44871 - Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express - 17.2.24

[@doctordave12]

Its always a sight to behold when a Black 5 comes by! Great video.

[@acw71000]

You're so right, not a lot to beat a Black Five. Thanks for watching

[@steamskynoise]

Great work as always!

[@acw71000]

Thank you, much appreciated

[@stephenbrass1808]

Very good locations and great to see a B5 today, and lucky with the weather just dried up at shap after rain and just missed the start of that heavy rain after stockber, nice to see you today, cheers .

[@acw71000]

Cheers Steve, dreadful weather all the way home so very fortunate to just escape it at Stockber

[@EMuksteam]

Excellent video Austin. Lovely selection of locations. What a perfect display by the Black 5. Absolutely stunning. Best wishes C&A

[@acw71000]

Thank you, it was a great performance from 44871. Really lucky on Shap as it was foggy when I arrived and really didn't look as though it would clear

[@GreatBritishRailways1]

Austin, Superbly captured and a sigh of relief, I bet, at Stockber. Regards, John

[@acw71000]

Thanks John, yes a huge sigh of relief! One of the dangers of the steam not stopping at Appleby and running early

[@robmasterman]

Great camera work as always Austin, we are going up to Carlisle on the Settle & Carlisle Winder express next Saturday, so really looking forward to that. 44871 was giving it's all on this run..

[@acw71000]

Thanks Bob, hope you enjoy your trip next week

[@nige7577]

Spot on Austin, a superb performance from the 5 and a cracking sound at both locations also the weather played fair at the right time, cheers 👍

[@acw71000]

Thanks Nige, never thought that fog would lift at Shap Wells so very fortunate there and later at Stockber. A good day with plenty of noise from 44871

[@TheWesternExplorer]

Two excellent shots of the ‘5’ in action Austin. Regards, Dave.

[@acw71000]

Thanks very much Dave

[@RailwayTavern]

Nice shots buddy 🍻

[@acw71000]

Cheers, thanks for watching

[@HenrysAdventures]

Brilliant video! I saw her at Preston.

[@acw71000]

Thanks very much

[@bodorganboys]

Nice pair of shots.

[@acw71000]

Thanks Idris, plenty of noise from the Five despite the assistance

[@SimonTog]

Great video Austin :)

[@acw71000]

Thank you, much appreciated

[@TheStephengthompson]

Superb performance from 44871 Austin , certainly doing the lions share of the work on Shap with a lovely noise from the chimney 👍

[@acw71000]

Thanks Steve, it was a great sound today, we were lucky that fog cleared anyway

[@tattoo1084]

Nicely done Austin, a great performance today. Caught her at Lowgill and then Dent before the heaven's opened.👍👍

[@acw71000]

Thanks David, goo sound I thought from 44871 despite the assistance

[@lnerrules-iw6ry]

Superb footage there Austin, The Five sounds superb, really like the loco smokebox number plate in Scottish blue. And makes a change of motive power on the CME

[@acw71000]

Thanks Andrew, at least you can rely on a Black Five to make some noise even with the assistance

[@lnerrules-iw6ry]

@@acw71000 Oh definitely Austin

[@callumthornelow2936]

Excellent footage Austin. Despite the WCRC CDL exemption revoke, everything seems to be running as normal. How long will it last though?

[@acw71000]

Thanks Callum, sadly this is the norm for a while, plenty of assistance for the few air braked locos that run for West Coast trips

[@mikewylie1861]

Its getting a lot of help.

[@acw71000]

True, but at least with a Five we get a bit of noise. Sadly this is the current norm until the CDL issue is resolved and we see Mark 1's again

[@nrao8977]

Excellent. However, remember that all this was possible only because the English were colonials. Their wealth came from their colonies.

[@acw71000]

Thanks for your comments.