Steam In The West Highlands 

Many thanks for watching, Scotland is such a wonderful place to film steam

Glenfinnan Viaduct in Harry Potter films.

Thanks very much Jim. I think music on railway videos is hated by the majority of enthusiasts, the sound of hard working locos is enough for me. The shot you mention was filmed at Rannoch Viaduct, a wonderful lonely spot.

Thank you very much for your very kind comments. Looking at these shots always takes me back to the time I was filming them in that wonderful clean air

Thanks very much, I've learnt over the years that no matter how good the video, it can be spoilt by poor sound

They sure are. Thanks very much for watching

Thanks very much Peter. I can relate to those childhood memories as it was a great adventure for me to be leaving Liverpool for Devon by train for family holidays.

Thanks very much for your kind comments. Glad you enjoyed the video

Thank you very much for your kind comments. When I film on Shap these days I often long for a time machine to go back to the days of steam! We used to go to the West Country on holiday so my childhood memories are of gleaming Great Western locos with their highly polished copper and brass

Thank you for your kind comments. I was fortunate in that there was little wind which helped to get decent sound on the long clips

Thanks very much for watching. You certainly have some fine scenery in Canada to compensate for being away from Scotland

Thanks very much for your kind comments

Many thanks Stephanie for your kind comments. So pleased you enjoyed the video

Many thanks for your kind comments, they are much appreciated

Many thanks Jean-Paul, I must try to get to Scotland once again myself next year

Many thanks Peter. I'd really love to travel over the full West Highland line behind steam. I often think it would be nice if passengers could travel when the empty stock goes up for The Jacobite. I'm sure it would sell out even though you'd have to make your own arrangements for the return

Many thanks Bob for your very kind comments. Glad you enjoyed the video

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video

Thank you very much for your kind comments. It's surprised me how well the video has been received. The wonderful scenery of course provides such a magnificent backdrop

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Thanks very much. It is a wonderful line and one can't help but think of the hardships endured by those who built it

Thank you very much. It's hard to go wrong in Scotland with that wonderful scenery and I've been generally quite lucky with the weather on my visits

Thanks Dave, Scotland does provide a magnificent backdrop for steam

I remember standing filming that shot in the middle of Rannoch Moor and just feeling so fortunate to be there in that wonderful landscape

Thanks for your kind comments. Mr. Stanier did learn his trade at Swindon of course! I'd be happy to put a copy onto a DVD if you like. Just let me know and I'll give you my email address so you can send your details. I'm on holiday at present but can certainly do it when I get home

Thanks for watching. Yes, I've been fortunate enough to get quite a few shots of the K1 up there and both her and the Fives make a superb sound climbing the gradients

Thanks very much Noel. A couple of the clips from the 2013 charter are slightly different angles from previously as we had so many runpasts but nothing new on the Jacobite clips

Thanks David, I'm glad the video jogged a few memories for you

Thanks for your kind comments. Thankfully I never get too carried away by likes or dislikes, as long as I'm happy with the video I'm happy to share it so that others will hopefully enjoy it

Thanks very much. I feel the same, not been since 2017 so will hopefully rectify that next year

Thanks Andrew, good to hear from you again. I really regret only having done the one charter but it was a great couple of days

Thanks so much for your very kind comments. It's been a great pleasure to see how many people have enjoyed the video and taken the trouble to comment

Many thanks, as you rightly say it is a beautiful line and the steam service is so popular and obviously provides a boost to local tourism

Wonderful scenery indeed. The sight of those sheep racing away always makes me smile!

Thank you for watching, and I hope it was a good year for the roses!

Thanks very much for watching, quite like the idea of a squadron of Spitfires flying over these trains....as long as I was there to capture it!

@@acw71000 Ah yes, there are some great paintings of WW2 fighters and bombers above a steam train - and the real thing would be perfect!

Thanks to you for watching. I have to say I'm surprised but very happy that so many seem to have enjoyed this compilation

Thanks very much for your kind comments. As you rightly say, it is one of the world's greatest railway journeys

Thank you so much. It's great to know that people are enjoying the video

Many thanks for your kind comments Robert, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video

Thank you Heinz, I chose what I thought were some of the best shots so I'm pleased you enjoyed the collection

@@acw71000 - Like Noel Adams said: Maybe one of your best videos this year.. :)

No, the best one will come in November.....I'll keep you guessing!

@@acw71000 - Can't wait!

Thank you very much. It would certainly be worth another visit for you

Thanks very much Andy, I do enjoy putting these compilations together and it's great that so many have enjoyed this one

Thanks very much Bob, it's really amazing how popular this collection has been

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed the video

Many thanks Paul, took a while to compile but a labour of love really!

Thanks for your kind comments. I'm really pleased you enjoyed the video

Thanks for your much appreciated comments. For me, one of the joys of RU-vid is being able to watch videos of railways from many parts of the world

Thanks very much for your comments. Hopefully you'll be able to get up there again very soon

Thanks Richard, Hope you enjoy the trip, I'm sure you will and early spring is a good time to visit

Thanks very much, nothing new here but it seems to have gone down well

Thanks very much and I hope the video gives you some ideas for filming when you visit

Vielen Dank für Ihre freundlichen Kommentare. Ich freue mich, dass dir das Video gefallen hat

Thank you very much Dave, the Scottish scenery is a great backdrop for steam

@@acw71000 Hi Austin , yes indeed ,Thanks for reply ..Dave

Thanks Nige, it was touch and go on the 2013 charter as to whether the days would be rained off but although cloudy we stayed dry. On most of our visits to Scotland we've been lucky with the weather

Many thanks for your kind comments, great to know the video is enjoyed 'down under'

Thanks Steve, yes we've been very fortunate to get decent weather at times in our visits to Scotland

Thanks for your kind comments, glad you enjoyed the video

Thanks very much Cliff, glad you enjoyed the video

Thanks very much. I think that with any railway video filmed in Scotland, that wonderful scenery has to be included

Many thanks, the Scottish scenery is very difficult to avoid!

Thank you, for me it is one of the very best places to film steam

Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you very much for watching

Thanks very much for watching, glad you enjoyed it

Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed the video

Thanks for your kind comments Paul, much appreciated

Many thanks, glad you enjoyed the video

Thanks very much Simon

Cheers Alan, I enjoyed putting this together, brought back plenty of happy memories

Many thanks Chris, I'm sure you enjoyed your trip on The Jacobite, one of the best rail journeys in the world

Thank you for watching, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video

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Thanks very much, never had one of my videos described like that before!

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching

Thank you kindly, compiling the video reminded me just how stunning the Scottish scenery is

Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed the footage

Many thanks for your kind comments. No matter how hard you try, that scenery won't be ignored!

Thanks very much for watching

Thank you for watching, pleased you enjoyed it

Trust you had a good time John, I've noticed a couple of your videos from your travels which I'll get round to when I get back from holiday in France....last time as an EU citizen sadly!

Glad you enjoyed it. Many thanks for watching

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, much appreciated

Thanks very much

Have to admit that 'Smell-a- vision' would be very appealing! We've been very fortunate with weather on our visits to Scotland, with 2012 being a highlight with clear skies and very cold temperatures. The lochs were so still with a little mist above them, quite magical

Thing is Austin no one could possibly understand the complexities of shooting a film like this until you’ve actually been there and realise it could be sunshine one minute, pouring with rain and 90 mph winds the next with perhaps a dash of snow and then back to sunshine. And that’s ALL within 25 minutes on a Scottish summers day! 😆😆😆😆 Thank you again for such an amazing film though mate! John

Very true, and it's what keeps us returning to the area just hoping for the 'right' conditions!

Thank you very much for watching, so pleased you enjoyed the video

Thanks for watching

Thank you, you jogged my memory about what a wonderful film that was. More years ago than I care to remember!

Cheers, thanks for watching

Thanks very much. I do love filming in Scotland, just superb scenery

@@peterbuckley265 His videoes are great. He makes enormous efforts to cover hard working steam locos in the landscape. And yet you are shouting in capital letters. Do you get angry easily and how come?

Thanks Stephen, I've removed the comments from the guy who was shouting! Can't please all the people etc. etc.!

@@acw71000 I was wondering if it was just trolling. Needing to know all the locations is not crucial and should not inspire rage. There are much more important things to get upset about! What matters is the care you take to find good vantage points, the logistics and figuring out timings. This very complex film making that you do brilliantly. BTW I think it was you who compared the looks of Black Fives favourably to Britannias. I think larger diameter smokebox doors would have looked better on Brits. Staniers locos look the way they do because they were styled by a certain draughtsman. I can't be sure but I think his name may have been Coleman. I will check... Yes. I checked. It was Tom Coleman. His contribution tends to be forgotten. It was he who pursuaded the LMS to develop something bigger than Princess class locos and he schemed-out what would be the Princess Coronations... A big influence on I think all designs credited to Stanier. I would go as far as calling Black Fives 'Coleman-Staniers'.

Interesting abut Tom Coleman. I suppose when you think about it there were a lot of folk putting in their thoughts and ideas into various loco designs but it's the 'big names' who get all the credit

@@acw71000 I can recomend a two volume book by a senior draughtsman called 'Under Ten CMEs' written by E A Langridge and published by Oakwood Press. It covers a career stretching from Drummond to Harrison 1912 to 1959. It helps to know a bit about locomotive parts and workshop techniques. But I am sure you do. Longridge designed the bogies for Class 24 and 25 for example and lots, lots more. A real insider's view.... with over forty references to Coleman.

It's well worth a visit and the West Highland Way would give you some superb views

Indeed, thanks for watching

You're too kind, thanks very much for watching

Many thanks Julian

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Thanks for your kind comments

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Thank you very much. I'm glad you enjoyed it

Thanks for your comments. Its often forgotten when we travel by train that we owe this huge debt to those who worked in often appalling conditions to build the lines, bridges and viaducts