7029 Clun Castle on the Shakespeare Express | 27/8/23

[@GreatBritishRailways1]

Dan, A great day's effort and commitment. Regards, John

[@crunchynutsteamfilms5043]

Thank you very much John, I'm really glad you enjoyed it! Regards, Dan

[@SuttonTransportHub]

Great video! It’s a nice little charter the Shakespeare Express, fairly cheap to ride aswell.

[@crunchynutsteamfilms5043]

Thank you very much! Yes it's a lovely charter, and very inexpensive given what you get. Regards, Dan

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

2:39 bearley station is the one that’s definitely unstaffed which means not all trains ever stop here but sometimes they do

[@crunchynutsteamfilms5043]

Both Bearley and Claverdon are unstaffed with no trains on Sundays, although the station featured is Claverdon. Regards, Dan

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

@@crunchynutsteamfilms5043yeah I know

[@kellyashfordtrains2642]

Clun Castle is doing a great substitute job with the Shakespeare Express. I have the Shakespeare Express train set in Bachmann model form, complete with Rood Ashton Hall and her Shakespeare Express headboard.

[@crunchynutsteamfilms5043]

She is indeed! Am glad to hear you have the full set, I have a part of the set; 4965 herself but with none of the coaches or headboard. Regards, Dan

[@SYKAROST]

Well Dan, you may not have started out with a plan but you still managed some good footage. I was aurprised to see you got to Moor St knowing that was not considered earlier. Nice to catch up mate, take care. regards, Brian.

[@crunchynutsteamfilms5043]

Thank you very much Brian! I'm glad you enjoyed it and yes it was great to catch up as always mate. The Birmingham lot was included in the end because my train home was cancelled from Acocks Green so I thought best not to waste the extra hour I had lol. Regards, Dan

[@FeckHallBahn]

Lovely stuff. Going like the clappers at Claverdon - sounding awesome. Naughty crew on the run round at Moor St though - white light on the rear bufferbeam?? Tsk tsk. 😅

[@SYKAROST]

It's no longer the 'offence' it once was because A, No one sees them and B, it's now an H&S issue on main running lines.

[@crunchynutsteamfilms5043]

Thank you very much! Certainly moving more than I expected at Claverdon which was great. And although the tail lamp issue is theoretically indeed a bit naughty, what @SYKAROST says is bang on lol. Regards, Dan

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Won’t be long now until next month I’ll be off to attend the Fridays Severn valley railway autumn gala steam event which is on the 15th of September

[@crunchynutsteamfilms5043]

That sounds great Scott, hopefully I'll be able to go myself. Regards, Dan

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

@@crunchynutsteamfilms5043yeah I hope so Dan because mayflower Omaha and Vulcan are newcomers to the Severn valley railway

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

2:13 looks like clun is held up slightly

[@crunchynutsteamfilms5043]

They were holding her back through Small Heath a little, unsure why as they had greens. Regards, Dan

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

@@crunchynutsteamfilms5043it’s probably due to the dmu slightly ahead of it

[@robertbate5790]

Great set of shots. The railway looks more like a jungle every year, lol. Shame as it spoils what used to be great long shots.

[@crunchynutsteamfilms5043]

Thank you very much! And yes, many locations are becoming inaccessible due to rampant foliage. They cut back some bits at the island platform stations on the Chiltern Mainline recently but little progress otherwise. It just means I have to get better at finding spots that haven't been taken over lol! Regards, Dan