Bodmin & Wenford Railway 'Autumn Steam Gala' - Sunday 6th September 2015

The Bodmin & Wenford Railways Autumn Steam Gala saw a collection of great western tank engines running to an intensive timetable over the weekend. 2 guest engines were brought to the railway which ran alongside 2 resident engines.
Locomotives in service -
|GWR 64xx Class 0-6-0PT No 6412 (visiting from the South Devon Railway)
|GWR 56xx Class 0-6-2T No 5619 (on loan for the summer season after overhaul at the Flour Mill)
|GWR 64xx Class 0-6-0PT No 6435
|GWR 42xx Class 2-8-0T No 4247
With some stunning weather conditions and great performances by the engines, it was a fantastic event for any fan of great western tank engines. Highlights from the gala include the double heading of the 2 64xx pannier tanks and both 5619 and 4247 featuring on goods trains. As you may have noticed from the video, I now have a lineside pass for the railway.
Shots featured in the video -
- 4247 rounds the sharp curve outside Bodmin General with the goods train
- 5619 nears the top of the climb to Bodmin General with a service from Bodmin Parkway
- 6412 & 6435 are seen at Westheath with a service for Bodmin General (if you look closely at the ground near the track you can see the start of a small lineside fire which was put out promptly when the train had passed)
- 4247 climbs away from Parkway with the goods train seen at Charlies Gate
- 4247 takes on water at Bodmin General after arriving with the goods train
- 5619 arrives into Bodmin General with a train from Boscarne Junction
- 6412 & 6435 are seen at Charlies Gate with a train for Bodmin General
- 5619 storms pass Westheath with the goods train
- 6412 & 6435 banked by 4247 climb towards Colesloggett with a train for Bodmin General
- 5619 makes a noisy get away from Boscarne Junction with the final train of the day

[@surindergrewal8552]

beautiful video

[@JGProductionsRailways]

+Surinder Grewal thank you!

[@aplinewalker]

Brilliant footage and lovely locations ,,, outstanding production,,, and a great watch,,,, many thanks ,,,,, Alan

[@JGProductionsRailways]

+Alan Plumb thanks for the comment! :)

[@OMGTrain]

Such amazing production value. Everything is just awesome.

[@JGProductionsRailways]

+omgTrain Thank you!

[@quarryfield]

Brilliant video, thanks for sharing. I'm looking forward to watching some more :-) Regards Paul.

[@tony1961chl]

Cuanto amor hay aquí, gracias

[@PeakeyFortySix]

Superb footage mate! All the locos were performing very well and very well captured from some ace locations! Loved the double headed pannier banked by the 42! Thanks for sharing mate :)

[@JGProductionsRailways]

+PeakeyFortySix Thanks mate, definite highlight was 5619 performance wise for me :)

[@PeterBriggs01]

loved it

[@JGProductionsRailways]

+damusername01 thanks!

[@kineticrail]

brilliant video. bodmin is another line i want to get to at some point

[@SteamintheNorthWest]

Great video and what great weather. Liking the way the panniers were insync piston wise as well!

[@JGProductionsRailways]

+Steam in the North West Thanks, love it when double headers do that! haha

[@WestCountrySteamVideos]

great video! a amazing footage! looks like a nice little railway

[@AndreiTupolev]

Lovely view of the doubleheaded Panniers @ 2:30, with bonus tractor! 5619 was nicely noisy as well.

[@JGProductionsRailways]

+AndreiTupolev Thanks for the comment, the tractor really adds to the shot I feel, would be great if it was an old tractor from the 50s/60s to complete the scene but we can't have everything! lol

[@OMGTrain]

I have a few questions, what post software do you use? Also what codec do you use for export?

[@JGProductionsRailways]

+omgTrain I use sony vegas 12 but I'm unsure on the codec I use to export, sorry.

[@MadRushMusic]

great video. some really outstanding views of the Bodmin line best I've seen . I know this is a bit of a cheek but... would you allow me to use a couple of minutes of your video to accompany a song I'm hoping to upload to you tube which was writen by a friend of mine entitled all down the line to Bodmin. It's an un accompanied folk song writen by one of the Cornish song writers. I'm hoping to upload a second version which will be recorded by myself and my wife, we are a folk duo residing in Cornwall under the name of Mad Rush. We have roughly 100 videos on you tube a mixture of folk and rock styles. I will of course understand if you say no But I would be delighted if you were to allow a collaboration, thanks for reading my plea for help. cheers Ned

[@thecornishsteamtrain123]

The 52xx, the 56xx and one of the panniers have all gone. Why?! Now all they have is a j94

[@kai-wv5do]

Overhauls and 6412 and 5619 returning to their homes