Now that I've watched your most excellent video, my Christmas is complete. And seeing the old American loco was an added bonus. Most awsome job. Thank you so much. American Trucker.

just got home from a late shift at work this evening to find this ...atmospheric ..gorgeous ...beautifully crafted ..film of a landscape I know and love from my childhood nearby. As always and forever Ken ..you are the gold standard by a country mile post of how to capture steam in action ..I loved every frame of this. Tom

Without you & "Lucky" , Christmas wouldn't be the same ...Well done !

Once again, a most enjoyable 30+ minutes of your photographic and artistic skills. Low morning light capturing full bodied exhaust in the freezing air. This must be Lucky's first Christmas as a grownup - he seem to be taking all of it in his stride, early morning starts at this wonderful preserved line. Nice choice of background music. Even an inquisitive juvenile white hart to complete the festive scene. Many thanks - looking forward to your events in the New Year. With Best wishes for 2018, Henry

Exceptionally enjoyable to watch. Many thanks for all your releases in 2017 and a happy new year to you and Lucky.

At 9:57, "What? You got a problem with goats watchin' trains?" :)

@scottfw7169

6 жыл бұрын

Platform scene at 18:06 is appealing.

@pennysteam

6 жыл бұрын

Deer, there three if you closely at the first shot of the signal before I zoomed into the white one.

That made my Xmas thanks Rob.

44871 has great exhaust sound there toward end of video.

According to the real story from Jean Shepherd, it would have been in his hometown of Hammond, Indiana. Which, at that time (wartime) Hammond had more railroad tracks and traffic than any other city nationwide. Hammond was (in)famous for its long railroad crossing traffic jams, many of them caused by filled and empty hoppers running in and out of the mills in Gary, East Chicago and Whiting. Shepherd mentions the trains in many of his articles and countless times on his various radio programs thru the years. Just a note from the story and the author's background in train history.

Very nice, enjoyed watching . Lucky did a fine job too !

Wonderful video. Thanks for posting

thanks for the upload and merry Christmas to you and lucky

Merry Christmas and thanks for the upload. Excellent as always. Looking forward to more videos in 2018.

A very good and nice Christmas card. Merry Christmas from me and my cat in Sweden! /Anders

I love these films thank you rob and lucky

Awesome video!!

great vid merry christmas from north wales

Wonderful Video! Thank you. Merry Christmas!!

I love these videos..such a unique style

As always, a superb and thoroughly enjoyable production; thank you, and merry Christmas!

Fantastic video Ken, one of the best. Lucky is becoming quite a star, but nice to see Penny at the start of each video.

@pennysteam

6 жыл бұрын

Teddy Wanderer , thank you for your kind comments, Lucky is getting better and better, Penny was also in the photo of Oakworth covered in snow, which was from a few years ago, same days as the start photo in fact.

Excellent film. Merry christmas :)

@pennysteam

6 жыл бұрын

RailAdvent , they are all Christmas music, however it’s several countries have notional anthems based on another original score, so I wouldn’t be surprised.

merry Christmas from america and also i subscribed

Brilliant.

Quite delightful Ken, that snow could have been commissioned to order couldn't it. Nice pose from Lucky at 9:35.

@pennysteam

6 жыл бұрын

AndreiTupolev , he’s getting the hang of it these days.

Most enjoyable, Penny's Dad

ThatTrainGuy Thanks

Nice clips and the black five sounded great! Why the diesel?

great flim

The signal box by the bridge in the shot from 13:00 - is it EVER going to be commissioned? It’s been there, but out of action for over twenty years now to my knowledge! 😰

@pennysteam

6 жыл бұрын

Nathan N Farnell , there has been some progress in recent years on Haworth junction, namely both ends of the junction are now operational, however work is still progressing on Keighley signal box, as such Haworth signal box will be waiting for a good few years yet, baring direct funding by generous donors, if I ever win big on the Lotto, then I have a shopping list and it is on it.

@nigelkthomas9501

6 жыл бұрын

pennysteam Sounds Good!

how long dose the snow last in UK?

@pennysteam

6 жыл бұрын

Aldrick GMC , in this instance it was a week, not predictable in the uk due to the jet stream, some years we don’t see anything and others we can have a few weeks on overage in our neck of the woods, when, well almost anytime from October to March.

Was this now as in 2017? Not seen any snow ❄️ in Leeds. 😰

@pennysteam

6 жыл бұрын

Nathan N Farnell , this film was shot over the weekend of the 9th and 10th of December 2017, main covering of snow was on the Thursday before. When it snows in England it usually settles and stays for a week in Worth Valley even after it is long gone in Leeds and most of the country.

The K&WR is your home turf then? I believe you were at either Williton or Washford on the WSR during the summer (2017). I understand the the American loco will be on the WSR for the 2018 Summer season. May see you again in 2018. Happy New Year.

@pennysteam

6 жыл бұрын

applecounty , churnet Railway has two and one of them is scheduled to stay for the key running season in 2018. You can find a films of both of churnet S160s in my back catalog on KZread.

@pennysteam

6 жыл бұрын

applecounty , almost forget, yes KWVR is my home turf, I am actually locate just south of Sheffield, but KWVR has become our second home over the years.

Frank E Lembo Thanks

Why is this train in Great Britain but it has a U.S.A. Logo on the side

@pennysteam

6 жыл бұрын

TrainFan119 , built for the war, look up S160

@TrainFan119

6 жыл бұрын

I have seen one on trainz so now I know what the real deal looks like

Is that an American steam engine?

@pennysteam

6 жыл бұрын

floodedcar123 , the gray one, first of shed at the start is an America S160.

@austinniederjohn9813

6 жыл бұрын

yes it is

@thattrainguy

6 жыл бұрын

An American S160 affectionately called 'Big Jim', although built in America it was designed for use on the continent and in Britain during WW2

@FrankELembo

6 жыл бұрын

It was great to see it running, I thought that they had all been scrapped.

@fullsteamahead7271

6 жыл бұрын

The usatc s160 was built in Ohio USA. And one of the drivers on the kwvr said it was used in Poland at one point

Ooo a class 20

Go Yankee!

:} As close to a perfect train video could ever be...... BIG Thank You.............. :}

@billpeak2016

6 жыл бұрын

Trains and terriers, perfect combination. Enjoy all your work.

Thanks