45562 on THE COTTON MILL EXPRESS 29/02/20

[@Linesider1]

I enjoyed this video a few weeks ago, Nige but was away at the time (something of an alien concept now!). A superb video of the tour - the sound and performance climbing Copy Pit makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck, wonderful. Great view from up there, and in the sun too - can't complain! Many thanks, David.

[@nige7577]

Thanks David, much appreciated, an excellent performance by the Jubilee and crew I must say with the weather being very kind also, certainly nice to see a west bound Cotton Mill as they are a rarity nowadays and also one of my favourite routes, would love this to become a regular route again when this crisis is over but we may be in for a long wait, the time will come, in the meantime stay safe, kind regards nige

[@Sowerbylads]

Superb footage, thank you for sharing. Watched it arrive and depart at the Sowerby Bridge waterstop with my youngest son and 3 grandsons. Enthusiasts of the future. Best sounding class of locomotive in my book!

[@nige7577]

Thanks John, much appreciated, always nice for kids to see a real Steam train, cheers nige

[@rjas365]

That's four fantastic captures thoroughly enjoyed, thanks Nige, no mean achievement for one train and a brilliant result. Galatea and crew putting on a truly remarkable performance with some slightly kinder weather than of late. Kind regards, Bob.

[@nige7577]

Thanks Bob, it was a long day with plenty of leg work involved but the results speak for themselves, all credit to the WCRC for the performance of Galberta and the excellent footplate crew, yes with another storm forecast it wasn't looking good but it went our way for a change, I bet the passengers enjoyed it as much as we did, cheers nige

[@schoolshorts]

Galatea/Alberta reminding us just how fiercely taxing so many of the railway routes were in the industrial Pennines in the steam era - modern traction makes it all seem so effortless. Great video.

[@nige7577]

Thanks Tim, and yes got to agree with you there, thanks for watching, cheers nige

[@bobnweaver]

Superb video Nige, what a great sight the Jubilee is climbing those banks. Regards, Jeff.

[@nige7577]

Thanks Jeff, yes we got a treat alright, and an on form Loco with an excellent footplate crew, cheers nige

[@allan5919]

Great sounds from the Jubilee Nige. An excellent video! Cheers - Allan.

[@nige7577]

Thanks Allan, it was a treat to follow this tour, a great performance all round from Galberta and the excellent footplate crew, cheers nige

[@TheStephengthompson]

Brilliant shots Nige , won’t see much better up Miles Platting than that 👍

[@nige7577]

Thanks Steve, excellent days results, we picked the best one to go for without doubt, need more like that, cheers nige

[@Sam-jt1fn]

Stunning footage nige. Miles platting looked heaven. Really wish I went for that instead of shap but oh well. Hopefully another one of these will happen later this year. Great job capturing this👍 sam.

[@nige7577]

Thanks Sam, yes a cracking climb at Miles Platting just what we wanted, a busy day with plenty of leg work involved but well worth it, cheers nige

[@daciatravel.647]

Super video!!!!

[@nige7577]

Thank you Opel Travel, glad you liked it and thanks for watching, stay safe, nige

[@thirdengineer]

Fantastic shots well done Nige at least you saw dry weather it was different when I saw it at Church and Oswaldtwistle Brian third engineer

[@nige7577]

Thanks Brian, yes we were lucky with the weather as Storm Jorge was late arriving unfortunately you got the start of it, cheers nige

[@tattoo1084]

Excellent work nigel, never seen so much exhaust in one film,10/10 at all locations!👍👍👍

[@nige7577]

Thanks David, much appreciated, plenty of leg work involved but weather was a lot better than we were expecting so a good day all round, cheers nige

[@tattoo1084]

@@nige7577 i bet it was a bit of a climb to get those shots, but worth it!

[@nige7577]

Yes the Portsmouth shot was very hard work, done that shot many times years ago but not as fit as I was then, a good 20minute cardiac pumper lol

[@CrossfellRailwayVideos]

Excellent work Nige. You even procured some sun from somewhere.

[@nige7577]

Thanks Alan, yes we were amazed how the weather turned out, definitely not what we were expecting.

[@michaeltaylor1869]

Well done nige also you were right about the winter cumbrian mountain Express Manchester Victoria to carlisle it is 46115 Scots guardsman please reply quickly bye for now Philip

[@nige7577]

Thanks for watching and your comment Philip, cheers 👍

[@SimonTog]

Very nice done Nige, thumbs up :)

[@nige7577]

Thanks Simon, much appreciated, nige

[@paulberry3622]

excellent coverage of 45562 (45699) Nige, does you video camera have longer focal range than Steve's, particularly like the Ripley bank shot. missed this one, went north to Grayrigg for 35018 & 46115.

[@nige7577]

Thanks Paul, not sure what Steve's goes up to, mine is only 12 x optical + up to 23 intelligent zoom, where we went on Ripley bank all the trees have been cleared so makes access a lot better now, we decided to go for this as a west bound over Copy Pit is a bit of a rarity nowadays, cheers nige

[@TheStephengthompson]

Evening Paul, my camera has probably a similar focal range like Nigel’s but I tend to set my camera at fixed point and very rarely zoom back 👍

[@davidcrook4166]

"Nige 757 deserves to have his video clips selling in millions.." (Review of Review of Reviews) "This sort of thing should be included in the Brit Awards" (Vague) " Nige757 showed astonishing astuteness in his choice of angle on Miles Platting; the bit with the units didn't come over as a 'bowl' in the slightest way" (1968 And All That)

[@davidcrook4166]

PS WHERE did I get those newspaper/periodical titles from? There's a clue in the third title; just hope I don't get prosecuted for breach of copyright!!

[@nige7577]

Thanks David, just found this in spam, thanks for watching and your comments, much appreciated, cheers nige

[@ralph5407]

And being on board was even better, a grand day out and as it turned out nothing since.

[@nige7577]

Thanks Ralph, thanks for watching, you certainly got the right day for it, we had a mate on board as well and he said it was something special, takes some beating over Copy Pit so hopefully when things get back to the near normal we can see this line used more like it used to be, regards nige

[@StephenDrysdaleBroughtylad]

Your coverage just gets better each outing. p.s. Please dont go down the route that others seem to be taking of uploading at 50 or 60 fps. Many people will struggle to stream footage at these fps because of low powered computers or slow internet connections and have to watch at 480p to avoid buffering or stuttering. Your material looks just fine at 1080p/25fps on a laptop screen. No need for higher frame rates.

[@nige7577]

Thanks Stephen, that's very kind and much appreciated, no worries there as I've no intention of changing the uploading from what it is, cheers nige

[@Han-wh5ie]

Een lust voor oog en oor.

[@nige7577]

Thanks Han for lovely comment, cheers 👍

[@andrewelliott4436]

Where's Paul Riley?

[@nige7577]

Who’s Paul Riley 🤔

[@andrewelliott4436]

@@nige7577 Paul Riley took the definitive photo of "Alberta" in 1967. At the time, the engine - and "Kolhapur"- always worked the summer Saturday Birmingham/Glasgow over the S&C. You could try putting Paul Riley into Google (I never have) and you might find something. He died falling off the Victoria Bridge on the Severn Valley

[@nige7577]

@@andrewelliott4436 Thanks for that Andrew, will look into that, cheers 👍

[@nige7577]

I googled Paul Riley and came up with some articles and the iconic Alberta shot, very interesting reading but a very sad ending, thanks Andrew, cheers 👍

[@andrewelliott4436]

@@nige7577 It really was The End - nobody foresaw the preservation movement. And the railway was all that Riley had lived for. I remember talking to two fifteen year old shed labourers one night in Hartlepool roundhouse. They both admitted to being frightened of the steam engines - and both would have been redundant within six months.

[@46115al]

When will some so called 'enthusiasts' realise that even with a 'diesel' on the back that in (many cases) it is adding to the weight of the train (approx. equivalent of two extra coaches pus)as it is being dragged rather than 'assist!!!!!!!!!) I am amazed that some people haven't noticed the length of Platforms on many stations still that Steam Trains with their rake of coaches would take up the space or/and looked at some Railway books from the Steam Era to see the length of the trains.

[@TheStephengthompson]

And your point is about this video?

[@peterbuckley265]

NO IT IS NOT 45562 ALBERTA AS THAT LOCO WAS WITHDRAWN CIRCA 50 YEARS AGO AND WASS SCRAPPED \!!!!,