First class footage, visited Brechin 2 years ago, sadly only a shadow of its former self. Our appetite for all things steam is catered for by such as yourself, many thanks mate.
The 1960s a sad decade for Britain and British Railways. The Beeching cuts went too far and ruined Britain's railway infrastructure and today we are all paying the price. Instead of closing many of the lines across Britain all that was needed was the production of more diesel locomotives to replace the steam. Excellent film of British Railways in Scotland 1966.
I’m sure that we were made to live a life at this pace and not the manic life style we have now ,we adjusted and accepted ,quite prepared to wait 3d@ys for a parcel as apposed for 3hours .,switch me off from today and transport me back in some respects:
Did you know Micheal Marsden of Marsden rail fame. I have a number of his dvds and have noticed that some of the footage in your steam in the North East also appeared in this Darlington video. What was Mr Marsden like in person?
Hi in response to your questions I met Micheal many times and found him to be quite an amiable chap with a lot of enthusiasm for railways going back a long way and for producing videos to record his experiences for others to share. When his own footage was insufficient particularly for the later productions he did rely on others such as myself to provide additional film which he then had digitised. Also he did aim to provide an appropriate soundtrack to accompany the film which is not easy and very time consuming.
@PeterHutchinson-jc6wv Thank you. Sounds like a lovely guy. I've always enjoyed his films particularly those of Birmingham and Doncaster. Is he still with us?
Hello, regretfully he is no longer with us. I think he died in the late 90s or early 2000s.but I am not sure exactly however the Marsden rail brand continued as a testament to the popularity of his videos.
Hi, glad you enjoyed the video. The shot you refer to was of an up express at Auchterader and the loco is a Britannia No 70041 named Sir John Moore. The following shot was taken a bit further along the line and is an Aberdeen to Glasgow service hauled by A4 60024 Kingfisher.
@PeterHutchinson-jc6wv thanks for your response. Do you happen to have any footage of the Clans? I ask as I am part of the draughting team for 72010 Hengist and I'm not sure there is any footage of then anywhere. Many thanks.
Hello, Sorry I haven't any footage of the Clans and cannot recall seeing any published myself. There was a photographer called Cam Camwell and he shot a lot of black and white footage in the 1950's and 60's and it might be worth searching there.
Great video loved the bit in Langholm.
Superb, just superb. Many thanks for taking the time to compile and edit all of this wonderful material and sharing it with us. Cheerz, Alan
First class footage, visited Brechin 2 years ago, sadly only a shadow of its former self. Our appetite for all things steam is catered for by such as yourself, many thanks mate.
The 1960s a sad decade for Britain and British Railways. The Beeching cuts went too far and ruined Britain's railway infrastructure and today we are all paying the price. Instead of closing many of the lines across Britain all that was needed was the production of more diesel locomotives to replace the steam. Excellent film of British Railways in Scotland 1966.
I’m sure that we were made to live a life at this pace and not the manic life style we have now ,we adjusted and accepted ,quite prepared to wait 3d@ys for a parcel as apposed for 3hours .,switch me off from today and transport me back in some respects:
Most of these are ready to be chopped up for scrap.
Did you know Micheal Marsden of Marsden rail fame. I have a number of his dvds and have noticed that some of the footage in your steam in the North East also appeared in this Darlington video. What was Mr Marsden like in person?
Hi in response to your questions I met Micheal many times and found him to be quite an amiable chap with a lot of enthusiasm for railways going back a long way and for producing videos to record his experiences for others to share.
When his own footage was insufficient particularly for the later productions he did rely on others such as myself to provide additional film which he then had digitised. Also he did aim to provide an appropriate soundtrack to accompany the film which is not easy and very time consuming.
@PeterHutchinson-jc6wv Thank you. Sounds like a lovely guy. I've always enjoyed his films particularly those of Birmingham and Doncaster. Is he still with us?
Hello, regretfully he is no longer with us. I think he died in the late 90s or early 2000s.but I am not sure exactly however the Marsden rail brand continued as a testament to the popularity of his videos.
Love the video. Are you able to tell if the loco at 2:59 is a Clan or Britannia?
Hi, glad you enjoyed the video.
The shot you refer to was of an up express at Auchterader and the loco is a Britannia No 70041 named Sir John Moore.
The following shot was taken a bit further along the line and is an Aberdeen to Glasgow service hauled by A4 60024 Kingfisher.
@PeterHutchinson-jc6wv thanks for your response. Do you happen to have any footage of the Clans? I ask as I am part of the draughting team for 72010 Hengist and I'm not sure there is any footage of then anywhere. Many thanks.
Hello,
Sorry I haven't any footage of the Clans and cannot recall seeing any published myself. There was a photographer called Cam Camwell and he shot a lot of black and white footage in the 1950's and 60's and it might be worth searching there.
Fandabi 😊