The Looe Valley Explorer

For two days in September, steam returned to a picturesque Cornish branch line.
On Sundays 19th and 26th, pannier tank 9466 top-&-tailed with class 37 37685 to perform four round trips on the Liskeard to Looe branch under the name The Looe Valley Explorer.
This video, covering the second of the two days, begins with the locos and stock crossing the Tamar as they travel down to Liskeard from their base at Plymouth's Laira depot, and ends with 9466 storming Hemerdon Bank as it moves from Laira to the South Devon Railway the following day.

[@BristolSpotterHD]

nice to see its not only the big mainline locos are still in use :)
always good to see a pannier tank staying alive

[@Mr50fan]

Top job, I rode on the last trip of the last Sunday, the mainline trip back to Plymouth was excellent, my 87 year old mum was taken back to her younger days and loved it, thank you for sharing your excellent film,

[@jez952]

Love this video wish I had been down there, I was In Cornwall with 45407+37410 in 2007 for a week . Brings back some great memories... Wish they did something like this every year. Fantastic Video thanks so much for posting....Jez

[@locomotiveAlex1996]

this video was artistry, the final shot of the pannier light engine took you back 70 years... your channels definantly worth a sub :)

[@robmasterman]

Superb footage as always Martyn, 9466 was certainly shifting at times, and I was photographing 37685 as 37234 at Maerdy in South Wales back in January 1980....Bob

[@EMuksteam]

Excellent video,it`s a beautiful scenic line & great to see steam on it

[@BritishLocoFilms]

Brillant Video to the Looe Valley Explorer also brillant shot at the end with 9466 on LE movement to South Devon railway Well done

[@railwaychannel]

Well done - another beautifully composed film. Usual 5*!

[@balmesh]

Great - thanks for posting. Quite complicated trying to work out what should be at the front, as there is a reversal at Liskeard and another at Moorswater I believe, unless it's all changed since I was there?

[@MikeWillSee]

Wow as soon as you put an 'older' train on it, it really looks like a preservation railway rather than being part of the main rail network!

[@JamesandPeter]

Simply stunning all i need say really. 5***** and you have got me subed...
JamesandPeter

[@Pesmog]

Blimey the tank engine was getting along a bit occasionally wasn't it ?
Nice to see some lovely film from a pretty line that doesn't get a lot of steam. It would be nice to have steam top and tailed. Maybe another year..........