Your videos are so brilliant and I'm sure bring a lot of happiness to all the people old and new thankyou Mike hello Val keep the videos coming thankyou ❤

@ADMIRALSCORNER

Ай бұрын

Thanks Mike.

Another great video Mike. The next best thing to being down there is to sit and watch your offerings. Having said that, weather permitting, we plan on coming down for the day on Sunday.

@ADMIRALSCORNER

Ай бұрын

I hope you had a good time

Very enjoyable. Thank you for sharing. I really like the diversity in locos.

@ADMIRALSCORNER

Ай бұрын

There was a good range there!

It was nice to have seen you guys today! I waved out of the window!

@ADMIRALSCORNER

Ай бұрын

Hello!

We live in Bala N Wales and we d just like to say thanks for the filming that has kept us informed as to what has been happening since we haven't been able to get to Minehead since COVID19, so thanks once again ❤❤

@ADMIRALSCORNER

Ай бұрын

Its worth a visit if you can make it.

A lovely watch from start to finish. I must visit one day! Tom

@ADMIRALSCORNER

Ай бұрын

Welcome!

Great video...loved the sound of the Hall arriving and departing Crowcombe. Very spirited.. also the blackbird singing in the background makes you realise spring is here at last. Thank you both.

@ADMIRALSCORNER

Ай бұрын

It was fun to make!

Nice viewing Mike thanks for sharing regards Fred 😎👌☕️

@ADMIRALSCORNER

Ай бұрын

Thank you Fred.

I throughly enjoy your videos. Its like being there! Please keep up the great work!

@ADMIRALSCORNER

Ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind comment Richard.

Hello Val and Mike, Thank you for this lovely video of the gala of the trains and people at Crowcombe Heathfield .I would love to have been there . Chris and I watched some action on the Web cam from Blue anchor of the steam locomotives one pulling wagons on Friday evening love to you both from Joanne and Chris.xx

@ADMIRALSCORNER

2 ай бұрын

from Val - Thanks Joanne. We know Crowcombe is your favourite station and it was sheltered there yesterday and I especially loved the birdsong. And the various engines of course! Love to you and Chris xx

Nice one Mike , Lots to see and the Birds are still singing.

@ADMIRALSCORNER

Ай бұрын

Everybody is happy!

Thank you for this video. My husband and I love watching the WSR from the Cayman Islands ❤

@ADMIRALSCORNER

2 ай бұрын

So glad we can let you see what is going on over here in this part of the UK.

@asavannah7439

2 ай бұрын

@@ADMIRALSCORNER We love watching your videos on the weekends. We are planning on moving to Somerset in a few years 🥰, that’s where my husband is from

I get quite emotional when I view video's like this co's I cant get out to do it myself anymore. Keep em' coming MIKE and thank you,,

@ADMIRALSCORNER

24 күн бұрын

Oh I hope its only temporally Keith your videos are very valued by so many!

Great video, filming the gala on Sunday, looks great.

@ADMIRALSCORNER

Ай бұрын

I hope you had a good time!

@RH-TrainBusEnthusiast

Ай бұрын

@@ADMIRALSCORNER yes thanks it was brilliant, looking forward to the diesel gala next month

nice video. Was watching yesterday on all the webcams. Hi from Australia :)

@ADMIRALSCORNER

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Good video 😊😊😮 Thank you

@ADMIRALSCORNER

Ай бұрын

We're glad you liked it!

Thank-you Mike and Val another great watch , we do enjoy your work, listening also to the birds songs was lovely as its a passion of ours, we have the Merlin app on our phone, it's free wondered if you or val had it as it identifies the birds that are singing around you, nice to see all the flowers and to see the trees finally in leaf, hope your both keeping well, Julie and Gary Smith .

@ADMIRALSCORNER

Ай бұрын

That sounds interesting!

Hope to catch you both when I vistit in June!

Finally made it into one of your videos. 52.40. Third window.

@ADMIRALSCORNER

Ай бұрын

Hi!

That was an excellent watch! So good after all the bad weather to have a lovely day for the steam fest! Packed full of trains & passengers! Loved to hear all the different birds singing in the morning& so nice to see the new raised beds there& the beautiful rhododendron blossom And you were recognised too! I liked the way Val pointed you out to the station worker & took a photo of you taking a video of her( & the engine) And is it me or is it amusing to see the hardcore train buffs jumping out of 1 train to either catch another or get a glimpse of something very important all equipped with backpacks? Anyway it did look very well organised( probably a lot of hair pulling out behind the scenes) Thanks Mike - I enjoyed it!

@ADMIRALSCORNER

Ай бұрын

That's good Diana.

I notice that the sign at the station says that the line was converted from broad to standard gauge in 1892. While this was true of the main line, the West Somerset Railway was converted from broad to standard gauge earlier -- over the weekend of 28 to 30 October 1882.

@ADMIRALSCORNER

Ай бұрын

Thank you for the info.

Crowcombe is my husband favourite station. Somerset is beautiful

@ADMIRALSCORNER

Ай бұрын

We are fortunate to live here.

We've got our Heritage Steam Festival very soon ... at Thirlmere NSW ... guess who will be going there ..! Some great classics will be running I believe... should be fun 😂

@ADMIRALSCORNER

Ай бұрын

That sounds good!

Mike, great video, especially from about 28:00. Excellent clear videography with a wide variety of locos, and funnel first to boot, given the railway was apparently using Norton Fitzwarren's trainable plus the Minehead turntable. It was only the first day of your Bank holiday weekend but patronage seemed only moderate, although there might be some who started at Minehead and kept changing trains at Blue Anchor or Williton, so we don't see those patrons in this video.

@ADMIRALSCORNER

Ай бұрын

Generally the impression we get is the number of passengers this season is well up on those of last year.

@edmundcarew7235

Ай бұрын

@@ADMIRALSCORNER Great news! Thank you: your videos encourage some to visit and pay a fare.

I watched some of the trains on the web cam that day, surprised i didn't notice you. I think they have a wasp nest nesr the camera at Crowcombe, all you can see is lots of black dots wizzing past the camera.

@ADMIRALSCORNER

Ай бұрын

Yes I've seen that too. They weren't so obvious when looking across the platforms.

Wow 🥹..!! It's all happening at Crowcombe hey ... so many new locos too... I've already seen that Mayflower engine and two little black engines going through Blue Anchor ( on their camera that runs 24/7 on you tube ) I wish there could be more of these cameras ... there is only one other one and that's where this video was made .. Crowcombe... but it's terrible ... no audio and picture quality is poor and it keeps dropping out .. There was one engine that puzzled me .. 1053 I think .. as it did not appear to have any pistons on it ...where are they ... if they put them underneath then that leaves very little room ..apart from being far more difficult to service ... It was a great video as always ... much appreciated Mike ...I loved the sounds of the birds too... Is it getting warmer ... I noticed several guys in shorts 😀

@ADMIRALSCORNER

Ай бұрын

Luckily the weather is currently getting better at last! The loco has pistons inside the frame rather than externally.

Interesting film, but does anyone really like seeing a B1 in that light green colour all the time? How I yearn to see one as they were during the last 20 years of BR, the way we all remember them.

That's what we call a Webb Coal Tank Engine. Basically, the theme was God's Wonderful Railway with two LNER engines to mix things up a bit. I don't just love God's Wonderful Railway, LNER and LMS steamies come joint second underneath in my book. I also love Standard engines and Industrials. I've at last been able to pick a favourite LNER tank engine: the J72. Any favourite LNER steamies for you and Val?

@ADMIRALSCORNER

Ай бұрын

No not really. The more unusual the more interesting I find them!

Tried 3 times to watch this but the electric keeps going off. Eventually found the problem, but now haven’t got time to finish it. Eventually?

@ADMIRALSCORNER

Ай бұрын

We hope your supply becomes more reliable.