The Best of British Steam Compilation 2013

It's hard to believe that another year has simply rolled by, but in that time it's been a fantastic ride in terms of steam tours. 2013 has seen the return of many a great locomotive, such as the return of 34046 'Braunton' to the mainline, and the return of 45699 'Galatea' to steam altogether!
So here I give you my collection of some of the finest examples of steam to grace the British Rail network, seen in locations that vary from the peaceful preserved lines of Devon and Cornwall, to the snow covered slopes of the Cumbrian Lake District, to the sunny seaside resorts of the Teignmouth Sea Wall.
This video features all kinds of steam engines from all of the great operators of yesteryear, including 5029 'Nunney Castle', 34067 'Tangmere', 7827 'Lydham Manor', 70000 'Britannia' and her sister 70013 'Oliver Cromwell', 60009 'Union of South Africa', 35028 'Clan Line', 46115 'Scots Guardsman', 61994 'The Great Marquess' and many many more!
In the next 45 minutes there's going to be steam, smoke, whistles, wheel-slips, breakneck speed, hissing safety valves, raw power and pollution, snarling pistons, flying driving rods and general fun for the whole family!
So, let's get cracking!
Enjoy!

[@LilAutobot]

I grew up on Thomas and Friends so I've been obsessed with steam locomotives my whole life. They're just so magical to me.

[@thomasfan5298]

Same here

[@Un_Altra_Persona]

Sadly thomas is being rebooted into a baby's show

[@LilAutobot]

@@Un_Altra_Persona yeah, its an absolute shame

[@Un_Altra_Persona]

@@LilAutobot well, I guess we can always remember the real thomas through the railway series and not bwba BTW I was born on the 15th of June, same day as Awdry was

[@generalsquirrel9548]

Same bro

[@diamond2770]

My 21 month old daughter has developed an obsession with choo choo trains and asks to watch this video all the time. It also cheers her up if she's feeling ill/sad so thank you very much for making it.

[@WillG42]

My 18 month old is doing the same right now...she shouts "Choo" at the TV until I put this video 😂

[@diamond2770]

@@WillG42 We found out around that time, the Flying Scotsman would be travelling through our local station. The station staff were kind enough to let us go up on to the platform to see it. It's a beautiful steam train.

[@rosiestewart3841]

What a wonderful compilation. My two year old grand daughter loves the choochoo trains as does her Granny. We never stop watching. Thankyou.

[@WilHenDavis]

Many thanks for this splendid piece of history! I moved from Blighty to here (USA) in 1983, but I was born in Barnstaple in 1950 and spent my first 18 years living in Braunton. I saw 34046 at Barry in the late '70s early '80s but to see her in full flight at the start of your video brought tears to these old eyes! Thank you from the bottom of this wicked old heart! …you've made this old man very happy! :) :) :)

[@Samxd90]

Happy to see old people waving so happily of their childhood machines

[@1ralton127]

Thanks. This is very nice. It's great to sit back and observe the different engines with their different colours and the different sounds they make. And how they react to different situations. It's as though sometimes they seem like living beings. I love it. x

[@balamuruganramakrishna9481]

When steam engine came to India it united India in a big way because people started travelling to faraway places to get jobs or for education.My first journey to Bombay from Kochi was by steam engine driven train.Those were the golden period of railway journey though bit smoky.Now they are just nostalgia and memories.Happy to see that steam engines are still running in Britain.

[@callumw1597]

Such a shame india decided to throw it back into the brits faces..

[@BornotB-xi6kg]

Steam trains are absolute BEASTS who agrees with me?

[@TheOli123440]

Obsolete, but so much more of a spectacle that's for sure. Its the underdogs who seem to capture people's hearts the most :)

[@BornotB-xi6kg]

***** I can agree with you there they do capture the heart indeed..

[@asbood112]

Wouldn't necessarily describe them as beasts. I prefer to call them the most beautiful thing ever invented by man as they seem to have an elegance that diesel and electric locomotives don't have. Each has their own character and everyone should see at least one in person during their life or they have not lived.

[@BlanCamCZ]

Asbood112: I agree. I think that an encounter with a steam locomotive is a paramount aesthetic experience. It changed my life :) Until about three years ago I had no idea there were steam locomotives still in operation in the Czech republic and when I finally saw one, it was so strong experience that I found my creativity again. They are so inspiring! (Only yesterday I was out to make a few shots of my favourite steam locomotive, the video is available on my channel :))

[@MS46532]

masterpiece that what they are

[@rstar3457]

I'm 17 and from England but unlike a lot of my fellow teenagers I'm quite proud of our railway system and while I'm not a train spotter I love travelling on the railways and just ya know looking at em work sometimes :)

[@WillG42]

Probably not tour intended audience, but my 18 month old daughter LOVES this video...great work!

[@petrchval5662]

Thanks for this great compilation. This is one of few things that can keep my kid´s attention for longer than 30 minutes. And it is not boring for me too!

[@ayanraza2932]

Petr Chval 6tg7

[@GrrMeister]

*My latest Grandson agrees now aged 2½ years old 100%, however I am afeared twill not be long before he starts up on iPads & Smartphones etc and discovers another brand new World Out there*

[@djal3x468]

Petr Chval why boring

[@sakcad]

Boy, that was excellent! Sure beats what available on TV!

[@stevepashley795]

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. That's the only word I can say about this video. I live in Australia and as a youngster, remember travelling behind these beautiful engines. Well done for putting this compilation together. Thank you

[@DJEylisium]

Great British steam! Can't beat it :)

[@DenisaZachar]

My 4 year old son is autistic and loves trains. He watches this every day.

[@rogermew5578]

+Denisa Zachar I think that most of us that are in love with steam trains are a bit autistic. I watch them tout les jour also.

[@patriciaoreilly8907]

Great 👍 👌 & thanks to all who keep these engines going around the country for us to enjoy 😉

[@paulcrowshaw4232]

well done ! I liked in some of the shots where the kids were yelling----It's a steam train!!

[@cindymanning9849]

07:47 - 08:10 and 23:14 - 23:56 and 24:35 - 24:54 Looks like Arthur Rackham did the set-design for these magical corners of the UK. Honestly, this is what I want to experience when I finally make it across the pond.

[@abaha9898]

Steam may be slower but it gets you to your destination and more importantly enjoyably so

[@colonelkenson8619]

Not so slow , they can top 100 miles an hour on the express runs.

[@maqsoodulhassan]

How someone can describe about her beloved or love. Steam engine is my favourite love from my childhood. I love you.

[@whitecliff72]

wow,what a great production.I could almost smell the smoke and steam. Took me right back to my childhood,very enjoyable,thank you RM

[@kaylamb2241]

Clifford White t

[@harveyjohnson2354]

Your so sweet I will be interested to see you

[@harveyjohnson2354]

Clifford White I agree thank you RM

[@thomaspreudhomme9443]

Also the lubricant smell

[@RoseSharon7777]

I've never ridden on a train and I'm 60 years old!! Unbelievable!

[@zanelindsay1267]

That's an interesting variety of steam action, a really good show, Thanks very much!

[@orvilleclift]

Love the trains, all of them, and the beautiful country. Good job.

[@sanjanewmoonlife]

Wonderful marvelous beautiful ❤️💗❤️💕❤️

[@09JDCTrainMan]

I love all locomotives, but steam takes me back even more. Love live steam! :D

[@f3rrul]

Same here X)

[@maimadha]

British Steam is amazing

[@amelierenoncule]

As youngsters in Ireland, we always loved it when they passed by at a leisurely rate, as it provided us a great chance to bounce a few ripe tomatoes off some of the pork-pie-faced blokes who stuck their mugs out the window/door openings. Blimey, what fun!

[@callumw1597]

Lol this is Britain, no one wanted a terrorists opinion

[@Timrathmore]

With all The steam locomotives that they have; they could put them back into service. They seam so well preserved.

[@andrewdurant5452]

Great,I enjoy all train's even the soulless modern one's, my dad loved this one.

[@PeterTrainIntu]

I've loved steam locos since I was 3 and I will alway love them

[@Shadow_x12]

Great video.

[@bluecomet390]

Brilliant video. Particularly like the sequence at 5:45. Bloody engine looks like it's coming through the car park!

[@gillolito7403]

bluecomet390 p

[@philsteele3134]

Just soooooo good, Loved it and thanks for posting

[@jakeanthonyjames]

30:30 Tornado I had the privilege of working on her at the Nene valley Railway where I volunteer during the steam gala

[@mathmetool]

My little boy LOVES this!!!

[@kennethoconnor4700]

Ahhh... British Steam locomotives. So much better than American steam (in my view) and I'm an American! However, being a model railroader and a fan of British steam is expensive. It's not easy to get those cool models here in the states! Great videos like these offer me some visual satisfaction though! : )

[@TheSorub]

+Kenneth O'Connor hi Kenneth go on ebay plenty of used British model gear on there only problem is your electrical systems in the states you may need adapterswww.ebay.co.uk/sch/Trains-Railway-Models-/479/i.html?_jsoff=1

[@bilelotsn8116]

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[@sam8alex12]

Excellent conbination of shots, well worth watching, its a yes from me

[@rorymacve]

Thank you very much! :D

[@KrackaShorts]

Ruairidh MacVeigh kpp

[@paulrodwell6352]

Ruairidh MacVeigh ghjjjkik Llllppl

[@olitokolito1298]

paul rodwell

[@djallilabdesselam2969]

ТHIS ТОООL FОR FRЕЕЕ SТTТЕАМ МОNЕY IS ТHE BЕSТ ОN ТHЕ ЕNТIRЕ WЕBSТООООRЕ!!!>> Тhе Bеееst оf British Stееeam Cоmpilatiоn 2013

[@colinlacey9993]

A kid at school always wanted to be run over by a steam train, when it happened he was dead chuffed.

[@rorymacve]

Badum tish

[@matthewthecoffeeguy]

70013 the classic Flying Scotsman! I can recognise that whistle from a mile away!

[@asbood112]

Though classic Flying Scotsman was the lighter green LNER No. 4472 loco? That's the Flying Scotsman I grew up with.

[@chrisowen8664]

Thanks for such a good video

[@jamespurcell5740]

What a great production. Recommended. It’s a yes from me. :)

[@bugalugs661]

Great combination of shots..as usual..

[@jollyjohnthepirate3168]

Beautiful trains. I once got to speak to the crew of Union Pacific's Big Boy. She's a humongous 4=8=8=4 designed for huge loads and straight rails. He said they always bring a d.e. locomotive in their consist. They can't always get the non chlorinated water they need. (Clorine does terrible things to the boiler when it's under pressure.) So they can just coast and let the diesel do the work. Just keeping enough steam pressure to blow the monsters whistle. Besides She's over 80 years old and outside her base there's just not enough people who know how to operate a steam engine.

[@christiansouthworth9294]

I'm jealous of Europe. Steam was fairly well preserved over there and at least one of most classes at the end of steam survived. Meanwhile here in America not a single New York Central Hudson survives which is an absolute travesty.

[@JohnSmith-pd1fz]

This is not "Europe"! This is England. U.K. The original home of steam locomotion!

[@christiansouthworth9294]

Technically England is part of Europe.

[@JohnSmith-pd1fz]

Christian Southworth And you know what you can technically do with that!

[@ArchiesOrchids]

England is part of europe, im here now!

[@JohnSmith-pd1fz]

Ksp Player Well good! So far as a good many English People are concerned England is NOT part of Europe, and never will be.

[@michael6692]

first time i a steam lo co went passed me i was amazed how quiet it was

[@michael6692]

yep first one passed me .was so quiet

[@transportvlogs2841]

Amazing old Steam Trains! My God, they still working!

[@gerardgillet5280]

Magnifique vidéo ! En France, les circulation en traction vapeur sont trop rares pourtant il y a de nombreuses machines sauvegardées par des amateurs fans de vapeur !

[@lewismartin6949]

You best start going out to see one because they are amazing

[@ChrisM7766]

this is brilliant!

[@lalithabai6849]

My grand son like very much always he want to watch steam train

[@BorisLu]

Nice video!

[@alaindengis5213]

Des trains extraordinaires ! Les voitures tout comme les locomotives ont un look de très grande classe ! Supérieur au continent ! C'est un chemin de fer très romantique ! Félicitations à tous ceux qui conservent ces trains supers !

[@rogermew5578]

+Alain Dengis Cest actuallement beaucoup en Angleterre, J'habite proche Derval et je visit beaucoup de la eg Severn Valley, East Somerset, West Somerset, North Norfolk, Bluebell line, to name a few

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

+Roger Mew It would be better if all these polluting old locos were cut up, broken apart, and melted down for scrap. Je dis, mettez les en morceaux mainetenant !!!

[@alaindengis5213]

heelfan1234, j'aime surtout les voitures voyageurs qu'il y a derrière les locomotives. Qu'il y ait une locomotive vapeur, diesel ou électrique, je regarde surtout les voitures du train ! Je respecte votre choix, chacun a le droit de penser ce qu'il veut ! De mon côté, j'aime les trois types de traction !

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

Alain Dengis Bravo mon vieux :)

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

+Alain Dengis J'aime les locomotives électriques, car ils ne polluent pas. Les locomotives vapeurs devent mettre en rebut!!

[@falconoilcompany]

great footage, ten out of ten

[@paulashwfrt5298]

I love your video

[@abaha9898]

Nice, now all you need is a group of parents with silver cross prams, this is what my children had

[@yorkshirefazer]

nice vid. would be good if you could add the names of the locomotives where known though please :)

[@DralionROBLOX]

i thank Agatha Christie for introducing me to the beauty of British steam trains.

[@videoandfilm]

Super collection of material so well done for that. Having said that it would be great to have more details - engine number, where taken etc - either onscreen or as a text - a shot-list with timings? - with the posting if that were possible? Appreciate that it adds considerably to the task but if available would add greatly greatly to the viewing experience and make a great set of clips even more memorable!

[@kelsadilla367]

Duck has a big dome!

[@flyinghedgehog3833]

Watched the Railway Children being filmed 60's...trains still operation Keighley to Haworth. 2022 ! #37:50

[@michaelbeattie5167]

Brilliant - all of it! Saved the best for last! Pound for pound did anything beat a Castle?

[@BigAidsIII]

Big call, but a superb class of engine. I can't get the romance of Bulleid Pacific out of my mind, but Castles and Halls have a special place!

[@ArchiesOrchids]

All of our steam locos are faster than Amtrack

[@tyrannotitanentertainment7579]

Archies Orchids Amtrak sucks lol

[@PendennisCastle]

I never seen any steam specials anywhere near where I live

[@VCYT]

Then you need to move a few thousand miles away from that tent in the sahara.

[@davidgriffiths7215]

Great video, thanks for posting. Just one small point, as somebody with a casual interest in railways and not an out and out enthusiast I would have appreciated some captions to tell me what loco I was seeing and where it was filmed. Some are obvious but many aren't.

[@Rosie6857]

You are too kind to call it a small point. To me, a real enthusiast, the lack of captions was very irritating indeed. The video was a string of unconnected shots with no context whatever. Some of us have quite a deep knowledge of all this stuff and want to know more. I gave up after 5 minutes. I'll avoid this kind of thing in the future.

[@privnderkumar001]

Rosie6857 ऐ ए जो लव व

[@delatroy]

Back when a penny was a penny

[@ixles13]

Bro I watched this video when i was 3 😭

[@SteveStardust7]

Good stuff!

[@yandrielalonsoflores5469]

The black 5 looks like henry the green engine

[@keithturner428]

F***ng amazing!! Was all this footage from 2013?

[@Allan180796]

Great video !! I like it ! lol, wazaaa a 1:00 ^^

[@Coaster3001]

When do the specials run? Is there a schedule or website I can look at? Also, very nice video!

[@LuckyTrucker1]

If you tap in "Main Line Steam" you should find all the schedules there.

[@PendennisCastle]

also ive never seen any steam specials in my life! not one!!!

[@podpod6000]

This is kool I miss going on old steam trains used to visit places all ok the uk with my family when we where young my dad loved stream trains ;)

[@meghancarr1600]

if you have a kid who loves trains? you should send these guys a nice card.

[@DavidofSteele]

brilliant

[@rosamcrook7491]

Why am I watching trains ? And why cant I stop? Thats the worring part

[@TTTEproductions]

Excuse me, where was clip 4 filmed? Was it Preston Station by any chance?

[@rorymacve]

Yep, that's Preston :)

[@TTTEproductions]

Ruairidh MacVeigh Damn it! I live in Preston and I missed it!

[@NaomiGoldstein7895]

I likeee trainsss.

[@DeJagVu]

Choo Chooooo

[@dylanemkjer6232]

ahhahahha XDDD

[@heathmcdonald-noble8096]

DeJagVu

[@wra45]

+Naomi Goldstein I like turtles.

[@sexynowon123]

+Naomi Goldstein love

[@alexojideagu]

27:18 HENRY

[@Ayazpasaaydin]

i

[@madflynn4856]

no henry is a black five

[@joelcartagena953]

Well when Henry was away being rebuilt at the engine crewe works all the other engines at the North Western Railway back on Sodor all missed him.

[@errolkim1334]

4:30 was in Sheen this week

[@GWRTrainFan]

0:11 It's a steam train!!

[@declancampling4386]

love it

[@vishwajitpawar4076]

Steam engine at such a superfast speed!This seems to be a oil/gas steamer not a coal steamer.(the 1st one). Anyway thanks for nice video and audio .

[@proudyorkshireman7708]

Vishwajit Pawar all of these are coal fired

[@danielfield2570]

@@trainsgamingmore_2469 his name is proud Yorkshireman, he’s obviously from the U.K. and Yorkshire (like me). And yes these are all coal fired, usually they run with a diesel train at the back incase of breakdowns so they don’t clog up the mainlines, also often to provide electricity to the coaches too.

[@hewdog795]

why don't they bring that back better than the crap we have today.

[@kevthegerbil1958]

Wow just look at the carriages they pulling you don't see that now

[@vishwajitpawar4076]

Is it a metregauge ?.THANKS

[@discingaround]

my favorite part was when the train went WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! 7:16

[@daylightman8459]

That noise is the satisfying squeak of bogies turning at slanted curves. I like the noise too.

[@abaha9898]

Would this not be nice to see again on the railways?

[@hangunyoung6694]

25:28까지는 clan line증기기관차의 시끄러운 경적소리 입니다

[@abaha9898]

Lovely sound

[@PieAndChips]

1:01 "WAAAAZZZZAAAAAAAAPPP"

[@jonathancruz562]

Lol

[@ChoobChoob]

Oh I don't think that's what was said. :O

[@jackekins5851]

What railway is the first one

[@Thursdaym2]

Dawlish, South Devon. Main line Paddington to Penzance.

[@abaha9898]

You could have built a Queen Elizabeth engine for her recognition

[@callumw1597]

Because a super aircraft carrier isnt enough

[@danielfield2570]

Wouldn’t make sense to, we haven’t built a steam engine (aside from tornado) for about 60 odd years, most of these engines predate Elizabeth’s Rule so it made no sense at the time to name it after her. Plus naming engines after monarchs isn’t super common, they’re usually named after dukes, duchesses, railway routes or places

[@Oat_meal_YT]

attention British rail fans, look up sp 4449, you'll be inpressed

[@Oat_meal_YT]

impress*

[@TimeTravelStudios]

+Oscar “the Aventador lp750 sv” Tobar nice American steam train but....I prefer our ones.....Personally that is. Thanks for the name though! =D .....bigger doesn't always mean better =D

[@Oat_meal_YT]

Studer Andrew ok you guys have the speed But we have the POWER!

[@TimeTravelStudios]

Oscar Tobar ? I never said anything about speed.... =p All I said is that I prefer our steam trains to the American ones....

[@TimeTravelStudios]

Anthony Smith Random...

[@aidanstrand4864]

I'd love to drive a steam train

[@lisalydon5489]

That second one was devon

[@deutschlandairsoft5980]

In Britain do you still use steam trains as passenger trains? Or do you also use electric trains like the Amtrak, and the Acela? Just wondering never been to the U.K

[@unclealbert7689]

+Juicy Bunz we no longer use steam it is just for pleasure rides almost every train is now electric

[@deutschlandairsoft5980]

In my life time i've only seen one steam engine in real life

[@alexojideagu]

+Juicy Bunz Steam Trains are just for nostalgia or tourists

[@asbood112]

+uncle albert Most trains are diesel powered. Some are diesel-electric and some are electric. A good thing to remember is that electric locomotives use either the electrified third rail or overhead wires/pantographs.

[@jackybeck2479]

The first train in the first sence of this video was very fast

[@alexcross8383]

What station is 2:27?

[@abaha9898]

Better than the rubbish that they use today, and they want to build a new railway hs2 they can't even run the ones that they have now