Many thanks for allowing me to see your old films now on video never to be seen again ,the furthest east I ever went was to Rose Grove as a train spotter now a gricer
How can you remember something you never forgot in the first place. Steam , and all its wonderful locos and coaches.are timeless, at least they are in my world.
Poetry in motion East Lancashire steam. Power grace and style. I’ve seen some great steam video’s, none better than this! A very few equal it. Great commentary. Classic!
Really enjoyed this. Wish there was more from clone to skip tonight. I’m always walking along the track bed from Slipper Hill to Foulridge wishing the trains were still running
Thank you. Great to have a record of how it was but we are so spoilt nowadays with crisp videos and sound. Let's hope one day they reopen the line to Skipton then we can watch a steam special go through.
A lot of the modern clips use locos that are squeaky-clean, pulling under-length trains with locos running under an alias. The locos and rolling stock in clips such as this are the dirty, authentic originals.
I now live in the North West and tho I wasn't around in the days of steam, I grew up towards the end of the best of diesel era in the early 90s with my favourite train being the HST 125 and the class 37 growler. Before more electric motive power started taking over in the 2000's, I do have an interests in steam also, I wish there was more footage of the West Lancs Railway line between Preston North Union Station to Southport line Via Penwortham Cop Lane station, I would say The Fishergate Hill Terminus but I know the station closed to passengers in 1901 and became goods sidings so theres no chance of video footage of the that station during its glory days, I hope if anyone who has any footage of this line might consider sharing this footage on youtube? If the line was still open I would be able to see it from my window passing the back of my house.
I really do take my hat off to these amateur film-makers of yesteryear. They managed to capture scenes and a way of life that have disappeared for ever.
