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Marples corrupt and destroyed our railways

Lived in this area 1955 to 1971. Brings back so msny memories!

The steam train with its magical sound will never lose its fascinating! On one of these trains can be found Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson on the way to tackle a singular two-pipe mystery, while some distance up the track are Will Hay, Moore Marriott and Graham Moffat trying to work out when the next train is due at Buggleskelly!

Awsome vid in my opinion this whole situation i had about the lineside thing most of the footplate crews are fine with you being there its just a select few that have to ruin it for others its a shame really really enjoyed the vid too keep up the good work 👍

Only one Notty steam engine survives as far as I know. One of several tank engines sold to Walkinden colliery. Everything else scrapped as being non standard in a vast fleet of LNW and Midland engines. A great pity!

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Were was that second shot and the firs one im guessing he opens the drain cocks because you weren't supposed to be there😂

Beautiful railway. With fantastic opportunities to expand and grow. Shed loads of money needed.

Your drone records sound or did you put sound o ver it

75014 was itself a Shrewsbury based Cambrian engine lasting until December 66

Great footage

fantastic

The gates at bradnop to thr lineside have been locked unfortunately just letting you know

Nice videos

Lovely, but that’s chuffing, not storming!

Excellent archive film thanks for posting 👍

To me shes just cruising

Like the Stoke shed 5D as your ID nice one

Cheddleton hasn't changed!

Stunning such drama and excitement, my life has peaked, it can only be downhill from now on!

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Fantastic filming thanks for posting this archive footage

This could be Target 31 which ran from Etruria to Tunstall, very interesting to see after all these years.

I think these shots are late October/November1965. The state of the ex GWR loco suggests likewise. This makes this video more remarkable as these are probably some of the last moving shots of ex GWR tender engine on ordinary duties on the Midland. Another clue is the lighting. Later in the year daylight is getting harder and film at that time did not respond well in low light, even though it looks like a good day. Ive tried to look at the state of the Trees and at 1.29 the tree is bare, even 1.43 suggesting autumn. The sun appears low and behind us as we travel Great Western steam was summarily withdrawn on 31 December 1965. After that date, any ex-GWR locos at work on the erstwhile Western Region had been transferred to the Midland Region following boundry changes a year or so beforehand. On 7th November 1965, there were only c145 ex GWR locos,of the tender engines, there was only 1 Castle, a few Halls, a number of Granges and Manors. By 13 August 1966 there were only 17 Panniers left on the LMR. To me, that image looks like a Grange. LMR, ex GWR Grange locos in 1965 were from 2A Tysley, 2B, Oxley and 2D Banbury. They were 2A 6853, 6855, 6861, 6879. 2B 6831, 6833, 6871 2D 6930,6951, 6952 All the remaining LMR Manors were at 6D Shrewsbury before withdrawal on the Cambrian line. Looking at withdrawal dates no exGWR tender loco was officially operating after 31/12/1965. I remember seeing some of the last movements at Oxford. By the end of 1966 the 43000 4mt's were remakably a class of loco still largely intact less than 20 years old. Here are some shots Oxley's Grange's in 1965 www.flickr.com/photos/35891004@N05/51182153093/in/photolist-2kYMUXp-edRfFz-dSumPx-2jY3gw9-bB7WkU-2mb5NeP-2oKXQ2g-2oarAq7-atQf1F-P6awwk-2nFUSKs-2msx2UW-2h8hK7d-2p79Rja-7msFZT-2hhfhse-wCrJSj-2hpwFd2-23bKYn8-2fVAsTZ-2bzjZsc-NoVjk2-dwtRgb-dHv8iL-2kmuWEk-2mc5Ka5-HafeSb-qC7Sri-tcrEa6-cg34pm-7DdpYk-dMjc1v-msXkhL-9Ush9k-qKraVT-qXecDa-FJ5qYt-aEDHU4-CYQ5LM-DFvJTy-2iQs3BQ-2kwaVzV-cw46pG-qhu8ua-26m9wBr-ga68nA-bx2nqw-2knPahN-CRspef-2iMTpWN www.flickr.com/photos/71592768@N08/20103118902/in/photolist-2nFUSKs-2msx2UW-2h8hK7d-2p79Rja-7msFZT-2hhfhse-wCrJSj-2hpwFd2-23bKYn8-2fVAsTZ-2bzjZsc-NoVjk2-dwtRgb-dHv8iL-2kmuWEk-2mc5Ka5-HafeSb-qC7Sri-tcrEa6-cg34pm-7DdpYk-dMjc1v-msXkhL-9Ush9k-qKraVT-qXecDa-FJ5qYt-aEDHU4-CYQ5LM-DFvJTy-2iQs3BQ-2kwaVzV-cw46pG-qhu8ua-26m9wBr-ga68nA-bx2nqw-2knPahN-CRspef-2iMTpWN-dP8TT2-dPqFiC-dPk3c6-dPqF9Y-dPqFcN-dPqFfY-2n3UF1q-j5WEJa-7eAp2Z-7eAp36 www.flickr.com/photos/71592768@N08/30451776831/in/photolist-2nFUSKs-2msx2UW-2h8hK7d-2p79Rja-7msFZT-2hhfhse-wCrJSj-2hpwFd2-23bKYn8-2fVAsTZ-2bzjZsc-NoVjk2-dwtRgb-dHv8iL-2kmuWEk-2mc5Ka5-HafeSb-qC7Sri-tcrEa6-cg34pm-7DdpYk-dMjc1v-msXkhL-9Ush9k-qKraVT-qXecDa-FJ5qYt-aEDHU4-CYQ5LM-DFvJTy-2iQs3BQ-2kwaVzV-cw46pG-qhu8ua-26m9wBr-ga68nA-bx2nqw-2knPahN-CRspef-2iMTpWN-dP8TT2-dPqFiC-dPk3c6-dPqF9Y-dPqFcN-dPqFfY-2n3UF1q-j5WEJa-7eAp2Z-7eAp36

The Pocket Rocket ❤. Built late 1950s at Horwich Loco Works, Horwich, Bolton. My home town. I live in Bolton in the area historically known as Pocket.

This can't be 1967 i am afraid, there were no ex GWR tender locos in operation in 1967 on BR. 1966 possibly 1965 just about.

Mesmerizing. I live in NE FL. Love the winter scene you have. Be happy to have 4 wonderful seasons. No steam trains here, some up in the Pennsylvania, ect area. Great photography.

That looked hard work.

Great !! Thanks for uploading. Love the old loop line but didnt know about the Tunstall viaduct..........

I like the climatic announcement, by noise, at the start of each Bradnop clip: it's nearly here, It's almost here, It'll Be Here Any Minute Now, ... Well done! Reminds me of "I think I can, I think i can, at an rate I'll try it.

What can I say just loved every minute. Quiet the adventure!

Yep one could at a pinch jump on as it's passing by.

Imagine how useful this route would be these days. Taking all the traffic off the roads to Alton Towers theme park.

She's surely not supposed to exceed 25mph here and she was a long way from stalling. Feather of steam at the safety valves too.

Storms through at 25mph 😂😂❤

Brilliant capture. It's just a real shame that modern technology isn't yet able to capture the smells of a hard-working locomotive, too. By the way, what's the ruling gradient here?

at 02:05 you can see the Cravens DPU unit passing on the Up Main, this was refered to as "the Bug" by staff at Cockshute

This is from a railtour that took place on the 30th May 1964, R.C.T.S The North Staffordshire Railtour .

The slight irregularity of the sound is maddening! Almost, but not quite clock-like.

A most excellent video.

Greta from Sweden would like to know if "you could retro-fit electric motors to 6046 to keep the noise down and save the planet??"

Hardly “ Storming “ 25 mph tops and struggling to keep that up.

I previously assumed The Green Knight's livery was ficticious! Happy to be proven wrong.😊

More like a light breeze through there !

Fantastic bit of film takes me back to my childhood in the 50s many thanks for posting 👍

I’ve been on this line.

Brings back memories of steam passenger and freight in the Stoke area. Lived there 1955 to 1971. Very little footage of the Biddulph Valley Line was recorded at the time. I remember clearly the Stoke Railway exhibition of 1960 and also winning the BR Railway essay competion in 1967.

Great video! Subscribed,

I love the long lead-in, hearing the loco long before you see it. US Army Transportation Corps S160 Baldwin Locomotive Works 1945. Loud, like American locomotives are intended to be! Great video!