The Beautiful Blue Pullman on the Cumbrian Coast 12th June 2024

[@andyb3090]

I was actually on that train! Great, if long, day and excellent service throughout

[@schoolshorts]

I've never heard anything other than glowing reports of it - wish I could afford to travel on it!

[@davedear929]

Great shots of Blue Pullman.. very nice flying pilot. Thnk you.

[@schoolshorts]

Thank you. All being well, I'll be back there tomorrow. I'm determined to get aerial footage of the token swap at Whitehaven, though whether I'll be able to get close enough to see what's really happening - - we can but try! Best wishes.

[@worcestertrainboy]

Excellent video footage. I was onboard the train that day, a fabulous trip. I spent the entire coastal route looking for the Isle of Man and eventually assumed I must have missed it. I now learn from your insightful commentary that actually it wasn't even visible at all. At least I didn't miss it I suppose!

[@schoolshorts]

Glad you enjoyed the day. I ride the line frequently and it's always disappointing when the island isn't visible. However, it's still a wonderful journey - and all too little known.

[@haroldpearson6025]

I was an engineering apprentice at Saltley Metro Cammell in the 1960s when the first one was built.

[@schoolshorts]

- - and half-a-century later the product continues to give excellent service - you must feel proud!

[@tooleyheadbang4239]

@@schoolshorts Half-a century later the LIVERY continues to give excellent service... ...on an impostor!

[@colinberry6044]

Great footage of the HST on the coast.

[@schoolshorts]

Thank you. It's a wonderful stretch of line for filming.

[@jmshrrsn]

Something of a model railway look at Parton. Wonderful!

[@schoolshorts]

Now wouldn't you just love a train set like that? Well - Les Ross managed it!!!

[@declanjoyce8640]

Yes, great drone footage...well done..

[@schoolshorts]

Thank you - pleased to hear that you enjoyed it. Best wishes.

[@tattoo1084]

Good viewing once again. Stunning scenery along the coast and with the Pullman even better.👍👍

[@schoolshorts]

Thanks David. The combination of the Blue Pullman and the Cumbrian coast - a photographer's dream!

[@alanclifford1337]

Superb video. Brilliant blue 125s are back!

[@schoolshorts]

Thank you - glad you enjoyed it. Best wishes.

[@kevinsylvester770]

Lovely drone footage and great narration , the HST entered service on the WR from 1976 and we visited Swindon Works on a school trip in August 1977 which was our first ever HST ride !

[@schoolshorts]

Thank you. Although I grew up in Darlington, another great railway town, in the 1950s, my school never did anything like that. Lucky you!

[@jimmystransportmarvels8815]

very nice along there on the cumbria Coast line, curving left, and right!

[@schoolshorts]

A slow run but spectacular. I'd strongly recommend it if you haven't already done it.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

Awesome footage. Thank you

[@schoolshorts]

You're welcome. It's a joy to be able to share such a beautiful part of the world.

[@johnchild61]

Great shot I can remember seeing the blue Pullman travelling through Southall from Paddington 1959 at speed what a sight! Along with the D800 warship Diesel’s and the Evening Star brand new just out of Swindon there was a good mix of locomotives to be seen there, I can recall sitting on the foot bridge wondering what was coming down the track? As it was Blue. Great times

[@schoolshorts]

Living in the North East of England at that time, I never saw the original. I'm more than happy to see and film the present "Blue Pullman" - and if I can catch it in such glorious surroundings then so much the better!

[@stevieacko]

Well done with the sprint across the platforms! The views along the coast are superb and the drone did well in that wind 👍🏻

[@schoolshorts]

Carlisle signalmen do this all too often so the regular photographers will usually position themselves so that they can move rapidly to an alternative spot if necessary. The drone is supposed to be able to handle a Force 6 wind so it wasn't particularly pressed on that occasion.

[@stevieacko]

@@schoolshorts Ah, they like to keep you all on your toes! The drone is great and the Pullman really stood out in the sunshine. Hard to beat that.

[@stephenbrass1808]

The pullman looking great on the Cumbrian coast Tim, cheers Steve .

[@schoolshorts]

It's a great train to film - and that's coming from someone who's not a diesel enthusiast. Put it amid such glorious scenery and how can you go wrong?

[@cedarcam]

Lovely video Tim. Out of our scenic coastal routes they often rate Dawlish highly, but for me this is certainly my favourite as well, the low sped limits giving time to take it in even better. Carlisle up to their tricks again even catching the driver out this time, at least you spotted the change in time to get some video of the arrival. The HST really was one of our best trains especially when brand new with the lower seats giving a fantastic panoramic view as you glided along. Nothing we have today comes close to it for comfort.

[@schoolshorts]

The only coastal railway in Britain to rival it is the Morar section of the Mallaig line, with its stunning views of the Small Isles and the Cuillins of Skye. I use the Cumbrian coast line frequently and never tire of it. The IC125s - pity they couldn't have just built an upgraded (tilting perhaps?) version of it.

[@cedarcam]

@@schoolshorts I went on that line years ago when loco hauled trains ran up there The class 37 with a short train of MK1 and a 45 ton tanker on the back, I think carrying diesel for fishing boats. Yes a shame the HST were not upgraded and built in more numbers. The class 91 were designed to tilt but never did. They are good trains but not quite as smooth as the HST.

[@pn112upfast]

Excellent 👍👍👍👍

[@schoolshorts]

Thank you.

[@thebear3178]

Some cracking drone footage 👌

[@schoolshorts]

Thank you. The Cumbrian coast just cries out to be filmed from the air - well, at least when the wind and rain ease off!

[@frglee]

@@schoolshorts I'd guess that battling the blustery coastal weather here sometimes might be very hard work for a drone - with risks of it being lost at sea!

[@katherinetuck4434]

Great footage Tim. Nice to see the Pullman snaking down the coast with Criffel in the background. Hope to see you for Tangmere tomorrow. Again. 😂 Kate x

[@schoolshorts]

I'll be there - if I'm spared!

[@brianwillson9567]

As a little kid i was impressed by the midland pullman at Leicester. So nice to see it 'spiritually resurrected' by a 'preserved' HST set.

[@schoolshorts]

It may not be the real thing - but it's a jolly good substitute! Best wishes.

[@nigelkthomas9501]

Great shot with the drone! Shame the connection was lost. Mine can barely go a mile away before it loses contact.

[@schoolshorts]

I have had over two miles in the past but it needs a totally unobstructed line between aircraft and controller. It doesn't take much to degrade the signal.

[@nigelkthomas9501]

@@schoolshorts Can believe it!

[@peterallam6494]

15 6 24, Occurs to me there was also a Midland Red company that were road Bus services - Red for Road - Blue for Rail.

[@michaelmiller641]

I thought, how are you recording the sound of children shouting at that height in the skies! Then it dawned on me that you were making the commentry at ground level! I use a "dead cat" ( unfortunate name!) mike cover to get rid of that wind noise, it doesnt eliminate it completely, but it certainly reduces it

[@schoolshorts]

The sound is recorded using a conventional camera at ground level. The commentary is added during the editing at home. Unfortunately the camera does not accept an external microphone; I do have a "dead cat" type of cover over the built-in mike, but it's not terribly effective. It's possible to edit out the wind noise but not without losing much of the sound track as well. Compromises all-round, I'm afraid.

[@buffplums]

10:24 I wonder if the ghosts of Trevor Howard and Ceilia Johnson ever make an appearance? X

[@schoolshorts]

Unfortunately I've never been on Carnforth station after dark to find out.

[@buffplums]

@@schoolshorts hehe

[@buffplums]

@@schoolshorts hehe wouldn’t that be just a thing 😂

[@robinnicholson4009]

How does one go on this fine train??

[@schoolshorts]

Look up the Midland Pullman website - they often have seats vacant.

[@martinanderson4721]

What's the route ?

[@schoolshorts]

Cumbrian coast, Barrow-in-Furness, Carnforth, West Coast Main Line, Birmingham, Warwick, Bicester and Gerrard's Cross.

[@frglee]

The Cumbrian Coast Line a lovely route for sure - ideal for a day trip on a nice day. I've used it to get to Barrow-in-Furness from Dumfries a few times, ignoring the National Rail ticketing system insisting I travel the more expensive route via Lancaster involving 2 changes. I buy two day return tickets Dumfries to Carlisle and Carlisle to Barrow involving one change and somewhat cheaper (if taking slightly longer). Nice to see this line utilised for special excursions too, though it would be great to have a few scheduled locomotive hauled services again on the line alongside the DMUs.

[@schoolshorts]

Exactly the same purchasing techniques that I use - great minds think alike!

[@BegudMaximan-zp2tc]

Rides better than the original, but that's about all. Still the legendary name lives on but thats as far as it goes! Nice though.

[@paultravil4984]

Thought the midland blue pullman entered service in 1960 ?

[@schoolshorts]

It did but this is not the original train - none of the actual Blue Pullmans survived This is one of the InterCity 125s dating from the late 1970s and painted to look like the original train.

[@buffplums]

It’s nice that they brought back the Pullman but it’s not like it was … I wonder if the driver still wears a white coat and white cap ? 😂

[@schoolshorts]

I was talking to the relief driver when the Pullman arrived in Carlisle and - yes - he was wearing a very smart Pullman outfit.

[@buffplums]

2:56 that’s an ugly looking Loco… wonder where that is made?

[@schoolshorts]

The class 70 - so ugly that only its mother could love it - manufactured by General Electric in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. Wouldn't you just know it!!!

[@buffplums]

@@schoolshorts now why doesn’t that surprise me … the yanks haha 😂

[@tooleyheadbang4239]

@@buffplums Importing locomotives INTO Britain? What happened?