Tangmere at Carlisle: First Day of the 2024 Steam Season among the regular trains 27 Jan 24

[@trainsontuesday]

A visit to Carlisle by Tangmere was a great way to start the new steam season. Thank you Les.

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

It certainly was

[@jameseldershaw7194]

Great video Les, Tangmere is looking great!

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

I think so too! Really polished up

[@benstrainsandthings]

Great vid! can't wait to see this at Carlisle on the winter settle and Carlisle express

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks! Should be good

[@BBCollecions]

Great video

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@declanjoyce8640]

Nice one Les...some good vantage points here.....

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks 👍

[@schoolshorts]

What a stunning location St Nicholas bridge must have been for anyone with a long lens (and - yes - they did exist in those days!) before the catenary was installed. Liked the slippy, typical Bulleid, departure which was hidden from those of us on Platform 3 by that wonderfully timed Pendolino's arrival. Perhaps if Platform 1 hadn't been out of action they might have put it in there.

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

It was although I've not seen too many from there taken before 1973. They would have had the advantage of seeing Crown Street goods being shunted maybe but only the steam from the goods lines. The driver did take it slowly so that you still got a view of Tangmere leaving. I think ideally Tangmere would have been in 3 and the Pendo in 1.

[@ModelTrainOutsider]

A couple amazing locations and angles to add today. Hard to read about the delays, though. As always, I get the TPEs and more, but really enjoyed the red/maroon coaches and seeing more UK steam!

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks Anthony.The delays to the steam were convoluted and more worrying the more I hear. Those coaches did look shiny

[@2010ditta]

Steam Season is back!! Nice to see Tangmere back out stretching its legs. Nice one Leslie.

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks Tim. It did put on a decent show. There are some cracking vids around of it on the hills but having been out driving the previous day I was not going to go any distance for Tangmere.

[@edenviews]

Quite an eventful day and a view from a different bridge, too. I heard the steamer as I walked to the football.

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

I like the view from St Nicholas bridge on a nice day but it is a bit exposed and can catch the wind. Thanks for watching

[@johnsvideos2026]

Loving the view from the bridge Les…… Despite questionable commentary!……

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Its a good place looking north. I assume you mean the chap at the start who kept shouting Train Spotter (yes that's what he said!). Fortunately I didn't catch much of language from the football chanters later. Thanks for watching

[@dawdawes]

Nice to talk at Kendal on Sunday, hope you enjoyed my layout Smallville and Wilkston

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

I did! Definitely worth seeing!

[@sydwoods.woodsendjunction9492]

Great video Les some awesome opening shots from the bridge excellent footage Les well done matey Nice to see Tangmere stretching its legs again looked and sounded great. Q 4 U Les whats the latest on the rejection from ORR on the slam door exemption certificate extention for W C R, any idea at all Les , just wondered if you had heard anything . Thanks for sharing take care a t b syd👍

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks 👍 We WCR brought out this Mk2 set but they only have Tangmere thats air braked and available I understand. Pathfinder's next steam will use that blue and white set from Burton on Trent so probably Tangmere again until Tornado is available.

[@sydwoods.woodsendjunction9492]

@@LeslieGilpinRailways thanks for that Les your a star take care 👍

[@Flymochairman1]

Great stuff as ever, Leslie. They do keep the boiler right to top pressure, Tangmere and others. A smashing finish to her though. What was it delayed everything at Lancaster? Must've gotten tedious in production! A great start to the season and here's looking forward for more. Thanks Leslie. Keep Safe, sir. Cheers

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

The Lancaster issue was only for an hour or so but affected northbounds. Tangmere was well polished on its first run this year I suppose. Thanks for watching

[@michaeltaylor1869]

Another lovely video leslie well done great camera work as usual I am really looking forward to seeing your next video I hope you get a nice video next time also when is your next video going to be on KZbin bye for now Philip

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@monsvillerailways5736]

Wow. Getting close and personal with a Battle of Britain class steam engine 👍

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Yes lovely loco

[@foxstrangler]

Hi Les, always a good video. What's the structure on the hilltop at 0:58 please?

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks! Apart from a Telephone mast its woodland! That hill can be seen for quite a distance and once was site of a Roman Signal Station.

[@foxstrangler]

Thank you. @@LeslieGilpinRailways 👍

[@pn112upfast]

Nice video Les 👍

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks!

[@teamtrains]

Amazing stuff at Carlisle why was 34067 going from Carlisle to Crewe

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks. The excursion was from Euston but a 3-hour late departure from Preston due to points failure prevented it going further south than Crewe before the railway shut for the overnight maintenance window..

[@roboftherock]

Since the Cumbrian left Euston some 50 mins late and incurred only another 10 minutes en route, it did well considering that the planned schedule and paths were history and the new schedule was probably being made up 'on the fly'. I didn't realise that TANGMERE was suffering from wheelslip leaving Citadel. I thought it was going slow to let those at the S end of Pl. 3 a chance to see it leave after that Pendo blocked the view. I've just noticed that the unchecked, unnecessary growth on the tracks has gone. A work crew - or was it helped away by Gerrit, Isha and Jocelyn? Finally, just to get my bearings sorted, is St Nicholas Bridge, the one captured above the Freightliner 66 at the end?

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

St Nicholas bridge is the one at the south end before you get to Upperby.It also separately crosses the Goods line and the Newcastle line! I hear that the outbound delay was due to the 86 but whatever issue it had must have been successfully resolved. I think time was caught up after Carnforth by an obliging driver in the 47 giving a bit of a push. There was some slip but at the same time I think the driver did oblige the crowd on P3 by going slowly.

[@ImanRailfans-th4ef]

🎉🎉🎉🎉nice

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks

[@rxcko172]

it was like 1 hour and 50 minutes late so i was like nah im not waiting i did see it last time though

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Very late after Preston due to the points failure

[@WesternSignalman]

01:55 looks like you found a contestant for catchphrase “say what you see”

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

You can't avoid em, and I wasn't going to stop filming! I hate being called a train spotter!

[@WesternSignalman]

@@LeslieGilpinRailwaysfair play to you, I’ve never understood these people but then again he sounded like the type who doesn’t understand much in general 😆

[@cedarcam]

Nice view from the bridge but you do get the odd comments at places like that or cars blowing horns at you. Tangmere will of got a bit of help like they often did back when steam was the norm

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Yea it happens. Tangmere was the hero of that train I think, The 86 by all accounts caused a lot of trouble

[@Abnerbandanovotempoinscrito1mi]

Movimentação de trem bom dia leslie

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

Thanks!

[@rarerufus8864]

Classic Bullied wheelslip on departure, unrecognisable without it, buy why so late everywhere? I presume these steam specials are required to give way to standard passenger services but 198 minutes late and cut short at Crewe!! Anyone know the answer?

[@LeslieGilpinRailways]

No idea why the outbound was late off Euston. The return was delayed at Preston by an extra 150 odd minutes due to a points failure. Thanks for watching

[@TRAlNVlDEOS]

Delayed at euston due to an issue with the class 86 i think