is indeed the last we shall see of her on the mainline.
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LMS 45562 & 46115- Chasing Steam Across the North West 29/02/2020
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North western steam fans are positively spoilt for choice on this leap year day, as there were three tours gracing these parts today. I’ve followed two of them, the first up being LMS Stanier ‘Jubilee’ Class 45562 ‘Alberta’ working ‘The Cotton Mills Express’ on behalf of the Railway Touring Company. This esoteric tour ran from Lancaster to Blackburn, via Manchester Victoria in a kind of figure ...
Trains in North East Scotland, including Scotrail HST!
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A brief stay in North East Scotland has given me chance to get some pictures and video of the rail activities over two days on the line between Inverness and Aberdeen. The first part comes from yesterday, and we begin in Huntly, Aberdeenshire. I managed to get a bit of a look at the disused freight yard in Huntly before I headed to the one time railway town of Inverurie, where the erstwhile Gre...
The TPE Class 68s in 2019
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2019 saw the introduction of TransPennine Express’ brand new ‘Mark 5’ coach sets hauled by Class 68 locomotives. This means that locomotive hauled trains have made return to regular passenger service in the North West for the first time since the demise of loco haulage in the WCML and CrossCountry routes.* Here is a short compilation of various class 68s in action, none of which has appeared on...
LNER 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ at Manchester Victoria & Penrith 21/12/2019.
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The curtain came down on the mainline steam charter season here in the North West today with the World Famous ‘Flying Scotsman’ hauling the last of her three “Christmas Dalesman” trips between Manchester Victoria and Carlisle on behalf of Ian Riley & Co. This video shows clips of ‘Scotsman’ arriving and departing Victoria on the outbound trip, before I caught up with her again on the return tri...
Trains at Manchester Victoria & Leeds 18/12/2019
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A selection of clips from Manchester Victoria and Leeds stations today, featuring TransPennine 68s, 185s and 802s, Northern Sprinters and 195 units plus an LNER Azumas.
The Last Rites at York. All Change on the East Coast Main Line 30/11/2019
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#HSTFarewell #Class68 #TPENova3 #Azuma My trip to York today was ostensibly to cover a couple of heritage rail tours, with the chance to catch the transition of traction on the East Coast and Trans Pennine routes a mere bonus. In the end, the footage of the class 50 tour was comprised by a last minute platform change, whilst the second had seen a steam-to-diesel substitution, so I binned most o...
East Lancs Rly Autumn Steam Gala 18/10/2019, featuring LNER A4 60009 'Union of South Africa'.
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A collection of video footage from Friday's Autumn steam gala at the ELR, featuring John Cameron's soon-to-be-retired mainline stalwart 'Union of South Africa'. Not much to write about here, I'm going to let the pictures do the talking. Just a quick word of note: there is a lot of out of the window video here, entailing the use of a waterproof shield for my camera, which sadly completely stuffe...
Cruising through the Norwegian Fjords, including the Fläm Railway- 31/08/2018 - 07/09/2019.
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We have been lucky enough to recently spend a week travelling around the Norwegian Fjords on board P&O's fabulous flagship, MV 'Britannia'. The itinerary tootk in several beautiful locations, including the famous Flämsbana- the railway from Fläm to Myrdal, reckoned to be one of the most beautiful in the world. Naturally, being a rail enthusiast, this was definitely something I was keen to explo...
68027 ‘Splendid’ TransPennine ‘New Order’ at Manchester Victoria 24/08/2019
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Today sees the new TransPennine Express ‘Nova 3’ sets (Class 68 locomotives hauling new Mark V coaches) make their long-awaited entry into passenger service. This means that, after a gap of some 30 years, locomotive hauled passenger trains -aka “Proper Trains”- are back at Manchester Victoria once again. The first diagram is the capable hands of 68027 ‘Splendid’, continuing a time-honoured trad...
LNER 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ on “The Great Britain XII” at York 05/05/2019.
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For many steam enthusiasts, the highlight of the rail tour calendar is the Railway Touring Company’s “Great Britain” tour. Now in its twelfth year, the tour takes in all four corners of Great Britain (should that be three corners?) and sees steam travelling along many unusual routes, and with lots of interesting and varied traction. Today sees the Grand Finale, and they have arguably saved the ...
LMS Black Fives 44871 & 45407 on “The Citadel” at Manchester Victoria 13/04/2019
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Following on from my earlier/later video of ‘Tornado’, here is the first of the steam tours I recorded, on a beautiful Manchester morning. Ian Riley’s ‘The Citadel’, essentially a repeat of Riley’s tour from November last year, was running Victoria to Carlisle outbound via the S&C and inbound via the WCML and with two LMS Stanier ‘Black Five’ locomotives in charge. These work horses provided re...
LNER 60163 ‘Tornado’ on the “Bard of Avon” at Manchester. 23/03/2019
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Today sees the long-awaited return of LNER Peppercorn A1 60163 ‘Tornado’ to Manchester as it took charge of UK Railtours’ “The Bard of Avon” tour for Stratford-on-Avon via Crewe and Shrewsbury. Britain’s newest (for now!) steam locomotive last graced the city of Manchester back in its’ inaugural year, 2008, when it visited the Museum of Science and Industry (then still rail-connected, of course...
LNER 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ at Manchester Victoria. ‘It’s winter fall, red skies are gleaming...’
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Well, not really ‘red skies’. However, I was determined to repurpose the lyrics of ‘A Winter’s Tale,’ one of the last songs written and sung by the late great Freddie Mercury, as the title of the video, Mancunian meteorological conditions be damned! The final steam hauled tour I will cover this year finds me in much the same way as it started- at a pre-dawn Manchester Victoria still very much i...
LMS 45212 & 45157 on ‘The Citadel’ at Manchester Victoria 10/11/2018. A Stanier Steam Symphony
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Today sees West Coast Railways’ ‘The Citadel’ rail tour travel from Manchester Victoria to Carlisle Citadel. Unusually for steam tours to Carlisle, the outbound leg is run via Hellifield and Settle, with the return via Shap summit (which is the opposite way round to the majority of workings). That this tour is leaving just a day before the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, makes one ...
The Band of the King’s Division @ ManVic 02/11/2018. Poppy Appeal 2018
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The Band of the King’s Division @ ManVic 02/11/2018. Poppy Appeal 2018
LNER 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ “Farewell to Alan Pegler” at York 13/10/2018.
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LNER 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ “Farewell to Alan Pegler” at York 13/10/2018.
LNER 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ at Manchester Victoria 21/09/2018
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LNER 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ at Manchester Victoria 21/09/2018
LNER 60009 ‘Union of South Africa’ at Crewe 08/09/2018.
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LNER 60009 ‘Union of South Africa’ at Crewe 08/09/2018.
LNER 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ on the ELR 24/08/2018. Like the sun coming out....
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LNER 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ on the ELR 24/08/2018. Like the sun coming out....
The Molli Railway. Narrow Gauge Steam In Germany.
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The Molli Railway. Narrow Gauge Steam In Germany.
LNER 60103 'Flying Scotsman' Light Engine through Manchester Victoria 26/04/18
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LNER 60103 'Flying Scotsman' Light Engine through Manchester Victoria 26/04/18
50049 'Defiance' & 50007 'Hercules' at Warrington Bank Quay 14/04/2018.
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50049 'Defiance' & 50007 'Hercules' at Warrington Bank Quay 14/04/2018.
60163 'Tornado' on the East Lancashire Railway 30/03/2018
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60163 'Tornado' on the East Lancashire Railway 30/03/2018
LMS 5MT 45157 & 6P 45690 on "The High Peak Explorer" at Manchester Victoria 17/03/2018
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LMS 5MT 45157 & 6P 45690 on "The High Peak Explorer" at Manchester Victoria 17/03/2018
LMS 6P 45699 ‘Galatea’ On “The Pennine Limited” at Manchester Victoria 03/03/2018.
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LMS 6P 45699 ‘Galatea’ On “The Pennine Limited” at Manchester Victoria 03/03/2018.
LMS 6P 45699 'Galatea' on the Winter CME at Manchester Victoria 27/01/2018. Set in Darkness.
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LMS 6P 45699 'Galatea' on the Winter CME at Manchester Victoria 27/01/2018. Set in Darkness.
Deltic D9009 'Alycidon', a Trans Pennine Deltic Reprise at Manchester Victoria 30/12/17
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Deltic D9009 'Alycidon', a Trans Pennine Deltic Reprise at Manchester Victoria 30/12/17
Manchester Victoria to Oxford Road, First Day of the Orsdall Chord 10/12/2017
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Manchester Victoria to Oxford Road, First Day of the Orsdall Chord 10/12/2017
The King's Division Band at Manchester Victoria Station. 2017 Poppy Appeal, 03/11/2017
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The King's Division Band at Manchester Victoria Station. 2017 Poppy Appeal, 03/11/2017
Nice video best one i have ever seen please reply quickly bye for now Philip
Great compilation😁👍
Cheers 👍🏻
God, looks so boring and plain without a headboard
My Dad drove these. He loved them.
Lovely shots.
Brilliant footage
Thank you 👍🏻
Nice done Ross :)
Great shots of 60009 Ross and what a great servant to the railways this A4 has been for many decades. A real favourite that will be sadly missed.
allan5919 she has indeed been a great servant. Can’t think of too many steam locos that have done as many miles in preservation as No 9 (FS maybe?).
Brilliant video! I saw her at York!
im the one in the blue coat in the clip of the 68
PipinTrainz hi. 👋🏻
back in the good old days I to used to see a lot of her passing St Margarets loco shed(64A) and Haymarket(64B) in Edinburgh,she has been a real star always acknowleging those who come out to see her which is a great credit to her crew.It is a sad day for us old yins but I thought someone mentioned that she was doing something in Scotland,let's hope so.Thanks for the terrific video you had me going in the end
Robert Elliot thanks for your comment. So nice to hear you have such great memories of her. 👍🏻
Great video. I spotted myself on it too. Loved being there today and that long whistle, wow!
mostynsowner yeah that whistle was epic
Great video, quite a bittersweet moment when she left York!
UK Trainspotting it truly was. Nice of them to give that last epic blast on the chime whistle.
Yeah exactly right it’s one last hurrah for 60009 before it goes away to Scotland
Scott Joseph Whiley I was fairly certain it was the last one but couldn’t find anything for definite.
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She sounds brilliant! Such power!
Matt Seymour sure is!
thats actually galatea in disguise
I wonder how long this Alberta disguise is going to last
James Hardy can’t say I’ve heard anything- in the one hand 45407 only had its number changed for a single season. On the other- Braunton was disguised as Lord Dowding for several years
Should utilise, modernise, and enlarge all GMP rail. Duel purpose like it's integration from and into the metro was; is and will continue he until comprehensive cover for most major towns borough and cities in the while Metropolitan area. Why not inter grate a Merseyside /Liverpool metro system using same technique and have liverpool_mancs tram?
geoff edwards easier said than done, I’m afraid. The trouble with Manchester is, unlike Merseyside, there’s very few self-contained purely ‘local’ rail routes left to be incorporated into Metrolink Almost everything that remains as conventional rail has to interwork with long distance services, so can’t just be converted to metro/light rail. Even if inter-operability between Metrolink and heavy rail were possible, there’s not too many places it can work- take the Bolton line for example: you can’t run a 10-15 minute frequency all shacks metro service on that line because of all the long distance services that use it that would be tripped up by it. Same with the routes to Warrington. The only two extant railway lines that such a move might be feasible is the Atherton line and the Rose Hill line. But in both cases, you can quickly see why they’re proper rail routes when you take a closer look. In the case of the Atherton line, where do you put the Southport trains? As already stated there’s no room via Bolton and you’d be relying on Merseyrail extending through to Wigan to maintain through services on the Kirkby line (and the local GM authorities being ok with a Merseyside concession operating on their patch- good luck with that!) Metrolink expansion should definitely happen- but I would say there’s very little reason for it to take any more of Manchester’s extant Rail network.
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An excellent video of the two steam excursions Ross and great sounds from the 'Jubilee' as it left Victoria.
allan5919 I was pleasantly surprised they let the Jubilee take that load up Platting unassisted. But you’re right, it was one hell of a noise!
Very good video Ross :)
SimonTog cheers Simon
Excellent job ross
Scott Joseph Whiley Ta very much
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Fantastic video, this brings back happy memories of that first day.
Cheers.
Excellent job ross
Scott Joseph Whiley cheers
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Mark 5 coaches on the TPE!!!! Best interior design, most spacious, most comfortable of all British railway lines!!! I love it! I only wish they would electrify and then use class 88 (same loco but the electric version).
since I herd an engine of one of those ferocious sounding beasts ive practically love thme then the 185 desiros and just the sound of the engines when they rev up and excelerate off I saw 68029 Resolution in leeds witch sounded brutal think they have 16 cylinder caterpillar engines in them not sure liked and subed
Harry McAndrew you’re quite right, according to my trusty Platform 5 book, the prime mover is a Caterpillar C175 16 cyl engine, with 3,750 bhp and 72,260 lbs of reactive effort on tap. But as you say, the main thing is the glorious noise they make. Thanks for commenting. Subbed.
Nice one! Is it me or do they sound just faintly similar to HST's?
aber ber now I think about it, they’re quite similar. I’m not a expert on diesel thrash, but it’s sounds great to me.
Nice video.Hi, i followed your channel.Follow back? Thanks.
Super video Ross :)
SimonTog thank you. 👍🏻
It doesn’t matter how many times I see the Scotsman it amazes me, excellent British engineering. Great video 👍
Anthony Hall thank you. The team at Riley’s do a fantastic job of looking after her. The thing about the Scotsman is that it generates a real buzz wherever it goes- so much history associated with that famous name.
Ross 30453 Hi Ross, I was there on Saturday with my son who’s a massive train enthusiast,I’m the guy stood filming of my phone has the Scotsman leaves, if I see you in the future filming I hope you don’t mind if I bring my son over for a chat,love your channel, thanks Anthony.
Anthony Hall of course you can. 👍🏻
Cracking video from beginning to end. Keep ‘em coming!
sjpowermac cheers. Will try my best. 👍🏻
Excellent video footage of 'Flying Scotsman' from both locations Ross. Great pass through at Penrith! Cheers - Allan.
allan5919 cheers. I was really pleased with the stuff I got from Victoria. And it’s always nice to get pictures of a steam locomotive at speed.
Excellent work Ross
Scott Joseph Whiley cheers. 👍🏻
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thankyou for all the great videos,including this one,this year!!! all the best dave
davestrains many thanks for your kind comments. All the best to you.
Excellent job Ross
Scott Joseph Whiley cheers
Thanks Ross. I appreciate seeing these videos, because I can no longer travel. The present scene is so much different when I used to spot there over 70 years ago!
D W Cowie thank you for the kind comments. 👍🏻
Brilliant video! -Kyle
Trains With Kyle cheers! 👍🏻
Very good video Ross, thumbs up :)
SimonTog cheers!
Super set of shots Ross. Pity that that 60009 didn't appear though. That's mainly why I went there.
Julian Thurgood cheers! As you say Would’ve been nice to have seen 60009 on the ECML one last time but not to be.
A great series of video clips from York Ross and 2019 is certainly going down as one of massive change where stock is concerned. Excellent video! Cheers - Allan.
allan5919 yes a lot of changes ahead. I’ve tried the TPE Mk5 sets and I really like them, hoping to get a go on a Azuma set in the new year as they look quite smart.
Excellent work Ross
Scott Joseph Whiley cheers
Fantastic riding on the cruise Ross
Scott Joseph Whiley cheers
Great video Ross :)
SimonTog cheers!
Excellent job Ross
Scott Joseph Whiley cheers
Ross 30453 anytime
I saw this at London Victoria this year, it's such a joy to see it once again love Scotsman.
Thanks for the comment. Always great to see Scotsman at work on the mainline. 🚂