Hi Leslie Another great video, it always seems so busy there, I've only been a couple of times on a Saturday (last year I think), but didn't see anything like as much as you do, lol. Thanks
Peter, thanks! It isn't so much that it's busy all at once but spread over quite a few hours each visit! Apart from charters and excursions it can be quiet on a Saturday.
Thanks. The vegetation continues to grow with no sight of weedkilling other than on the main lines. I was at York the other week and was surprised at the weeds there too.
@@LeslieGilpinRailways I recently played Trains on the Tennessee Mountain Railroad and Great Smokey Mountain Railroads,both have full time track inspectors. No vegetarian was noticeable. Here both Marylebone and Aylesbury need the RHTT and the foliage outside Marylebone was dreadful.
Hi Lesiie, We have things going wrong on our model railways all the time but seeing this just shows we are not the only ones to suffer so a super video I have liked it but why not many have is very strange but well done always nice to see well photographed full size engines. Cheers Robert.
@@LeslieGilpinRailways Having looked today I notice you still have no likes not even the one I did so its YT not showing them I would think as this video is doing so well it must have some. With the weather as it is I hope you will not go railfanning in the next couple of days. Cheers Robert.
Hi Leslie (from my sick bed). Most horrendous flu/cold but testing negative for covid. To entertain myself I'm watching your video's. I see you managed to get Tim Geaney in this one (he of the thick long wollen socks). Cracking footage of the trains that is - not Tim😄. Ah well medicine time - cough bottle mixture tastes like fire water. Cheers Euan
Get well soon Euan! Mr Geary has managed to creep into a few videos of late. It's what comes from chatting with him between activity lol. Glad you enjoyed
Thanks for sharing. I always think that mainline steam excursions should always be top and tailed with steam and diesel. This is so the train is turned around in the shortest time possible when there is a failure. As I would hate to see steam not allowed on Network Rail anymore due to the number of failures! Looks like Carlisle still has a lot of bullhead rails which are showing their age & wear at the fishplate joints!
Bill I think the operators have 50 years experience now since excursions were resumed after the 68 steam ban. It still surprises me though when they send out the odd failure. Yes lots of bullhead in the sidings at Carlisle - and the last remaining bullhead on the WCML running lines.
Great video Les , shame about Leander, is it an easy mend or more of a stripdown ? Some cracking shots Les, must be a superb camera you have :) hope you had your sunscreen on , dont want you goinf a w o l before next week . super vid Les STAY SAFE A T B MATEY Syd :)
Leader seemed to be steaming well enough, had a full head of steam departing Carlisle, would a broken superheater thingumidoodle have completely disabled it?
It was sufficient an issue for West Coast to declare it a failure. Although it maintained 200lb of steam pressure and went for turning with its support coach, it wasn't allowed to haul anything.
