Lovely final shot at the level crossing with the long blast on the chime whistle and the flames from the firebox flickering along the lineside. I used to see and ride behind SNG quite often - in BR blue, which to be honest I preferred, when he was the resident 'star' engine on the NYMR and it was great, but in truth he was always a little bit like a caged tiger there because nothing looks more subdued than a mainline express loco going no faster than 25mph and running tender first half of the time. The sight and sound of an A4 at speed on the East Coast Main Line is up there with the sight and sound of a Spitfire flying over the white cliffs of the south coast - just so utterly right. Thanks for sharing the footage.
Thanks for this video of a glorious sight! I live just a few miles from the East Coast Mail Line but couldn't find what time it went through Newark, so missed it 😩
The early BR Blue was iconic, I'll miss it if it doesn't get pained in these colours again, but the LNER black is also unique to see. The A4s tend to be painted LNER blue, or BR green. I don't think it was ever used on the A4s, but I'd like to see one in LNER green.
7 A4s built 1936-7 wore LNER green from new. The last of these, 4495, was repainted blue after only 2 weeks, for "The West Riding ". All subsequent A4s were blue from new and by the start of WW2 all the green and the 4 silver grey engines were in blue.
If there was any one of them that I wish was painted black most of the time it would be 60008 Dwight D Eisenhower because that is the color it was during the war when it was used as Eisenhower‘s command train. Still though it looks nice in the British rail paint scheme
@@lucasquintanilla1673 Oh yeah, that makes sense. At least it's not pained in the wrong colours anymore. IIRC, when it was donated America slapped some random paint on it, and it was only during the great gathering that it was repainted in BR Green.
@@bobingabout I saw it when I visited Green Bay Wisconsin and it looked really cool! There was also a GG1 electric locomotive and a Union Pacific big boy next to it and I didn’t know how much larger North American locomotives were compared to British ones until I saw LNER Dwight D Eisenhower look small in comparison to big boy 4017. I know that the big boy is a giant even by our standards but still it was something to note.
@@lucasquintanilla1673 Yeah, the Big Boys are just ridiculously huge. Most American locomotives are larger than the British equivalent. It makes you appreciate just how powerful British Steam is for it's size.
Fantastic video! What a beautiful locomotive she is :-) Does anyone here know how much "pushing" the diesel at the rear does on the trip? Is it only when she may struggle, for example up an incline? And what speed does the line allow for a steam loco?
I think the diesel on the rear of any steam hauled trains is also there as a contingency measure in case something goes wrong with the loco, and needs a tow.
Me, my 4 year old son and my dearest friend were in Peterborough. I had to convince my mate a little bit, because we missed him on Tuesday because a Class 60 got in the way of the UML in Northampton. My 4 year old alsp loves this class, he has Dwight D Eisenhower and Mallard wooden train toys to play with, and I really wanted to see this amazing loco in person, running and steaming. My son was awed by SNG's size, how imposing he is standing idle at the platform, now he imitates SNGs whistle when he plays with his A4's. I know when he is an adult, this class will have retired..
Lovely final shot at the level crossing with the long blast on the chime whistle and the flames from the firebox flickering along the lineside. I used to see and ride behind SNG quite often - in BR blue, which to be honest I preferred, when he was the resident 'star' engine on the NYMR and it was great, but in truth he was always a little bit like a caged tiger there because nothing looks more subdued than a mainline express loco going no faster than 25mph and running tender first half of the time. The sight and sound of an A4 at speed on the East Coast Main Line is up there with the sight and sound of a Spitfire flying over the white cliffs of the south coast - just so utterly right. Thanks for sharing the footage.
Brilliant video, some great shots day and night, terrific ending
Fabulous video, how can anybody not love that?
Great video, I was lucky enough to be on that trip, thanks for sharing this!
You must have spent quite a while waiting around to get those shots!
Thanks for sharing this footage. Some great shots.
Excellent video - thanks for sharing.
Thanks for this video of a glorious sight! I live just a few miles from the East Coast Mail Line but couldn't find what time it went through Newark, so missed it 😩
The early BR Blue was iconic, I'll miss it if it doesn't get pained in these colours again, but the LNER black is also unique to see. The A4s tend to be painted LNER blue, or BR green.
I don't think it was ever used on the A4s, but I'd like to see one in LNER green.
7 A4s built 1936-7 wore LNER green from new. The last of these, 4495, was repainted blue after only 2 weeks, for "The West Riding ". All subsequent A4s were blue from new and by the start of WW2 all the green and the 4 silver grey engines were in blue.
If there was any one of them that I wish was painted black most of the time it would be 60008 Dwight D Eisenhower because that is the color it was during the war when it was used as Eisenhower‘s command train. Still though it looks nice in the British rail paint scheme
@@lucasquintanilla1673 Oh yeah, that makes sense. At least it's not pained in the wrong colours anymore. IIRC, when it was donated America slapped some random paint on it, and it was only during the great gathering that it was repainted in BR Green.
@@bobingabout I saw it when I visited Green Bay Wisconsin and it looked really cool! There was also a GG1 electric locomotive and a Union Pacific big boy next to it and I didn’t know how much larger North American locomotives were compared to British ones until I saw LNER Dwight D Eisenhower look small in comparison to big boy 4017. I know that the big boy is a giant even by our standards but still it was something to note.
@@lucasquintanilla1673 Yeah, the Big Boys are just ridiculously huge. Most American locomotives are larger than the British equivalent. It makes you appreciate just how powerful British Steam is for it's size.
Cracking train, Gromit!
Fab m8
tooSavvy
Great footage Tom. Hoping to see her on the 2nd of December myself
A really smooth run.
The streaks are back!
Fantastic video! What a beautiful locomotive she is :-) Does anyone here know how much "pushing" the diesel at the rear does on the trip? Is it only when she may struggle, for example up an incline? And what speed does the line allow for a steam loco?
I might be wrong here , but I don't think the diesel is "banking" (pushing) at the back. I think it's there to pull the train on the return journey
As for speed , most of the ECML is at least 100 mph
Steam is limited to 75mph
I think the diesel on the rear of any steam hauled trains is also there as a contingency measure in case something goes wrong with the loco, and needs a tow.
Lovely day for it....
What is/was the item that can be seen between the gauge, the yellow ish thing that SNG reaches at the 2;05 min mark in your video?
Me, my 4 year old son and my dearest friend were in Peterborough. I had to convince my mate a little bit, because we missed him on Tuesday because a Class 60 got in the way of the UML in Northampton. My 4 year old alsp loves this class, he has Dwight D Eisenhower and Mallard wooden train toys to play with, and I really wanted to see this amazing loco in person, running and steaming. My son was awed by SNG's size, how imposing he is standing idle at the platform, now he imitates SNGs whistle when he plays with his A4's. I know when he is an adult, this class will have retired..
You never know. They might still be running.
Fantastic
A bit of an anti-climax to see it being pushed by a diesel. The after-dark shots were epic, especially at the crossing.
The diesel is not pushing. It's there for powering the coaches' electricity and for emergencies if in case the loco breaks down.
Very British: Locomotive and weather. 😉
Is there somewhere I can find the dates and times for steam locomotives when they do something like this?
Railway Herald Railtours section would be your best option to look at
Was your first bit of the video at Biggleswade
Yes that was Langford just to the south of Biggleswade
@@thrailwayvideos5393 I saw it at night at Biggleswade Station
Fantastic - shame about the class 47 :)
Very ghostly
Wind noise - the usual accompaniment to an amateur, in all senses, to videos such as this.
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