Hi Tim, A Wonderful Video For these difficult times, happy faces etc.

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Len - we need all the happy faces we can muster, these days. Best wishes to you.

Superb scenes in the chaos of Carlisle and a nice variety of locos on view Tim. Regards, Jeff.

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

Hmmm - wait till you see the following day! Best wishes.

Wonderful video again from yourself thoroughly enjoyed watching from a nice warm fireside instead of all that rain. Platform 1 does not lend itself to a great video of the arrival of these locos and the sound of the diesel drowned out the sound of Tornado. Glad I went last week instead of this time but I suppose lots of school children got great enjoyment being there this time. Love the smell of the timber trains passing through the station and being wet maybe enhanced that effect. I live in Dumfries as well so done some videoing and photography down at the Nith. Bad but not as bad as I have seen it Take care and thanks again for making the journey and posting your videos great stuff John K.

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

Platform 4, north end, offers the best overall view of approaching steam trains but the risk of a southbound train arriving and blocking the view completely is ever present. Number 1 is at least free from the problem. I had great difficulty getting home from Carlisle yesterday (Thursday) as the line was completely closed by teatime - indeed, very little was running from Carlisle to anywhere other than Newcastle. The Tyne Valley line seemed not to have been affected. I see there's still nothing running between Dumfries and Carlisle this morning. Well, that's more or less it for 2021 - very little left on the steam front in this part of the world until the 2022 season opens. Best wishes.

Excellent Tim , glad u managed to carry on filming. I got FS at Oxenholme on light engine then Tornado at Helwith bridge and Ribblehead on return. Not best of days.👍

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

Not a nice day - but not nearly as bad as today (Thursday) with much of the railway coming to a halt - I got home with difficulty using a bus service which had to be re-routed because of floods. By 5 p.m. the Tyne Valley line was pretty well the only decent service left from Carlisle.

Excellent. Very nice to see the amount of attention Tornado still gets, not to mention the other one

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

I have to admit to preferring Tornado to "the other one"!

Well done, Tim. What a scene it must have been!

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

Chaotic and desperately crowded - perhaps I should take up stamp collecting instead!

@CrossfellRailwayVideos

2 жыл бұрын

No, just come and live at Appleby!

Superb as ever Tim.

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Q - much appreciated.

Thanks for posting Tim

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

- - - and thanks for watching. Best wishes.

Nicely filmed. Thank you for uploading. Tour details on Six Bells Junction website soon.

Haha, this reminded me of the early days of digital cameras, when we had to limit the number of photographs of pipe organs in case we had no space for the ones we saw towards the end of our holiday. Stay safe, Tim. I hope the Nith stays within its banks!

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Luath - sadly, the Nith has not stayed within its banks - the Whitesands area of Dumfries is, one again, seriously flooded.

Wonderfull.

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian - glad you enjoyed it.

If you listen closely, you can just hear Scot & Tornado whistling to each other. Shame they weren't seen side by side.

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

Yes - we were all disappointed - but we have to settle for whatever's on offer!

Too wet for me today and I wouldn't have liked the crowds. Was otherwise engaged but could see Scotsman backing onto the train as I crossed the Viaduct. You handled the crowd and mishap well. Good record of a pretty busy day.

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

It was a trying day in many ways but - overcoming the problems is what it's all about. The friends who bailed me out with the spare card had to travel back to Preston jammed into the entrance vestibule of a desperately crowded Pendolino - I had a carriage on a Scotrail 156 shared with just two other people to get me back to Dumfries. Sometimes the gods are with us!

What drama, and so well captured, Tim. Congratulations also on reaching 1000 subscribers. I'd often wondered why Platform 1 appeared disused, assumed it was surplus to requirements and simply the furthest away from the entrance. Well recovered from your "card full" situation. My new camera records to "solid-state disk" (SSD) because the write speeds on SD cards are too slow for many of its recording modes and CFast cards are ludicrously expensive. I managed to head out with my camera, but leaving my SSD attached to my laptop, so that was a lesson learned for me too. I now normally leave the SSD mounted to the camera and access it with a long cable. I have a spare SSD to mitigate "disk full" situations and I've just purchased the fastest SD card available as a fall back if all else fails. I had my own drama and comedy with these excursions and another mammoth editing task. I'm thankful for the November break, not least because my car broke down again and this time it may need to be replaced.

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks. Yes, we learn the hard way! I have both spare camera and spare cards - but not with me on the day. You may be sure that I carry both in my rucksack ever since that embarrassment. Since I have ample backup both at home and online, it was a simple job to clear space on the existing 256Gb card for future use. Sorry to hear about your car problems. I dread the same thing happening to me since a) I live in the sort of rural location where a car is absolutely essential b) I'm no longer in a position to replace the existing vehicle should it die on me. Without a car my filming would certainly come to an end. Not a happy thought. And on that cheerful note, I'll wish you well and take my leave.

Another cracking days filming Tim, lots of locos on offer for you to film, not a great day to be out but i managed some footage further down country in the dry am .👍☔

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stephen. It all repeats tomorrow (for which the weather forecast is unpromising to say the least) - then that's pretty much it for Carlisle. I shall have time at last to catch up with other people's work and will look forward to seeing yours. Best wishes.

Nicely edited film. I should of gone to see this but was put off by the forecast. Seems the Tyne Valley was OK though despite all the river crossings. I always like a spare memory card with me Same happened to me once and I had to go in own to buy one. I hope things worked out better for you on Thursday I set off for Flying Scotsman and found she had failed. I see they got Tornado on the return trip.

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

Thursday was worse, I'm afraid - video to follow.

Great video. Was on the Scotsman - Tornado train on Thursday 28th but unfortunately scotsman didn't run due to break failure

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

Poor old 60103 has had a run of bad luck recently.

@dlmccloud5556

2 жыл бұрын

@@schoolshorts it has they were saying on the train it had been used much more than usual. Did get to see it, while the tornado was getting water, on its way to Carnforth in the dark

Waaaay too busy for my liking today, happy everyone was enjoying themselves but whoa.. not used to those crowds!

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

I suppose in those weather conditions nobody felt like leaving the station to explore the delights of Carlisle. It certainly didn't make for easy filming. And tomorrow - all over again!

@samanthaleese52

2 жыл бұрын

@@schoolshorts oh for sure! I miss the days where it was just a few of us loitering about the station 😂 But these people keep us in our hobby so I shouldn’t complain! See you tomorrow!

Wish I'd known, was in town today!

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

All to be repeated tomorrow!

Tornado is a fine looking engine but there's only one Scotsman. Give Tornado time and he'll have his own story to tell. Keep on chugging and chuffing both of you.

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

Only time will tell - I'm sure we'll both do our best!

annoys the crap out of me that with all the money (well) spent on the roof we can't get the weeds dealt to on the track and stonework, I'd gladly give up a weekend to spray the bloody thing!!!

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

If you film by the lineside out in the country there is no weed problem - it seems to be confined to Citadel station - can it be that the railway authorities are worried about the possible toxicity of their weedkilling chemicals towards passengers and staff on the platforms?

Why are the platforms being re-built? Have they got around to replacing the damaged buffer stop on the bay platform yet? The platform at the South end on the far side normally used by trains on the coast line; I can’t remember the number. Nice shots, pity about the weather.

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

The platforms were extremely uneven and lacked the touch-sensitive edge surfaces which I assume are now required by law. Damaged buffer stop - no. The platform for the coast line - number 2. The weather - bad - but far worse the next day!

Yes Tim I was supposed to see this but my train got cancelled down Penrith Lake District flooding disaster

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

My sympathy - my local route was shut down yesterday evening and I had great difficulty getting back home from Carlisle - video to follow.

I see Scotsman is using Union of South Africa's support coach then.

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

Economy!

Lovely 47 type locomotive, but it's some 100 tons of extra weight for the steam loco to drag along: why?

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

Several possible reasons - there may be a requirement for electricity (catering, for example) which a steam loco cannot provide, slippery rail conditions, where the extra power could prevent delays caused by the steamer's struggle with adhesion problems - and, let's face it - Flying Scotsman has not been the most reliable of engines in recent months, having to be bailed out by diesels on a number of occasions.

@elrjames7799

2 жыл бұрын

@@schoolshorts Thanks for the info: often seen the same extra 100 tons for 'Western Champion' (diesel hydraulic) to drag along.

great video (callum)

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Callum - keep filming!

You never get a second chance to make a good first impression, so they say. Well, Tornado always looks like new. Great to see the Scotsman moving again. Those class 57s really are Thunderbirds to the rescue, well worth saving and converting! Another nice sequence Tim, despite the conditions, fair play to you for your bravery 😀 All the best, Darren.

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Darren - and here we go again - for the last time - with a yellow weather warning in force for Carlisle. Should be fun! Best wishes.

Hi, really enjoyed watching this video and well done for putting up with the rain to do it, i was there on Mon 25th this week with the Staycation HST with a lot drier weather lukily, it wa nice to see the driver of Flying Scotsman was Chris Cubbit someone i've talked to quite a few times, i even did a interview with him at NYMR steam gala a month ago, he also let me in the cab of Galatea in Scarborough when he was driving also chatted with him when he drove Union of South Africa through Shipley a couple of years ago, he sure is in demand as a driver and a super nice guy to talk to, glad i found your channel and of course have subscribed, you can see the videos with Chris Cubbit on my channel if you might be interested, thanks again for sharing...Mal

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mal - and welcome aboard! I'll look up your channel and subscribe to it.

60103 and 60163 have been so close to each other, and yet they still haven’t pulled a double headed train!

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

An interesting idea.

@984francis

2 жыл бұрын

They'd probably be terrible twins. Each time the drivers open the regulators, one of them would find that the reverser had, err, reversed!

Am I not looking correctly or does Loco 88010 @2:43 not have a driver..😐

@schoolshorts

Жыл бұрын

- - - it's the Invisible Man!

Confusing, the numbers are 60103 and 60163, one is an A3 pacific designed by Nigel Gresley, the other an A1 pacific designed by Arthur Peppercorn and both prestigious engines. 60163 is a newbuild being the 50th A1 engine and is called "Tornado", 60103 (also 4472) was the first engine to do 100 mph (161 km/h). Both came from Doncaster works.

@grangetowncardiff6935

2 жыл бұрын

City of Truro?

@Hallibag

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry Tim, but Tornado was built at Darlington as is the forthcoming Prince of Wales

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hallibag Look again - it wasn't I who said it came from Doncaster - as a Darlingtonian born and bred I know better!

My train was just at Oxfordhome Lake District mine was like 50 minutes late announcements said we are terribly sorry about the delay of the 14:38 avanti west coast service to Glassgow central then this will clear up by 12 minutes

Oh, easy mistake to make with the card Tim. The general guidance is to carry three times more capacity than you think you will need. My lesson has been to film for longer and then trim when editing. I seem to still think I'm using Super 8!

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

It was a 256Gb card and I suppose I had just got used to having apparently limitless capacity and failed to check on how much I'd used. However, everything is now backed up on an external hard drive and also online and the card has been wiped clean. Lessons have been learned, as our political masters like to claim - I now carry not merely a spare card but also a spare camera - belt and braces!

Good video

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Josh - good to hear from you.

@JoshHemingwayThewlsiMetcalfe

2 жыл бұрын

@@schoolshorts Same to you my friend. This is my new channel, I still got my old channel, I’m using my new channel now. Cheers from Josh

Avanti West Coast - nice livery

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

Simple but effective.

13:03 there’s me!!!

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure which one is you but glad that you spotted yourself! Best wishes.

@926.repton

2 жыл бұрын

@@schoolshorts I was on the train, in the black coat and black gloves

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you had a good trip back - pity the weather was so unkind today.

Colas - not nice livery

@schoolshorts

2 жыл бұрын

A bit gaudy - but all a matter of taste!