Steam in Cumberland, 1968 

Happy birthday for me. What a wonderful time bus to be living 🚧

We have so much for which to be grateful to Ken. He has captured the dirt, grime and sheer hard work that epitomised the working of a shed at the end of steam with his superbly shot atmospheric films. Thank you for sharing them.

Very sad, but so evocative I can almost smell the oil & grease, fantastic quality filming, what more can I say🤓Eddie🤩

Superb film. We love the steam engine but the film shows how much hard and dirty work was and still is involved in keeping them running. I liked the music as well.

Ken's attention to detail, coupled with his artistry with the camera and the superb film quality is second to none. The foreboding music heralding the run down locos and the end of steam itself is a perfect complement to the footage. Excellent.

Love these old steam beasts ❤❤❤❤

Another wonderful film from the Ellwood’s. Fantastic that someone had the nouse to record steam in its dying days. Bravo

Superb footage. Thank you for sharing this.

What an absolutely brilliant film, the clarity for its age is outstanding. 😎 👍 😁

Excellent film. Love the detailed shots of dropping fire rtc. Thanks for posting/ sharing

Thanks for sharing. I get so nostalgic seeing these great monsters looking so sad !! Another era of course. They were TRAINS. Cheers Don.

Absolutely fantastic. What a legacy!

This is wonderful. Thanks for uploading.

Superb

Smashing film. Top notch.

Great Overture

Excellent ,can't wait for the one , many thanks

When I was just under five years old, we went to Edinburgh Waverley, then on the Aberdeen train to Montrose. I remember at night asking my gran what the sound was and being told it was just the train. I could hear the chuff chuff. I can’t remember the actual locomotives on the trains we were on, just the carriage compartment. I miss those compartments. I wish I could go back in time to see what the locos were, probably a black five on the Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley line. When we went to the barbers, we went over a bridge and used to count the long line of wagons but I only remember diesels pulling them. I bet I missed out on seeing steam locos pulling them next day lol, because we were not often down that way.

Great footage many thanks

I often find the music on old films spoils them but this rousing dam buster type track worked for me.

The wonderful Steam Locomotive Era in Great Britain. 😊🤗👍

Really enjoyed. Thank you.

The music is taken from the film Things to Come by H.G. Wells composed by Sir Arthur Bliss who eventually became Master of the Queens Music. Perhaps is best known work. Although I would recommend The Colour Symphony and the Suite from the Ballet Checkmate.

An excellent film and has already been pointed out, the clarity and quality is exceptional for footage from that period. But I personally found the music a bit overpowering. Perhaps something more slower and reflective would have been better? Please understand this is meant to be a constructive comment, I fully realise this is my own personal viewpoint and others may not agree!

Many of these locos would be chopped at Cashmores Great Bridge, or Drapers in Hull.

Really astounding 16mm color film footage. Probably Agfa-Gevaert color reversal, judging from the tones. How many of you would like to go back in time and grab those engines off of the deadline?

Think they still got steam in Cumbria haha, well they haven't electrified the lines here yet! Ye hah we're old school up here. Still, got the west coast mainline that runs near Kendal, can see some awesome diesel freight trains and sometimes catch the royal mail train going past!

I actually thought the music, although pretty epic contributed to things. Reminiscent of some feature films of the time, The Dam Busters and suchlike war films made in the '60's and '70's. A few thoughts entered my mind whilst watching it. Strangely, I thought, and a bit silly I know, but so near the end of steam, was it worth filling those tenders so full of coal? Maintenance seemed to consist of lots of lubrication on top of previously mucky but previously lubricated parts and not much else really it appears. I wondered how many of those engines like that would be in a fit state to haul a train on the main line today given the H&S explosion since then. The other thing that struck me (obvious, I know, but depicted in a few shots) was the amount of engines needed so as to be able to provide locos for all the services at that time (and no doubt one of the reasons for steam's demise). I agree that the camera work and quality of the picture is superb. Thoroughly enjoyed watching it. Predictably enjoyment mixed with some nostalgic and regretful thoughts. Excellent!

Another Great selection Peter, i would love to have a chat sometime about possibly putting a full DVD together of your Dads films, if that interests you?

You know its kinda intresting how heritage railways always keeo they're engines in fairly clean condition whilst big mainline railways like br could not be bothered to do such a thing

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