A day of surprises indeed. Lovely to see Sir Nigel at Carlisle. As a child I always hated my name until the day my father explained that I was name after Mr. Gresley himself. That helped. A little bit, anyway!
I spent my first five years in South Devon, to be suddenly moved to Shotton Colliery, so I have some idea! Of course I also had a different accent from everybody else. 🤣
Especially pleased to see this clip as I was one of the passengers on board. What a privilege to be hauled by such an iconic steam engine. I even appear across on the other platform after the log train disappeared taking photo's so I was not one of those having the audacity to stand in front of you. Full credit to the restorers, what a wonderful achievement. It was like my youthful train spotting days re-lived.
An excellent production in your unique epic style Tim. It was nice to meet again and have a chat at Carlise, the final shot of the A4 leaving and entering the S & C branch are very good the way you have focused just on the loco is very good.Thanks for sharing
Hello Tim and full marks on producing a great video in your unique epic style. It was nice to meet you again at Carlisle and have a chat. The station is a nice location and makes a good place to film with plenty going on. l thought the final shot of the A4 departing with the train was very good the way it was leaving the main line and joining the S & C and how you followed the loco out of the station with the zoom😊. Thanks for sharing Brian
Sir Nigel Gresley is such an iconic piece of engineering, looking really good in the blue livery.. Another excellent vlog Tim. You certainly capture the atmosphere extremely well. A true Master of your trade 👍🏻😊
A superb machine. The first A4s came out in silver livery for the Silver Jubilee and similar high-speed expresses. The silver didn't wear well however. After the war BR went over to blue for a time for express locos but eventually settled on the shade of green which they wore for most of their lives - all too often shamefully shabby and unwashed although Kings Cross had a reputation for keeping their A4s spick and span..
At 17:35 , how clever was the chap that invented all those rods and joints moving like that to make such beautiful and effective motion ( rhetorical question ) , just never ceases to amaze me
A lot better day than expected. I don't know what the class 20's were doing they just ran light engine to Springburn and back. The Scotrail unit was a nice bonus too. Sir Nigel looking as good as ever.
Very good 👍 video and a lot of different trains this time and a different steam train this time but not so good about the weather Tim hopefully it will be dry for you next time but it’s good that the Royal Mail trains are still working
Hi Tim, loved the shot on the footbridge of 'Grezzer' as us younger enthusiasts call him arriving into Carlisle. One thing I will say is that, at 6:45 , the framing of the shot is perfect. I feel that after that, you did partially taint an otherwise fabulous shot. Best regards all the same, from Joe.
Filming on that springy footbridge is always a bit "iffy" - and my elderly shaky hands don't help when it's necessary to adjust the focal length mid-shot. After that, once the crowds gather around the engine - well - you take whatever you can grab!
We’re staying at a holiday cottage right next to Langwathby station so I popped down to see Sir Nige on his return trip… th-cam.com/video/qz4p3RWsM2g/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zcGnisBLvG-Q5GbW
I can't hear it in the video either - though I did hear it at the time - and I think it was the fourth excuse offered within two hours for late/cancelled trains.
A day of surprises indeed. Lovely to see Sir Nigel at Carlisle. As a child I always hated my name until the day my father explained that I was name after Mr. Gresley himself. That helped. A little bit, anyway!
You should have tried growing up as Timothy in a North-Eastern working class area in the 1950s!
I spent my first five years in South Devon, to be suddenly moved to Shotton Colliery, so I have some idea! Of course I also had a different accent from everybody else. 🤣
Especially pleased to see this clip as I was one of the passengers on board. What a privilege to be hauled by such an iconic steam engine. I even appear across on the other platform after the log train disappeared taking photo's so I was not one of those having the audacity to stand in front of you. Full credit to the restorers, what a wonderful achievement. It was like my youthful train spotting days re-lived.
I hope the grim weather didn't detract too much from the journey.
An excellent production in your unique epic style Tim. It was nice to meet again and have a chat at Carlise, the final shot of the A4 leaving and entering the S & C branch are very good the way you have focused just on the loco is very good.Thanks for sharing
Hello Tim and full marks on producing a great video in your unique epic style. It was nice to meet you again at Carlisle and have a chat. The station is a nice location and makes a good place to film with plenty going on. l thought the final shot of the A4 departing with the train was very good the way it was leaving the main line and joining the S & C and how you followed the loco out of the station with the zoom😊. Thanks for sharing Brian
Great to meet again Brian after such a long time. Glad you enjoyed the video. Until we meet again, best wishes. Tim
Sir Nigel Gresley is such an iconic piece of engineering, looking really good in the blue livery.. Another excellent vlog Tim. You certainly capture the atmosphere extremely well. A true Master of your trade 👍🏻😊
Gresley was not just a superb engineer - he had an eye for design - all his locos were beautiful to look at.
Great to see Sir Nigel agiain and good to see a pair of 20's at the Citidal, plus 66's. Nice to have a mix.👍👍
@@tattoo1084Thank you David. At present anything other than Tangmere will be welcome!
Lovely film. I will never tire of seeing beautiful SNG in gorgeous blue. Carlisle still has mail trains...no such luck in many other places :/
The A4s were truly wonderful machines and 60007 , even when in wartime black, never failed to impress. Mail trains - yes but for how much longer?
Beautiful design of loco! Interesting livery, too! Thanks for that video, Tom.
A superb machine. The first A4s came out in silver livery for the Silver Jubilee and similar high-speed expresses. The silver didn't wear well however. After the war BR went over to blue for a time for express locos but eventually settled on the shade of green which they wore for most of their lives - all too often shamefully shabby and unwashed although Kings Cross had a reputation for keeping their A4s spick and span..
At 17:35 , how clever was the chap that invented all those rods and joints moving like that to make such beautiful and effective motion ( rhetorical question ) , just never ceases to amaze me
I think it was a Mr Walschaerts! But you knew that anyway!
A lot better day than expected. I don't know what the class 20's were doing they just ran light engine to Springburn and back. The Scotrail unit was a nice bonus too. Sir Nigel looking as good as ever.
As you say - better than anticipated. One or two surprises certainly add to the day.
Route learning across the central belt of Scotland. 4 days of it!
Very good 👍 video and a lot of different trains this time and a different steam train this time but not so good about the weather Tim hopefully it will be dry for you next time but it’s good that the Royal Mail trains are still working
A mixed day - but variety adds interest!
Yes I definitely agree with that one
Nice presentation per usual Tim, noticed the sander was in operation on the return.
- - - which possibly explains the remarkably slip-free departure on a wet rail. Gresley's Pacifics were every bit as slip prone as Mr Bulleid's.
Nice to see the rods moving from reverse to forward and started with about 40% cut-off.
- - - but I'm glad it doesn't take as long as that to change gear on my car!
Hi Tim, loved the shot on the footbridge of 'Grezzer' as us younger enthusiasts call him arriving into Carlisle. One thing I will say is that, at 6:45 , the framing of the shot is perfect. I feel that after that, you did partially taint an otherwise fabulous shot. Best regards all the same, from Joe.
Filming on that springy footbridge is always a bit "iffy" - and my elderly shaky hands don't help when it's necessary to adjust the focal length mid-shot. After that, once the crowds gather around the engine - well - you take whatever you can grab!
@@schoolshorts my apologies tim, the video is still excellent though
Very nice, I wish I could say we are getting new stock, but the class 170 are only coming down this way to Kilmarnock for Maintenance/ Refurbishment!
- - but what is it doing in Carlisle? Not an obvious route from the Central belt to Kilmarnock.
@schoolshorts I believe it's a gauging issue with the Glasgow line to Kilmarnock. That's why they came down this way!
Thank you for that.
We’re staying at a holiday cottage right next to Langwathby station so I popped down to see Sir Nige on his return trip… th-cam.com/video/qz4p3RWsM2g/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zcGnisBLvG-Q5GbW
Lucky you! I've watched and commented on your video. Enjoy your stay.
I couldn't make out what the announcement said at5:20, there was too much ambient noise
I can't hear it in the video either - though I did hear it at the time - and I think it was the fourth excuse offered within two hours for late/cancelled trains.