Steam In The West Highlands
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2019
- A compilation of clips filmed on the West Highland line and Mallaig extension in Scotland between 2012 and 2017 featuring LMS Black Fives 44871 and 45407 and LNER K1 62005. 2019 marks the 125th. anniversary of the opening of the line but sadly in this year it has suffered a number of problems due to bad weather and part of the line will be closed for a couple of weeks in October while essential maintenance is carried out
The wonder of Scotland and a steam railways. Huge thanks to all those that built the railway and the photographers that spend their time in the bracken!
Many thanks for watching, Scotland is such a wonderful place to film steam
This truly is a piece of art. No background music, narration, or anything else to distract the viewer. Just stunning settings, and the sound of railroading 's past. I think my favorite segment starts at about 8:50. It is of a train pulling a grade over a long trestle and around a curve. Magnificent.
Glenfinnan Viaduct in Harry Potter films.
Thanks very much Jim. I think music on railway videos is hated by the majority of enthusiasts, the sound of hard working locos is enough for me. The shot you mention was filmed at Rannoch Viaduct, a wonderful lonely spot.
I could watch this all day.. Steam and the Highlands are a perfect mix.
They sure are. Thanks very much for watching
The Double Header clip reminded me of the trains we had being pulled over Shap on the way to our summer holidays in Scotland when I was a child. Great work and a wonderful way to see the trains in the fabulous landscape. Lots of happy memories too. Thank you.
Thank you very much for your kind comments. When I film on Shap these days I often long for a time machine to go back to the days of steam! We used to go to the West Country on holiday so my childhood memories are of gleaming Great Western locos with their highly polished copper and brass
As a Scot living in Canada this is a real treat to watch. Thank you for all the work that went into creating this. Scotland is beautiful.
Thanks very much for watching. You certainly have some fine scenery in Canada to compensate for being away from Scotland
I have watched a lot of videos about steam trains, but this sets the bar at a new height. The clarity of the picture and sound is incredible. There were a couple sequences where I wasn't watching a video; I was right there standing in the field. Wow!
Thank you very much for your very kind comments. Looking at these shots always takes me back to the time I was filming them in that wonderful clean air
Austin, this is a testament to how much you love your hobby and you clearly take pleasure in sharing it with others. We thank you.
Thanks very much for your kind comments
Magnificent! Great filming and amazing sound quality, even during the long telephoto sequences. One of the few videos that has really captured the feelings of remoteness and huge vistas of the wild Scottish landscapes. Loved the wheelslip on the double-header! Thanks a lot for sharing.
Thank you for your kind comments. I was fortunate in that there was little wind which helped to get decent sound on the long clips
watched this while we ate dinner, it was a serenade to our ears and a visual symphony for our eyes, thank you from ex pat rail fan in New Zealand and I have been on that line a long time ago :) .
Many thanks Stephanie for your kind comments. So pleased you enjoyed the video
Absolutely brilliant footage, calm, subtle, very nice sound too which often ruins nice footage, fantastic set in the Scottish landscape. Watched it in one go in awe!
Thanks very much, I've learnt over the years that no matter how good the video, it can be spoilt by poor sound
I think it is one of the best steam videos that I've watched. I love the spectacular and stunning views of the West Highland. It's so beautiful and natural that you can't find anywhere in the world. Thanks for sharing.
Many thanks for your kind comments, they are much appreciated
Absolutely stunning sounds, views and trains. Exceptional quality production. Thank you very much. 🙏
Thanks very much for your kind comments. Glad you enjoyed the video
I've watched many steam videos but this has to rank with the best of them, if not the actual best.
Truly splendid with some stunningly beautiful clips - not just the steam part, but the selection of viewing points and that spectacular scenery.
Thank you.
Thank you very much for your kind comments. It's surprised me how well the video has been received. The wonderful scenery of course provides such a magnificent backdrop
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Beautiful wonderful memories of my youth can smell the steam the interior the seats the happy family days of of a boy in wonder when leaving the dirty city for wide open spaces for summer holidays thanks for uploading this magical little piece of our cultural past.
Thanks very much Peter. I can relate to those childhood memories as it was a great adventure for me to be leaving Liverpool for Devon by train for family holidays.
Sublime ! Wonderful, with amazing landscapes in the background. Hope to go there next year.
Thanks for sharing. Jean-Paul.
Many thanks Jean-Paul, I must try to get to Scotland once again myself next year
Jee that's wonderfull, the amount of work for a 19 min video this quality is mind boggling
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video
It’s all wonderful, but I love the scene at 12.18 where the colour of the smoke matches the colour of the clouds. Literally, atmospheric,
I remember standing filming that shot in the middle of Rannoch Moor and just feeling so fortunate to be there in that wonderful landscape
I twice went on hiking vacations in the Highlands, Skye, Lewis & Harris.....took the train from Stirling to Ft. Williams, we had to have gone through some of this area.It was not on a steam train but the country was so beautiful. At one spot that seemed to be in the middle of nowhere the train stopped to let off a fisherman and I was told they would pick him up on the way back. These were the first train trips I ever took,what a great way to travel........thanks so much......
Many thanks Peter. I'd really love to travel over the full West Highland line behind steam. I often think it would be nice if passengers could travel when the empty stock goes up for The Jacobite. I'm sure it would sell out even though you'd have to make your own arrangements for the return
Stunning footage Austin. An excellent collection of shots of steam in glorious scenery. Cheers, Dave.
Thanks Dave, Scotland does provide a magnificent backdrop for steam
Very special line . Very well covered . Been on it couple of times, scenery changes each time
you travel .Well done
Thanks very much. It is a wonderful line and one can't help but think of the hardships endured by those who built it
Love that exhaust beat from the Stanier 5 working hard in the West Highlands. The K1 sounds hard it too! Great weather...
Thanks for watching. Yes, I've been fortunate enough to get quite a few shots of the K1 up there and both her and the Fives make a superb sound climbing the gradients
Fantastic scenery!
18:30 giving the sheep a wee fright!
Wonderful scenery indeed. The sight of those sheep racing away always makes me smile!
Simply spectacular, you certainly know how to get the best angles. Amazing footage, awesome scenery. An absolute pleasure!
Thank you very much. It's hard to go wrong in Scotland with that wonderful scenery and I've been generally quite lucky with the weather on my visits
Magnificent Austin.
I think I remember just about all the shots from the first time round, but they still make up into possibly the best video this year. Bravo.
Noel
Thanks very much Noel. A couple of the clips from the 2013 charter are slightly different angles from previously as we had so many runpasts but nothing new on the Jacobite clips
What a stunning video collection. Great camera work and superb sound. I’m very impressed.
Many thanks for your kind comments Robert, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video
*Did the trip from Fort William - Mallaig in 2006 and one of the top 10 **_Great Railway Journeys of the World_** by far. Brilliant, superb Filming **_acw_** and Great Sound Capture as well. Thank you for posting this.*
Thanks very much for your kind comments. As you rightly say, it is one of the world's greatest railway journeys
Superb video and sound. Spectacular landscape. The locomotive is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing this awesome video.
Thanks to you for watching. I have to say I'm surprised but very happy that so many seem to have enjoyed this compilation
Wonderful, peaceful trip. Absolutely lovely, thanks for sharing it.
Thank you so much. It's great to know that people are enjoying the video
That brought back lovely memories,was on that loco a few years ago.Loved the the trip,David from NZ
Thanks David, I'm glad the video jogged a few memories for you
Brilliant video, very moody shots of the highlands. Must go on that line again next year.
Thanks very much. I feel the same, not been since 2017 so will hopefully rectify that next year
Fabulous footage of this amazing line Austin, love the wheel spin too, plan to visit the Fort William to Malaig line next spring and ride the "Jacobite", thanks for super filming.
Thanks very much and I hope the video gives you some ideas for filming when you visit
An absolute joy to watch, Austin. Thank you for the privilege of being able to watch such a wonderfully 'complete' compilation... more than once! Kind regards, Bob.
Thanks very much Bob, it's really amazing how popular this collection has been
Really superb video, thanks for posting. Many years since I traveled on this line, and that was not behind steam, would love to do it again with one of these for motive power! Thanks again.
Thank you very much. It would certainly be worth another visit for you
What a truly wonderful compilation - thank you very much, it has given me great joy :-)
Thanks for your kind comments. I'm really pleased you enjoyed the video
A stunning compilation of clips, all expertly captured as usual.
Thanks very much Andy, I do enjoy putting these compilations together and it's great that so many have enjoyed this one
Fantastic footage Austin. Great pan and zoom shots and great locations showing the train working. We are heading over to ride the Jacobite and hopefully video the journey between April and May 2020. Cheers Richard
Thanks Richard, Hope you enjoy the trip, I'm sure you will and early spring is a good time to visit
Superb compilation Austin. Fantastic selection of clips. The Jacobite is a stunning line. We taken some clips along there. Really enjoyable watching. Kind regards C&A
Thank you, for me it is one of the very best places to film steam
WoW! Beautifully shot film & fantastic quality, Thank you.
Thanks very much for watching, glad you enjoyed it
Superb as ever Austin, so many fantastic shots especially the ones you captured when the weather was perfect a few years back .
Thanks Steve, yes we've been very fortunate to get decent weather at times in our visits to Scotland
Excellent cinematography. Really caught the engines working hard on a beautiful line.
Many thanks, as you rightly say it is a beautiful line and the steam service is so popular and obviously provides a boost to local tourism
OMG "SUPERB " Thank you ever so much,you made an old man feel very nostalgic.Up there with some of the most excellent
footage i've ever seen ! :)
Thank you again and again..............
Thanks so much for your very kind comments. It's been a great pleasure to see how many people have enjoyed the video and taken the trouble to comment
Wonderful, the best scenery on the planet. And bringing to mind the age of steam, what more could you ask for. I noticed one person chose "thumbs down" can't understand why, this person is either hard to please, or maybe a little bigoted. Many thanks for sharing.
Thanks for your kind comments. Thankfully I never get too carried away by likes or dislikes, as long as I'm happy with the video I'm happy to share it so that others will hopefully enjoy it
your presentation is absolutely awesome.
Thanks for your kind comments, glad you enjoyed the video
This is far and away the best railway footage I have seen. Should have been on this beautiful railway in a week's time but the lockdown has put paid to that,at least I have risen it before.
Please continue with videos of this quality.Stay safe.
Many thanks Bob for your very kind comments. Glad you enjoyed the video
Like a new rose in my garden -. ‘ Absolutely Fabulous ‘. Thank you sincerely
Thank you for watching, and I hope it was a good year for the roses!
Wonderful collection Austin :)
Thanks very much Simon
Beautiful locations, beautifully shot. Subscribed!
Thanks for your comments and your subscription, much appreciated
Truly excellent! Thank you so much for your effort. From Australia.
Many thanks for your kind comments, great to know the video is enjoyed 'down under'
Spectacular. Thanks for posting this video.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you very much for watching
I've watched a lot of your videos, but this..., this is something else!!! I'm a huge GWR fan but outside of the GWR I think my favourite British steam locomotives are the Black 5's. Stanier was onto something when he and his draughtsmen designed them! This is too good for a small screen - this should be on a DVD and be being watched on a good sized TV with appropriate sound! 😍😍😍
Thanks for your kind comments. Mr. Stanier did learn his trade at Swindon of course! I'd be happy to put a copy onto a DVD if you like. Just let me know and I'll give you my email address so you can send your details. I'm on holiday at present but can certainly do it when I get home
Brilliant compilation Austin, plenty of leg work involved but some of the locations are outstanding and the weather being kind to you resulted in some superb shots, very enjoyable watching, cheers nige.
Thanks Nige, it was touch and go on the 2013 charter as to whether the days would be rained off but although cloudy we stayed dry. On most of our visits to Scotland we've been lucky with the weather
Thank you for all the work that must have gone into making this video.
Many thanks Paul, took a while to compile but a labour of love really!
Brilliant. Been on that trip several times. Absolutely love that part of Scotland. Thanks from a soft southerner who can't get up there like he use to.
Thanks very much for your comments. Hopefully you'll be able to get up there again very soon
Outstanding video and audio!! And the scenery was nice, too!! :-) Kindest regards from a Yank who loves the Mother Country!!
Thanks very much. I think that with any railway video filmed in Scotland, that wonderful scenery has to be included
Second only to a squadron of Spitfires over the white cliffs of Dover. What a beautiful set of clips. Man you got the angles and the weather just right. Really beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks very much for watching, quite like the idea of a squadron of Spitfires flying over these trains....as long as I was there to capture it!
@@acw71000 Ah yes, there are some great paintings of WW2 fighters and bombers above a steam train - and the real thing would be perfect!
After great opening shot one great shot after the other in the impressive scenery of West Highlands. - Heinz
Thank you Heinz, I chose what I thought were some of the best shots so I'm pleased you enjoyed the collection
@@acw71000 - Like Noel Adams said: Maybe one of your best videos this year.. :)
No, the best one will come in November.....I'll keep you guessing!
@@acw71000 - Can't wait!
I, for once am nearly speechless. Fantastic! No GWR material but carry on as long as it's there. I'm a lover of this stuff. Full power to your elbow!!! del.
Thanks very much, nothing new here but it seems to have gone down well
Such a wonderful video! Big thumbs up and greetings from Finland,
Juha :)
Thank you for watching, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video
An excellent compilation, we had a trip on The Jacobite in May this year. Regards Chris
Many thanks Chris, I'm sure you enjoyed your trip on The Jacobite, one of the best rail journeys in the world
Lovely shots Austin - some happy memories of the Scottish charter! Hope you're keeping well.
Thanks Andrew, good to hear from you again. I really regret only having done the one charter but it was a great couple of days
Spectacular scenery and great steam action.
Top job❤😎👍!
Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed the video
Beautiful scenery, nice captures. Great footage.
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed the footage
Just stunning footage, thank you for sharing.
Cheers Alan, I enjoyed putting this together, brought back plenty of happy memories
Awesome stuff!! And that scenery really is quite something! :-)
Many thanks, the Scottish scenery is very difficult to avoid!
Fantastic video almost every frame a picture in its own right congratulations on a brilliant edit “inspiring”
Thanks for your kind comments Paul, much appreciated
Brilliant filming Austin, Locations very good advert for Scottish tourism.....Dave
Thank you very much Dave, the Scottish scenery is a great backdrop for steam
@@acw71000 Hi Austin , yes indeed ,Thanks for reply ..Dave
Thank you for this great video experience!
Thank you kindly, compiling the video reminded me just how stunning the Scottish scenery is
Stunning, many thanks.
Many thanks, glad you enjoyed the video
Brilliant video. Thanks for sharing it.
Thanks very much Cliff, glad you enjoyed the video
simply superb, many thanks
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching
Excellent video. Most of the steam videos I see are from here in the United States. This is great enough that I have marked it and will view it again.
Thanks for your much appreciated comments. For me, one of the joys of UA-cam is being able to watch videos of railways from many parts of the world
Soul soothing loveliness... thank you
Thanks very much, never had one of my videos described like that before!
Fantastische Aufnahmen. Ganz grosse Klasse dieser Film. Exzellente Kameraführung. Meine Hochachtung.
Vielen Dank für Ihre freundlichen Kommentare. Ich freue mich, dass dir das Video gefallen hat
Excellent compilation.
Thanks very much
really superb. great potography
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed the video
Austin, been away for 6 weeks and I've missed your videos, being back on board, I can relax in an armchair and watch your videos again instead of climbing mountains.
Trust you had a good time John, I've noticed a couple of your videos from your travels which I'll get round to when I get back from holiday in France....last time as an EU citizen sadly!
Thanks for posting. Good visual/audio quality. Just a shame the scenery got in the way!!!
Many thanks for your kind comments. No matter how hard you try, that scenery won't be ignored!
Superb........or, as Para Handy would have said, "chust sublime!". Many thanks for posting!
Thank you for watching, pleased you enjoyed it
Lovingly shot. Good on you.
Thanks very much. I do love filming in Scotland, just superb scenery
Simply wonderful.
Thanks very much for watching
Splendid film I loved watching it
Glad you enjoyed it. Many thanks for watching
Bravo, the Jean Brodie Express made my day!
Thank you, you jogged my memory about what a wonderful film that was. More years ago than I care to remember!
I would go to Scotland just to see this but I would also like to hike the West Highland Way. This would be the treat at the end!
It's well worth a visit and the West Highland Way would give you some superb views
Marvellous, thanks so much
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, much appreciated
Just when you think 'it just can't get better than this' and it does!
@@peterbuckley265 His videoes are great. He makes enormous efforts to cover hard working steam locos in the landscape. And yet you are shouting in capital letters. Do you get angry easily and how come?
Thanks Stephen, I've removed the comments from the guy who was shouting! Can't please all the people etc. etc.!
@@acw71000 I was wondering if it was just trolling. Needing to know all the locations is not crucial and should not inspire rage. There are much more important things to get upset about! What matters is the care you take to find good vantage points, the logistics and figuring out timings. This very complex film making that you do brilliantly. BTW I think it was you who compared the looks of Black Fives favourably to Britannias. I think larger diameter smokebox doors would have looked better on Brits. Staniers locos look the way they do because they were styled by a certain draughtsman. I can't be sure but I think his name may have been Coleman. I will check...
Yes. I checked. It was Tom Coleman. His contribution tends to be forgotten. It was he who pursuaded the LMS to develop something bigger than Princess class locos and he schemed-out what would be the Princess Coronations... A big influence on I think all designs credited to Stanier. I would go as far as calling Black Fives 'Coleman-Staniers'.
Interesting abut Tom Coleman. I suppose when you think about it there were a lot of folk putting in their thoughts and ideas into various loco designs but it's the 'big names' who get all the credit
@@acw71000 I can recomend a two volume book by a senior draughtsman called 'Under Ten CMEs' written by E A Langridge and published by Oakwood Press. It covers a career stretching from Drummond to Harrison 1912 to 1959. It helps to know a bit about locomotive parts and workshop techniques. But I am sure you do. Longridge designed the bogies for Class 24 and 25 for example and lots, lots more. A real insider's view.... with over forty references to Coleman.
How absolutely beautiful.
Thank you very much for watching, so pleased you enjoyed the video
Fantastic montage Austin with a level of camerawork I aspire to reach one day. On a side note - which editing software do you use? Kind Regards. Cameron
Thanks for your kind comments Cameron. I use Corel Videostudio
I’ve just come back from there and the only thing missing in this video is
‘Smell-a-vision’! 😆 One can’t explain the freshness and cleanses of the air up there and how you managed to capture this sequence in film (sorry video) is absolutely wonderful my friend!.....and you did it with out it obviously raining 😆
If l was told once l was told a 100 times whilst l was there.
“You don’t come to Scotland for the weather” 😆
Have to admit that 'Smell-a- vision' would be very appealing! We've been very fortunate with weather on our visits to Scotland, with 2012 being a highlight with clear skies and very cold temperatures. The lochs were so still with a little mist above them, quite magical
Thing is Austin no one could possibly understand the complexities of shooting a film like this until you’ve actually been there and realise it could be sunshine one minute, pouring with rain and 90 mph winds the next with perhaps a dash of snow and then back to sunshine. And that’s ALL within 25 minutes on a Scottish summers day! 😆😆😆😆
Thank you again for such an amazing film though mate!
John
Very true, and it's what keeps us returning to the area just hoping for the 'right' conditions!
Superb - well done.
Many thanks Julian
excellent firing.
Indeed, thanks for watching
Lovely video 📹
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it
A great video !!
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it
Wspaniały staruszek.Błąd . Wspaniały starzec. Mądry i dzielny, uparty bo wytrzymały . I ten wdzięk dymu .I ten niski sygnał. A jak się wspina! Kawał chłopa!.
Dzięki za oglądanie. Przepraszamy za spóźnioną odpowiedź, ale byłem na wakacjach
This the best film shot of any Steam Train I have ever seen..and as was said the most wonderful setting..well done and let’s have more of these..
Thanks so much for your kind comments. I've certainly got enough material for a volume two sometime but if you have a search through my videos there are plenty on The Jacobite. I'm on holiday at the moment but when I get home to the computer I'll put links in the description for some of the others
Very nice great job
Thanks very much
You have captured some fabulous footage over the years . I really enjoyed watching this. We have been watching this Jacobite train for over 20 yrs while visiting the West coast each spring and autumn. You mention part of the track will be closed in October ! When will it be affected ? We are going durung the first week . Thanks for sharing this footage :D Teddy
Many thanks for your kind comments. I believe the closure is from 5th. to 14th. October whilst repairs are carried out on the Auch viaduct which is on the lower section of the West Highland between Crianlarich and Fort William. As far as I know services between Fort William and Mallaig aren't affected
You are very welcome . Thank you for that info .
Well done this video.
Thank you very much. I'm glad you enjoyed it
Chuffing brilliant!
Cheers, thanks for watching
Beautiful....
Thanks for watching
Stunning😊 ... some men and weman and dont for get childen who built this railway line ☺...steam trains just love um 😆.. helo from ireland😉...
Thanks for your comments. Its often forgotten when we travel by train that we owe this huge debt to those who worked in often appalling conditions to build the lines, bridges and viaducts