Steam Engines Working Very Hard at Shap Summit

[@walterfick157]

Love the clanging of Tangmere at 07:34...🚂

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks Walter, definitely makes a distinctive clang haha!

[@martinsims1273]

​@Linesider1 and you can't have a spam can without some slippage either! :-)

[@mrhearse777]

Brilliant filming . Thanks for all your hard work.

[@Linesider1]

thanks very much for taking the time to comment and your kind words, much appreciated.

[@martinsims1273]

Yes, agreed; I second that!

[@AndrewFosterSheff69]

Beautifu! Triple liked ;-) I used to live near Shap (Towcett), youth is indeed wasted on the young!

[@jacobmoss6830]

Earl of mount edgcumbe causually sauntering over shap with load 10. You love to see it.

[@titup2]

Only 10 on the hook and only 1:75; it's child's play to a Castle.

[@simonal1989]

No effort from Tornado or the Duchess whatsoever. Marvellous

[@kenmcdowell5325]

Duchess and Shap the legend synonymous

[@kenmcdowell5325]

@@simonal1989 just wondering and reminiscing what could a Duchess have done on the east coast mainline done in line in their heyday down sutton Bank?

[@sydshrimp]

Terrific video Highlighted just how good the Scots are!

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks Peter. I fully agree - fantastic machines, and 46115 has given the pacifics a run for their money, if not bettered many performances.

[@nigelmitchell351]

Aren't we lucky in the UK to have had and have such beautiful and varied steam engines to enjoy ?

[@stamrly418]

What’s not to love . Main line locos doing what they were designed for. I love the section at 5.17 with the fireman doing his bit. Each shovel of coal is seen by a short puff of dark smoke that very quickly clears. Classic of what “the book” says. All the locos are working well and hard on the climb. Well done again. Amacf

[@Linesider1]

Thank you very much Alan, much appreciated. So many great performances over the years, and always exciting to see how it's going.

[@nigelcartwright5986]

Excellent video. There's nothing quite like watching steam on the main line. I've done Shap behind the Duchess of Sutherland. Great experience.

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks Nigel, me too - a great loco to travel behind.

[@ianbrown7552]

Mostly shows the locos running through, well done.

[@Linesider1]

Thanks Ian, glad you enjoyed it.

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Excellent steam action at sharp summit

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks Scott, glad you enjoyed it.

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

@@Linesider1 anytime david

[@Havoc5429]

Really enjoyed the video. Great to see steamers working. 😊❤

[@FeckHallBahn]

Superb compilation, thank you.

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks, glad you enjoyed it :)

[@christophernewton9579]

Fantastic compilation thanks

[@rogermclaren186]

Fantastic experience travelling south at speed on the steamers from Shap Summit to Tebay in the 1950s.

[@Linesider1]

That must have been brilliant. Thanks for your comment.

[@12Gsooty]

A fabulous compilation, many thanks for putting it together & sharing. Admittedly watching steam locos lifting trains over "The Fell" is something I will never tire of watching I'm afraid.

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks and much appreciated - like you, I don't think I'll ever get bored of it either.

[@christhompson2126]

Gosh! All those cars... When I was there in the late 1960s towards the end of steam traction, I'd have travelled overnight from Teesside to Manchester (there was a 21.50 and an 02.10 ex-York), and so on to Crewe (a 24/7 railway staff canteen!) and Preston to catch the 06.40hrs to Carnforth - where I'd join the 2-coach 08.30 DMU to Carlisle that called at Tebay and Shap stations. This then meant either walking northwards from Tebay or southwards from Shap. No-one EVER bothered me on my lineside treks - meeting very few other enthusiasts (and of course the M6 motorway was still a planner's dream...) N.B. The only way back home to Eaglescliffe was another DMU to Carlisle from one of these stations Ca. 17.00 and so across to Newcastle to join the "London" sleeping-car train which - incredibly - called at Eaglescliffe, very close to my home.

[@harnettyrailways]

Love the compilation of steam over Shap over the years. Richard

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks Richard, much appreciated. Hopefully there will be plenty to enjoy next year but who knows.

[@LoKe1]

Bloody fantastic footage 👍🏻

[@charlie50015]

Some very good captures there, I’ve always wanted to come here myself. The transition at 1:55 was absolutely perfect!

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks Charlie, luckily the weather and lighting was very constant which helped the transition.

[@CrossfellRailwayVideos]

Terrific, David. What a collection!

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks Alan, much appreciated. Hopefully we will have more to enjoy next year!

[@rjas365]

An inspired compilation theme, David, brilliantly edited and captioned to great effect. Much appreciated documentation, too. All brilliant but my favourites: Galatea @ 03:10, The Great Marquess @ 04:50 and Oliver Cromwell @ 10:00. Kind regards, Bob

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks Bob, very much appreciated. There have been some excellent runs over the years, and the sound and clag certainly made The Great Marquess one to remember! Thanks again, David.

[@riosrivlog]

I like this video my friend do. More pls

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks again, glad you enjoyed it

[@updistant]

Wonderful spectacle and quality of filming. Thank you for posting.

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks Rob, much appreciated, glad you enjoyed it.

[@barryroberts2196]

As always a real pleasure to watch. thank you.

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks Barry, much appreciated.

[@acw71000]

Ten minutes of excellent non stop action David, really enjoyable. I've often wished for a time machine to go back to Shap with modern equipment before the wires went up and the M6 blighted the landscape!

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks Austin, much appreciated. Yes I get that totally - the volume of traffic back then, the bankers, the peace, and a railway full of life and interest.

[@martinsims1273]

​@@Linesider1Tebay should have been kept open as a steam shed & museum/visitor centre. Anyway, thanks for this brilliant video. So much for B.R.'s ban on steam in 1968, I bet I'm not the only one who's so glad it was overturned. Such a stupid decision anyway; millions of £'s worth of (taxpayers money) working, useful, perfectly serviceable loco's scrapped & wasted, with some seeing as little service as 5 years old from new.

[@RailTractionEye]

Brilliant

[@Linesider1]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

[@EMuksteam]

Superb video David. Great action compilation. Really enjoyed . Nice selection selection of locos. Kind regards C&A

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks C&A, much appreciated as ever. We are very lucky to have such a variety of mainline loco's.

[@philosimot]

Marvellous!

[@World.of.Railways]

Nice train in a wonderful landscape, great video, thank you! Best Regards from Germany, Railherbie

[@Linesider1]

Thank you very much Herbie, very much appreciated. Best regards to you from a grey England, David.

[@leeseisenbahnen]

Main line steam at it's best!

[@Linesider1]

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it.

[@ReginaldCarden]

If you want to see and hear express trains exactly like they were in British Railways late 1950's - 1960's time, this is it. Red Mk 2 carriage stock, BR livery locos, unassisted, working 100%, as the expresses did. I lived in St Albans, 20 miles uphill out of St Pancras. Most expresses were around 11 carriages behind Jubilee's, Scots or double-headed just like here, with Black 5 piloting a Jubilee. To put it into context, this was a time of competition between lines to have the fastest services, West Coast, Midland and East Coast. No motorways, so business people could get to various cities, where factories and other industrial facilities were prospering at a world level, at a mile a minute. Manchester, Nottingham, Leicester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, centres of commerce and industry, were all served with direct trains, some if them named. Seeing a class 47 diesel pushing a steam train does not recreate the sound, atmosphere and drama of the real thing.

[@Linesider1]

Many thanks Reginald, your insights are much appreciated and yes, pure steam is a very special thing which sadly we've seen little of this year on the mainline.

[@ludwigsamereier8204]

Thank you for the vid. What a pity the trains plus surroundings are esthetically anihilated by the ugly overhead wiring. On top of this, here in Germany the bulk of high speed lines run between high noise protection walls. What have they done to our trains Ma....

[@Linesider1]

You’re welcome and thanks for your comment. Yes we have lost a lot of the character and beauty but it is remarkable that steam is allowed to run on the modern railway. We have some unattractive fencing too which is sadly on the increase. Thanks again, David.

[@grahamhall5211]

Nice one Steve great to have the crack with you lovely video's Steve nice one 👍 😊

[@Linesider1]

Thanks but this video isn't by Steve, it's by Linesider (David). Glad you enjoyed it.

[@robertwilliams624]

Real Steam, Long rakes of Coaches, SHAP, No Pusher, Easy-peasy. Bring back steam.

[@Linesider1]

Sounds good to me!

[@martinsims1273]

I second that.

[@davidbailey533]

Awesome sight to see all those and shows the power of Brittania Angry Ollie and Tornado off brilliantly also was Tangmere really struggling cos to me that poor loco always seemed to have some form of issue . Would love to see ollie and Brittania double head that would be spectacular

[@Linesider1]

Many thans David, much appreciated. Yes, Tangmere had quite a battle, but in my humble opinion, had too many on (13) for a light pacific. She slipped at Shap Wells and twice at the summit, great enginemanship to get her there. A 70000/70013 would indeed be quite something!

[@martinsims1273]

Spam can's are brilliant loco's, but their slipping while on the run is pretty much a trade mark, at least on the un-rebuilt ones (oil Bath chain drive - who needs a flange oiler? (Lol)).

[@JonDingle]

Great video!

[@Linesider1]

Thank you very much!

[@khankadet]

I give in - I can't make up my mind which sounds best!! Is it the Brits, oh here's the 8F then along comes Lizzie. Maybe they are all great in there own way. Wonderful compilation so thanks for putting it together and sharing it with us David. Take care - Chris

[@Linesider1]

Thank you very much Chris, much appreciated. I know what you mean, and we could probably agree that Tornado doesn't have the loudest bark! Interesting to see the differences when putting it together.

[@martinsims1273]

It's a pity that there's no film (at least, not that I know of) of the epic 1936 test run by Princess Elizabeth over the WCML to gain data in preparation for the (then) proposed "Coronation Scot" streamlined train service. "Lizzie" achieved a start to stop AVERAGE speed from Glasgow to London of just over 70 MPH. :-)

[@christhompson2126]

Some of the soundtrack here is clearly from two-cylindered - rather than three-cylindered - locos...

[@Linesider1]

Each video's soundtrack is 100% authentic, recorded at exactly the same time as the visuals.

[@christhompson2126]

... and the very best place for a recording was Tebay, i.e. to get the "cock-a-doodle-doo" whistles... Banking engines would first be ex-LMS 2-6-4Ts, then later, some of the BR Standard Class '4' 4-6-0s.

[@nattyco]

Why has the colour been changed from red to green on so many LMS engines?