Smashing wee video really enjoyed that, great pics, good pace, half decent music and well worth the watch. Not long discovered your channel after taking an interest in returning to a bit of railway modelling, I've mostly been doing 1/35 armour for years, but I'm enjoying your stuff 🙂

@KathyMillatt

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a great hobby to come back to!

Great tour of Tyseley. I've visited there on and off for over 40 years and volunteered there for a number of years before moving away. Many many hours spent cleaning muck off items before priming them ready for final painting. One fond memory is of spending an evening sat on top of 7029 Clun Castle's boiler with a tin of Brasso and a cloth, polishing the copper chimney cap! Much has changed over those years from when it was known as Birmingham Railway Museum, but what hasn't changed is the dedication of everyone involved, with first class engineering work going on (6229 Duchess of Hamilton's streamline casing, for example) and a fleet of brilliant, reliable locks.

@KathyMillatt

5 жыл бұрын

It is a special place isn’t it.

That was wonderful Kathy. There aren't enough places like this around. Thank you for taking us along with you! Cheers, Dan

@KathyMillatt

7 жыл бұрын

+Danny Holt Too true. They're holding on the skills that would otherwise be lost.

Thanks, Kathy. ... Nice change of pace, and great references for weathering.

@KathyMillatt

7 жыл бұрын

I found myself taking a lot of photos of the ground for tarmac etc...

Nothing compares with live steam. I have very fond memories of the Golden Arrow roaring past my house, when I was a boy. Stations like Charing Cross and Paddington were magic. In addition to rail, some traction engines were still in use, the local brewery - Fremlins - had both a steam lorry and horse and dray, and the winding room at a local colliery was awe-inspiring. These days I am relegated to a Mamod model steam car and a Hornby model rail layout. Thanks for the video.

@KathyMillatt

7 жыл бұрын

Gerry, it's great to relive those days in model form but nothing beats the real thing! I was brought up visiting steam railways but unfortunately my mainline memories are blue and white slam door DMUs!

@gerryhiles1

7 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Nothing beats the real thing, but opportunities are rare these days. I was lucky to grow up when I did - 1940s-50s. Cheers.

I'm always amazed by how great builders they where back when they used rivets and plates. I gives character. Machines and engines lack that nowadays. It's a shame. Thank you for the footage and love your channel.

@KathyMillatt

7 жыл бұрын

+Multiscan0001 Thanks a lot. Things did have more character back then.

WOW Kathy, that model of a rail yard looks so realistic and some of the figures even move, well done...... LOL. Looks like you had a really great day out, so much to see and do. It's a great opportunity to get some great close ups of so many things that you could use in your layout. Many thanks for sharing your time spent at the Tyseley Locomotive Works. Hope you had lots of fun, Joe

@KathyMillatt

7 жыл бұрын

+Joe's Model Kits Thanks. Those moving figures are awesome, aren't they! 😄

Nice video Kathy! Very good work on the photography

@KathyMillatt

7 жыл бұрын

+Joels Train Thanks!

Great video Kathy! Great weathering reference with tone of inspiring pictures. Cheers RT

@KathyMillatt

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great day out and everything from faded paint to grime. Brilliant pictures Kathy. I know you just went along for the old men in boiler suits! ;-)

@KathyMillatt

7 жыл бұрын

I do love a bit of faded paint and grime! Thanks.

wonderful video Thanks for sharing

@KathyMillatt

7 жыл бұрын

+Chazco Thanks!

Kathy, looks like you had a great time around all that old steam! Lots going on, great photos and the track work with wood embedded caught my eyes. What a wealth of photos to use as reference material also. Thanks for sharing. Cheers D. Muse

@KathyMillatt

7 жыл бұрын

+David Muse Thanks! You can't beat places like this to get the creative juices flowing.

@davidmuse7004

7 жыл бұрын

Now I see, where some of your inspiration comes from and that's a great way to get what you need!! Thank you so much for sharing.

This is beautiful. I personally like American trains, but nothing can beat the UK’s sense of beauty and color choices. Here in the US, most locomotives nowadays are big dark and usually not kept in good shape. I really need to visit the UK.

@KathyMillatt

6 жыл бұрын

The UK’s a great place so I agree, you should visit!

Very Interesting....must have been a fun day!!!

@KathyMillatt

7 жыл бұрын

It was and they also set out their vision of the future. All very interesting.

great pictures kathy, and you look good on the cab

@KathyMillatt

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I remember going there when it used to be called the railway museum.

@KathyMillatt

4 жыл бұрын

I have gone past it on the train my whole life but rarely visited.

@ryanstephenkristoferkearns1319

4 жыл бұрын

@@KathyMillatt Cool.

Thanks, a great video.

@KathyMillatt

7 жыл бұрын

+Wolfgang Pfeiler Thanks!

Wow,now there's a real challenge to model. And you know that it's a real repair depot, because the even clean the back of the wheels for the pickups! 😀 They have a few lifetime's renovation there, and must have to pull themselves away at the end of the day. Did I see a sleeping bag in the loco at the beginning? Too literally "come home to a real fire" or even "an Englishman's home is his castle"? 🤣 Seriously, project planning the resources for that lot must be a nightmare. And everything is valuable (or useful, like that self-draining wheelbarrow) I'm lucky enough to live near Buckfastleigh, so wheelsets are common enough there, and most preservation railways have something being refurbished, so modelling a rebuild such as these expands the scope of what can be run, even without using Rule 1. Excellent visit, and a good day for the weather. Nice one!

@KathyMillatt

7 жыл бұрын

+Tom Lawton Thanks Tom. Yes, it's an expensive business. They were quoting £90,000 just to redo a tender. I do love the wheel sets on the side, in fact, I do love most junk on the side!

Would give 10 thumbs up if I could. There just isn't enough hi def pics of the old gear. Thanks again. (some day soon you will be taking hi def 3-D pics for us)

@KathyMillatt

7 жыл бұрын

I'd love to take 3D hi def but it's a few years off! It's an awesome place to visit though.

Great video. Something magic about all that vintage equipment. The music works very well also. Would you mind sharing who performs it?

@KathyMillatt

7 жыл бұрын

+Michael Goode Hi, the music is from KZread create but I don't have the name to hand.

Cool historical railfanning, Kathy! I'm curious, how did you get bitten by the railroad bug? In other words, to what do you trace the origins of your love for all things trains? As a fellow model railroader, I fully and intimately understand this passion. Some may even call it an obsession. We call it our hobby or pastime. But it's much more than this. No matter what we call it, it remains steadfast in our hearts, ever ready to motivate us in the pursuit of its perfection and appreciation. It holds the power to captivate, fascinate and inspire us. We have been bitten by the railroad bug--no question about it. -from Tom Pilling

@KathyMillatt

7 жыл бұрын

Tom, I blame my Dad as he was and is into trains. We went on steam railways etc as a family for trips out. I had his old Hornby Dublo set as a child. Even though I dropped modelling for a few years, we still went to preserved railways for days out plus I regularly catch normal trains still.

@ATSFVentaSpurNscaler

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, Kathy, I relate well to your story. I enjoyed watching real trains as a young lad. But it was my dad who got me hooked on model trains when he gave me a Bachmann N scale trainset for Christmas 1969. I was 9 years old then. Dad died 7 days later. But the seed he planted inside me sprouted and flourished into a lifelong love of trains and N scale model railroading.

@KathyMillatt

7 жыл бұрын

+ATSF Venta Spur Nscaler What a lovely way to remember him by. These childhood seeds do grow and flourish.

Great video of something we normally don't get to see or visit. Will this museum be on the NMRA tour list for the upcoming convention?

@KathyMillatt

7 жыл бұрын

+Michael Hirvela Yes, hopefully it will be. They also run express mainline steam trains which we may be able to sync up with too.

Hi Kathy I know this is a little while ago now but do you have any plans on releaseing these images to download for reference?

@KathyMillatt

3 жыл бұрын

I probably put a pile up on the website blog post. They won’t be high res but if you want any, let me know.

I saw my dad's friend fill!!!!!

MY NAME IS TYSLEY!!!

I went and saw the flying Scotsman

@KathyMillatt

7 жыл бұрын

+Chlosley Denellis That's so cool!

very cool, literally everyone is wear ing a jacket.

@KathyMillatt

7 жыл бұрын

It's a cool place!

Love the film but live sounds do it for me, sorry

@KathyMillatt

7 жыл бұрын

+John Carr I don't disagree. There's always a problem on a windy day with loads of hiss and there's a lot of photos with no sound. Ultimately, disjointed conversations and then silence just sounded odd.

@wp3532

7 жыл бұрын

John Carr I'd have to respectfully disagree with John. I like the music. It ties the mix of still photos and videos together well.