Simon Leppard China Steam Videos

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@Herriot7 Күн бұрын

Lovely sections on the Knysna run, especially the double heading. Thank you for sharing

@user-tabiichiro 15 күн бұрын

人民型の客車列車が素晴らしい！

@Herriot7 Ай бұрын

Gorgeous shots and sounds from the Kynsna branch as a mixed service - especially with the older passenger stock. Thanks so much for sharing!

@DoreenCowling 2 ай бұрын

Another comment - yes I know about Garrets - such power over long kilometers(miles?) for generations!

@DoreenCowling 2 ай бұрын

Oh wow! Am ancient - so will just enjoy 😅 and keep steaming - Doreen

@mumumaaaah 2 ай бұрын

Are more videos coming Simon?

@simonleppardchinasteamvide7563 2 ай бұрын

There may be one more in 2011 but this does include quite a few diesels like Su 40 as no steam was available on some of the days.

@TERRYBIGGENDEN 2 ай бұрын

You really chose the locations and panned them beautifully. Those trains being banked on the branch-they are some of the most remarkable steam shpts I have ever see. Thrilling. 🙂What strikes me watching clips form China s the lack of steam leaks-the locos seem to have been kept in good condition.

@TERRYBIGGENDEN 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic. Thank you so much for posting these amazing scenes and memories. :-)

@simonleppardchinasteamvide7563 2 ай бұрын

Thank you

@mumumaaaah 2 ай бұрын

@@simonleppardchinasteamvide7563are more videos coming?

@TERRYBIGGENDEN 2 ай бұрын

This is absolutely wonderful-fabulous sights and sounds Thank you so much for making and posting these memories of 'real' steam workings. :-)

@simonleppardchinasteamvide7563 2 ай бұрын

I enjoyed all my locations filming daily workings. In hindsite there were many other locations to which I would have gone for alternative scenes.

@TERRYBIGGENDEN 2 ай бұрын

@@simonleppardchinasteamvide7563 All good.The ight is amazog and it all must have smelled fantastic as well. Best wishes. :-)

@chrischi3935 2 ай бұрын

People at that time usually have very dark & thick hair! Today even thougt have a better living condition, a lot of people get bald. Why!

@TrainLordJC 3 ай бұрын

Magnificent footage. It makes me realise that I should have bought a movie camera back in 1985 when I visited China.

@nevis2583 4 ай бұрын

Great video ans nice steam locomotives of SAR

@mumumaaaah 4 ай бұрын

Simon I’m a steam enthusiast and I love steam from the USA and all countries

@AnnetteCarolanFourie 4 ай бұрын

This is a sound such a real pity most youngsters won't hear or see as our Steam Trains are left to rot on dumps instead of being on display so young generation can see our Transport that was such a lovely sound to hear plus see I just love the old Steam Trains so did many people plus children really sad

@44ssspoptop 4 ай бұрын

I've got to go to bed. More steam tomorrow.

@raybesserdin7542 4 ай бұрын

Stunning capture. Little compares with the sound and sight of big steam locos under load. Wow!❤

@Ldy-dypzk 4 ай бұрын

Oh my god, the tall factory building at 26:55 was the place where I worked for the first time, a paper factory, and I was still a teenager at the time. I had the pleasure of meeting those of you who photographed Forest Train back in the day. I remember there were a few people who were very old, with rosy faces and beer bellies, haha.

@lovestreet2270 4 ай бұрын

Why do I feel the speed of South African steam locomotive is faster than the Chinese?

@simonleppardchinasteamvide7563 4 ай бұрын

Probably they were in many cases. I have personally ridden on 25NCs on passenger doing more than 110kph(70 mph) and on freight at up to 80kph (50 mph) or even more.

@michaelpowell3980 5 ай бұрын

DC9s? 🤔 I think you mean Cathay Pacific Lockheed L1011 Tristars! But I'll forgive you, because the video is fantastic!

@simonleppardchinasteamvide7563 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the correction! Glad you enjoyed the video. Plenty more up to 1996...

@runeljungstrommer331 5 ай бұрын

Thanx!

@gillshaw-tw3kf 5 ай бұрын

Thank you

@nathancorcoran5347 5 ай бұрын

China is another country that has some wonderful steam locomotives.

@jan-henriksellin339 5 ай бұрын

Grandiose Aufnahmen in beeindruckender Landschaft, Daumen nach oben!

@simonleppardchinasteamvide7563 5 ай бұрын

Thank you

@Adventurescot 6 ай бұрын

These clips are just fantastic Simon. As I was a fireman in Kimberley the clips of De Aar line and especially Kimberley to Bloem mean so much to me. Even seeing some of the locos I worked on is just great. I can see me spending loads of time just watching your clips. Thanks for posting

@simonleppardchinasteamvide7563 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Richard, I enjoyed the filming. There is much more on later videos on my channel right up to the end of daily steam in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Enjoy them. I also enjoyed many footplate rides out of Kimberley but never did any filming from there as I had no permit.

@thomaslusk7621 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing this.. I can watch this sort of thing for hours..

@Adventurescot 6 ай бұрын

Another great clip Simon. Brings back many memories. Thanks for posting

@dennismitchell-h9s 6 ай бұрын

Excellent footage of how it was , those 25/ 25N.C. s were the giants of the cape gauge .

@Adventurescot 7 ай бұрын

Amazing video clip. This shows most of the lines that were still going in the 80s and many of which I worked as a fireman. Thanks for posting

@simonleppardchinasteamvide7563 7 ай бұрын

Thank you. I tried to always get to as many different lines with operating steam.

@Adventurescot 6 ай бұрын

I just watched it again Simon for the 3rd time. It brings back so many memories for me. I wonder if I was fireman on any of your clips? Especially around Germiston and Kimberley. Watching all you gricers chasing the trains I recognized many of your cars and a few faces also. Im sure you and I met loads along the way, especially Orange river. Thanks again, Richard Niven

@simonleppardchinasteamvide7563 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Richard, I do remember you especially when you were firing to John Gilberthorpe. Quite a few sequences in some of my later videos.

@classic_britain 7 ай бұрын

This is the best footage of SA steam I have ever seen and all all your truley footage is amazing. I was wondering if you have any footage of the narrow gauge stuff like the Alfred County Railway and other 2ft lines narrow gauge is my main obsession!

@simonleppardchinasteamvide7563 7 ай бұрын

Thank you. There are sequences of Port Shepstone to Harding in various of my videos. The record triple header is shown in 1991 vol 1 from 31 minutes, original SAR footage in 1985 to 1988 vol 3 from 30 minutes plus various videos in between. I visited Alfred County Railway many times.

@classic_britain 7 ай бұрын

@@simonleppardchinasteamvide7563 Oh great thank you also I ma going to be making some videos about SA Locos here on KZbin not on this channel but on another one would it be ok if I used some of your fottage I will giuve you full credit of course.

@Herriot7 7 ай бұрын

What an incredible selection. Thank you so much for sharing the sights and sounds. Also helpful for modelling to see the train beyond the locomotives.

@simonleppardchinasteamvide7563 7 ай бұрын

A pleasure, enjoy all the rest on my channel. All filmed and edited in the order taken.

@tardis9326 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic to hear and see the two 25nc at full chat at the start of the video. Thanks Simon 😊 The last I heard no 3472 was still alive and kicking. Whether that is still the case I'm unsure. The now defunct reefsteamers had her in their guardianship

@Dampfossi 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely phantastic!

@SL6211 8 ай бұрын

Sat here on a rubbish winter morning in West Yorkshire, watching Beyer Peacock Garratts scaling the banks in the North.....flooding memories of travelling from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls /Livingstone in the 80s as a kid...thank you for posting

@simonleppardchinasteamvide7563 8 ай бұрын

Winter in west Yorkshire must be very different to Zimbabwe any time. Thank you for your kind comment. I had many good times following steam in Zimbabwe.

@wolstenholme100 8 ай бұрын

My channel has some China steam from 2011 for those interested. Thanks for sharing your films. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIKvYWyHe6dnmK8

@itsnic2295 8 ай бұрын

And to believe these beasts ran on 3ft 6'' gauge track! Compared to Japanese steamers, which (mostly) run on the same gauge, they're so much more imposing.

@simonleppardchinasteamvide7563 8 ай бұрын

The South African crews definitely knew how to run their trains at maximum.

@andrewrussell4707 8 ай бұрын

Superb footage of some wonderful locomotives. I’m looking for drawings of NBL 15F locomotives, not art drawings, technical drawings. If anyone knows where these can be copied / bought, please share the info.

@simonleppardchinasteamvide7563 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind comment. I cannot help you with any drawings but hopefully a viewer can.

@Herriot7 8 ай бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyable - sight and sound. Thank you for also capturnig the trains behind the locomotive - so easily overlooked. Great raw material for modelling inspiration - thank you again!

@simonleppardchinasteamvide7563 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

@АндрейИванов-б4о6т 8 ай бұрын

It's been exactly 30 years

@wolstenholme100 9 ай бұрын

One of my China steam videos - others on my channel. This is Beitai steel works: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6Goe6B8n8amb6c

@zsoltmaros1475 9 ай бұрын

1985. Harz urlaub!

@hansvandijk1487 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful footage, perfect sound! Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱.

@simonleppardchinasteamvide7563 9 ай бұрын

Thank you. I am pleased you enjoyed the video. Greetings from South Africa

@hansvandijk1487 9 ай бұрын

@@simonleppardchinasteamvide7563 👍❤️👍

@hansvandijk1487 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful footage, great sound! Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱.

@philipstanbridge6535 9 ай бұрын

Even in the first couple of minutes,the sound seems crisper than previous videos

@simonleppardchinasteamvide7563 9 ай бұрын

I think that may have been about the time I changed microphones to Seinheisser.

@slainemacroth9360 9 ай бұрын

How long ago was the video take ?

@simonleppardchinasteamvide7563 9 ай бұрын

Between 1994 and 1996.

@WasatchGarandMan 10 ай бұрын

39:22 What an interesting sound coming off that Pacific, what causes it? Wonderful seeing the Prairie and Tank engines