Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - Steam Gala 2024

[@TheStephengthompson]

Superb work Austin, you captured the essence of the gala very nicely. Great sight and sounds especially from the double headers.

[@acw71000]

Cheers Steve, it was very enjoyable especially as it was fairly quiet at the lineside. Having the gala spread over four days helps in that respect

[@tattoo1084]

Excellent Austin and great locations. All locos sounding great.👍

[@acw71000]

Thanks David, it was an excellent gala

[@GreatBritishRailways1]

Austin, Superb captures and the Great Western locos certainly made their presence felt. Regards, John

[@acw71000]

Thanks John, a very enjoyable gala

[@Linesider1]

Fantastic sequence Austin - the Great Westerns look and sound amazing, and I really enjoyed the shots of the Standard on the goods, and the Coal Tank & 52044 at Mytholmes - they look and sound superb together.

[@acw71000]

Thanks very much David, really enjoyed our two days there especially having not visited for a year or two

[@stephenbrass1808]

wonderfull non stop action of some wonderfully preserved locomotives Austin, been a great show this year and lots folk to see teh GWR locos, nice to see you at the Gala, cheers .

[@acw71000]

Thanks very much Steve, we had a good couple of days. Good to chat with you Friday and hope you enjoyed all the action

[@robmasterman]

A wonderful action packed compilation Austin.

[@acw71000]

Many thanks Bob, it had seemed such a long time since I last went to the KWVR so it was a really enjoyable few days

[@tristanstrains]

Awesome coverage 👍👋🇺🇸

[@acw71000]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it

[@TheWesternExplorer]

Excellent coverage of the Gala, Austin. Great to see the hall and castle double header. Regards, Dave.

[@acw71000]

Thanks very much Dave, yes, the double headers were really good to see

[@YorkshireMalsTrains]

Enjoyed your video a lot, another great gala from K&WVR, its my local heritage line so was there myself on Thurs / Fri, thank's to all the staff for working so hard for us over 4 days...Mal

[@acw71000]

Thanks very much, yes an excellent gala and all involved did a wonderful job

[@nige7577]

Superb footage Austin with a good variety of locos, enjoyed watching, cheers 👍

[@acw71000]

Thanks Nige, always a good gala at the Valley

[@7822welshsteam]

Superb footage, as always. What a gala that was!

[@acw71000]

Thank you, much appreciated. It was a wonderful gala

[@jean-paulmasse1091]

Wonderful video. I have many good memories around this line. All being well, I will go there this summer, never mind the engines that will be running. Kind regards.

[@acw71000]

Many thanks Jean-Paul. I've always loved this line, it was the first preserved railway I visited, way back in 1969, the year after mainline steam had finished.

[@jean-paulmasse1091]

@@acw71000 My first visit on the KWVR took place on April 25th, 1970 ! 45212 was on duty. I am a member since that date !

[@SimonTog]

Super video Austin and very nice sound :)

[@acw71000]

Many thanks Simon, it was an excellent gala

[@JamesandPeter]

Excellent footage Austin, certainly lots of verity on offer. Pendennis Castle is something great as shown in your video plus the locations used. My favourite being at 7:50. Regards James. P.S what are you doing on either 18/19th May? My model railway of Rhiw Goch will be at Minffordd Station both days.

[@acw71000]

Many thanks James, great to see Pendennis but she seemed to be leaking steam quite a bit. Nothing planned for those dates in May so will try to get there

[@JakeBSteam]

Great video as always Austin, King regards, Jake.

[@acw71000]

Cheers Jake, much appreciated

[@JakeBSteam]

@@acw71000 Your welcome. 🙂

[@lnerrules-iw6ry]

Excellent footage there Austin, Especially of the Hall and Castle

[@acw71000]

Thanks Andrew, they were the two stars, the Castle gas a few steam leaks that need to be sorted though

[@keithalexander3386]

Absolutely wonderful video. I really enjoyed the low-level shots. I am always pleased to see the coal tank and the ironclad at work. That start from Keighley never fails to come up with the goods!

[@acw71000]

Thank you very much Keith. a very enjoyable couple of days filming with excellent performances from locos and crews

[@Lanes-Explorer5733]

Oh brilliant Austin. Magnificent

[@acw71000]

Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it

[@bobnweaver]

Superb video, very enjoyable viewing.

[@acw71000]

Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed the video, it was great to be there

[@daicymru5527]

A wonderful video of an amazing gala. We went to it on Friday. What camera did you use as the video is first class in presentation. David

[@acw71000]

Thanks very much David for your kind comments. The camera is a Sony AX700

[@BufferBoi]

What a good sight to see a hall and a castle double heading

[@acw71000]

It was great to see, very enjoyable. Thanks for watching

[@EMuksteam]

Excellent video Austin. Fantastic gala. Superb locations. Lovely sounds . Nice to see the double headers. Enjoyable watching. Best wishes C&A

[@acw71000]

Thanks very much, it was a great couple of days

[@badgerlandcouk]

I know that the preserved rail industry has some challenges ahead of it - availability of coal, the maintenance of locos to run on all the lines and, of course, the needs for safer doorways on mainline passenger stock. Hopefully, the passenger stock issue won't be a killer blow to the sector. Anyway, you have great video here. Excellent audio and video footage of the impressive trains making the steep ascents up the valley with a great deal of coal, steam and, at times, a decent bit of speed. Looked like everyone has a great day, wish I could have been there.

[@acw71000]

It's true that there are many challenges ahead but remain hopeful as challenges have been faced in the past and have been overcome. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for your kind comments

[@louiswall2984]

I'm home sick for steam l am living in the Philippines well done on the display

[@mattywho8485]

I can smell this video !

[@acw71000]

Think I've still got those smells in the nostrils! Thanks for watching

[@elijahglasser1421]

Wonderful trains

[@acw71000]

They are, thank you for watching

[@elijahglasser1421]

@@acw71000 your welcome

[@yorkshirerailwayspotter9848]

Aww I was there too gutted I didn't you there mate

[@acw71000]

Thanks very much, maybe another time

[@yorkshirerailwayspotter9848]

@acw71000 yeah brilliant footage as well

[@peterberry5442]

I see the Castle has the usual 'Didcot disease'......leaking inside cylinder! Just the same as 2999.::send them to Tyseley and get it sorted.

[@acw71000]

Yes, very disappointing and as you say exactly the same as 2999

[@ЛЬВИНИ]

Nice video. Like me!

[@acw71000]

Thank you