Spot on Steve, a cracking run from the Castle and nice to see something different for a change, cheers 👍
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Thanks Nige , certainly knew she was on the way and like you say something different.
@kjksteam9 ай бұрын
Great video of the Castle at full cry, thanks for sharing.
@lnerrules-iw6ry10 ай бұрын
Excellent footage there Steve of the Earl climbing Shap
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Thanks mate , great to see something different 👍🎥
@SimonBrown8910 ай бұрын
Excellent footage of the 5043 Steve. Great sound climbing Shap. 2 Great locations at Penrith aswell 👍
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Simon , we did the Penrith shots to try and avoid the crowds which worked well 👍
@karlthepotter422810 ай бұрын
Amazing performance without a banker!! Thank you
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Glad you like it Karl , yes it was great to see her unassisted 👍🎥
@bobnweaver10 ай бұрын
Superb video Steve, great to see "The Earl" heading for Carlisle again. Cheers, Jeff.
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Jeff , seems ages since I last saw 5043 on Shap so it was a welcome change 👍
@EMuksteam10 ай бұрын
Excellent video Steve. Nice to see the Earl up north, a change of loco. Kind regards C&A
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it C&A, it was a welcome change from the normal locos we get 👍
@thirdengineer10 ай бұрын
Brilliant coverage of the Castle Steve a welcome change of loco,thanks for sharing. Brian
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Brian, plenty of folks about so we tried to avoid the crowds 👍
@MasterMoyle9 ай бұрын
I was on-board the tour with 5043 and she put on one hell of a good show going up Shap, compared to the gradients they have on the Western region the castle just walked up Shap like it didn't exist and we didn't have a shoebox on wheels at the back unlike those who we're on the WCME with Tangmere. From footage I saw from people who we're onboard the tour hauled by 34067 there we're a number of people who we're so jealous that we we're going up Shap with no diesel on the back. They claim that the days of steam running solo is over forever, 5043 was like hold my drink 7029 i'm going up Shap alone. From on-board I timed the tour from the M6 overbridge just after the yard at Tebay, from there to the Shap Summit sign we managed the climb in 6 minutes 53.69 seconds. Had the 47 on the back not been giving 34067 a shove from the rear that would've been dragging the weight of 14 going up Shap (a dead diesel is roughly the weight of 3 coaches).
@RailwayTavern10 ай бұрын
Nice set of shots there Steve! Cheers 🍻
@GreatBritishRailways110 ай бұрын
Steve, It was good to finally meet up with you yesterday and thanks for helping me out with the tripod straps. It was go to see the shots that I missed of the Castle attacking the summit.. Regards, John
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Thanks John , yes it was great to finally put a face to a name 👍
@modeltrainfan102610 ай бұрын
Brilliant footage was great to travel behind her
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the kind comment and I hope you enjoyed your day out 👍Steve
@MasterMoyle9 ай бұрын
I went on the tour too.
@derekhartas377010 ай бұрын
Great video
@allan591910 ай бұрын
Great sounds from the GWR Castle. Excellent video footage. 👍
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Many thanks Allan , certainly good to hear and see something different 👍
@deauvilledad0710 ай бұрын
Great footage of the copper top on, Shap. 5043 putting in a great effort with 9 on the hook. Great stuff, well done 🤓
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Anthony, certainly knew she was on the way . Regards Steve
@ieuandavies41349 ай бұрын
Very impressive!
@acw7100010 ай бұрын
Good footage Steve, great performance from the Earl
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Thanks Austin, brought out the idiots but like you say it was a great show 🎥👍
@MasterMoyle9 ай бұрын
I was on-board the tour hauled by 5043.
@eaglesfield10210 ай бұрын
Great video Steve, the Castle was definitely the star of the day.
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Totally agree Alistair, certainly knew she was on her way 😂
@Angus_Trains1610 ай бұрын
Beautiful shot Steve thanks
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Thanks Angus, glad you enjoyed the video 👍
@JoshMallard969 ай бұрын
Great video
@michaeltaylor18699 ай бұрын
That's another Genius video Stephen well done keep it up bye for now Philip
@DeafIaint10 ай бұрын
Well done for putting up with the rain ! Great clips.
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Paul , at least the rain was from behind and only lasted a few minutes 👍☔️
@allthingstrainsuk10 ай бұрын
Great footage 👍 was good to see you today
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Cheers Rebecca, always a pleasure to see you and your family 👍
@grahamhall521110 ай бұрын
Excellent videoing steve nice to see the castle spot on at shap 😊
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Graham, a welcome change from what we normally see 🎥
@DavidParkerlocomotive6710 ай бұрын
Hi Steve ,Great video ,going great there.....Dave 🙂👍👍👍🚂
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Thanks Dave , certainly putting in the effort and it was great to see something different 👍
@DavidParkerlocomotive6710 ай бұрын
@@TheStephengthompson Hi Steve , Yes great working luv it,Thanks for reply ....Dave🙂👍👍👍🚂
@stephenbrass180810 ай бұрын
Wonderfull show today for GWR 5043 over shap Steve, shame you got the rain on the return it missed us near bessy Gyll, cheers Steve . 🎥👍🙂
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Cheers Steve , the rain only lasted a few minutes thankfully 👍☔️
@SimonTog10 ай бұрын
Nice video Steve :)
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Thanks Simon 👍
@peterrobin987210 ай бұрын
Oh! What a chuff! That thing's relentless! Just l;ove the GWR stuff. A bit special imo.
@LeslieGilpinRailways10 ай бұрын
Great shots of the Jubil.... sorry Castle heading up Shap! 9 on isnt bad - but two were empty. Sorry being cynical about GW locos. You definitely were braving the elements for the Penrith shots. Fantastic stuff
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Thanks Leslie, certainly great to see something different. Thankfully the rain didn’t last too long ☔️😂
@tattoo108410 ай бұрын
A fine unassisted performance from 5043. great angles at Shap and not seen many shots around Penrith.👍
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Thanks David , decided to get away from the crowds that would be around Strickland and Shap so Penrith was good.
@psynriter10 ай бұрын
Nice video. This came up as a KZbin suggest. Im here in Sydney. I was lucky to be able to have the chance to ride The Flying Scotsman when iy came to Australia in i think 1988. I cant remember where we boarded it tho it went to Maitland, Newcastle... Some 150km north of Sydney and returned back.... Im actually wondering if our overhead electric inter urban fleet that services Sydney is able to run under the wires over there 🤔. Standard guage we have same as over there... Also whilst im random rambling, i dont think we can let rip trains here like you can in Britain. I think 115kmh is limits in Australia.
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the very detailed comment and I’m glad it brought back memories for you. Regards Steve
@edmundbrain45610 ай бұрын
Excellent clips Steve , as another contributor said the Castle being worked just nicely Northbound Shap . At least you ,ve got one unassisted steam tour so far this year . Heavy shovage on the 34067 trip ,but thats fairly normal with that loco is,nt it .
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Thanks Edmund, certainly great to see something different especially running unassisted 👍
@iandocwra116910 ай бұрын
Lovely. The year in the title is '23, but I assume it's '24?
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Thanks Ian , hadn’t noticed that to be honest.
@iandocwra116910 ай бұрын
Lovely sharp sound from the 'Castle'.@@TheStephengthompson
@chrisredding667310 ай бұрын
Just shows what these old engines can still do when given a 'sensible' load. 🙂 p.s. What does 'Reg' weigh when full?
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
Totally agree Chris, not sure what the reg would be to be honest 🤔
@chrisredding667310 ай бұрын
@@TheStephengthompson I guestimate 43 tonnes. 30t for the GUV; 11t for 3000 gallons of water and add a few tons for the tanks. So train weight about 320 plus about 15 tons of people. Go on ... shout "NERD!!" 🙂
@TheStephengthompson10 ай бұрын
@@chrisredding6673Wouldn’t dream of it . Thanks for the very detailed explanation 👍👍
@chrisredding667310 ай бұрын
@@TheStephengthompson 1403 Horsepower at the rail. More than a Class 37 and nearly a 40. Supernerd! 🙂
@peterhewitson266910 ай бұрын
I'm sure they've fitted traction motors under that water carrier😂 gw locos don't usually go like that😮