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No problem Roy, my pleasure! I think I have the GCR clips to do next.

Thanks Roy, I have got more footage to edit from earlier this year including Statfold Barn and this year's Stapleford Miniature Railway August Bank Holiday event.

@@BAProductions15C Looking forward to it.

Glad you enjoyed it

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Hi, The Mountsorrel branch gets operated from time to time in conjunction with the GCR. I suggest that the best thing to do is check in once a month on the GCR website for details of upcoming events. This year, 2024, they operated the branch a couple of times alongside wider GCR events. Worth keeping eyes open for dates and events as it makes a terrific day out overall.

Hi, I have sat on this one for a bit because I wasn't sure of the answer. By chance, it came up in discussion with friends at the GCR Autumn Gala. Apparently it is a linger term ambition to double track to Leicester North, but at this moment in time there is no set idea of when the campaign would start or when they want it complete by. It is, very much, a pipedream for now. Efforts are centering on the current campaign to Bridge the Gap, as well as ensure general survival in these challenging times.

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I shall have to seek that book out! Thanks for the heads up.

Thank you kindly, Rob. I need to reach out to the railway as I wondered if a cabview video of the whole main route would be possible.

My pleasure 😊

Panasonic HC-VXF1. Still getting used to it two years on!

It's not uncommon for various locomotives to change locations in the national collection. What I will say is I did find it odd that it was moved, I haven't fully kept up with affairs as of late, but I wouldn't be surprised if the museum refresh in York had a bearing on the decision. Is move to skidoo does offer different people and visitors a chance to see it, however, it's current location next to an eating area dishy truly give it justice.

Yes, indeed. She is unique, being the only single car version of the design of unit.

Many thanks!

Speed limit on the branch line is 15mph, reducing to ten or 5 in some places, it was after all an industrial branch for moving quarried stone, so it is not laid or maintained to main line standards.

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@@lindaweilburg6428 in some respects, that is kind of true, as quite often these sorts of restoration project use second hand rails from the UK mainline network. Rail does wear done over time and usage, so sometimes rail is obtainable second hand. I wouldn't say its overly worn? Just a case that the exacting tolerances that the UK main network demands are far from what's required for occasional preserved running. So much so that track work on the Mountsorrel branch probably won't need to be renewed for good few decades.

Will definitely take up the offer mate, I want to see how long the batteries can last on one charge and this thing is nippy as well.

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A somewhat overlooked engine, I feel. Mechnically interesting, as well as an interesting history. The amount of directors and CME's Aerolite served throughout her career is a rather decent number.

I'll have to hunt down that volume, would be an interesting read. Luckily, I have access to the RCTS digital archive where the "little green books" of the LNER have been digitised and uploaded for viewing. Got a lot of the information from there. Will admit, when you first start out with this loco it gets very confusing very quickly, but once you have established who and what was changed it makes more sense.

Thank you Roy! glad you enjoyed it

Glad you enjoyed it

Well, it is a heritage/preserved railway that only runs passenger services at 25mph. It hasn't been a high-speed railway in about 60 years.

Hey, thanks for leaving a comment. Firstly, very sorry to hear of your back problems, that must have been/ or is rather debilitating to cope with. Secondly, your comment is rather confusing. I don't fully understand the scope of history and maintenance (plus its funding) of the Norweigen railways and it is outside the scope of my interests. That being said, I can firmly state that the railway featured in this video and the railway you describe are two completely different things. Firstly, the railway featured in my video is a preserved railway. The line itself is lawfully restricted to a max operating speed of 25mph (40kmh) and is maintained, in the majority, by volunteer manpower and resources. Therefore, the track quality has to meet certain mandates and certifications for operations in the UK, but the line fully meets that requirement. Secondly, the railway is for heritage use and is not in everyday use. As that is the case, it doesn't pose a risk at all, and to be totally honest, there is nothing wrong with the ride quality. Ride quality is based on a mixture of factors, and as a former professional railwayman yourself, I expect that you recognise this fact. The Journey was made on a train built in the late 50's, converted to it's present format in the 1960's. This train/unit does not have air suspension, nor overly complex riding characteristics like modern railway vehicles. As such it will bump and lurch that is part and parcel of old railway stock. I will also state I filmed this video entirely handheld, I was not using a tripod. Based on that alone, surely it's easy to understand that some ride quality might be over exaggerated by my hand held filming capabilities? "This isn't a ride to take if you need to be somewhere in a hurry." I should hope not, because A) the line is restricted by law to operate at 25mph and B) its a heritage experience, it's not meant to transport people as part of rapid transit in any respect of the phrase! "The main reason to why I'm happy to have seen this video, is that I never will have to ride this line to discover in what bad shape it is, and what a nightmare it is to drive." Well, I am sorry you feel that way about this lovely railway. If you have any interest in UK heritage railways you certainly are missing out by not visiting. The atmosphere lines offer to the public is something special and educational. As for being a nightmare to drive, it's not bad for the guys doing it, I never hear them complain. Good day.

@@BAProductions15C I also do remember the rail joints making a lot of noise whenever driving over them. Today all the rail joints at the Oslo subway are welded together with no disturbing noise, all old wooden sleepers are switched to concrete ones, and the rails are packed and covered with crushed stones. This to steal the heat from the rails during summer heat waves, to avoid sun winding of the rails, which means you would have to slow down to walking speed to avoid derailments. Max regular speed on the Oslo subway is 70 km/h, lowest regular speed is 15 km/h. Unfortunately, passing people often have got a sad tendency of stealing the rather expensive crushed stones; because they are uneducated in relation to why there are so much of them and to what they are for, and thus end up causing an awful lot of delays during the summertime heat waves. It seems like you haven't had access to a proper crushed stone packing machine, and have had to do everything manually by hand. Which is why your rail seem to be as unstable as it is. My comment was not meant as a bashing of your rail; which for museum purposes is fantastic, it was just a silly association to my private memories.

@@BearCY no offense taken. You make sense from the standpoint of what type of ballasting and tamping has been used. In the heritage sector, there is access to rail tampers, but the cost can sometimes outweigh the benefit, or the budget of the railway. It really depends on the heritage railway in question, the size of the line and overall budget. Some heritage railways really struggled, and are still struggling with money income ever since Covid came around. Some lines have thus got less money to afford the higher quality of track work and tamping. On the UK mainline though, that's different. Everything gets the correct grade ballast and is tamped as well for optimal seating of the track on the trackbed. I will admit, at my own observation, there are some main network lines that do require the higher quality ballasting techniques and advanced tamping. It's interesting how ballast, and thus how it is installed can make such a difference.

@@BAProductions15C Since I only have got access to Google Translate, and am not familiar with the English nomenclature in relation to railways; only the Norwegian one, I'll have to thank you for the expression of "rail tampers".

Thank you very much for your kind words, it is greatly appreciated! I will be doing more, obviously it just takes time between work and organising things.

I'm sorry? Have you commented on the wrong video?

Glad you enjoyed it

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Thank you for your kind words and memories. I just wish I was born in the age where these first gen units were working I the mainline. Would be great to experience.