Wowzer, fantastic footage. Used to spot there in the 1960's and cling to the platform fence as the expresses screamed through, an amazing sight, sound and smell experience.
I film steam trains often through here, and very very rarely do they thunder through like this. This is gold. I would love if you have more of these thunderous flypasts.
Stunning filming captures. Great work and nice to see again after some restoration. I was on that one that featured Duchess of Hamilton. Unforgettable.👍
@stevenmoran4060 I liked the look because it recreated the loco, carriages, colour, number, and weight of the train as per 1950's / 60's. I used to see them at St Albans pulling uphill on their way to Nottingham, Leicester, Manchester Sheffield etc. as well as Thames-Clyde Express. The way the loco is working is also an accurate representation of the expresses on the Midland mainline. In the 50s/60s there was also a speed competition between trains out of Euston, Kings Cross and St Pancras as the regions trimmed the times. The Midland also used a lot of double heading, exciting times for a ten year old trainspotter.
Oh how my spotting memories came flooding back - If our pocket money would not take us to Crewe, then WBQ was the next place to capture WCML engines. I'm talking 1960, and my first visit with my mate Dave Connor. To see 'The Duke' 71000 hurtling down ship canal bank, it's chime warning us... then copping my last Semi in 1963 'City Of St. Albans' 46253. I could write a book 😉. Finally 'The Mid-Day Scot' with crooked headboard on 46203 'Princess Margaret Rose' - oh such halcyon days...long gone forever.😪
Thanks for uploading this! I was hunting, as I have intermittently for years, last weekend for the clip at 2.44 which used to be called something like Princess at Warrington 85MPH. Also the other one I nearly wore out 10 years or so ago was the last one. Let's be honest they don't hammer those engines in quite the same way now, unfortunately.
Done it my self on "the footplate" of Class 20's (not that fast turned on to the UP & DN Helsby's on the "Fiddlers") 25's, 31's, 37's, 47's, 85's, 86's and 87's and at 75mph that Warrington south JCN is as "rough as old boots" ride. In fact while road learning it threw me out the 2nd man's seat on an 85 there and at Winnick JCN. Good grief it must have been a wild ride on them old "Steamers" and judging by the footage it was a real "white knuckle" ride on all of them, but a fine sight to see, nonetheless. 😱
So, it looks like it has lamps on both sides of the buffer bar, which would be correct for an express, but the only headlight that's really working is the one in the center, making it look like it's indicating that it's just a light engine with no cars. What's the reason for that?
health and safety the 2 gas lamps were only really to identify a train- 2 lamps on both sides would be an express train these days however running a train without a headlight isnt allowed
@@AlexandarHullRichter headlight needs to be above a certain brightness in order to be visible at distance. The two smaller ones aren't bright enough and are only really there for looks. So it needs the big one in the middle too, in order to be safe to run on the network. Hope this helps :)
That’s why I like to see these engines flooring it through the station at speed
Mind-blowing performance from the king. That must have been so loud. Nice to see something other than West Coast brown coaches on the main line!
Speeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed!!🛤️
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Wowzer, fantastic footage. Used to spot there in the 1960's and cling to the platform fence as the expresses screamed through, an amazing sight, sound and smell experience.
I film steam trains often through here, and very very rarely do they thunder through like this. This is gold. I would love if you have more of these thunderous flypasts.
Wow, the exhaust on the King. Loco going very well indeed.
Great stuff, and in the good old days when diesel assistance at the rear was not an irritating requirement!
Fantastic Karl, great days indeed
Very pleasing to watch!
That's good. The electric lines are getting a good steam clean.
Stunning filming captures. Great work and nice to see again after some restoration. I was on that one that featured Duchess of Hamilton. Unforgettable.👍
Astonishing footage. Thanks for sharing it with us
That's good. Working just like I saw them at Watford and Abbot's Langley in the sixties.
60+ mph and long train. No diesel at the back.
Don’t need the diesel as they are using mark 2 coaching stock.
@stevenmoran4060 I liked the look because it recreated the loco, carriages, colour, number, and weight of the train as per 1950's / 60's.
I used to see them at St Albans pulling uphill on their way to Nottingham, Leicester, Manchester Sheffield etc. as well as Thames-Clyde Express.
The way the loco is working is also an accurate representation of the expresses on the Midland mainline.
In the 50s/60s there was also a speed competition between trains out of Euston, Kings Cross and St Pancras as the regions trimmed the times.
The Midland also used a lot of double heading, exciting times for a ten year old trainspotter.
Love the old man with his arms in the air for the Duchess. Awesome footage.
Wow, what a collection, fantastic 🤩🤩 👍👍👍👍👍
Great video!
Back when tours were worth doing!
Oh how my spotting memories came flooding back - If our pocket money would not take us to Crewe, then WBQ was the next place to capture WCML engines. I'm talking 1960, and my first visit with my mate Dave Connor. To see 'The Duke' 71000 hurtling down ship canal bank, it's chime warning us... then copping my last Semi in 1963 'City Of St. Albans' 46253. I could write a book 😉. Finally 'The Mid-Day Scot' with crooked headboard on 46203 'Princess Margaret Rose' - oh such halcyon days...long gone
forever.😪
Thanks for uploading this! I was hunting, as I have intermittently for years, last weekend for the clip at 2.44 which used to be called something like Princess at Warrington 85MPH. Also the other one I nearly wore out 10 years or so ago was the last one. Let's be honest they don't hammer those engines in quite the same way now, unfortunately.
In the days when steam railtours weren’t glorified restaurant on wheels
Rail tours look so much better without the diesel at the end of the consist.
Done it my self on "the footplate" of Class 20's (not that fast turned on to the UP & DN Helsby's on the "Fiddlers") 25's, 31's, 37's, 47's, 85's, 86's and 87's and at 75mph that Warrington south JCN is as "rough as old boots" ride.
In fact while road learning it threw me out the 2nd man's seat on an 85 there and at Winnick JCN. Good grief it must have been a wild ride on them old "Steamers" and judging by the footage it was a real "white knuckle" ride on all of them, but a fine sight to see, nonetheless. 😱
Standing behind the yellow line no probs
Margaret rose has been in the west shed at Swanick for far too long now
So, it looks like it has lamps on both sides of the buffer bar, which would be correct for an express, but the only headlight that's really working is the one in the center, making it look like it's indicating that it's just a light engine with no cars.
What's the reason for that?
health and safety
the 2 gas lamps were only really to identify a train- 2 lamps on both sides would be an express train
these days however running a train without a headlight isnt allowed
@bussesandtrains1218 i don't understand. If the train has 2 lights as part of its headcode, how is that not running with a headlight?
@@AlexandarHullRichter headlight needs to be above a certain brightness in order to be visible at distance. The two smaller ones aren't bright enough and are only really there for looks. So it needs the big one in the middle too, in order to be safe to run on the network. Hope this helps :)
@paddythomas2628 seems like a reason to make some for-show lights that are also bright enough to be functional, rather than making them useless.
Crikey😊