Gosh, this took me back! As a child I often travelled on this train, The Talisman and my favourite the lovely blue Mallard. Today we love these old locomotives, but then we used to moan about not being able to slide apart the windows for fear of smuts descending on our clothes! They are so majestic and I remember the frisson of excitement when one rolled into Darlington Station. Going to London when I was a child was like going on safari to Africa! Thank you, so enjoyed it and the memories it bought back.
I'm 75yrs old now and lucky to be a schoolboy train spotter and remember the good day's of steam, A4's were always my favourite locomotive, 60007 looks superb and the acceleration was still there, that whistle brings back so many memories.
I'm 74 and I spent so many hours trainspotting at Welwyn Garden City. I can't imagine how many times I saw Sir Nigel back in the day. Incidentally, I found myself grinning like an idiot during the departure.
I am 82 and as a boy used to go train spotting at Doncaster station. Those express steam trains didn't stop at Doncaster but went through the station like a whirlwind filling the platform with a smell of steam and grease. It was a thrilling experience.
I thought I could hear the sound of a Westinghouse pump. I assume A4s didn't have one originally (being vacuum braked). Where on the loco is the Westinghouse pump fitted?
Wow! Sir Nigel in steam and the Azuma side by side what a great image of 80+ years of railway development. Spectacular, breathtaking departure! Many thanks for sharing.
Fantastic video 😀 Great to see Gresley back in action, even more so after having the proud pleasure of being part of the team getting this fantastic loco back on the line strutting her stuff! 😊😁 Also great to see the side by side old and new comparison sat in the station. Thanks for filming and sharing 😊
I'm just a girlie-girl and not an experienced rail buff, so I can't make any telling technical observations about the sounds, the brakes, the rate of acceleration, the track, the points, the gradient, the number/type of carriages, the route, or whether the driver is (obviously!!!!!) wearing Grade 1 or Grade 2 gloves [you can tell by the way the thingy does the wotsit], so I'll just say this: I love steam locomotives (See? I'm trying - I didn't say 'trains'🤭), and very much appreciate this fine video. Thank you for being there and taking us all with you.🙂 Now then, chaps - who's for coffee and sandwiches?
The number of times I've seen these A4s leave Kings Cross. I used to live a two minute walk away and spent many an hour watching these things leave from platform 10 in the fifties. I even got a lift up the platform on the footplate from a friendly driver after the train pulled out. So glad to see the enthusiasm here for them.
Hi from Green Bay Wisconsin U.S.A, and the Famous National Railroad Museum, where we have our A4 60008 Dwight D. Eisenhower since 1964. But since 2001 trapped inside the Fuller Exhibit Hall. Yet in 2012 it was pulled out by sheer force of will power, and returned to York and your National Railway Museum, for "THE GRAND GATHERING " with the Reunion of the 6 remaining A4 GRESLEY STREAMLINERS for the 75th Anniversary of The World 🌎 Speed Record of "MALLARD", and numerous excursions. There are many videos on Y.T. that give me an idea 💡 as to Why these A4 locos were, and are, SO SPECTACULAR!!!!! And thanks to the New King Charles for sponsoring this A4 project back in 2013 when He was The Prince 🤴. GOD BLESS THE KING 🤴 🙏 🙌 ❤ 👏 AMEN!!!!! GLORY ALLELUIA!!!!! //: P.S. Now it is Sunday, May 28, 2023A.D., Pentecost; and the morning switcher engine just passed by going East to Bellevue, WISC., for the Canadian National Railroad, and using the Original C&NW, Chicago and North-Western RR tracks, that C.N. merged into, in 2003., thus now is the 20th Anniversary of this merger. However, the first C&NW RR went further East, from Manitowoc, and Turning South to Sheboygan, and Milwaukee. But in 1987 that track was also split between the UNION PACIFIC merger in Milwaukee. And the new Regional shortline called the "FOX RIVER VALLEY RR", F.R.V.R. But also later in 1996 it was then controlled by the next new rr called the "WISCONSIN CENTRAL LIMITED, WCL., who decided to abandon, and rip off this valuable track between Rockdale and Denmark. Yet sadly, we the railfans had plans to make this into a new excursion, and including the evening Dinner train that might have had Wisconsins farm fresh food and dairy products. Also in the winter we might have had a Special long excursion for the. N.F.L. football fans of OUR GREEN BAY PACKERS!!!!!, And go South to meet the Chicago Bears 🐻 🐻❄, and our long time rivalry since 1919. Happily, another route is available, in addition to some of the 1956 Original Bilevel coaches, and Diesel Streamliners like E.M.D. Large E8A, and also the F7a, from the Famous Fleet of the C&NW "400"!!
Trvelled behind Sir Nigel some years ago and although I'm a dyed in the wool LMS--ite I was mightily impressed by the way he whisked our heavy train over 'The Long Drag' with seemingly little effort. Sparkling!
Grandad was a train driver My early memories are riding on the footplate with him from Leeds station to Armley sheds after his journey from London to Leeds. Brings it all back the sounds the smell.A Stunning Steam Train. Streaks as they where known.
Love it. Had the pleasure of being hauled by the Gresley several years ago. Got on at Stevenage and alighted at Carlisle. My g/f won a competition in the local paper for premier dining on board. What a great experience.
Only Flying Scotsman 😉👍 But, both AWESOME to see if anyone gets the chance or privalige to do so. i have seen both. But, sadly static at York railway museum but, sadly not in many, many years & i have sadly never had the great pleasure to see either of these AWESOME locomotives ready to stretch their legs ( as they say) due to the extreme high cost to maintain them & run them on a railway line of 60+ miles could be a lot more ( sadly i really don't know ) But, i would very much love to see Flying Scotman ( mainly) steamed up!ready to go on it's journey. But, sadly it is always on a route i can never get within X amount of miles to see it So, i just watch it on TH-cam uploaded by someone else. 😟😟😟😟
I have fond memories of seeing this train at Bressingham railway museum with my younger brother and my Dad, must have been in the early 70's, happy days 😀
I've always had a soft spot for SNG since I went on a trip to Scotland with my dad when I was 9yo (my mother was away visiting her dying farther) hauled by this magnificent engine. In Aberdeen I was allowed onto the footplate for a closer look. I still have the ticket and brochure. The UK was a very different place back then
I realise that all types , the smallest tank engines have to be preserved, but when you see and stand next to these monsters , well , these beauties cannot be beaten . They are truly living breathing things . The only thing that beats it is, seeing one speeding bye at FULL CHAT 😀
So much love an admiration for the people behind keeping the A4's in circulation. An iconic engine that draws crowds like no other. So big, powerful and majestic 💥
Such a powerful, tidy exit from The Cross! The wartime livery shows her in her true spirit, revealing the real mean monster that these machines are. No Mr Nice Guy now!
Took me back as a kid in the late '40's early '50's going on holiday to see my grandparents in Newcastle . Leave Kings Cross in the evening and arrive in a foreign country at 6.00 am (they all spoke Geordie) such lovely times.
Absolutely fantastic as my grandfather said they were living breathing machines he retired in 1973 steam man his whole working life also my uncle a steam man up until he changed over to diesel I joined BR in 1974 as a fireman out of eastfield traction depot Glasgow drove many class 37s and all other classes worked many shifts with my uncle as his fireman in name only would have loved to have fired a steam locomotive
It really is a beautiful engine and was way ahead of its time. I see that its grandchild next to it in the station takes much inspiration for its own design.
Noticed they were giving it plenty of sand on the drivers to stop slipping as they set off. Took me right back to my childhood watching this. Thanks for posting.👌👌👍
It’s back to the good old days of the A4 locos out of the X and it’s good to see sir Nigel reunited with the old route which is the east coast mainline
@@railwaymechanicalengineer4587 i agree 100 percent. that being said it didnt seem to be working there did it. but given its heading up holloway bank the temptation is always way too much these days i did BIL over beattock and it was shoved all the way. kind of pathetic. they come up with some obviously bs nonsense about the 47 only carrying its own weight, didnt realise the footplate crew were some maths/physics wizards lol. getting expensive to go std class on these steam diesel shoved tours as well. its cheaper to go to germany or cz and get an actual steam tour a lot of the time. even the french can provide a mainline pacific into the capital with no pile of scrap on the rear.
I look at this beautiful beast and remember my days as an engine cleaner back in Crewe south sheds in 1967 56 years ago😱…This loco was preserved there at the time and it was our job to clean it , luckily for us it didn’t go out too often so was easily cleaned compared to a working black five…Crewe south was still operational even though officially it closed in 1967 but was on a much reduced basis and steam locos were still running until late 68 or early 69 …I remember the owner of the Sir Nigel Gresley always coming to the sheds I think it was David Bailey 🤔 but a photographer for sure, he was always taking professional photos and another day the husband of Princess Margaret came as a guest of the owner and a really nice man …I then went on to the footplate are passing out as a fireman, but in reality my group of engine cleaners then fireman were the last to work on steam because there were very few steam sheds left open at that stage…
Very VERY Nice, and on wet rails, too. Thanks a lot for being out there in inclement weather to give us a great view. (Try doing THAT with a Spam Can!)
@@trainsplanesBecause It's so rare, especially from a A4 with it's unique duel tone, they really should have treeted the enthusiasts to a longer thrill.
How does this work with the rear loco? Does the driver call to the back if he needs assistance? I heard it was compulsory for mainline steam to have a diesel at the back now? Going London to Edinburgh in November on SNG and D9000 can’t wait!
First saw SNG in the late 60’s, aged about 7 at March station, when my dad and a work colleague took me to see it. Lucky enough to have a trip over the S&C behind her in the 80’s
The A4s are such an iconic, beautiful loco...... Rode on No.9 out of The Cross in 1994.....to Peterborough..... Gresleys design is just a work of Art. The Wartime Black livery suits it so well.....but Garter Blue is my fave
Is this a day or overnight train for tourists and I could schedule a trip? And is the locomotive on the end for dynamic braking like they use on the Union Pacific 4014 Big Boy?
i remember as a child ( i"m 73 now ) seeing the a 4 "s in and out of kings X note book and IAN ALLEN book at the ready and all the smoke and the dirt etc just didn"t notice it at the time
HNG in wartime back paint - magnificent. A thoroughbred among the carthorses and a stinking old diesel on the back ! I remember the days when the Gresley engines did their usual 'running-on-the-spot' act when entering gasworks tunnel !
How many times I stood at the end of platform 10 seeing all this in the late 50,s early 60,s watching this makes me think I can almost not just hear and see but literally smell that mixture of steam ,smoke and hot oil ,was always a sight what loco reversed down from top shed shalthough the station loco coaling and watering facilities were also very busy ,34A loco depot was a nightmare to get into ,invariably shed staff or foremen chased you ,only time I got into it was when it had closed in June 1963 ,we were up at New Southgate the week before and there was still plenty of steam activity A4/3/2/1 V2/WD/9F although the rein of the Brits shedded at Immingham m had finished ,Ah !Nostalgia,
Me too! Actually that departure wasn't as spectacular as the regular displays of wheelspin from those beautiful Pacifics I saw back then. I got round Top Shed just the once, all other attempts thwarted.
23 12 23, Where's all the Rolling Stock stored for these Specials ? Can the A4, & others, scoop up water en-route ? Did Sir Nigel die in service whilst with the LNER ? Will today's loco's be revered 80 of so years later ?
hi folks i know this is a bit of a noob question, but whats the train on the left of the screen at 14 secs into video starts? any help would be greatly appreciated ty
Gosh, this took me back! As a child I often travelled on this train, The Talisman and my favourite the lovely blue Mallard. Today we love these old locomotives, but then we used to moan about not being able to slide apart the windows for fear of smuts descending on our clothes! They are so majestic and I remember the frisson of excitement when one rolled into Darlington Station. Going to London when I was a child was like going on safari to Africa! Thank you, so enjoyed it and the memories it bought back.
I agree, the first time I visited London I felt like Michael Caine in Zulu…
@@davidbrims5825 I still feel like that today.
I learned the word frisson today, thank you.
@@ft6zzz 👍🏻😀😀
@ATC Yes, it really means goose pimples
The front of the modern day LNER Express is same shape as Sir Nigel. Truly ahead of his time!
I'm 75yrs old now and lucky to be a schoolboy train spotter and remember the good day's of steam, A4's were always my favourite locomotive, 60007 looks superb and the acceleration was still there, that whistle brings back so many memories.
I'm 74 and I spent so many hours trainspotting at Welwyn Garden City. I can't imagine how many times I saw Sir Nigel back in the day. Incidentally, I found myself grinning like an idiot during the departure.
What day?@@paullowe1869
I am 82 and as a boy used to go train spotting at Doncaster station. Those express steam trains didn't stop at Doncaster but went through the station like a whirlwind filling the platform with a smell of steam and grease. It was a thrilling experience.
I thought I could hear the sound of a Westinghouse pump. I assume A4s didn't have one originally (being vacuum braked). Where on the loco is the Westinghouse pump fitted?
If any person cannot see that this mighty machine is a living breathing soul Then they need to get fitted for glasses MAGNIFICENT
It missed to see it thunder through Doncaster station in just a flash of steam and smoke. It was breathtaking.
Wow! Sir Nigel in steam and the Azuma side by side what a great image of 80+ years of railway development. Spectacular, breathtaking departure! Many thanks for sharing.
You could call them Beauty and the Beast
And the general , streamlined shape , shared by both. is a compliment to 1930's British design.
There is also a 225 on another platform, which is an intermediate step. The only thing missing is a dear old HST aka 125.
@@MrDaiseymay I'd never noticed until now how much the Azuma livery mimics the body lines of the A4.
Yes, but look at the shape of the Azuma and the Sir Nigel next to each other, and they are almost identical
God Almighty, surely the best machine ever created by man! Thank you so very much for bringing to us!
LMS Duchess far better
@@keithclark681 not a chance
It doesn't really matter. They're both gorgeous and we're so lucky to have them and see them running.
@@keithclark681 OHhh don't get started.
Fantastic video 😀
Great to see Gresley back in action, even more so after having the proud pleasure of being part of the team getting this fantastic loco back on the line strutting her stuff! 😊😁
Also great to see the side by side old and new comparison sat in the station.
Thanks for filming and sharing 😊
I'm just a girlie-girl and not an experienced rail buff, so I can't make any telling technical observations about the sounds, the brakes, the rate of acceleration, the track, the points, the gradient, the number/type of carriages, the route, or whether the driver is (obviously!!!!!) wearing Grade 1 or Grade 2 gloves [you can tell by the way the thingy does the wotsit], so I'll just say this: I love steam locomotives (See? I'm trying - I didn't say 'trains'🤭), and very much appreciate this fine video.
Thank you for being there and taking us all with you.🙂
Now then, chaps - who's for coffee and sandwiches?
great comment.
That's how it starts. You'll soon be fascinated by the variation in rolling stock and the meaning behind the colour of the exhaust steam.
23 12 23, Not forgetting the Dining Car knapery !
@@althejazzmanPlease put me out of my misery and explain what the colour of the exhaust means!😳
@@connieandgwennie1450I don't know either, but I do know it's something to do with how well the firebox is stocked.
The number of times I've seen these A4s leave Kings Cross. I used to live a two minute walk away and spent many an hour watching these things leave from platform 10 in the fifties. I even got a lift up the platform on the footplate from a friendly driver after the train pulled out. So glad to see the enthusiasm here for them.
Hi from Green Bay Wisconsin U.S.A, and the Famous National Railroad Museum, where we have our A4 60008 Dwight D. Eisenhower since 1964. But since 2001 trapped inside the Fuller Exhibit Hall. Yet in 2012 it was pulled out by sheer force of will power, and returned to York and your National Railway Museum, for "THE GRAND GATHERING " with the Reunion of the 6 remaining A4 GRESLEY STREAMLINERS for the 75th Anniversary of The World 🌎 Speed Record of "MALLARD", and numerous excursions. There are many videos on Y.T. that give me an idea 💡 as to Why these A4 locos were, and are, SO SPECTACULAR!!!!! And thanks to the New King Charles for sponsoring this A4 project back in 2013 when He was The Prince 🤴. GOD BLESS THE KING 🤴 🙏 🙌 ❤ 👏 AMEN!!!!! GLORY ALLELUIA!!!!! //: P.S. Now it is Sunday, May 28, 2023A.D., Pentecost; and the morning switcher engine just passed by going East to Bellevue, WISC., for the Canadian National Railroad, and using the Original C&NW, Chicago and North-Western RR tracks, that C.N. merged into, in 2003., thus now is the 20th Anniversary of this merger. However, the first C&NW RR went further East, from Manitowoc, and Turning South to Sheboygan, and Milwaukee. But in 1987 that track was also split between the UNION PACIFIC merger in Milwaukee. And the new Regional shortline called the "FOX RIVER VALLEY RR", F.R.V.R. But also later in 1996 it was then controlled by the next new rr called the "WISCONSIN CENTRAL LIMITED, WCL., who decided to abandon, and rip off this valuable track between Rockdale and Denmark. Yet sadly, we the railfans had plans to make this into a new excursion, and including the evening Dinner train that might have had Wisconsins farm fresh food and dairy products. Also in the winter we might have had a Special long excursion for the. N.F.L. football fans of OUR GREEN BAY PACKERS!!!!!, And go South to meet the Chicago Bears 🐻 🐻❄, and our long time rivalry since 1919. Happily, another route is available, in addition to some of the 1956 Original Bilevel coaches, and Diesel Streamliners like E.M.D. Large E8A, and also the F7a, from the Famous Fleet of the C&NW "400"!!
Wonderful and thanks. I first saw Sir Nigel Gresley at Kings Cross in the late 1950s so amazing to see her still making an appearance in 2022.
WE love our Heritage like no other nation
That was a superb departure. Truly a magnificent locomotive.
The Departure was assisted by the Rear Engine.
@@loco42041 ignorant again, the diesel did almost nothing
Superb that whistle is something els.
Indeed it is! 👌🤩
FAB video, at last a real train at kings cross again, sir Nigel would be very proud of his A4 still on the go
Absolutely stunning. Been a while since we had a "Streak" out of Kings X. 😃
Superb and really quite rapid departure!! Glad to see her return to the mainline!
Trvelled behind Sir Nigel some years ago and although I'm a dyed in the wool LMS--ite I was mightily impressed by the way he whisked our heavy train over 'The Long Drag' with seemingly little effort. Sparkling!
Best steam engine in my childhood times travelled many times , steam engine now becomes grandpa of all train engines.
This is the Spitfire of steam locomotives. Stunning.
Absolutely 👍
Grandad was a train driver
My early memories are riding on the footplate with him from Leeds station to Armley sheds after his journey from London to Leeds. Brings it all back the sounds the smell.A Stunning Steam Train. Streaks as they where known.
Love it. Had the pleasure of being hauled by the Gresley several years ago. Got on at Stevenage and alighted at Carlisle. My g/f won a competition in the local paper for premier dining on board. What a great experience.
FANTASTIC - steam traction just doesn't get any better than that !
Only Flying Scotsman 😉👍 But, both AWESOME to see if anyone gets the chance or privalige to do so. i have seen both. But, sadly static at York railway museum but, sadly not in many, many years & i have sadly never had the great pleasure to see either of these AWESOME locomotives ready to stretch their legs ( as they say) due to the extreme high cost to maintain them & run them on a railway line of 60+ miles could be a lot more ( sadly i really don't know ) But, i would very much love to see Flying Scotman ( mainly) steamed up!ready to go on it's journey. But, sadly it is always on a route i can never get within X amount of miles to see it So, i just watch it on TH-cam uploaded by someone else. 😟😟😟😟
Such a thrill. The huge excitement of these machines trumps any other .
Thanks for posting - v nice video. I watched it passing P’boro on Railcam from 12,000 miles away! Lots of memories of 60 yrs ago.
This was one of a number of streamliner trains of the early 20th century. Beautiful machines.❤😊
Is that from the 1930’s Art Deco period? Amazing! I’ve never seen a locomotive styled like this!
Thank you from America for sharing.
Yes, A4 class introduced 1935.
Great to hear that haunting whistle echoing around the station.
Breathtaking. Heart in mouth time.
That is a beast. Thank you for that.
Now that makes you proud to be British !! Ace video thanks !!
Cheers Simon - Glad you liked it 👍
The old steam locomotive train still looks futuristic... the curvature design...
I have fond memories of seeing this train at Bressingham railway museum with my younger brother and my Dad, must have been in the early 70's, happy days 😀
Great memories 👌👍
Aerodynamic design from the golden days of steam! Such a beautiful Locomotive ♥
I've always had a soft spot for SNG since I went on a trip to Scotland with my dad when I was 9yo (my mother was away visiting her dying farther) hauled by this magnificent engine. In Aberdeen I was allowed onto the footplate for a closer look. I still have the ticket and brochure. The UK was a very different place back then
Fabulous. Suck this, Gretta!
Wonderful sight!
LNER old meets the new, two race horses of their day side by side, brilliant.
Simply sublime. Like a Vincent Rapide on rails! Thanks for posting it.
Thanks Gus - Glad you liked it 👍
My Dad had a Vincent Rapide ....
and you right!
Ooooooooooooooo you have to love a great steam locomotive like Sir Nigel Gresley. This is fabulous to watch.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I realise that all types , the smallest tank engines have to be preserved, but when you see and stand next to these monsters , well , these beauties cannot be beaten . They are truly living breathing things . The only thing that beats it is, seeing one speeding bye at FULL CHAT 😀
So much love an admiration for the people behind keeping the A4's in circulation. An iconic engine that draws crowds like no other. So big, powerful and majestic 💥
Absolutely- Engineering that was generations ahead of its time. 🙏👍
Such a powerful, tidy exit from The Cross! The wartime livery shows her in her true spirit, revealing the real mean monster that these machines are. No Mr Nice Guy now!
Took me back as a kid in the late '40's early '50's going on holiday to see my grandparents in Newcastle . Leave Kings Cross in the evening and arrive in a foreign country at 6.00 am (they all spoke Geordie) such lovely times.
Wow, that's a slow train! Was it a sleeper?
Thats how it was in the days of steam, 8 hrs to do that journey in the '40's was good going.@@richardsinger01
Driver using sanders, slippery rails! Excellent departure.
My friend was here at the time! He recorded it on his phone and showed me. He was in a thameslink train close by
Excellent filming - great to watch
Thanks - I enjoyed filming this one! 👍
You're on the right platform ( to see all the loco} well done
Thanks Mike - It all worked out well 👍
Fabulous. Thankyou.
Great video, nice to see steam at the Cross again!
Absolutely fantastic as my grandfather said they were living breathing machines he retired in 1973 steam man his whole working life also my uncle a steam man up until he changed over to diesel I joined BR in 1974 as a fireman out of eastfield traction depot Glasgow drove many class 37s and all other classes worked many shifts with my uncle as his fireman in name only would have loved to have fired a steam locomotive
That was Kewl ! ! If a Locomotive could have modern lines, That one does !
Fabulous video! What a machine - thank you
Absolutely Fantastic - You can't exactly beat an A4 Pacific Steam Locomotive back on the ECML!
Fantastic Video & Thanks for Sharing
It really is a beautiful engine and was way ahead of its time. I see that its grandchild next to it in the station takes much inspiration for its own design.
Noticed they were giving it plenty of sand on the drivers to stop slipping as they set off. Took me right back to my childhood watching this. Thanks for posting.👌👌👍
It’s back to the good old days of the A4 locos out of the X and it’s good to see sir Nigel reunited with the old route which is the east coast mainline
Good old days of A4's pushed everwhere by Class 47 diesels ??? I'd ask for my money back, that's NOT a steam train trip !!
@@railwaymechanicalengineer4587 i agree 100 percent. that being said it didnt seem to be working there did it. but given its heading up holloway bank the temptation is always way too much these days
i did BIL over beattock and it was shoved all the way. kind of pathetic. they come up with some obviously bs nonsense about the 47 only carrying its own weight, didnt realise the footplate crew were some maths/physics wizards lol.
getting expensive to go std class on these steam diesel shoved tours as well.
its cheaper to go to germany or cz and get an actual steam tour a lot of the time.
even the french can provide a mainline pacific into the capital with no pile of scrap on the rear.
He’s still going great thanks for sharing amazing mate
That was a very clean departure and smart acceleration. And the Brush didn't seem to be pushing significantly
Yep. "Notch One"; just covering its own weight, then maybe "Two" up Holloway Bank. That's how it should be done. 🙂
@@chrisredding6673 Yes, it's not ideal, but we all know the common-sense reason why it should be so.
How does the crew in the 47 know what's required in terms of power and braking?
@@chrisredding6673 you definitely want three up Holloway mate.
I look at this beautiful beast and remember my days as an engine cleaner back in Crewe south sheds in 1967 56 years ago😱…This loco was preserved there at the time and it was our job to clean it , luckily for us it didn’t go out too often so was easily cleaned compared to a working black five…Crewe south was still operational even though officially it closed in 1967 but was on a much reduced basis and steam locos were still running until late 68 or early 69 …I remember the owner of the Sir Nigel Gresley always coming to the sheds I think it was David Bailey 🤔 but a photographer for sure, he was always taking professional photos and another day the husband of Princess Margaret came as a guest of the owner and a really nice man …I then went on to the footplate are passing out as a fireman, but in reality my group of engine cleaners then fireman were the last to work on steam because there were very few steam sheds left open at that stage…
Great video of the start of the day's very popular tour, and seeing an A4 where it belongs!👍
Very VERY Nice, and on wet rails, too. Thanks a lot for being out there in inclement weather to give us a great view. (Try doing THAT with a Spam Can!)
He's a smart lookin' piece of gear, you gotta admit - livin', breathin'
Just great to see thank you so much. It's also nice to see such positive comments too
Nice to see a proper train. 😊
The E type Jaguar of Britiah Rail.......how do you better that design ? respect due.
That’s very true 👌👍
nice to see a rake of blod and custerd behinde the best of the a4 in my mind .
My favourite part was the whistle blowing. He long since a steam engine whistle was heard at Kings Cross?
It’s been a while for an A4..
@@trainsplanesBecause It's so rare, especially from a A4 with it's unique duel tone, they really should have treeted the enthusiasts to a longer thrill.
I'm not into trains, at all, but even I stiffened up and stood proud when that big black locomotive pulled out.
How does this work with the rear loco? Does the driver call to the back if he needs assistance? I heard it was compulsory for mainline steam to have a diesel at the back now? Going London to Edinburgh in November on SNG and D9000 can’t wait!
communication via radio
I saw this go past at St Neots looked amazing
Great video lovely sweet steam train still cool
Interesting aspects of this train station!
Great to see.would like to see it in Brunswick green.
First saw SNG in the late 60’s, aged about 7 at March station, when my dad and a work colleague took me to see it. Lucky enough to have a trip over the S&C behind her in the 80’s
Оригинальный поезд. 👍👍👍👏👏👏👏😁
How does the driver see the signals through all of that steam?
The steam at the start is to clear the cylinders then it flows backward when the speed picks up.
It certainly is spectacular.
Fantastic video, thanks for sharing! Nice to see inside the cab as well 🙂
Is the diesel engine on the rear doing any work, or is it just coasting, there in case of breakdowns?
It’s there to provide train power, provide assistance if needed and act as an insurance policy if any mechanical issues arise.
Great video, thanks.
Thanks John 👍
The A4s are such an iconic, beautiful loco......
Rode on No.9 out of The Cross in 1994.....to Peterborough.....
Gresleys design is just a work of Art.
The Wartime Black livery suits it so well.....but Garter Blue is my fave
Agreed---loved the duel tone 'whistle' too.
we all miss no. 9
23 12 23, History of the Liveries almost as interesting as that of the Loco's & Rail Companies !
Is this a day or overnight train for tourists and I could schedule a trip? And is the locomotive on the end for dynamic braking like they use on the Union Pacific 4014 Big Boy?
Hi, this is a day train can be booked. It was run by www.steamdreams.co.uk .
the diesel is mostly being used as shunting operation, network rail doesnt allow steam engine to go backwards
What well documented action great job indeed
They got the streamlining so spot on it can’t be improved
Cutless footage in a manner art in motion deserves.
(Grizzly, not about Nigel Mansell neither from Nigel Farage.)
Did/do A4s have a draft blower? Is that what we can hear start-up and continue at 2:27 ?
That's the air pump for the brakes
Interesting that the driver is proceeding in the blind caused by the steam blowoff when starting out. Don't US locomotives blow off to the side?
Perfect subject, great camera work and lovely editing - 1st class. Subscribed.
Thanks Jeff 👍
Lovely job thanks for sharing 👍🙂
It was such a pleasure to watch! Absolutely incredible work and capture ❤
Thanks Duaine - Glad you enjoyed it 👍
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i remember as a child ( i"m 73 now ) seeing the a 4 "s in and out of kings X note book and IAN ALLEN book at the ready and all the smoke and the dirt etc just didn"t notice it at the time
HNG in wartime back paint - magnificent. A thoroughbred among the carthorses and a stinking old diesel on the back ! I remember the days when the Gresley engines did their usual 'running-on-the-spot' act when entering gasworks tunnel !
How many times I stood at the end of platform 10 seeing all this in the late 50,s early 60,s watching this makes me think I can almost not just hear and see but literally smell that mixture of steam ,smoke and hot oil ,was always a sight what loco reversed down from top shed shalthough the station loco coaling and watering facilities were also very busy ,34A loco depot was a nightmare to get into ,invariably shed staff or foremen chased you ,only time I got into it was when it had closed in June 1963 ,we were up at New Southgate the week before and there was still plenty of steam activity A4/3/2/1 V2/WD/9F although the rein of the Brits shedded at Immingham m had finished ,Ah !Nostalgia,
Me too! Actually that departure wasn't as spectacular as the regular displays of wheelspin from those beautiful Pacifics I saw back then. I got round Top Shed just the once, all other attempts thwarted.
Great video content. Well filmed.
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
Fabulous.
Great contrast there to be honest. The Old and the New
23 12 23, Where's all the Rolling Stock stored for these Specials ? Can the A4, & others, scoop up water en-route ? Did Sir Nigel die in service whilst with the LNER ? Will today's loco's be revered 80 of so years later ?
Sehr schöne Dampflok 😍😎👏
How would I find out when steam trains would be coming through Grantham please?
Very impressive 👍
Absolutely beautiful. Cant believe I missed this... typical the day I decide to WFH!
hi folks i know this is a bit of a noob question, but whats the train on the left of the screen at 14 secs into video starts? any help would be greatly appreciated ty
Looks like an Inter City 225 set with a Class 91 locomotive
Lovely video of Sir Nigel Gresley