Steam Train Stops Just For Us - Episode 50
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 เม.ย. 2019
- We stop a steam train and Fran falls in (unfortunately no footage).
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Earnest Marples - a silly man - thank you for that rare British moment - stopping a train for a shop - precious...
The day I met my husband was also the best day of my life. We married 4 months after meeting and will celebrate our 37th anniversary on October 2nd. Still in love today.
Fran, of all the "girls" on the boats I have and still follow you are the first to land in the drink.
Narrow Boats, Ditch Dwellers, and Steam Trains. AWESOME.............!!!!!!!!!!! AWESOME...........!!!!!!!!!!!
The effects just as you were getting to the end of the tunnel.... stunning.
Oh my that took me back to my childhood, many years ago. All was steam , my mum took us 3 kids all the way from Umtali, in the east of Southern Rhodesia, to Durban on the eastern seaboard of South Africa. (4 days) kids aged 3,4,5.... brave woman
Boats and steam trains can it get any better? what a life you have enjoy it and thank you for sharing.
Navigating that tunnel without lights was some fantastic seamanship. Well done from Las Cruces, NM. (USA)
Loved the old carriages. How beautiful and nostalgic
Really wonderful episode. Downside is there are ducks and trains so my toddler loves watching it on repeat. 😂
That is so funny Joseph. Thank you both for watching xx
Almost 60 years since caught a steam train to London
Excellent vlog and brilliant to see that a train service run by enthusiasts were so accommodating to help you with your stop at Market Bosworth.
Fran; as a child and teenager we used steam trains every week as that was all there was then, and I think of that now when I see your enthusiasm. There are good things about being old enough to have lived in a kind of museum!
I guess we all have something from our childhood that we are passionate about.
Loved it! Loved the train! Loved you got your stop 🥰🚂
That last shot of the boat in the mist was so beautiful, very gothic 👍👍
Now that was better than Christmas Day 1956! (I got a new bike.) I would have loved that ride!
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For some reason when the train started up and then picked you up it hit my heart with great emotion as sit here with tears.. I lived beside a railway as a child in Canada and use to wait for the steam engine to toot for me as I waited to go to school. Fond memories you brought back,, thank you.
Hi there -apologies for not responding sooner your message slipped through the net. It's amazing how things trigger our emotions. Glad you enjoyed. x
17:07.......the day I met you... oh for Gods sake. Made my day.
Rich and Fran what a AWESOME VLOG! A day out with you was so neat! I found the Steam Train and the all the trimmings was a extremely great thing to see! A history lesson in a Narrowboat video, who would have thought! The two of you that's who! Thanks so much for bringing us along, wonderful!
oh, Rich, every time you say "pootle", it just sends me! ;-)
Now that I am all current on your new content, TH-cam has been offering me up some of your older content. This is a delightful vlog with the very cool steam train (I am officially jealous), the story of Fran slipping into the canal (and seemingly unruffled by it) and topped off by the sweet comment as to the best day of her life was the day she met Rich. A vlog doesn’t get much better than that!
Aaww thank you so much. Your comment inspired us to go back and watch this episode ourselves. It was an amazing experience riding on the steam train. We have another steam railway near us again now and plan another 'day out' in the next few weeks, so there may be another train video for you x
Also that big huge Colbalt Brandy Sinfter in the junk shop @3:39 would go nicely in my colbolt blue glass collection.
Shall we go back for it 😀
There's a lovely steam train service from Wymondham in Norfolk. Apparently, they're going to try to open the line back up, all the way to the coast.
Hi guy's... you got to love steams trains, even if they were the reason for the demise of the canals. Another great video, I hope I get as good making them one day.
That was a lovely outing. Thank you so much for taking us along 👍
Lovely vidio I am lucky enough to not only been on steam trains but to work on steam in the navy there is a special smell to steam and steam trains which I could still smell for many years after the stream train finished at Swansea Railway station
I was instantly taken back to the smell of my dad when he came home from work. Smells are so evocative.
Fran
Magical! We are so lucky that you share these things and places with us! Thank you!!!
lovely what a nice video thank you
Lovely. Absolutely lovely. I could watch videos like this till the cows come home. An enjoyable watch but informative too. The Ashby really is a gem. Thanks for the ride.
You two are wonderful, another great vlog thank you:)
Narrowboats and steam engines, two of my favourite modes of transport. We sometimes have a day out with UK rail tours. They charter trains and you go there and back while dining. A couple of times we’ve had steam trains, the last one went to Glasgow over the Ribblehead viaduct but my favourite was with the Osprey at full steam over the Forth bridge. The problem is you can’t see the beauty of the train when you’re sitting tucking into a full English! A couple of years ago as a treat we travelled on the Belmond and it was fantastic. It’s good to see you’re pushing on with the kitchen, it must be really hard to motivate yourselves to do DIY! The tiles are great and they match your dresser. When you started to remove the old tiles I wondered how boatman Benjamin is getting on. Thanks as always for sharing your journey. I really enjoyed it.
Loved it, love trains!
What a wonderful start to my Monday morning. Thank you for sharing your trip. Absolutely beautiful day, beautiful train.... just made my day. Thank you!
Lovely! It's wonderful to see parts we can't get to and you're going to love love love the caldon canal when you get up here! X
Hi Linda thanks for your lovely comment. We were looking at the map yesterday and at the Calvin. More next episode. X
Hi Fran and Rich, started watching your Channel a few weeks ago on the recommendation from another TH-camr and have been hooked ever since! I've started watching right from the beginning and usually watch several episodes an evening as I find them really relaxing and enjoyable to watch. Reached episode 50 a few days ago, so thought I'd drop you a msg! Thank you for a brilliant Channel keep up the good work! 😊
Thank you so much for your message and for joining us on our travels. ❤️
@@FloatingOurBoat Thank you guys for your lovely msg! Nearly at Episode 100!! I'll drop you another comment when I get there! 🙂
Brings back fond memories of my childhood, loved those old carriages and a time when the train would stop and pick us up/let us off between stations, as we lived about halfway between stations.
A lovely time to have grown up.
Thanks so much for the journey. Its a cold rainy spring morning here in New England.
Lovely video of the railway...reminds me of Llangollen.. Mum, who aas 89, wouldnt walk across the aqueduct!!!!
I don't blame her.
One of the best vlogs I have seen.
Thank you so much Dave x
A lovely episode of your train journey. Love it 😊
THATwas fantastic! Thank you for letting us come with you!! I did not know that the little....rooms......still existed on the trains. Too bad they stopped doing that here. You can get a sleeper car which I suppose is an improvement but doesn’t seem nearly as much fun. Did I just type a whine after such a great trip? Shame. Shutting up then. Thank you, again.
These compartments are only on the vintage restored trains, but they are wonderful.
Magic
What a beautiful steam train.
Feels like stepping back in time.
Love your canal journeys along the peace and tranquil waters.
Such a lovely couple.
Not forgetting the little dogs.
Thank you both everso much for brightening up my day.
Best wishes
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I am chuffed to bits with your video! So well filmed I thought I was there with you, thank you.
So enjoyable thanks Fran and Rich. Happy Easter.
Loved the train...great stuff!!! :-)
I've watched several GWR steam videos and it surprises men how empty the cars are. But nice video
Lovely vid guy's, appetite definitely whetted, ( though not as wet as Fran ) for a trip up their later on this year.
Try to stay dry, its more fun that way.
Fran x
What a lovely video, wonderful to see the stream train footage. Thank you for letting us enjoy your day out x
Another beautiful video. 👍
Thank you
That was absolutely brilliant !! Felt I had had a day out too !!
Enjoyed very much took me back to my childhood riding on the train .
Congrats on Vlog #50. It's been a great journey so far.
Thank you
Fantastic vlog, well done. Bruised ego I suspect Fran, not too sore I hope. See ya next time.
I'm fine thank you. Us Cockneys are made of tough stuff! x
@@FloatingOurBoat we are, I was born in Hackney.
Beautiful old train 🚂
I have just been reading it's history by searching for the number on the engine. It's really interesting. It has been called the nations favourite prairie engine and was restored from a rust heap in recent years.
Fran x
Good luck with your new set up. You have the exact same set as us too lol. Kuga ST Line and Elldis 554 lol ... I really like the Chatsworth Edition..
Hi Guys, great vlog as usual, I'm going down Ashby in May so very useful information xx
Glad to be of service x
Frantastic!
You guys are great.
Poor Fran! It was bound to happen, sooner or later. :o(
Take care, you two.
I'm fine thank you. I feel like I have passed my initiation ceremony now. I think you're going a bit soft on us Sarky!!!!!
Fran x
Soft? I blame the medication... ;o)
Great vlog. But bad boy Rich for saying “oh for goodness sakes” when Fran says “that the day she met you” was the best day of her life. 🙄😂 Hope the bruises have healed Fran and you managed to clean your muddy slippers and the throats better Rich. 😁
Awwww I was only kidding - Thanks for watching x
I know you were. Your are such a lovely couple. Now get that tiling finished. 😂😁
Hi guys
Glad you both had a great day out on the steam train superb service by staff well done to them
Hope dogs ok with steam engine
Sounds enjoy yourselves
We had a wonderful time, but I'm not sure the dogs got it!!
The staff were brilliant, so helpful.
Great video especially the drone shots, also great shots and sound of the train. Chuffed to watch it ☺️🚂
Once again great video guys
That was a brilliant vlog guys,thanks 👍😁👏👏👏
............and I only got to drink one shot this week haha !
Oh No! Sorry, we'll try to put that right next video x
Another great vlog, thanks for sharing - glad you didnt get Fran going in as you managed to escape the camera when you went in. I expect its something to expect at least once!
Beware of the legend of Chester "Copperpot".
Ooh I will have to look that up x
Only in England would the train stop for you. Bless.
We felt so honoured
Hey Fan & Rich, another superb vlog both, through watching all your vlogs has inspired me so much and thanks to my lovely wife Sarah for arranging the midland mallard hire boat on the Ashby for my 40th, keep up the good work guys already looking forward to episode #51 👍🏻
Would be nice if "Scotty could beam me over" from Missouri to the Ashby shop to see what they had in books. :) I don't suppose there are many model kits for narrowboats available.
And steam is a whole different experience from diesel!
That was so great - such nostalgia viewed from afar (NZ) As a kid we used to catch a similar wee train from Peterborough to Murrow for Parson Drove. Good vlog Fran & Rich. Thanks.
great video great to catch up with you hope you feel better soon Rich :D
We call them blue bonnets here
Brilliant shots coming out of the tunnel, that engine of yours sounds sweet at cruising revs.
Thought is that an otter in the water no it's a 🐕😁
I've always thought that dogs have an otterish look about them!
Guided by the light ⚪️💛 Loving the steam train, brings back childhood memories in NZ, when my dad was a fireman. I understand your excitement Fran. I visited York railway museum when over there it was excellent. Have you been there? 💛
Hi Katelyn, I think the love of steam trains gets passed down to us from our dads. We haven't been ton York get, wut will try to get to the museum.
Floating Our Boat it’s a definite place to visit when you get there, you will love it I know. I could feel the vibration of the steam train as it chugged along. 💛
Monday morning off to a great start with a new Floating Our Boat video ! we have a Hinckley here in Ohio that is world famous for the return of the buzzards every year on March 15th lol but true! another excellent video from you guys
Yes, I have, watching from Burton Ohio. When Rich said they brought the water all the way to Hinckley, I thought, boy that's a long ways.
Your Hinckley sounds much more interesting than ours !
Great video , enjoyed the steam engine ride, not been on one for over 50 years,looking forward to the next video , Take care ,ATB Paul
How can anyone not love a steam train?
Fran
Great vid our kid. Did Fran get a proper dunking or just half in? would have been a great shot from the drone watching Fran turn the boat in that winding hole.
I was up to my waste Geoff and ankle deep in sludge. that was quite enough thank you xx
Alan Partridge couldn’t have done a better intro Richy, perhaps a Dennis Norden style clip board as a crutch👍🏼😉
Great vlog thanks..
Well done both... You've certainly done the Ashby justice.. I wish that we'd done a train journey now...! Certainly understand why the B & Q trip is on the cards... Great to see you both and hopefully catch up soon for a few beers... Steve and Sue...🍷🍷
I just got out of a taxi with a plank of wood and tiles n stuff to see a boat like yours pointing the other way? Are you going back up?
No, we're moored outside the Lime Kilns pub in Hinckley... just at the water point. Weather looks quite windy tomorrow so may stay put and chug off on Thursday... no rush so all quite flexible..🍷🍷
Oh , that was Rich getting confused with forwards and backwards, usually its me !!!
Fran x
I know the feeling well... 🍷🍷
Steve we're meeting up with a fellow narrowboater tomorrow eve near the junction. I've requested to follow sue on Instagram so I can send the time and place in private message. Rich 👍
So what does canal water taste like Fran?, bet you were well chuffed ( someone had to say it ) to be looked after by the railway staff. Great start to a Monday thanks you two....
I managed to keep my head above water as I ever.
Fran x
Great vlog. The next train will be leaving from.. platform ..one
Love a steam train! My husband is a cameraman and he’s asked me ask you if you could please tell us what camera you film on. The picture quality is fantastic! Many thanks from Paula and Tom
Hi there, We use a Sony a6000 and a GoPro 7 with external mic attachment. Nice to hear from you again. x
Absolutely brilliant vlog. Loved it
Thank you Steve x
Looks like the Hogwarts Express! To say I was looking forward to the story about the slip into the canel doesn't sound very nice, does it? But I knew there would be a little story to go along with it. Wow! The steam train team are very accommodating! Lovely video--as always.
Thank you Ann, don't get excited though, that was a one off!
Fran x
new subscriber.😃Love your vlogs even though we don't have a boat... got a campervan.
Hi Sarah thanks for watching and welcome to our channel. X
Man up rich poor fran x
Another great vlog, thanks so much for taking us along. What did the dogs think of their train ride ? Presumably they are now well "trained" ! Keep your vlogs coming, Chris and I love them.
Ha ha! The dogs just ignored the whole trip. If it's not involving food, they're not interested and weren't nearly as excited as me about the engine!
Fran x
Another great vlog, thanks both. Sorry to hear about Fran's mishap and hope all well now. You've been amiss in not taking Fran to a steam railway before now - toot toot! Cheers Alan
Could you tell how much I enjoyed it Alan? I think you would love this trip if you can fit it in.
Fran x
I certainly could Fran and I hope to fit it in. With various other commitments it will probably be after mid June. Keep safe Alan x
I notice that some tunnels do not have a towpath. How did that work in the horse day?
Most tunnels don't have towpaths. Boards used to be put across the boat and two men would lay head to head and simply walk the boat through with their legs on the tunnel walls, known as legging. The horses would go over the top and pick the boat up at the other end.
I bet the guard was short sighted and thought you were HRH. Charles & Camilla, so it will be getting those soap nuts out again for washing, again, it's a good job you pair don't drink!!
We did ask where the red carpet was. Soap nuts even got the mud out of my slippers so I am really impressed. I would say we're ready for the doorstep challenge, but we haven't got one!
wonder why there are steps into the canal either end of the tunnel...
In regards to the drone shots,am I the only one trying to find Rich controlling the drone?
Look hard. I'm usually hiding under trees 👍
6.52 those look like the dreaded Spanish blue bell...not so slowly interbreeding our native more lilac bluebell out of existance ...awful to see. Look out for far broader leaves...more blue than lilac and heads don't droop like our native ones....if sure...dig them out and dispose of carefully.
was that your light deciding to shine when your almost through the tunnel?
It did go on after a bit of switch flicking. Like everything on our boat, its a bit temperamental!
Hi rich and fran, love your vlogs < would love to have your lifestyle!! have been looking at projects, we are both just turned our last years of 40 ; both pretty fit!! ( as in we go for a walk on the Huddersfield canal every sunday..... (no marathons or weight liftting) My lovely other half is not adventourous as fran, any tips from you both how i convince her? I was thinking about hire boat initially for a short break, to see if i can win her over ... would love your thoughts on routes and where to start... i think she would be impressed with me stopping her own train to start with !!....haha. take care both!! love the vlogs. Andy. X
Thanks Andy. If you're lovely other half is really against it ,I'm not sure how you would convince her. If she has never been on a canal boat before, and you just want to introduce her, the Ashby would be a great place to start as it is really calm and peaceful. There are no locks, so it might be an idea to go somewhere with a few locks so she can see its not so scary, maybe the Stratford-upon -Avon canal which is also very beautiful. I was really frightened of locks at first until I did one and realised it was fun. Remember, our boat and lifestyle is very basic as we like it that way, but many boats have all the mod cons if thats what you like
Fran
Oh come on rich you need to stop playing with your trains and get the tiling finished!
I think it was actually me who was going woohoo wooo! I always wanted a train set as a child, but I wasn't allowed one, being a girl. I had to make do with pink crocheted dresses instead!
Fran x
Oh fran you poor thing you.
You can always copy dan brown and have one on ya boat lol. My daughter had a mixture of girls and boys toys, her best was a scalectric that filled the whole floor, but she was not to keen to put it away once the racing was over. I got my first train set at the age of 48. I don't live to far from east Anglian railway museum at chappel and wakes colne, but I have never been in 56 years but have been woken up by them most Sunday's over summer with them chuffing away like they do.
@@lewisgardner1660 , We used to leave near there and went to the beer festival on several occasions but never rode on a train. I would have loved a scalextric set. I used to sell them in a toy shop in London as a Saturday job and was always the first in line to demonstrate!