34067 Tangmere Catches Us Unready at Kirkby Stephen Vintage Rally 30 03 24

[@tattoo1084]

A great day out Tim, good to see the vintage vehicles. Got your fame at last! Been to Kirkby Stephens many times and never seen the Stainmore line.👍

[@schoolshorts]

Fame - but no fortune! It was a good day David despite the less than satisfactory ending.

[@thegrowler-blackwoodngauge]

Great video - Western Scottish , Eastern Scottish and the orange Strathclyde buses - that takes me back to the day.😊

[@schoolshorts]

Scotland was well represented today!

[@cedarcam]

A really good event. I remember your video from last year. I remember going on RT's and the new Routemasters were replacing them, I saw a video the other day about learning to drive them. Someone commented, poor training teaching to jerk the steering wheel round, with no power steering it was the only way. Lovely restored coaches on the railway, at least you got a bit of Tangmere passing by and seeing Les saved a long wait.

[@schoolshorts]

@schoolshorts 1 hour ago Driving has become so much easier over the years. My father's generation had to master all sorts of skills such as double-declutching which have become redundant today. It was a good day and Les's kind offer got me home two hours earlier than the train would have done. After four hectic days I'm looking forward to the opportunity to relax. Best wishes.

[@cedarcam]

@@schoolshorts My retired bus driver friend had to learn those skills and said some busses the steering was so hard you had to stand up to turn the wheel. He ended up with a bad knee and operation to get the joint replaced a few years ago, The last busses were fully automatic power steering a big change from when he started. Great you were saved so much time getting home Have a good rest now.

[@stevieacko]

Still a great view of the fells and a disappearing Tangmere! Love the old buses 👍

[@schoolshorts]

Thank you - but how much better if I'd got Tangmere approaching too!

[@stephenbrass1808]

A great day out Tim, great coverage of the Kirkby Stephen Rally with some very nicely preserved motors on show, nice to see you there and i hope that Cold you got from the south is getting better, Yes Rtt showed it not stopping at Appleby and it turned up ten earlier than even Rtt said catching a lot out including me, well thats life cheers Steve . 🤔

[@schoolshorts]

Thanks Steve. I'd only just got the drone off the ground when I heard the train approaching at speed - I don't think I even had time to swear!! But the art of what we do is making the most of whatever we manage to catch. A good day otherwise - and good to meet again. Best wishes.

[@AndreiTupolev]

Kirkby Stephen seems to be doing a roaring trade. Motorcycle showroom as you were coming into town looked interesting too

[@schoolshorts]

This weekend certainly brings in the crowds - I hope the local community finds it profitable.

[@schoolshorts]

I'm afraid my own motorcycling days are long behind me.

[@darleytransportandtravel6353]

As an after though to my previous comment, I have remembered seeing teak coaches like these on the SVR at Kidderminster. Maybe that is where they are from.

[@AndreiTupolev]

9:07Cute doggie 🤗

[@schoolshorts]

- - a big dog man myself - -

[@darleytransportandtravel6353]

Yes, travelling by train used to be such a beautiful and comfortable experience. Standards went down from the introduction of the mk 2 coach and have continued to fall ever since and coach interiors are more like aeroplanes now and look more like a child's fairground ride. Even as late as the 1980s I used to travel Leeds to Carlisle £5 return in a beautiful mk1 steam heated compartment. Who owns the rake of carriages on your video? Do you know when and where they will be on the mainline again? All other mainline specials use open stock.

[@schoolshorts]

The compartment coaches here are on the Stainmore Railway - currently about a quarter of a mile in length. Loose-coupled timber bodied stock would never be permitted on the main line today. A whole set of such stock runs on the Severn Valley Railway - but, obviously, at very restricted speeds. You're right - these carriages were comfortable to travel in but in the event of an accident they didn't offer a lot of protection to the passengers.

[@richardavery3497]

No automatic gearbox, but a preselector type on the RT if memory serves. Select the next gear you want, up or down, using a lever on the left of the steering column and the next time you dipped the clutch in it went.

[@schoolshorts]

Very advanced for its time. I didn't move to London until 1971, by which time the Routemaster had taken over - and the less successful early rear-engined vehicles.

[@michaeltaylor1869]

Another lovely video Tim well done great camera work as usual I am really looking forward to seeing your next video I hope you get a nice video next time also when is your next video going to be on KZbin bye for now Philip

[@schoolshorts]

Thank you Philip.

[@thetrainman4593]

I was at carlisle railway station waiting for you tim Geaney

[@schoolshorts]

I was there - but at 8.40 a.m. You have to be up early to catch me!