Fabulous video and so many shots of the cross and not just the locos like from the footbridge. Perhaps a few memories from me. I still remember steam at KX even though I was 9 when it finished. The diesel days I remember and it was such an interesting place with the passenger loco full of deltics class 47s and class 31s etc. It would have been 1956 that a family friend took me to KX, and I was so small. We caught the trolleybus to get there. My most vivid memory was standing at near the buffers and seeing a huge Gresley loco, the driving wheels towered above me even though I was standing on the platform, looking in the cab and seeing the fire, so much impression it left upon me.. I can also remember being lifted up to look over the fence above gasworks tunnel and seeing a Pacific leaving, clearly remembering the banjo dome and the wisp of steam coming from the safety valves. My other memory was we caught the train back to Finsbury park , a suburban train and it had a toilet on it which some of the suburban coaches did on outer suburban services. Being three I wondered how is it connected to pipes if the train is moving and where does all the stuff to, well when your so young you think about those things. An the days when you couldn't flush the toilet at stations. What a nostalgic old GIT I am.
No not at all Steven and thanks for taking the trouble to send them - you were very fortunate. I never saw steam at KX and I always liked the streamliners most of all as a child and still do. (I am a friend of the Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Trust). I was born in 1956 and lived near Bath Green Park so I remember the very mixed collection of locos and the good fortune of going on holiday aboard the Pines Express. I also remember the rather dirty Kings and Castles on the GW main line and travelling to Swindon by train to see my relatives. I also went to secondary school next to the railway at the height of the diesel hydraulic era. I did have a number of rides on the London Trolley buses though. Anyway treasure your precious memories as the world seemed a much more interesting place all those years ago. Best wishes Graham
@@thefakewasp503 interestingly the family friend who would be well in his 80s now was a GW fanatic from Swindon and still lifes there. My big brother who was 10 used to take me train spotting in 1959 we used to go to Hornsey so got to see all the Pacific's from Gresley Peppercorn and Thompson. I cant recall if I ever saw Flying Scotsman but one Saturday afternoon a down fitted freight came through Hornsey behind Mallard. This was back in the say when P N Townend was shed master at Topshed and Mallard was just so clean, even the buffers were clean. Also remember the old WD 2 8 0s and the 9Fs running. The other thing I got to see was DP1 which had been transferred off the LMR A rare treat to see such an amazing loco and in Blue with yellow whiskers and the headlight.
@@Steven_RoweHi Steven, You were very lucky to have had an older brother to take you up the GN line and see such fine sights. Mallard and the prototype Deltic are real treasures. Mallard did come through Bath on a special in 1963 and although I was 7 I did not know anything about it at the time. I did spend many hours at KX photographing Deltics from 1975 (I have put a couple of slide shows on my UA-cam channel). I did have a holiday in the Isle of Wight in the early 60s and had plenty of journeys behind the 02 tank locos and my late father fotunately took some pictures. I also witnessed Black5s, 8Fs and 9Fs in the north west in 1967. I did spent a lot of time and money travelling around the country with the aim of capturing the rapidly disappearing diesel/electrics. As for Swindon and your family GWR fanatic friend, my grandfather did was employed by the GWR/BR in the Carriage & Wagon Department. Thank you once again for sharing some of your wonderful memories.
@@thefakewasp503 can you imagine a 10 year old boy taking his 6 year old brother on the tube etc into KX in 2021. I don't think it was just that we no better today, I also think the world is a more dangerous place. Yes I was lucky, I can also remember seeing the brand new Midland Pullman at St Pancras too. I was so young an unaware of the change happening, how quick steam was dwindling way. In 59 steam was still ruled on the ECML, there were DMU, and class 40s but all the main express trains were still pulled by Are. It was the deltics that finally changed things and a year later the class47s
@@Steven_Rowe I do agree with you that the world is nothing like it used to be and as children we never seemed to feel in danger travelling about often quite far on trains and buses. The steam age did end far earlier than we had wished for. I do remember the scrap trains when the Southern Region depots cleared out their locos passng the secondary school and on occasion a West Country Pacific or USA tank would be detached as they were running with a hot box in the nearby yard. It was then fun to climb onto the locos after school. I did not see any Midland Pullman's as we had the Bristol Blue Pullman which passed the school twice a day. All the best, Graham
A deep part of me still can't understand why Scotsman wasn't restored to look like his old self. Having said that I am still very grateful for everything that everyone involved has done to bring him back to the people. Thankyou.
Hi Elaine, Many people would like to see it restored to it's original condition as LNER 4472, especially as it is nearing it's 100th Anniversary in 2023. The reason why the NRM decided to restore it to it's final rebuilt state as 60103 is because it is much more efficient. By returning it to s single chimney form would make it less powerful and there is the problem with turning the banjo dome on the boiler (and spare boiler) back to a round one would be too difficult. Even when it was returned to 4472, it was not authentic because of this. There is plenty more to read about this on the net and no doubt the argument will rumble on over the next couple of years. Best wishes, Graham
Hi Key, You can obtain ALL UK steam trains and timings on railwayherald.com ailtours which include London KX.There are a few later in the year from there but if you are in London there are plenty working out of Victoria at present and there is one at Paddington this Saturday. Good luck and enjoy them. Graham
A nice thought but there may be more opportunities for charters if the timetabled trains are reduced. Of course there is the new electronic signalling at this end of the line which will restrict the motive power. I' m very please you liked the video. Best wishes, Graham
I just keep to the things I am familiar with. I convert video clips/still images from various formats into Windows Movie Maker (WMV). It seems to work for me. If you can suggest any improvements, I would be happy to hear from you.
Exellent videos and editing. Thankyou Graham
Thank you Ray. I am pleased you enjoyed watching it.
Fabulous video and so many shots of the cross and not just the locos like from the footbridge.
Perhaps a few memories from me.
I still remember steam at KX even though I was 9 when it finished.
The diesel days I remember and it was such an interesting place with the passenger loco full of deltics class 47s and class 31s etc.
It would have been 1956 that a family friend took me to KX, and I was so small.
We caught the trolleybus to get there.
My most vivid memory was standing at near the buffers and seeing a huge Gresley loco, the driving wheels towered above me even though I was standing on the platform, looking in the cab and seeing the fire, so much impression it left upon me..
I can also remember being lifted up to look over the fence above gasworks tunnel and seeing a Pacific leaving, clearly remembering the banjo dome and the wisp of steam coming from the safety valves.
My other memory was we caught the train back to Finsbury park , a suburban train and it had a toilet on it which some of the suburban coaches did on outer suburban services.
Being three I wondered how is it connected to pipes if the train is moving and where does all the stuff to, well when your so young you think about those things.
An the days when you couldn't flush the toilet at stations.
What a nostalgic old GIT I am.
No not at all Steven and thanks for taking the trouble to send them - you were very fortunate. I never saw steam at KX and I always liked the streamliners most of all as a child and still do. (I am a friend of the Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Trust). I was born in 1956 and lived near Bath Green Park so I remember the very mixed collection of locos and the good fortune of going on holiday aboard the Pines Express. I also remember the rather dirty Kings and Castles on the GW main line and travelling to Swindon by train to see my relatives. I also went to secondary school next to the railway at the height of the diesel hydraulic era. I did have a number of rides on the London Trolley buses though. Anyway treasure your precious memories as the world seemed a much more interesting place all those years ago.
Best wishes
Graham
@@thefakewasp503 interestingly the family friend who would be well in his 80s now was a GW fanatic from Swindon and still lifes there.
My big brother who was 10 used to take me train spotting in 1959 we used to go to Hornsey so got to see all the Pacific's from Gresley Peppercorn and Thompson.
I cant recall if I ever saw Flying Scotsman but one Saturday afternoon a down fitted freight came through Hornsey behind Mallard.
This was back in the say when P N Townend was shed master at Topshed and Mallard was just so clean, even the buffers were clean.
Also remember the old WD 2 8 0s and the 9Fs running.
The other thing I got to see was DP1 which had been transferred off the LMR
A rare treat to see such an amazing loco and in Blue with yellow whiskers and the headlight.
@@Steven_RoweHi Steven, You were very lucky to have had an older brother to take you up the GN line and see such fine sights. Mallard and the prototype Deltic are real treasures. Mallard did come through Bath on a special in 1963 and although I was 7 I did not know anything about it at the time. I did spend many hours at KX photographing Deltics from 1975 (I have put a couple of slide shows on my UA-cam channel). I did have a holiday in the Isle of Wight in the early 60s and had plenty of journeys behind the 02 tank locos and my late father fotunately took some pictures. I also witnessed Black5s, 8Fs and 9Fs in the north west in 1967. I did spent a lot of time and money travelling around the country with the aim of capturing the rapidly disappearing diesel/electrics. As for Swindon and your family GWR fanatic friend, my grandfather did was employed by the GWR/BR in the Carriage & Wagon Department.
Thank you once again for sharing some of your wonderful memories.
@@thefakewasp503 can you imagine a 10 year old boy taking his 6 year old brother on the tube etc into KX in 2021.
I don't think it was just that we no better today, I also think the world is a more dangerous place.
Yes I was lucky, I can also remember seeing the brand new Midland Pullman at St Pancras too.
I was so young an unaware of the change happening, how quick steam was dwindling way.
In 59 steam was still ruled on the ECML, there were DMU, and class 40s but all the main express trains were still pulled by Are.
It was the deltics that finally changed things and a year later the class47s
@@Steven_Rowe I do agree with you that the world is nothing like it used to be and as children we never seemed to feel in danger travelling about often quite far on trains and buses. The steam age did end far earlier than we had wished for. I do remember the scrap trains when the Southern Region depots cleared out their locos passng the secondary school and on occasion a West Country Pacific or USA tank would be detached as they were running with a hot box in the nearby yard. It was then fun to climb onto the locos after school. I did not see any Midland Pullman's as we had the Bristol Blue Pullman which passed the school twice a day.
All the best,
Graham
9:34 says it all really doesn't it. Perfect shot that encapsulates a collective love affair the public have with steam
Presumably you are referring to the Hogwarts Express. Well if this helps fuel the public's love affair with steam long may it continue.
Thank you for this wonderful collection of footage!
Thanks for the kind comment Gareth. You are most welcome and it makes me very happy that you have enjoyed it so much.
Graham
A deep part of me still can't understand why Scotsman wasn't restored to look like his old self. Having said that I am still very grateful for everything that everyone involved has done to bring him back to the people. Thankyou.
Hi Elaine,
Many people would like to see it restored to it's original condition as LNER 4472, especially as it is nearing it's 100th Anniversary in 2023. The reason why the NRM decided to restore it to it's final rebuilt state as 60103 is because it is much more efficient. By returning it to s single chimney form would make it less powerful and there is the problem with turning the banjo dome on the boiler (and spare boiler) back to a round one would be too difficult. Even when it was returned to 4472, it was not authentic because of this. There is plenty more to read about this on the net and no doubt the argument will rumble on over the next couple of years.
Best wishes,
Graham
Wow!, Amazing Looking Places, and Engines.
I am glad you were impressed with it Zac.
Best wishes,
Graham
Amazing video. How do I find the dates of steam trains between King's x and Stevenage on the ecml?
Hi Key, You can obtain ALL UK steam trains and timings on railwayherald.com
ailtours which include London KX.There are a few later in the year from there but if you are in London there are plenty working out of Victoria at present and there is one at Paddington this Saturday.
Good luck and enjoy them.
Graham
@@thefakewasp503 cheers!
Ljust wish that steam Engines will be back on the services
A nice thought but there may be more opportunities for charters if the timetabled trains are reduced. Of course there is the new electronic signalling at this end of the line which will restrict the motive power.
I' m very please you liked the video.
Best wishes,
Graham
I don't understand, at all, why in this day and age of digital technology, you would produce and upload a video in 480p.
I just keep to the things I am familiar with. I convert video clips/still images from various formats into Windows Movie Maker (WMV). It seems to work for me. If you can suggest any improvements, I would be happy to hear from you.
Graham Smith, make sure you get this footage copyrighted.
O.K. Derek, thanks for your advice.