Hello, Leslie! For some reason, one word came to my head watching this video this morning... "HEAVY." There's always a lot of freight in the videos, but the locos and the freight just felt full of big and heavy steel and iron. I also liked catching the RAF DMU behind the Avanti early on.
@LeslieGilpinRailways2 ай бұрын
Thanks Anthony. There haven't been many lightweight freights to speak of of late!
@MM-nk1ch2 ай бұрын
From Egypt, all my greetings to you and your family
@LeslieGilpinRailways2 ай бұрын
@@MM-nk1ch thanks
@Barbarapape2 ай бұрын
Another excellent selection from Carlisle and a Class 37 is the icing on the cake. I am not surprised that the light weight pullmans are struggling with the Malaig line. This is where even steam find it tricky to keep traction.
@LeslieGilpinRailways2 ай бұрын
Thanks. I had heard of the Jacobite having trouble earlier in this year's service.
@marshallman76082 ай бұрын
Annoys the hell out of me when people make jokes about "leaves on the line"! As a retired BR driver I know only too well the problems they cause.
@jameseldershaw71942 ай бұрын
A spooktacular mix Les, lovely to see the growler come in and park up!
@LeslieGilpinRailways2 ай бұрын
Indeed!
@Chris-Gallagher-922 ай бұрын
Great video as always! Apologies for dashing off; I was hoping to catch that southbound Pendo but I missed it by a whisker!
@LeslieGilpinRailways2 ай бұрын
Thanks! and no problem
@sydwoods.woodsendjunction94922 ай бұрын
Another awesome video Les , a great selection there matey loved it the tractor looked fantastic wonderful footage of it many thanks , stay safe a t b Syd👍
@LeslieGilpinRailways2 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@rogerredding52692 ай бұрын
Very nice video thanks for sharing this 😀
@LeslieGilpinRailways2 ай бұрын
Thanks for visiting
@ladyconstanceOBE2 ай бұрын
Superb video, with the bonus of only one Avanti train. 😉
@LeslieGilpinRailways2 ай бұрын
You are right. I have to be inspired by Pendolinos
@Johnny167812 ай бұрын
Top one once again Leslie 😁
@LeslieGilpinRailways2 ай бұрын
Thanks
@petersmith44552 ай бұрын
hi there. great video,its a pity the class 77's are not around any more, these new electric locos do not look the part,great to see the cl 37 as i remember them, well done to LS's ltd,
@LeslieGilpinRailways2 ай бұрын
But you would never see a 77 or 76 up here - so happy just to see their names remembered!
@mels18112 ай бұрын
Brilliant video
@LeslieGilpinRailways2 ай бұрын
Thanks
@ian1Miniatur.ModelleisnbahnTV2 ай бұрын
hallo Leslie.nice looking trains ..gr ian
@LeslieGilpinRailways2 ай бұрын
Thank you
@stephendavies69492 ай бұрын
Had to smile at the irony of tanks sporting French data were on their way to Aberdeen WATERLOO. Nice one!
@LeslieGilpinRailways2 ай бұрын
I hadn't thought of that one!
@martinfromwrose2 ай бұрын
Saw the Colas light loco passing through Saltaire
@LeslieGilpinRailways2 ай бұрын
@@martinfromwrose it's great when we can confirm the route. Les
@wrangerrob2 ай бұрын
Two movements onto High Wapping, didn't think the sidings were used much these days. Great
@LeslieGilpinRailways2 ай бұрын
Mostly tampers between duties but LSL and West Coast occasionally store a loco there.
@MM-nk1ch2 ай бұрын
When I drove the S-Class in the past, the engine sound was exactly like the sound of the German Hanschel engine. What is the slight difference
@LeslieGilpinRailways2 ай бұрын
I'm afraid I can't help you there
@anthonywillis52492 ай бұрын
I like to know what the Class 68’s were hauling and why two of them, and how on earth did they get soooo filthy? Especially as other freight trains - even the wagons - look spotless. I rather like the 68’s (I have a model of Astute) and it is a shame they look sooo dirty.
@LeslieGilpinRailways2 ай бұрын
Those are the rail head treatment trains to clean the rails on certain lines of the leaf mulch that causes slipping this time of year. A mixture of water and a sand-based paste is sprayed onto the rails at high pressure, hence bouncing back all over the locos and wagons.
@briancooper5622 ай бұрын
Is it a matter of the wrong machine for the job using a small HST set on the Fort William to Mallaig? Yes it saves loco transfer time and complexity in having to move a loco to the front of the train, but HST is the need for speed and is light weight, an excessive power to weight ratio more so with a light train. A temp. measure would be to always try running with full fuel and water tanks and possibly add weight as temp. water tanks emptied for main line running.
@LeslieGilpinRailways2 ай бұрын
A case of leaf mulch on the rails I suspect. A few months ago someone told me they'd been on the Jacobite and it struggled with a particular gradient and needed a push. The West Highland Pullman HST is the draw for that train, in a similar way to the Midland Pullman. Just providing a weekend experience. The short form Pullman is limited to 110MPH because of the braking capabilities of 2+5 or 2+7 carriages.
@briancooper5622 ай бұрын
@@LeslieGilpinRailways There is a section from Arisaig through Beasdale and down to Loch nan Uamh which is wooded and steep.in both directions and speed limited.
@LeslieGilpinRailways2 ай бұрын
@briancooper562 thanks, I'm unfamiliar with the geometry of the line
@ThomasYoung-j8t2 ай бұрын
Do you know rufly on a weekly bases what percentage of traction going through Carlisle is diesel and what percentage is electric.
@LeslieGilpinRailways2 ай бұрын
That would need a bit of research. I;m not sure which freights are electric hauled through the night.
@MM-nk1ch2 ай бұрын
I want to know the manufacture of the S-Class 66..in which country?
@LeslieGilpinRailways2 ай бұрын
Class 66 locos were built in Canada and the USA by General Motors / EMD for Britain and some are in Europe.
@theo-v7t2 ай бұрын
Halloween was a great day but was the evening better?? 👻 🎃
@LeslieGilpinRailways2 ай бұрын
I must admit to getting home locking the door, closing the curtains and keeping quiet!
@rodgertaylor23872 ай бұрын
Les channel 4 at 8 tonight don't miss 👍
@LeslieGilpinRailways2 ай бұрын
Thanks
@MM-nk1ch2 ай бұрын
Did you know that the design of railways in Egypt since ancient times is an English design ?
@LeslieGilpinRailways2 ай бұрын
Yes. I regret that the several times I've visited Egypt I never got to travel by train.
@MM-nk1ch2 ай бұрын
@@LeslieGilpinRailways You and your family are welcome to my humble apartment anytime.
@leegrant68402 ай бұрын
what no containers ?
@LeslieGilpinRailways2 ай бұрын
@@leegrant6840 you see the Tesco in the distance and briefly passing through platform 1! I was eager to get the 70 passing at the same time. A lot was happening all at once
@leegrant68402 ай бұрын
@@LeslieGilpinRailways yh i did forgot about that. its ok