I was standing a few metres away from you when you took this video, using my mobile phone to get a wobbly video! It's great to see a quality record of a momentous four minutes. Leander was truly awesome. Astonishing to see a loco of 85 years vintage perform like this. All credit to the crew, engineers etc who look after Leander. Once again, thanks for uploading the video. Haven't seen a sight or sound like it since the 60s.
Thanks for an excellent video of Leander, last time I saw this loco was in snowy Edale, 1980/90 and it was having an easy time , not like now. It stopped in Earles sidings and we could feel the warmth from a few yards away . Happy days.👍👍
Great, great video, thank you for the upload. The Jubilees aren't anything special on paper but Leander is a game old girl - I once saw her blast up the Lickey unassisted (there's a great video floating around on TH-cam of the run, all I can remember is that the weather was absolutely appalling). I never realised Hemerdon was 1 in 42 either - what a beast! Thanks again!
A brilliant piece of video, and kudos for hanging onto the sound as the train disappears. And in the foreground of that last shot, isn't that fence post a piece of bridge rail from the days of the broad gauge? Certainly looks like it to me, so at least 130 years old!
It amazes me that bigger more powerful engines have struggled with a similar amount of carriages yet she made it look easy best I seen yet up the hermedon
I was standing a few metres away from you when you took this video, using my mobile phone to get a wobbly video! It's great to see a quality record of a momentous four minutes. Leander was truly awesome. Astonishing to see a loco of 85 years vintage perform like this. All credit to the crew, engineers etc who look after Leander. Once again, thanks for uploading the video. Haven't seen a sight or sound like it since the 60s.
You are doing a great job - nature is always there 👍
Thanks for an excellent video of Leander, last time I saw this loco was in snowy Edale, 1980/90 and it was having an easy time , not like now.
It stopped in Earles sidings and we could feel the warmth from a few yards away . Happy days.👍👍
Super good video :)
Great, great video, thank you for the upload. The Jubilees aren't anything special on paper but Leander is a game old girl - I once saw her blast up the Lickey unassisted (there's a great video floating around on TH-cam of the run, all I can remember is that the weather was absolutely appalling). I never realised Hemerdon was 1 in 42 either - what a beast! Thanks again!
Great shot! She sounds fantastic! I saw her at Plymouth!
I was on that trip, it was fantastic
A brilliant piece of video, and kudos for hanging onto the sound as the train disappears. And in the foreground of that last shot, isn't that fence post a piece of bridge rail from the days of the broad gauge? Certainly looks like it to me, so at least 130 years old!
Awesome job done a great video of that Loco working its heart out on the climb.
Lovely, I liked the intro too.
It amazes me that bigger more powerful engines have struggled with a similar amount of carriages yet she made it look easy best I seen yet up the hermedon
@richardharrold9736The limit for the largest engines is 9.
Magnificent footage.
With those big wheels, it’s a bit tall geared for long climbs.
@richardharrold9736Wheel size is one factor, though the length of the wheel-crank offset is another.