6023 King Edward II, Paignton to Churston from 19 Viewpoints. August 2018
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- Опубліковано 30 сер 2018
- The 4th of 5 videos documenting the arrival and operation at, and departure from the Dartmouth Steam Railway.
As a short “end of summer” project, I set myself the task of capturing "The Blue King" for the whole of the journey from Paignton to Churston from as many lineside locations as it took to keep the locomotive in frame the whole way. Continuity proved to be the biggest problem with different weather & light conditions as well as engine performance and as a result a number of shots had to be re-taken more than once. Apart from 50m or so of hidden track I think I have achieved my goal, the end result comparing well with the timetabled 15 minutes. Having struggled to get as much mainline footage this year as I would have liked due to “fire risk” and various other things 6023’s guest residence on the Dartmouth Steam Railway has come to my rescue and kept me filming.
Apart from introductory footage on the station concourse, locations are:
Paignton DSR Station
Sands Road crossing
Whitstone Road overbridge
Youngs Park Road footpath
Tanners Road overbridge
Goodrington Sands Station Platform 2 (thanks to DSR for allowing me access)
Goodrington Sands Station Platform 1
Goodrington Sands (Sat. 15th July)
Oyster Bend overbridge
Saltern Cove
Waterside Road
Broadsands Headland
Dartmouth Road (overlooking Broadsands Viaduct)
Junction of Broadsands Park Road and Waterside Road.
North Rocks Road footpath underbridge (actually sounding like a King should!)
Bracken Rise (Hookhills Viaduct)
Bascombe Road
Dartmouth Road overbridge
Churston Station (2 positions)
Note: the driver (first train of the day only) informs the barrier keeper at Britannia Crossing of departure from Churston.
This is one of the most enjoyable steam videos I’ve seen , not just a one shot video but taken over many views, great video 🚂🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋👍
Hello Graham and thank you for such kind feedback, I really appreciate it. Best regards, Alan
Fab footage, superb quality and extremely well shot and edited.
Traveled on this line many times over the years (when on holiday in the area) and it never fails to thrill, with such spectacular views, no matter how familiar you are with it.
Thanks for uploading.
Hi and thank you for your kind and much appreciated comments. Best regards, Alan
Excellent video. I can appreciate how much went into coming up with that First Class result.
Noel
Thank you Noel, it was sometimes frustrating but always fun! Best regards, Alan
Hi Alan, up to your usual standard , first class locations. Excellent. Thanks. Tony.
A great video, Alan. Stunning locomotive, stunning scenery and lovely weather - what a superb combination.
Many thanks Keith. Always nice to get your positive feedback. Best regards, Alan
Had this loco as a huge painting for years in the living room during the 80s / 90s and didn't even know it, the painting is called Sunshine & Steam by Philip D Hawkins but it's Green in that painting not blue
Hi what an interesting comment. I met Philip Hawkins back in the late 70's as he rented a studio from a business acquaintance. Kind regards, Alan
Absolutely wonderful. Very well filmed.
Thank you Norbert for the nice feedback. Best regards, Alan
The wall just after signal B54 was where I spent many hours sitting in the summer holiday back in the late 40s early 50s collecting 'engine numbers'. Never thinking one day I would be a fireman working on the same line albeit until I transferred to Reading from Newton Abbot in 1959, happy days.
Thanks for sharing atb t ..
Hi and thank you for your kind and fascinating comments. As a railwayman from that era: do you recall the young girl in the iron lung in a bungalow on the left at the top of the climb on the Up line out of Paignton? I remember that footplate crews always waved at her and gave her a whistle as she observed the passing train lying on her back via an angled mirror? Best regards, Alan
@@Steamclips Alan, I have to confess to not knowing that much detail but do recall someone close the the viaduct who used to wave, could well be one & the same?
Another happy memory as a child picking Primroses on the banks after Goodrington Sands around Easter time.
For a very short time my grandad 'acquired' a 'railway camping coach' which was perched on the cliff left of the line (leaving Goodrington Sands). The first outcrop cliff a lot of which has long washed away now but for one summer at least it was 'ours'.
Regards t ..
Nice video, thanks for posting.
Hi Barry and thank you for your kind feedback. Best regards, Alan
Excellent video, Alan. Thoroughly enjoyed watching it. I really must get down to that part of Devon and travel along that line.
Nice, a shame the didn’t open it up a bit.
Hi Keith: many thanks for your kind feedback, you have until the end of September (I believe!) to get to see her. Best regards, Alan
Excellent vid
Cheers Kev, the nice feedback is very much appreciated. Best regards, Alan
What's not to love about King Edward 2nd? It's a pity she and King Edward 1st have never double-headed a train together. It would be nice to see one day.🙃
Amen to that Kelly! Alan
I swear that if this were video tape, it would have been worn out by now! Can't get enough of my home area, Alan, and you've made it touch my heart. Thanks for all the effort - it is worth it.
Have you noticed the illusion at 4:39± of her coming along crab-wise? Well, it must be just me, then.
Love the views over Broadsands - have to find a paint colour to match that for my Churston diorama.
BTW - off-topic a bit, but do you remember there actually being a cave, the so-called Crystal Cave, we'd take quartz from when we were kids? Can't see it there, unless it's the two holes at the centre of the pic, near the water at the 10:00 mark. It must have imploded sometime in the past 60+ years.
What's the ruling grade on the line? 1 in 60? We'd call that 1½% over here - still steep enough to make the locos work hard and give such great sounds.
Hi and once again thank you for such delightful remarks and reminiscences. The crystal caves are at Saltern Cove, now an SSI and even has a page on Wikipedia! at 8:30 or so you can see the steps and path down to the beach from "monkey-pole" headland. The look-out pole was removed at least 20 years ago, maybe more. The grade does average 1 in 60 but add to that the sharp reverse curves and you're talking quite a serious climb, not such a problem for 4-6-0's but a really big deal for pacifics as you will see from other videos of mine. Best regards, Alan
Thank you for this exemplary footage of a magnificent engine! :-) Aside from the modern attire (or lack thereof) the capture at Goodrington Sands is reminiscent of the 1950's, especially with the presence of the old beach change huts! Thanks again (from an oldie in Western Oz) :-)
Thank you for the wonderful feedback from down under. Glad to have re-awakened nice memories and as you can see, we actually had a real summer this year! Best regards, Alan
went there today ( Churlston) sadly the station all locked up. train did not stop
Nice one Alan it won’t be long until this engine goes to the engine shed for the next overhaul and after that the king goes back on the mainline and he will soon be joined by king Edward l when this engine comes back
Thank you Scott, let's hope you are right. Best regards, Alan
okay if I said so alan
Love the distant views... You really get a sense of the size and elegance of the king... Not a fan of the new blastpipe still, it's taken it's characterful bark away i think, if this makes sence it no longer sounds great western.
It certainly looks different in blue, but when it returns after overhaul i hope it will be in G * W green with polished smoke box door straps and cylinder covers! (just like 6024 was in.. 94?)
Hi and thank you for your kind and interesting comments. I have to agree with you about the muting effect of the new blast arrangement but to be fair, a load of 7 is never going to tax a King (it would be interesting to hear what 6024 sounds like with the same load). The engine seems to be working a little harder at North Rocks underbridge (11:25) and sounds a lot better! Best regards, Alan
with regards to the blastpipe, I agree but only to a certain extent. When the King was given an 11 coach load here, the bark was quieter than an unmodified King but not by much
A masterpiece Alan, superbly edited. We know where you spent your holiday this year. You put in a lot time finding all the locations. Enjoyable watching. When are you filming the rest of the line to Kingswear? Best wishes C&A
Hello folks and thank you for such glowing feedback, I am truly flattered! As a matter of fact I watch the trains go by between 10:00 and 10:46 from my lounge window and so not quite the expedition to get the footage as you may have imagined. As for Churston to Kingswear: this is not quite so easy to do as a lot of the track along the River Dart is difficult to access up close and covered in trees from a distance, but who knows? I might take up your suggestion as a challenge sometime! Kind regards, Alan
Nice, been riding behind KEII quite often this summer, my parents bought me a pass for the year. Does anyone know when she will be going back to Didcot?
And I am sure that you have enjoyed every ride. Thank you for your valued comment. Regards, Alan
You have been lucky. When I travelled down to Devon it wasn't running and I was told it wouldn't run again until the bank holiday. Very disappointed.
Yeah, when I went for the first time with my pass I wondered whether she would be running, because it was only a couple of days since her test runs. The guy in the ticket office called the motive power department and 6023 had failed in the morning as wasn't running again for around 4-5 days.
(6:33) Row of small stalls is a bit strange to me. ;-) - Heinz (from Bavaria)
Hello Heinz: we call them "beach huts", they are privately owned but positioned on a rented plot. They are mainly for storing beach and swimming equipment but usually have a camping stove & etc to prepared a good old English cup of tea! They are very traditional and there is a long waiting list to rent a plot. Regards, Alan
Hi Alan - I'd PM you if I could: How do you feel about me using some screenshots of your videos for a presentation on the GWR and specifically the DSR? I'd acknowledge you, of course. Regards, peter
Hello Peter: please go ahead and use whatever you like. I generally am only protective of copyright when commercial organisations request use of my material. Good luck with your presentations. Best regards, Alan
the GWR kings were a magnificent loco,wasted on a branch line. and what's with engine drivers and their compulsive use of the steam injectors: the old GWR men never did more than was necessary,when clearing the steam injectors.
Hello Kenneth and thank you for your informed and impassioned comments, I do know where you are coming from but to be fair to the crews on the D.S.R. they were getting to grips with a "new" version of a King, the completely re-designed blast arrangement effecting much of the operating characteristics. Although the D.S.R. is a branch, it is in fact a Main Line branch and Kings where seen on it all the time in B.R. days. Regards, Alan