4079 Pendennis Castle breaks the Yorkshire sound barrier - K&WVR Steam Gala 2024

The main star attraction of The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Steam Gala this year would be 4079 Pendennis Castle, A Great Western Railway Castle Class locomotive that's celebrating its centenary. The other guest locomotive to visit the gala is Great Western Hall Class locomotive no. 6990 Witherslack Hall. I decided to go and film at the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway for the first time and loved every second of it. I filmed the steam Gala on Friday and Saturday with Friday bringing mostly sun all day and Saturday bringing a bit of wind and rain into the equation. My main abjective was to get Pendennis Castle as much as possible. With steep hills through towns, quaint villages, and beautiful countryside, it was the ideal place to see and hear the epic roar of a Great Western Castle barking up the Yorkshire Hills as well as 6990 Witherslack Hall. I decided to narrow the footage down to just shots of Pendennis Castle and Witherslack Hall which features solo runs, a double heading together for a Hall and Castle pairing, and also double heading with the home fleet of the K&WVR.
These are the shots filmed during the two days on Friday and Saturday:
00:00 - 01:07 - 4079 - Haworth
01:08 - 02:37 - 4079 - Top Field
02:38 - 03:44 - 4079 - Oakworth Tunnel
03:45 - 05:03 - 4079 (with 85) - Keighley
05:04 - 06:02 - 4079 & 6990 - Top Field
06:03 - 07:15 - 6990 & 4079 - Keighley
07:16 - 08:55 - 6990 - Keighley
08:56 - 09:51 - 6990 (with 78022) - Haworth
09:52 - 11:59 - 6990 (with 45596) - Oakworth
12:00 - 13:39 - 6990 (with 45596) - Keighley
13:40 - 16:19 - 4079 - Keighley
Full credit to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway for putting in a top class display, with the home fleet putting in some great performances, and also getting two exceptional guest locomotives to the 'Railway Children' railway. I'll definitely make another visit to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway in the future and Pendennis Castle will most certainly draw the crowds wherever she goes during its centenary celebrations.
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[@robertbate5790]

Kudos to the drivers who can make the engines shout. That was fantastic !!!!! Wish i had been there myself 👍👍👍👍👍

[@mjradar]

Had a fantastic time at Keighley on Saturday I think the GWR locos are the best sounding Steam

[@Pirate-Scorcher-1998]

Top notch video 😄

[@pedroradford9446]

A great reminder of my youth growing up in Cornwall ! Looking forward to the 4-6-0 County in action ,my favourites?

[@YorkshireMalsTrains]

Enjoyed your video, yet another great gala at K&WV, was there myself on Thurs / Fri as its my local heritage line, i have subscribed to you...Mal

[@spankflaps1365]

It’s like having the neighbours playing with a F-16 in the garden.

[@johnjephcote7636]

I always remember the tss, tss, tss, of the crosshead vacuum pump on GW engines.

[@ceanothus_bluemoon]

Great sound!

[@SimonTog]

Very good video, thumbs up :)

[@AndreiTupolev]

Those new houses just outside Haworth look more desirable than most. Not only are they made of local stone so they're not too intrusive, but what a great view out the back! 🤠

[@wetcardie66]

i should imagine there are strict conditions on architectural aesthetics in some where like Haworth

[@defender1006]

Just goes to show that GWR's Collett, Churchward and Hawksworth knew exactly what they were doing? The one alleged quote was from some GWR directors demanding why another railway company could build three 4-6-0's for the cost of two GWR's 4-6-0 'Stars', the great G. J. Churchward's terse response was "Because one of mine could pull two of their bloody things backwards!"

[@ntsteam59]

Great to hear the bark of GWR engines being worked hard

[@kellyashfordtrains2642]

Music to my ears. Hope you enjoy visiting other heritage railways along the route.

[@AndreiTupolev]

Of course, as a Taff Vale Railway engine, 85 is technically a GWR engine as well

[@IAN-ev8qz]

4079 got more steam leaks than a Chinese laundry

[@AndreiTupolev]

The Didcot trademark!

[@AndreiTupolev]

Didcot really, really could get some lessons on how to make piston glands steamtight from Tyseley, though ... (see also 2999)

[@GarethJonesPilipala]

I agree. No Great Western shed master would have allowed a Castle to have such a bad steam leak as Pendennis Castle has. It’s been like that for about 18 months.

[@gavinwhitelaw86]

Jeez, that isn't exactly steam tight at the front end...........