Sounds Like Hard Work 2. 

Thanks Christopher, certainly miss seeing the Marquess as it was a brilliant engine 👍

Meanwhile the normal fare paying punters, who’ve paid a lot of money to get from A-B in a fairly quick time, are sat behind or are crawling at 20mph when they should be doing 110! If kettle neds want to play trains, they should go & do it on a preserved line.

@@nedseagoon5101 Actually I think the speed limit up Shap is 100 and trains usually only manage 90 at the summit. The steam record up Shap is about 60 average by the Duke of Gloucester. That aside, they do time the steam trains to avoid holding up regular traffic; I don't guarantee they are 100% successful, but the train may well have been put in the loop at the top to let regular traffic through.

@@titup2 Trust me, they are rarely successful. I’ve been delayed & held many times due to specials. Either the train crawling or idiots trespassing. They’re not fit to run on the 21st century railway.

If I remember correctly none of the tours on this video delayed an Mainline train traffic and Network Rail are very happy to take the money from Steam to be able to access the Mainline 😂

@@nedseagoon5101 Then buy a car.

Thanks Ken , pleased you enjoyed the video 👍

Thanks for the kind comment and I totally agree with you 👍

they may make a lot of noise but you could set your clocks by them ,to half a minute now adays you you got a job to set the day

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Thanks Alan, I did think at the time wow 👍

Thanks Mark , yes indeed as the young lady is Joanne Crompton who fires on the East Lancs railway 👍

Thanks for the kind comment as it’s much appreciated 👍

Thanks for the kind comment as its much appreciated 👍

Thanks Alan, pleased you enjoyed the video 👍

Thanks Chris , pleased you enjoyed the video 👍Regards Steve

Thanks Robert, glad you enjoyed the video 👍

Thanks Ken , surprising what I’ve managed to capture over the years 👍

Thanks Anthony, pleased you enjoyed the video 👍

Thanks Austin, surprising what we capture over Shap the years .

Thanks Astrid, pleased it brought back memories for you 👍

Thanks for the kind comment and I must admit the K4 will be missed ☹️

@@TheStephengthompson It is unfortunate that the “owner” of the A4 has failed to realise that he is actually just the locomotive’s custodian. That engine will outlive him by a massive stretch, and in reality should be made available for future generations to enjoy. Sometimes selfishness gets the better of us…

Although it was quite funny to watch her waggle her cab on the way up that incline.

Thanks Nige , plenty of footage to trawl through to make this one 😂

Cheers Pete , pleased you enjoyed it 👍

Thanks Ian, pleased you enjoyed the video 👍

Thanks Ian, pleased you enjoyed the video 👍

Thanks Steve, sorry for the late response 😞

Thanks Steve , very true 👍

Thanks for the kind comments as they are much appreciated 👍

Thanks Chris, totally agree as we are so lucky especially now with the climate brigade out in force .

I've said it many a time steam is king and will rule the rails for ever.

Thanks Timothy 👍

Thanks Simon, much appreciated as ever 👍

Thanks for the kind comment and I’m pleased you enjoyed the video. Regards Steve

Thanks Russ , yes indeed and the only shot with a diesel was the test run which nearly always has a back up 👍

Thanks Nigel, very kind comment from you that’s much appreciated 👍

Thanks Lynn, pleased you enjoyed the video 👍

Thanks Trevor, very true 👍

Thanks Mark , pleased the video brings back memories for you 👍Happy Christmas and all the best for 2022

Cheers Luke , did enjoy seeing the K4 back when she ran over the S&C 👍

She was built to pull hard for the Western Highland lines. 3 cylinders.

All because she had little wheels and a great steaming boiler!

Thanks Ryan, pleased you enjoyed the video.

Thanks Ian 👍

Thanks David, Miles Platting was a great capture I must admit.

Thanks Jon , pleased you enjoyed the video 👍

Thanks for the kind comment and very sorry for the late response.

Thanks for the kind comment and I always think a video is nothing without decent sound 👍🎥

Thanks Dave , plenty of footage to trawl through 😂👍

@@TheStephengthompson Hi Steve, Yes indeed ,Thanks for reply ...Dave

Thanks John, I did try to put shots in without a diesel but like you the one that does the diesel wasn’t helping and to be honest as it was a test run it probably shouldn’t either .

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Thanks Phil , not heard a loco being referred to sounding like Jaffa cake but it sounds great 👍

Thanks for the kind words that are much appreciated 👍

Only slow because these are shot on the steepest inclines in Britain. Most of these locos can cruise at well over 100mph. Modern, electric trains may do better on steep stretches but they cost hundreds of times more to build and operate. Electrification cost billions and there is growing evidence that spending even short periods of time in an electric field of 25,000kw has negative health effects.

Thanks Vivian 👍

Thanks for the kind comment and we are pretty lucky scenery wise 👍

Thanks Chris, always get a cracking display from the 8f I must admit 👍

Thanks Johnty, I know what you mean gantry wise as they do stand out a bit .

Thanks Joshua, that climb was spectacular I must admit 👍🎥

It’s the motion from each cylinder on both sides sending it slightly side to side 👍

I think she would choke on her breakfast 😂

Thanks John , totally agree with you and the one clip that has a diesel on the rear was a loaded test run so they always take one just in case anything goes wrong but they don’t assist unless there’s a problem. Regards Steve

I don;t see a problem with adding a diesel onto the back.

@@rmgilyard Then you will never get the very best out of the steam loco or the engine crew ! Its very easy to " Toot For A Shove" if you need an easy run or havent managed the fire correctly and at the other extreme having to dragg 100 plus dead tons , isn't going to help much , so inevitably the diesel must dilute the steam performance and of course ruin the picture ..

Thanks Russ , most of the videos were taken back before Network rail clamped down on assisted tours in late Autumn.

Wouldn’t she just 😂😂😂

Thanks Nigel, some locations are near impossible to pan round especially if it’s a bridge or if someone is behind me but will take it onboard 👍

But it was quicker than the horses. I seem to remember an early journey was reduced from 4 days to 4 hours.

Yeah but still quicker than nowadays

Thanks Babja, certainly could be 1952 but it’s actually quite recent 👍🎥

Thanks for the kind comment 👍

1848 Danut .

Mulțumesc .

Possibly but if you see what China and the big countries churn out day in day out it’s nothing comparable ☹️

Thanks for the comment Peter . Network rail ultimately decide what the tour operators can have behind a loco so not the tour operators fault but double heading would be the answer but then it’s down to logistics and cost I’d say 🤔

Hard work doesn't mean a locomotive is overloaded, it simply means that pulling a train up a long sustained gradient is by definition hardwork - especially if signal checks mean a standing start, or bad weather means a greasy railhead. Given the right combination of factors even diesels will slip and come to a standstill on quite short stretches of moderately inclined track. All of these locomotives were working well within their design capacity. There are predetermined maximum loads for each power class of locomotive over each route. The fact that they are going slowly towards the summit or to avoid slip in bad weather is factored in to the timetabling of the train.

Thanks for the kind comment Mark and you are totally correct in what you said 👍

That won’t happen for a while with the worlds most famous steam engine in Flying Scotsman still working in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧