44871 at full regulator up Old Hill Bank! & 45596 ‘Bahamas’ - ‘The Mancunian’- - 28/09/24 - 4K

[@philipholt9112]

Hi my name is Phil I did 50yrs on the footplate I started in 1961 at Edgeley shed a have fired both these locomotives in my time I finished my time at Longsight in 2011 Regards Phil.

[@stephensmith799]

I wish I could say that!

[@philipholt9112]

@@stephensmith799 yes I had a good time on the footplate Regards Phil 👍

[@barryslater3597]

Similarly had the same experience as yourself Phil, same engines over York- Liverpool area, changed engines several times at Edgeley early sixties.Staying on during the closures was not a desirable option sadly.

[@philipholt9112]

@@barryslater3597 Hi you did your bit so good on you 👍Regards Phil.

[@DavidFennessy-yj7du]

Anyone can say it

[@edenbridgejunction7526]

Someone sounded upset when another spotter arrived... forgetting it's a public place . 😂

[@LiamsLocos]

The person was down the bottom, he’d realised he’d be bowled so ran infront of the other enthusiasts.. I’d be annoyed myself.

[@trainsacrossthenorth]

Beautiful shots mate! Great sound from 44871!

[@LiamsLocos]

@@trainsacrossthenorth thank you mate!

[@cindyvarley7031]

Fantastic footage again liam well done .

[@JakeBSteam]

Great video as always Liam, thanks for your company at Stourbridge and Old Hill. Kind regards, Jake.

[@LiamsLocos]

@@JakeBSteam thanks for the catch up jake! Been a bloody while since we was out together :)

[@GreatBritishRailways1]

Liam, A disappointing start for you at SJ but the day became a whole lot better thereafter. Great coverage and nicely captured. Old Hill looked unusually quiet. Regards, John

[@LiamsLocos]

@@GreatBritishRailways1 thanks John, strange as I thought it would be a lot busier.. better for us of course with less body’s to crop out :)

[@andrewhadley2026]

Excellent Liam - the noise up Old Hill bank more than made up for Stourbridge....good to see you again...

[@LiamsLocos]

@@andrewhadley2026 some performance I must say Andrew! More than happy with our efforts! great catching up again matey 👌🏼 Liam

[@SYKAROST]

Very nice Liam, shame about Stourbridge but Old Hill didn't disappoint. Bahamas looks as supurb as always and I'm loving the yellow stripe Lol. Cheers, Brian.

[@LiamsLocos]

Thank you Brian! Stourbridge was always going to a close call unfortunately.. luck wasn’t on my side, luckily old hill made up for it Liam

[@AndysSteamAdventures]

Great videos mate. Was good to see you at Stourbridge Junction after my 6 hour journey back from Taunton/Wellington and then definitely worth coming back out to Old Hill and having a catch up for the return to hear and see such an amazing sight ❤

[@blackcountrysteamvideos8021]

Not as many at old hill as I thought there would be. Great video though. The thumbnail is just 👌🏻

[@LiamsLocos]

I was expecting more mate to be fair! Good to see you🫡 Living thy dream

[@SimonTog]

Super video Liam :)

[@James_Trains]

Brilliant video mate. The 5 was absolutely brilliant up Old Hill wasn’t it. It was nice to see you today as well mate.

[@LiamsLocos]

@@James_Trains a superb effort mate! Been a pleasure catching up with you again! Liam

[@allangibson4354]

Smashing compilation, Bahamas really played her part. Btw, pardon my ignorance, what was the reason for the yellow diagonal stripe on the cab side? Many thanks for posting.

[@Matty_1843]

I believe it was to denote locos banned from working under the wires south of Crewe.

[@allangibson4354]

@@Matty_1843 Thanks, I never knew that.

[@PaulMarshall-kp8dz]

​@allangibson4354 The ones that had the stripe were locomotives with insufficient clearance due to the wires being lower than normal under some of the bridges. Some smaller locos still could as the gap was greater than the potential to arc.

[@DerekWalsh-l4i]

Several classes had the yellow stripes added from about the beginning of 1964. Duchesses, Jubilees, and Midland 4Fs are three that come to mind.

[@Phillycheesejones]

Wowowooee I just make a stim

[@barrydavies6415]

And the brush 4 assisting

[@Phillycheesejones]

There’s always a diesel peedo that has to comment this.

[@DavidFennessy-yj7du]

What’s the point in being cocooned in an air conditioned vehicle on these trips, hermetically sealed off from the whole thing