Manston Over The Alps - From The Footplate, Lineside & Air

[@DerekWalsh-l4i]

An excellent film, and thanks for not putting on any music until the very end. How all steam films should be. Well done to you all.

[@SharpthorneSteam]

Beautifully filmed and edited! This video for me sums up why I love steam locomotives. Super job from the fireman as well.

[@AnthonyFurnival]

Wonderful video with the shots edited together so well. Full credit to the driver and fireman - they worked Manston to perfection - a nice little tribute to Manston’s time on the line too! Well done to all involved!

[@johntait491]

The fireman, Owen Mace, was working like the devil..!! 👍👍👍

[@Creepycottages]

Very nice thank you.

[@keefr22]

Great video, excellent filming! Loved the drone shot!

[@johncrosssteam]

Blimey, Owen didn’t run out of steam! 👍

[@hornet1068]

Probably a dumb question, that may have been asked a million times before, but why is it that I have seen these loco types and others belching out huge clouds of black/grey smoke, yet this loco seems to be running quite cleanly, is it just for effect? showmanship? for photographic purposes? or is there an actual reason behind this?, like bad coal, bad firing technique or something other? either way don't actually mind, because it just looks Ace!

[@AnthonyFurnival]

Light or barely visible smoke is your ideal - the blacker it is, the less efficiently the fuel (in this case coal) has been burned. There’s a number of factors which may result in the blacker smoke - yes sometimes it can be done for show, but can also be a result of how skilled or experienced the fireman is, the quality of the coal being used is a factor for sure, the loco itself may be a factor in some cases like 15 ‘Hastings’ at the KESR which is a smoky little engine at the best of times and of course how hard it’s being worked - gradients like on the Watercress Line require more power, thus more coal. So there’s no single answer as such for why it happens but light/ barely visible exhaust is a sign of a good team on the footplate who understand the fuel burn of that loco stand are working it well. So full credit to the driver and fireman in this video who worked Manston to perfection 🙂

[@ferroviestazioni]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊

[@TheLNERbuff]

For once the UK has blue sky 😂