I was fortunate that the train had to slow here as the signal had not been pulled off but thanks for viewing.

Still looking and sounding good.

50 not out but thanks for viewing.

Making up time after leaving Aberdeen late.

Behind the big tree on the right

No hiding place so thanks for viewing.👍

@@StephenDrysdaleBroughtylad I was on the bridge

The new overbridge affords a previously unavailable panorama of the tracks and but its not so great if its bit windy up there.👍

Making up time after leaving Aberdeen late.

Its a changed landscape from the extensive freight yards from when we were youths and this new bridge affords a good view of the movements although it is not easy capturing good videos if the wind is blowing a bit as it can get a bit buffeting up top to add to the wind noise pick up.👍

Thanks for the comment although I am not a great fan of TnT formations as it is tricky giving both locos equal prominence in the capture.

Thanks for the comment and my first experience of the 50's in action and giving it heaps 37 style.👍

Thanks for the comment although I am not a great fan of TnT formations as it is tricky giving both locos equal attention in the capture.👍

Yes and again tomorrow morning.👍

I don't always get the video captures just right but it gets you out of the house so thanks for the comment.👍

Thanks for viewing and although this relatively new bridge affords a good view over all of the tracks the actual structure with its plastic side panels generates a lot of noise even with moderate winds blowing through it.

I was also a teenage spotter in the early sixties and saw this loco and its sister running the local pick up goods trains and occasional passenger turn to St Andrews, Tayport or Arbroath. The two locos spent all of their working lives based at Dundee steam depot which I and my friends would visit to see what was on shed. Permissible trespass? as nobody ever stopped us or said anything. Anyway thanks for viewing and the comment and look out for A2 60532 Blue Peter which was based at Dundee for several years and has recently returned to steam after a long overhaul and it will heading this way some time in the future.👍

@@StephenDrysdaleBroughtylad Pity 46464 was never officially named. I only read about “the Carmyliie Pilot” a few years ago. On reflection , it was probably the early sixties when I train spotted too (not 1959-60). My dad arranged to take us to the sheds. Our favourite spotting places were at the Stannergate, and a play area at the bottom of Roseangle. My Brother still has his Ian Allen volume, and can still look up what’s underlined. Blue Peter was definitely one of them. I remember Union of South Africa and AH Peppercorn were Dundee regulars. But there were loads more. Dad also took us to Waverley Station and Polmadie sheds. When we went for a family holiday to London, my brother and I went spotting at Paddington station while my Mum dad and sisters went to see the sights! I’ll definitely keep a lookout for Blue Peter coming to Scotland. I live in Lanarkshire now, but my sister stays in the Ferry.

@@colincruick My pals and I went to Perth and its shed many Saturdays until the mid sixties as you could see loco types like Duchesses, Royal Scots, Jubilees and Britannias coming in from Carlisle and the south which were not to be seen in Dundee. The Carmylie Pilot is a nickname given to the loco as it and 46463 were used on the Carmylie line as they had a low axle weight loading for the state of the track and were powerful enough to deal with the relatively steep inclines to be tackled on the branch. I lost all interest for many years after steam finished in 1968 but since I retired 10 years ago I have visited many of the preserved railways in the UK and I endeavour to capture any steam hauled tours heading this way including preserved sixties diesel locos. Steam hauled tours through Dundee are still uncommon but that could change with the re-installation of the turntable at the Aberdeen Ferryhill heritage centre where the original steam depot was as this will allow steam locos to be turned and make the route north from Edinburgh much more attractive for steam hauled days out.

@@StephenDrysdaleBroughtylad Similar story with me. Stopped in my teens. Now 74. Retained a passing interest, but not really a hobby. Have ‘done’ the Strathspey and Jacobite days out. I recall spotting the LMS locos at Perth station as well. Good to hear about the turntable development in Aberdeen. My house is right beside the line that goes through Wishaw station, Eurocentral and on to the north. So we see the Glasgow-Lanark, Glasgow-Carstairs-Edinburgh services, the long Eurocentral freight liners, and any temporarily diverted London-Glasgow trains. Very occasionally we get a steam engine puffing by the house. Is there a web site which might let interested folk like me of any upcoming steam events in Scotland?

@@colincruick I am also 74 and our paths may have crossed back in those days and maybe at Perth station where there was usually a motley assembly of young spotters to be found at the foot of the stairs leading up to the St. Leonards road bridge. The turntable at the Ferryhill has been in operation for two years now and the heritage centre also provides servicing facilities for visiting steam locos and I have captured the locos that have passed this way heading to Aberdeen in recent years, kzbin.info Apart from the daily Jacobite services, steam hauled tours in Scotland are much less common than in England although there is an increasing number of special diesel hauled excursions to the Highlands. Railway Herald website lists all of the forthcoming steam and diesel hauled rail tours running in the UK. www.railwayherald.com/railtours Rail Advent is also an excellent source of railway news. www.railadvent.co.uk/ Many interesting photographs www.railscot.co.uk/ An excellent source of info on UK preserved lines www.heritage-railways.com/

@@nige7577 As Harry Enfield would have said "Loadsa Money"💰

@@StephenDrysdaleBroughtylad😂👍

Thanks although the noise from the breezy conditions intrudes at times.👍

There Class 2 of LMS Ivatt Mogul’s in Scotland are strathspey steam railway

I thought it would be a colourful test for the camera on my new smartphone so thanks for the comment.👍

Thanks and it's probably the one and only time I will ever see this iconic train in action as it rarely gets north of the Thames never mind north of the border.

@@StephenDrysdaleBroughtylad 👍

I never thought to tell you but this rail tour was reported in the Courier.

@@StephenDrysdaleBroughtylad I do not buy the paper, I have info re Aberdonian in the summer etc, but no other info

Thanks for the comment and just sometimes it nearly all comes together as desired.👍

Riley's reliable racers in top form yet again. Marvellous performers when considering the annual mileages they have olocked up over many years in preservation and all due to the care and attention that is lavished to keep them in top notch condition.👍

Quiet here on a Sunday with very few stoppers and Intercity turns back in the blue and grey era would likely be hauled by Class 26/27, class 40 and later class 47 in the push pull sets like your excellent capture at Shap. I don't remember seeing the 37 here on a regular basis except for maybe freights.👍

⁠@@StephenDrysdaleBroughtyladThanks for that Stephen, cheers 👍

I thought it might be possible after here to zip up to Riverside Drive to be just in time to catch it climbing up to the bridge but that plan was scuppered by the fact that it was running 10 minutes late here leaving no time if it left Dundee on schedule after the path halt.

Thanks for the comment and yes I had the place to myself today and it sounded just like the good ole swinging sixties when anoraks were de rigueur.

@@StephenDrysdaleBroughtylad 😂👍

Maybe one of my better capture attempts so thanks for the comment.👍

I had to get out and capture this as I have not witnessed a Class 40 or EE Type 4 as we knew them in action since the BR green/blue era when the locos were regular performers between Edinburgh and Aberdeen until the HST took over the services in the late 70's although I don't recall any of the named examples being allocated to the Scottish region but thanks for the comment.👍

A blast from my past when I used to see and hear these locos with their distinctive whistle passing through my neck of the woods in the BR green/blue era until they were ousted by the HST on the ECML between Edinburgh and Aberdeen but thanks for the comment.👍

Thanks for the comment and I had considered going to Burntisland but I thought the sound effect would be better at Dalgety Bay.

We should be appreciative that we still have two fine examples of the class to be able to view in operation but thanks for viewing.

@@StephenDrysdaleBroughtylad not complaining my second favourite locos 1st is a jube

Thanks for the comment and after sitting on these for several months I decided to throw them into the mix as I thought they might appeal to those who have an interest in all things nautical.🛳

Yes indeed and the lady of the manor even offers you a cup of tea.

Thanks and it was a little bit sheltered here at the rear of these houses as the gusts were from the other side.

Hi Nige that's my front door, not bad eh!

@@derekpennymainlineproducti4885 Spot on Derek, you certainly won't miss anything passing on that line 👍

Yes its a superbly managed lowland gem. I have visited many times and it continues to develop and improve but thanks for viewing.

Maybe due to popular demand?

Thanks and its nice to get it just about right sometimes.👍

It was not my original intention to do another shot here at my friends house but it is sheltered and the weather was still looking a bit iffy and it was certainly motoring here as it was running 5 mins late leaving the water stop at Dundee. Anyway that is another first for Leander and Bahamas on this stretch of the ECML as Jubilees never ran through here in the the old days. The reinstatement of the turntable at the Ferryhill heritage centre has made this route with its long sea views an attractive proposition for tour operators. Tornado was supposed to be hauling these tours but we are grateful for any steam loco that passes this way.👍