Take a return trip on the West Somerset Railway to hear the glorious sound of steam in the Quantocks

With leaves falling along with light rain we set off with No.9351 and its six carriages along the sinuous, steeply graded single track railway towards Minehead. Such conditions required the locomotive crew to be on top of their game, not once did their engine slip, a real testament to both the crew and the locomotive. The sound of the locomotive working hard as the exhaust beat echoed off the hills made this a trip to remember, along with the autumn colours, moody skies and a locomotive in GWR colours the scene was complete.
Our locomotive started life in 1934 as a 5101 class 2-6-2T tank engine numbered 9351, it became a 2-6-0 tender engine numbered 5193 after preservation. For more information, please click on this link - www.west-somer...
The railway is a standard gauge line, (1,435 mm - 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) located in the South, West of England, easily accessible by car or by bus from Taunton BR station served by regular GWR trains from London and the West Country and CrossCountry trains services from the North and Midlands.
To learn more or maybe plan your own visit, please click on this link -
www.west-somer...
Thank you to the staff and volunteers of the West Somerset Railway for their kind assistance in making this video.

[@richardbyrnes8398]

Nice video. I volunteer on this line, clearing up the leaves and lineide undergrowth between Crowcombe Heathfield and Stogumber. My tip is to get off at Stogumber for a cream tea in the station garden. Lovely!

[@scottfw7169]

Sure wish I had the health and income to come over from the US to see and appreciate y'all's efforts.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi Richard, thank you for the time and effort you and the rest of the volunteers put in to keep this railway running and looking so good. During 2013 and 2014 I visited the line for most of the gala events as my daughter was living nearby. I always made a point of calling in at Stogumber for a cup of tea and something to eat from the tearoom, the couple who served me enjoyed a chat between trains and showed me around the station garden, it is people like them working on the railway who make visiting the WSR such a pleasant experience. It is possible to catch the first train of the day during the summer timetable and get off at each station along the way to take a look around before catching the next train onto the next station. Every station along the line is worth visiting, they are all so well looked after and a cup of tea is available at most of them. I look forward to visiting again next year. Cheers. Tim.

[@trevorg6655]

Good long takes makes for an immersive experience. Thanks, Tim!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride.

[@kellyashfordtrains2642]

The engine, when she was a Large Prairie Tank Engine, carried the number 5193. She remained so in preservation. After her first overhaul, the volunteers decided they didn't want two Large Prairie Tank Engines, the second resident one being no. 4160, so they cleverly rebuilt 5193 into a 2-6-0 Mogul and renumbered her 9351. That is the true story. The journey is nicely captured, and yes I could hear 9351 working hard, but not quite loudly enough. I love to hear her right down my ears, while you ought to have been riding up close and personal directly behind her. Nothing beats riding up close and personal right behind a Great Western steamy, believe me. Thanks for capturing my beloved Foxcote Manor. Steam rules supreme.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, the driver told me about the conversion from a Large Prairie Tank into a 2-6-0 Mogul, I think the resulting engine looks really nice. No other locomotives manage to produce the wonderful bark of a Great Western engine and like you, I love the sound of a GWR engine working hard. Foxcote Manor really suits the West Somerset Railway with its steep gradients and relatively long trains. Who's have thought it would still be a regular sound all these years after the last steam on the mainline network?

[@TheGateway37]

What a wonderful video. I travelled this line in May 1970 from Taunton to Williton for a Field Study Couse at Nettlecombe Court. In those days it was a DEMU service.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it. You were lucky enough to have travelled on the line when it was still part of the National Network, the view from the window may not have changed a great deal, but the railway itself has emerged from the dark days when it looked as though trains would never run again to become one of Somersets most visited tourist attractions.

[@Thomas1980]

Fantastic Video! Thumbs Up! Best greetings

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it. Cheers. Tim.

[@christopherbraiden6713]

Thanks for the video Tim, I think I've said it before but such a beautiful line so well kept!!😎🚂🚃🚃🚃🇬🇧

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi Christopher, the WSR is a real gem, well worth a visit 😊.

[@oldmanofsacramento]

Very nice. Thank you.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Cheers, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

[@robertcoleman4861]

Hi tim,This beautiful rail line should never been closed down, The countryside still looks green heading into your winter,It's our 2nd day of summer down under after a mild and wet spring some spring days it was like winter stay safe & take care kind regards bob. ps My daughter bought me a new laptop to replace my 12year old relic for the first time i watched this vid in 1080hd what a difference. no buffering.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hello Robert, this line survived Beeching only to be closed by British Rail in 1971. It was reasonably busy on summer weekends, but quiet on winter weekends. Had the line survived until the present day it would be carrying enough people to justify keeping it open. The roads are poor and far too busy in the area, sizable new housing developments have been built around the towns and villages along the line since it closed. No climate protesters asking why new houses are built without good access to public transport or questioning the logic of out of town shopping centres without either a bus service or cycle lanes. I am not against climate change activists, but I can't help feeling they direct far too much energy at easy targets whilst failing to deal with the real culprits. I'm glad your new laptop has proved a success, constant buffering can be annoying. Take care. Tim.

[@VlakynaSlovensku]

Excellent footage!!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Cheers, I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊.

[@travelingman5762]

another brilliant video

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@OmniaInNumerisSitaSunt]

Very nice journey Tim with lovely views of the countryside and the cute little stations along the way. It makes me feel like we travelled back in the old times or that we are on a period drama movie set. 😃💖🥰

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hello Larissa, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride. I love your description of the ride "like being on a period drama movie set" 😊, we can make up our own story lines. Best wishes. Tim.

[@neilforbes416]

Always like watching your videos, Tim! Cheers!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you Neil, the pandemic has limited my travel, but it has been great fun taking a look at some of the heritage railways closer to home.

[@neilforbes416]

@@Timsvideochannel1 I plan a visit to Richmond Vale Railway Museum this coming Sunday(5th December), I went up there on 7th November but the place was closed. This trip will be my first in 6 months! Sadly though, still no word on when the bridge to access Pelaw Main will be repaired.

[@travelingman5762]

@@neilforbes416taking their time going by your previous videos

[@Timsvideochannel1]

@@neilforbes416 I hope you enjoy your visit to Richmond Vale, will there be any rail action?

[@neilforbes416]

@@Timsvideochannel1 I probably expect ride out to Leggetts Drive, but I might just shoot the outward leg as I've shot the return leg so often in previous trips that it's become "old hat".

[@sellier-bellot22]

Very nice British country side , thanks .

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@johannperaus6890]

Hi Tim! The sound of this steam engine cannot be compared to anything. This is real workmanship and nostalgia. Tim, what would interest me one day, do you use a normal broadband microphone or a directional microphone? The sound is really great. Best regards from Hans and Cheers 🍻.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hello Hans, this locomotive has a very clean, sharp exhaust beat, typical of a Great Western engine. It started life as a tank engine, being converted into a tender engine after it entered preservation, a controversial move at the time, the resulting one off locomotive has proved to be a very competent performer. I was already using a Rode microphone when I decided to upgrade to the one used in this video, a RØDE Stereo VideoMic Pro - On-camera Unidirectional Microphone. Wind noise can be very annoying, often proving to be almost impossible to overcome without using something that is not really practical for use with a hand held camcorder. This microphone is remarkable in that it almost completely eliminates wind noise whilst still being small enough to us with a camcorder. Cheers 🍺. Tim.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

most enjoyable

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you Keith, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

[@MrPeerum]

Ha Tim,is this also a regulair trject? nice video to. sound is also perfect.and the 4 K cam to.super.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, I visit this railway whenever I'm in the area, because it is one of the best in th country. Its worth paying a little extra for the camera and microphone, to eliminaten wind noise and capture a high quality picture.

[@thesolitarycyclist9005]

Such a shame so many preserved lines don't possess a turntable.

[@panikrystyna1]

Tim, pokazałeś nam pociąg pełen umiaru z doskonałą ścieżką dźwiękową. Dziękuję.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Witam, pociągi na zabytkowych kolejach są ograniczone do maksymalnej prędkości 25 mil na godzinę / 40 kilometrów na godzinę. Nachylenia wzdłuż tej linii kolejowej są tak strome, jak 1 na 50, co sprawia, że silnik ciężko pracuje. Cieszę się, że podobały Ci się dźwięki i widoki w tym filmie. Dziękuję. Tim. Hello, trains on heritage railways are limited to a maximum speed of 25 miles per hour / 40 Kilometres per hour. The gradients along this railway are as steep as 1 in 50 making the engine work hard. I'm pleased you enjoyed the sounds and sights in this video. Cheers. Tim.

[@redscraftgameplay6499]

Anda se arrastando se fosse rápido séria bem melhor já dei meu like assisto do Brasil da cidade de recife Pernambuco

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Oi, este trem está rodando em uma ferrovia do museu onde a velocidade é limitada a 25 milhas por hora. Dei uma olhada no Recife - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recife parece um lugar incrível. Hi, this train is running on a museum railway where speed is limited to 25 miles per hour. I took a look at Recife - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recife It looks like an amazing place.

[@margarita8442]

far too polluting -- should be torn down !!!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

The white stuff coming from the locomotive is mainly water vapor. A life without fun, is no kind of life at all, remember the real cause of pollution is man, yet no one has the courage to say "reduce the number of people on the planet" and no climate protester has taken their protest to the heart of the problem and protested in Tian'anmen Square. When you do that, people might listen, anyone can be a keyboard warrior, only those with real conviction go to the heart of the problem. Will we be seeing you with your placard marching up and down Tian'anmen Square telling the Chinese to clean up their act on our TV sets in the near future?

[@robertcoleman4861]

@@Timsvideochannel1 There's allways one with a negative comment cheer's bob.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

@@robertcoleman4861 Hi Robert, these people always strike me as very hypocritical, they protest and cause disruption in some of the cleanest countries in the world, yet avoid taking their message to the countries responsible for pollution, they clearly don't have the courage of their conviction. When they protest in Tian'anmen Square, China, I might sit up and take notice. They also cancel anyone who points out that the Earth goes through climate cycles as shown by core samples taken from the ice at both poles. Scientists who say these cycles are caused by the slightly elliptical path the Earth takes around the sun are cancelled, our media only want us hear one side of the argument. It’s a bit like constantly telling a recovered alcoholic not to drink, whilst ignoring the alcoholic spread eagle on the bench next to him. I think these people will meet their match if they try to stop heritage steam locomotives.