5043 and 34067 - Shap Wells - 16.3.24

[@GreatBritishRailways1]

Austin, Superb video definition and camerawork. The Earl certainly won the Battle of Shap as Tangmere was resorting to a huge shove from the rear. Regards, John

[@acw71000]

Thanks John, very much 'after the main event' seeing Tangmere

[@DavidParkerlocomotive67]

Hi Austin , Great video's.....Dave.....🙂👍👍👍👍🚂🚃

[@acw71000]

Thanks very much

[@DavidParkerlocomotive67]

Hi Austin , You rWelcome Thanks for reply , Great filming ....Dave 😄👍👍👍👍🚂🚂@@acw71000

[@nige7577]

Cracking shots Austin, great to see the Castle returning to Shap and sounding great then a disappointing performance with the 47 giving it all behind Tangmere, cheers 👍

[@acw71000]

Cheers Nige, great to see the Castle, pity we don't see more of either of them up north

[@JamesandPeter]

Excellent video Austin, love the long shots you get at Shap, 5043 seemed to put in a great performance. Which is also a rare visit to these parts. Regards James

[@acw71000]

Thanks James. I've done the Shap Wells shot so many times but it's such a great view especially if a loco is working as well as the Earl

[@badgerlandcouk]

Love these long shots of the trains as they ascend Shap - great video from the best location...

[@acw71000]

Thanks for your kind comments

[@EMuksteam]

Excellent video Austin. Great to capture 2 steam tours close together. Brilliant panning. Hope everything is OK with you. Best wishes C&A

[@acw71000]

Thanks very much

[@SimonTog]

Great video Austin :)

[@acw71000]

Thanks Simon

[@JoshMallard96]

Excellent video

[@acw71000]

Many thanks Josh

[@TheWesternExplorer]

Excellent footage of the two climbs of Shap Austin, particularly 5043 which did it unaided. Regards, Dave.

[@acw71000]

Many thanks Dave

[@lnerrules-iw6ry]

Excellent footage there Austin off the Spam Can and Castle over Shap.

[@acw71000]

Thanks Andrew

[@lnerrules-iw6ry]

@@acw71000 I was at the Lancs yesterday, getting Gresley, Britannia and Leander. It's was a good day filming, sunshine in the morning, dull in the afternoon

[@stephenbrass1808]

Great show from 5043 unassisted Austin on at Shap, very popular attraction, cheers .

[@acw71000]

Thanks Steve, certainly brought the crowds out!

[@callumthornelow2936]

Excellent footage Austin. 👍 "Unassisted mainline steam is dead, it won't happen any more" Earl of Mount Edgcumbe "Hold my water"

[@acw71000]

Thanks Callum, quite a contrast between the two trains!

[@tattoo1084]

Great Austin and smooth panning. Good to see the Earl.👍👍

[@acw71000]

Thanks David

[@AndreiTupolev]

Only load 9? Tyaah. Notice the TK Maxx lorry stopped to watch

[@acw71000]

Just 7 passenger carrying coaches and I understand tickets were available on the day for what VT call 'Tourist Class'. You'd think it would have been more popular

[@RailwayTavern]

Nice job buddy

[@acw71000]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@TheStephengthompson]

Great job Austin, what a sight and sound from 5043 👍Tangmere sounds a bit off beat to me but I could be wrong.

[@acw71000]

Thanks Steve, I agree about Tangmere, doesn't sound quite right

[@6109river]

Must have had luck, reasonable weather, quite a few onlookers John

[@acw71000]

A lot more out than usual John, a Castle is a rarity on Shap

[@MasterMoyle]

I was onboard the tour hauled by the castle and she certainly put on an amazing show that day. From realtime trains timings 34067 arrived in Carlisle just 4 minutes after 5043 had arrived. Incase your wondering why the tour was running so late it was because a passenger had to be taken off in Preston as they had just had a heart attack so we needed to wait for an ambulance to arrive, apparently the air ambulance was involved. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYnMk4Kkedt4g9Esi=WCfzoBh-GTfqMl74

[@acw71000]

Thanks, yes the gallery was aware of the incident at Preston as there were posts on a couple of railway forums

[@robmasterman]

Two wonderful performances Austin, the Castle being the better performance, as it was hauling its train solo.

[@acw71000]

Thanks Bob, I'd say just the one wonderful performance! A pleasant change to see a loco unassisted on Shap this year