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Welcome to the Dave Benjamin (Benj) TH-cam channel! Home to a growing collection of video uploads. DBLM STEAM - filmed in Western Scotland, N.Wales, N.Yorkshire, locally and elsewhere in the UK. Preserved steam locomotives struggling up steep gradients, amidst quality scenery and sometimes at speed on the mainline. Nostalgic, atmospheric and worth viewing even if not a steam enthusiast. DBLM WILDLIFE - Otters, badgers, foxs, sunsets - Norfolk, Isle of Mull, Fenland and elsewhere. Genuine soundtracks, purity of the moment. And the DBLM COMPILATION, personal music playlist - an eclectic mix - with changes usually every day - including quality covers, live performances, treasured classics and raw acoustic versions - and featuring favourites Tom Misch, Sam Fender, Catfish+the Bottlemen, and The 1975, alongside less well-known artists such as the talented,evolving New Hope Club. See much more on the LANDSCAPE MOMENTS website www.landscapemoments.co.
North Norfolk Railway - Steam Gala with Betton Grange (DBLM Steam)
#NorthNorfolkRailway #6880BettonGrange #KellingBank
Action from Day 2 of the North Norfolk Railway August Bank Holiday Gala event featuring 6880 Betton Grange, 4277, Industrial tanks 18 and 22, former S&D 7F 53809 and D6732 - seen at Weybourne Station, Weybourne Bank and Kelling Bank - on a gloriously sunny Sunday morning. The previous day had seen much-needed rainfall and I had hoped the fire-risk for the very dry heathland would have been greatly reduced, not so as it turned out - with a short spell of non-activity whilst the fire brigade attended.
The highlight for me was the first departure of the day from Weybourne with the Grange, such a popular locomotive and guaranteed to produce good sound. But this departure was extra special, with some quite still air at first and then a sufficiently strong SW breeze in which to capture the splendid sound most of the way up the bank(1 in 80).
Many more videos in the now extensive DBLM Steam collection - with a link at the very end of the video and also immediately below
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Thank you for viewing - and please feel very welcome to share the link!
Action from Day 2 of the North Norfolk Railway August Bank Holiday Gala event featuring 6880 Betton Grange, 4277, Industrial tanks 18 and 22, former S&D 7F 53809 and D6732 - seen at Weybourne Station, Weybourne Bank and Kelling Bank - on a gloriously sunny Sunday morning. The previous day had seen much-needed rainfall and I had hoped the fire-risk for the very dry heathland would have been greatly reduced, not so as it turned out - with a short spell of non-activity whilst the fire brigade attended.
The highlight for me was the first departure of the day from Weybourne with the Grange, such a popular locomotive and guaranteed to produce good sound. But this departure was extra special, with some quite still air at first and then a sufficiently strong SW breeze in which to capture the splendid sound most of the way up the bank(1 in 80).
Many more videos in the now extensive DBLM Steam collection - with a link at the very end of the video and also immediately below
th-cam.com/play/PLRavXMNgtOEXIpG5Y1rduoOs8mYiKkaiW.html
Thank you for viewing - and please feel very welcome to share the link!
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6880 Betton Grange on the North Norfolk Railway (DBLM Steam)
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#6880BettonGrange #NorthNorfolkRailway 6880 Betton Grange in action as a guest visitor to the North Norfolk Railway. Filmed on Saturday 17th on Kelling Bank, near Deadman's Hill, on Weybourne Bank and finally back to Kelling Bank. There was evidence of lineside fires from previous days and the heathland was tinder dry - so that will probably explain the locomotive being worked gently - and look...
Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways - Busy trains in the Peak service (DBLM Steam)
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#FfestiniogandWelshHighlandRailway #NarrowGaugeSteam Narrow Gauge steam at its best on the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland lines, captured on a couple of busy days in the Peak Season (6th and 7th August 2024). Eleven locations including Gwyndy Bank, Boston Lodge, Tan y Grisiau, Minffordd, Porthmadog Harbour station, Hafod y Llyn, Dinas, Tryfan Junction, Waunfawr, Salem and near the top of the 1/4...
D345 - The Jolly Whistler (DBLM Steam)
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#Pathfinder #TheJollyWhistler #D345 The Manchester to Skegness charter on the 27th July 2024 filmed at Sleaford(outward) and Ancaster(return) - on a route from Burton on Trent to Birmingham, Crewe, Manchester, Sheffield, Lincoln to Skegness - and a return via Nottingham, Birmingham and Crewe. Memories of the Saturday holiday trains from the 1980s when the Manchester Piccadilly to Skegness was a...
RSPB South Stack - DBLM Wildlife
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#RSPBSouthStack #Anglesey #sunsets Seabird sounds, a glorious high summer morning and a memorable summer solstice sunset. RSPB South Stack at its very best with calm seas and a strong sun. The height of the breeding season. And then a very relaxing sunset at Church Bay with extended cloud effects set against the soothing soundtrack of oystercatchers settling for the night. A rare opportunity to...
The Isle of Mull - Just a glimpse! (DBLM Wildlife)
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#IsleofMull #InnerHebrides #scotland The magical landscape of the Isle of Mull celebrated in about 40 images with the soundtrack 'Melody in Nature' and with thanks to Pixabay, TH-cam copywright free music. From a visit where the weather and the landscape had the edge over visible wildlife and where the strength of the wind hindered the making of a decent video. Many more videos in the DBLM Wild...
Talyllyn Railway - Original locomotives Talyllyn and Dolgoch (DBLM Steam)
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#TalyllynRailway #NarrowGauge #Talyllyn A very special day when both original locomotives were in charge of the timetabled service on the Talyllyn(18th June 2024). And for me the first filming on the railway in almost forty years - and it was immediately obvious that the Talyllyn has lost none of its unique charm and character! I chose to edit some of the scene into a very basic black and white...
The Jacobite - 2024 (DBLM Steam)
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#TheJacobite #45407 #BeasdaleBank The Jacobite daily steam service on the Fort William to Mallaig line in late May 2024 - with former LMS Black Five 45407 providing the motive power, with assistance from owner-driver and saviour of steam, Mr Ian Riley. Captured on some of the fiercer gradients on the West Highland extension - around Beasdale, Kinloid, Glenfinnan and Morar. Whatever the 'politic...
GWR 4079 Pendennis Castle (DBLM Steam)
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#4079PendennisCastle #ChurnetValleyRailway #GWR The majestic power of 4079 Pendennis Castle as it battles the 1/40 gradient between Leekbrook Junction and Ipstones on the Churnet Valley Railway - 25th May 2024 and near to the end of its starring guest visit to the CVR. (apologies for wrong date on front screen of video) This has become one of my all-time favourite locations to capture the drama...
46100 Royal Scot - on the East Coast Main Line (DBLM Steam)
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#46100RoyalScot #SteamDreams The Steam Dreams excursion from Colchester to Chesterfield and Barrow Hill hauled by LMS Royal Scot class locomotive 46100 Royal Scot and captured passing Lolham on the East Coast Main line, just north of Helpston Junction, 8th May 2024. It's a rare warm and sunny spring-like day and I'm hoping the slightly late-running charter train will be seen and heard catching ...
Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway - The Snowdonian 2024 (DBLM Steam)
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#FWHR #TheSnowdonian #FfestiniogandWelshHighlandRailway Read below for details! This is the annual and always extremely memorable 'Snowdonian' special that covers the entire length of both railways, around 80 miles of narrow gauge steam in around nine hours. Hauled by Linda and Blanche (piloted by Lilla to Minffordd) on the Ffestiniog and by double-Fairlies James Spooner and Merddyn Emrys on th...
60007 Sir Nigel Gresley - at Peterborough (DBLM Steam)
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#60007SirNigelGresley #SteamDreams #LNERA4 LNER A4 Pacific 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley captured during a brief four minute stop at Peterborough whilst hauling the return leg of the Kings Cross to Newcastle charter for Steam Dreams. The train was delayed by late-running service trains when it left York and remained around 13 minutes late for most of its journey to the Cross. Traffic issues meant I j...
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway - Spring Gala (DBLM Steam)
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#KeighleyandWorthValleyRailway #KWVR #4079PendennisCastle Great Western Power and Glory at the KWVR Spring Gala with 4079 Pendennis Castle and 6990 Witherslack Hall as the stars of the show. And for a line that probably hosts more ex LMS and ex BR designs the two guest locomotives excelled for sound and pulling power. Despite Saturday's weather (cool, damp, windy - squally showers, rainbows and...
The Whitby Flyer - 44871 (DBLM Steam)
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#TheWhitbyFlyer #TheRailwayTouringCompany #EskValleyRailway The Whitby Flyer excursion from Kings Cross to Whitby, hauled by 44871 (and at times by the supporting diesel 47815) - and filmed at Egton, Lealholm, Yarm, York, Nunthorpe and Ruswarp. The usual great itinerary for this particular trip although pathing issues greatly limit time to explore Whitby - and unfortunately some disappointing d...
75033 on the Cambrian Coast Express (DBLM Steam)
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#CambrianCoastExpress #Talerddig #ChurnetValleyRailway A recreation of March 1967 when 75033 (in reality 75014) was there at the end of steam on The Cambrian. In black and white, on a 1/45 gradient and in wooded rural terrain - the similarities were potent. And it was extra special to wander down little-used paths hoping to find such a great vantage spot and wait for the bark of this splendid S...
Starling Murmurations 2 - (DBLM Wildlife)
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Starling Murmurations 2 - (DBLM Wildlife)
The White Rose - LMS Black Five 44871 (DBLM Steam)
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The White Rose - LMS Black Five 44871 (DBLM Steam)
North Yorkshire Moors Railway - 46100 Royal Scot (DBLM Steam)
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North Yorkshire Moors Railway - 46100 Royal Scot (DBLM Steam)
Starling Murmurations - (DBLM Wildlife)
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Starling Murmurations - (DBLM Wildlife)
Great Central Railway - Winter Gala 2024 (DBLM Steam)
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Great Central Railway - Winter Gala 2024 (DBLM Steam)
Anglesey - Wild, wet and wonderful (DBLM Wildlife)
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Anglesey - Wild, wet and wonderful (DBLM Wildlife)
Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway - Christmas Mountain Spirit (DBLM Steam)
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Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway - Christmas Mountain Spirit (DBLM Steam)
Black Fives in the East - (DBLM Steam)
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Black Fives in the East - (DBLM Steam)
Flying Scotsman - The Worcester Christmas Express (DBLM Steam)
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Flying Scotsman - The Worcester Christmas Express (DBLM Steam)
60103 Flying Scotsman - Peterborough, after dark (DBLM Steam)
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60103 Flying Scotsman - Peterborough, after dark (DBLM Steam)
The Lincoln Christmas Express - 44871 Peterborough (DBLM Steam)
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The Lincoln Christmas Express - 44871 Peterborough (DBLM Steam)
Sunset at Camusdarach (Western Scotland) - DBLM Wildlife
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Sunset at Camusdarach (Western Scotland) - DBLM Wildlife
Two Black Fives - to York and Peterborough (DBLM Steam)
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Two Black Fives - to York and Peterborough (DBLM Steam)
The first NNR gala I have missed in years due to me chasing steamers on another continent. Betton Grange looked superb. Thx.
Thats a name from the past on the talyllyn railway, i do remember john & janet cox(flower) and lot of the older volunteers.you may remember my uncle don Southgate. I try to visit tywyn once a year but glad to the t.r.is still as friendly as ever.also the younger volunteers are continually to carry the mantel for the future.i think there are many heritage railway who will struggle without proper training and not getting younger to become members and working volunteers.
I certainly do remember Don Southgate! One of a legendary group of volunteers/staff who helped the railway flourish back in the 70s and 80s! The Talyllyn retains much of its special charm as a unique narrow-gauge line.
Very nice. The Grange is a seriously good-looking beast.
And with equally impressive sound!
Very beautiful steamvideo 👍🏻
Thank you.
Nicely filmed mate! Love the class 37 feature
Many thanks. There was a good atmosphere. Good sounds, good variety, generally very good timekeeping, apart from a short break when a lineside fire had to be dealt with.
@@davebenjamin5380 6880 is superb! Saw her at the GWSR
Well done for capturing a typically excellent NNR show so nicely. Even D6732 and short freight looked good in its correct green.
And Thank You for making a comment - especially such a good one! I like to capture the best sounds, and the gradients on Weybourne and Kelling Banks are ideal for that. There is a unique characteristic about the Keighley and North Norfolk Gala events - both very different of course. And North Norfolk is extra special with its extensive panoramas between the sea and the heathland. I'm tempted to return before the Grange moves on....
@@davebenjamin5380 My pleasure. I missed the gala but enjoyed D5631 on Tuesday, and appreciated the 00 gauge layout at Holt between trips there and back. Cheers.
Great footage
Thank you - more to follow, I hope, from the Gala event on Sunday 25th
Benj, another great video. The FR and WHR never fail to impress. 😊
Thank you Lewis. And always a great pleasure to film where the sounds, scenery and atmosphere never disappoint!
a very enjoyable 500 minutes. active bird life followed by a sunset. thanks Benj..
Thank you for saying you liked it! I'm always surprised at the lack of comments. Yours are always greatly appreciated. The sunset was extra memorable because of the long-lasting effects and the acoustics. South Stack was particularly uplifting.
Super film - Like!!!
Thank you - very pleased you liked it
It is a very peaceful and carming video.I like it very much.x
A very soothing way to begin my day: thanks, Benj! More later (if I remember...).
That was lovely, great to see 1 and 2, the original engines, running the service. Brought back a lot of memories of my volunteering days on the TR, a very enjoyable time. 😊
Reminded me, too, of very happy times on the TR. The most 'rural' parts of the line seem to retain every bit of the character and atmosphere from the 70s and 80s
Just like i remember it nearly 40 years ago. I have been back 25 year ago but hope to get there again in my lifetime.
Well I hope you manage it. Arguably the greatest place to experience 'real' steam - and I remain more addicted than ever to its magic!
Stunning sound, stunning loco and stunning locations.
Thank you Andy. The West Highland Extension is THE very best place to appreciate main line steam! Away from the crowds, and on the climb to Beasdale summit is a location that will transport you back to the sixties steam you remember!
自然の中を走るSLがとても美しい。 チャンネル登録をしました。🐱
Another lovely video Dave well done great camera work as usual I am really looking forward to seeing your next video I hope you get a nice video next time also when is your next video going to be on TH-cam bye for now Philip
Well done for letting the camera run after the train has passed by. Would have been a shame to miss that glorious sound.
Brilliant ! She's talking to the sky. I loved the slip.
Awesome! Well worth the extended soundtrack.
The sound was spectacular and extremely memorable. I'm remembering Market Overton, an Open Day at 'Steamtown' and a last run up Hatton Bank - in the mid 1970s!
One for the uphill chuff lovers
Very good Dave.x
Great piece of filming and a superb advert for both railways.
Thank you Lewis. A particularly memorable day.
Another excellent film. Narrow gauge at it's best. Sound, scenery, motive power. It has it all. Thanks for posting.
And many thanks for your comments.....It was a really excellent day with the F&WH railways at their very best.
Great stuff. We had a brilliant weekend!
Thank you. Saturday's special train was particularly memorable.
Cracking movie, memories of my countless trips on the FR, first 1961 …..last 2022!
Very pleased to hear that you enjoyed it. If I'm comparing filming steam on the mainline, or on our fiercest gradients, or otters on Mull...then capturing the annual FWHR 'Snowdonian' special probably beats everything.....
This is absolutely amazing ❤❤❤
Thank you so much for leaving a comment! It truly was an amazing day - and what a great advert for the world of narrow-gauge steam.....
Awsome video i wend on friday i subscribed u chanal cheers from netherlands
Thank you - pleased you liked the video! It was a great Steam Gala with brilliant sounds and a great atmosphere.
@@davebenjamin5380 Yeas it was friday i had good weather although from time to time there were strong winds though i enjoyed filming the ride with double header fron keighley to worth station special uphil was awsome
Brilliant capture. I captured it last Saturday arriving at Potters Bar but unfortunately it stopped past the end of the platform.
Many thanks - pleased you liked it. Saw your video, sounded good as it accelerated away into the distance - pity about the fierce wind.
I doubt they would let that through New Street / Grand Central without the exceptionally powerful and reliable BR 47 keeping affairs in order.
Great video
Thank you Josh, pleased you liked it
Klasse video Dave, good video :)
Thank you Simon, pleased you liked it.
Great video with wonderful,sounds !
Thank you! The KWVR is well known for locomotives working hard - the GWR pair took sounds to another level!
Great film. The sounds get even better.
Thank you! Comments and feedback are so greatly appreciated. The KWVR has some great assets - thoughtful and enthusiastic staff and volunteers, 'lively crews', steep gradients, interesting industrial, urban and open scenery - and this has remained the same for the last 56 years!
Love this video. Thanks
Good to hear! Enjoyable day despite the frequent squally showers and cool wind.
Thanks Benj..!
It was great to share some of those memorable moments!@@Matt-wm9vl
Another lovely video dave well done great camera work as usual I am really looking forward to seeing your next video I hope you get a nice video next time also when is your next video going to be on TH-cam bye for now Philip
Pleased you liked it! The next video will feature Pendennis Castle and Witherslack Hall at the Keighley and Worth Valley Railways' Spring Gala - hopefully uploaded on Monday 25th March. Thanks for viewing - and for making a comment!
Nature is wonderful! We sometimes see murmurations locally, but not on this scale, lovely video.
Pleased you liked it! The murmurations were a highlight throughout those rather dull and grim months of December, January and February- extra good to witness on days when the wind dropped, accompanied by a sunset.
❤ love this! Incredible footage Benj
Thank you Lucie - I'll be in touch soon.
This is incredible to see 😊
And incredible to witness on many evenings since December - similar format every day but variations depending on wind direction, choice of lake, predators especially the peregrines. Despite our Bitterns, Otters and Nightingales - you have wildlife aplenty on your doorstep!
Great video! I saw 60007 arriving at London Kings Cross.
Very envious! An A4 near the end of the platform at Kings Cross is always an iconic moment - stationary under the roof brings back memories of A4s there in the early 60s - despite the catenary and everything of the modern railway....
Enjoyed your video a lot so thanks for showing, my fav steam loco is the A4, i have a soft spot for SNG after walking through the tender and riding on the footplate for a few miles at NYMR, i have subscribed...Mal
Thank you for subscribing Mal! You'll find some other videos of 4498/60007 in the DBLM Steam Complete Playlist - and I would recommend the one featuring 60009, on train recording, KX to Doncaster - and particularly the re-start from the Royal Mail Terminal in Doncaster.....
Brillaint video! I saw her departing London Kings Cross.
Thank you. I'm always looking for sound more than visuals - and usually you can't go wrong when a Black Five is involved!
v. enjoyable. Tx
Not one of my best (rain and focusing issues got in the way earlier in the day) - but the final scene is always a priceless one for me and takes me back to the 'glorious years' of everyday steam in the late 50s and early sixties - when a silent evening in the middle of nowhere could be broken by the laborious plod of a barking monster!
LIke this very much Dave Especially the night scenes .
Very pleased to hear. It's well below my usual video standards but I uploaded it mainly because of the last sequence at Woodwalton. It's a great location to remember the real days of steam - no onlookers, a black night, and the ever-increasing (and then disappearing) sound of a steam locomotive dominating the eerily quiet landscape!
The sound of approaching trains and night shots make another successful video.
Encouraging to hear! My priorities are always sound over visuals - and after dark can have great advantages, particularly as the wind often drops and there's less traffic and people around to 'get in the way'!
Brilliant! That long pan at 3.20 is sensational (guess the rabbit wasn't too keen...). Thanks Benj.
Thank you Matt. One of those rare days when everything went well. Lucky with the panning - less vegetation in winter. Grassthorpe crossing is about two miles from the water stop at Carlton loop - location chosen to capture the sound as 44871 accelerated up the 1/200. Skylarks singing, no wind, sunshine, great sounds from 44871 (as usual) and the diesel keeping a low profile. A very enjoyable day.
Thanks for posting another great video Dave. The sound on your films is exceptional.
Pleased you liked it - and that you must have a good sound system on which to fully appreciate the sounds (I use an external microphone and a really good windshield).
Fantastic video, some great filming locations
Thank you - agreed, there are so many great filming locations all over the FWHR!
Benj talent. Liked the murmurations reflected in still waters. And the various skies. And the honking geese. Pity they were not steam trains!!!
I thought you'd like this one! Good news is that they have returned, in bigger numbers, although seem to be heading to somewhere like Etton or Deeping.
Very good Dave,Enjoyed watching.
Pleased you liked it. They were back yesterday, great display. But today may have chosen Etton....