Leighton Buzzard Light Railway, 27th May 2013

'Big Engines' day at the LBLR gala. Great fun on this interesting line which began life as an industrial light railway; half of it travels through a housing estate. It was interesting to see the demonstration of the RB excavator filling the skips and being hauled by the Ruston diesel loco. Filmed by Dave and Tom Waldren

[@TomandMattWaldren]

Glad you enjoyed it - a really enjoyable line, and the steep gradients make the locos work. Cheers, Dave

[@gwaithwyr]

An excellent record of a great day out. Many thanks, Dave and Tom. I love those little industrial diesels. If I ever buy a locomotive (!) it will be one of those. And, of course, I look forward to seeing a Baldwin at Beddgelert. "Big Engines"? Well, actually, the Darjeeling engine is a good size for 2-foot gauge. As for the line itself, I enjoyed those road crossings. It was nice to see that you had shots of all (I think) of them.

[@locowerke]

Super video, thank you very much!

[@TomandMattWaldren]

Thanks so much for your encouragement, Steve; it means a lot. Cheers, Dave

[@galbeadon]

Dave, Tom, I really enjoyed this video. I have always wondered what this place looked like. Although it is located close to where my brother lives, I have not been there. Must go some time. Cheers Glen

[@trevorveail]

I remember Redlands Vandyke works. I put the original computer system in there in the early 1980's. Yes lunch in a pub in the village of Heath and Reach.

[@TomandMattWaldren]

Our pleasure. Cheers! Dave

[@neilforbes416]

One other question... Is Ravenglass Light Rail still operating? A friend caught it on VHS some thirty years ago while visiting family, she got me to transfer it to DVD for her, that's how I know of it, so do you know if it's still running? Cheers!(Answered my own question via search engine... great to see Ravenglass & Eskdale still active!)