What's that Coming out of the Fog is it a Monster !

Over the years of my filming steam tours on the mainline I have had many a foggy day or thick snow so I have put together some of the more memorable . Filmed on the Settle & Carlisle and the West Coast Mainline .
Locations and loco's are as follow
LMS 45231 at Selside Shaw .
LMS 46233 Duchess of Sutherland at Metal Bridge .
LMS 46115 Scots Guardsman at Grayrigg Summit .
LMS 48151 Ramsgreave & Wilpshire.
LMS 44871 & 45407 Flag Lane Preston .
LMS 45699 Galatea Starrick's Farm.
BR 70013 Oliver Cromwell Great Strickland .
LMS 45699 Galatea Waitby Common .
LNER 61994 The Great Marquess Risehill Tunnel .
LMS 44871 Scout Green .
LMS 48151 Forton.
LNER 61306 Mayflower Clapham.
LMS 45699 Glatea Otterburn.
LMS 44871 & 45407 Near Shap Summit .

[@glynngriffith3044]

In one word! Superb

[@stnicholas54]

When locomotives emerge from dense fog I always imagine they look like Battleships looming out of a sea mist. A very enjoyable compilation. Well done and thank you.

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks Nicholas, there is something about fog or snow when steam is around 👍

[@EMuksteam]

Great video Steve. Always find that foggy conditions adds to the atmosphere and holds the exhaust low to the ground. Unusual to see a compilation in fog . Nice idea, works well. Kind regards C&A

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks C&A, thought it might be a good idea for a video but you can’t please everyone 😂Regards Steve

[@ColinH1973]

Great presentation! Thanks. No wonder that the poor loco was struggling, having to haul that 200 ton lump of scrap at the end of the train around with it!! 😁

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks Colin, indeed and the black five in the 1st shot had two 47s to pull as well as the coaches.

[@nige7577]

Spot on Steve, some lovely shots and locations, you can’t beat gloom and fog for atmosphere, cheers nige

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks Nige , fog always gives a very pleasant video I’ve always thought 👍

[@edmundcarew7235]

12/10 for effort in filming while it was snowing. Extremely enjoyable compilation. Terrific!

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks Edmund , it was a blizzard and a half but at least it was coming across in front of me and not into the camera. Regards Steve

[@iankemp1131]

Just goes to show you don't need good weather to create a memorable experience! Very imaginative.

[@gerardbooth40]

Brilliant. Well worth the effort and dedication in conditions that most people (myself included) would probably have said ‘nah, not today’. Really atmospheric - I love the Oliver Cromwell clip with the reflection of the headlamp on the tracks.

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks Gerard , the evening I was waiting for Cromwell at one point all you could see were the electricity pylons sticking out of the fog but thankfully it cleared a tad 👍

[@locomotive6727]

Hi Steve , Great compilation ,Take care ....Dave

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks Dave , something different I suppose 👍

[@locomotive6727]

@@TheStephengthompson Hi Steve, Very atmospheric ,Thanks for rep y , Stay safe ......Dave

[@deauvilledad07]

You seem to have more extremes of weather in your part of the world and you skillfully use them to full affect/effect. Well done Steve 🤓 💙💙

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks Anthony, yes we get the lot up North sometimes all in the same day 😂

[@tattoo1084]

Nice one Stephen, snow and fog add to the drama with the loco's emerging from the gloom. Love the last shot at Shap with a perfect trail of smoke! Thanks.👍

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks David, the last shot was from a static camera as I was further round filming into the cutting but it worked better than I thought it ever would 👍

[@Bruno.Trains]

wonderful video, Greetings from France.

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks for the kind comment as it’s much appreciated 👍

[@robmasterman]

Superb images Steve, full of atmosphere, and a joy to watch.

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks Bob , gives me something to do making the compilation videos 👍

[@squeaksvids5886]

The last one was epic! Thanks.

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks Paul , the exhaust that morning was pretty special with no wind and a frost on the ground 👍

[@TrainLordJC]

Absolutely awesome captures! Well done!

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks for the kind comment and I’m pleased you enjoyed the show 👍

[@tobys_transport_videos]

Awesome!!! 😍😍😍 I found your channel through Facebook, so I came, I watched, I subbed!

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks for the kind comment and I’m pleased you found my channel. Regards Steve

[@jurgenf.7330]

Hallo Stephen , a new fantastic video . I like your channel and I love this kind of monsters😁🤗. Very good work. 👍

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks Jurgen, pleased you enjoyed the video 👍😊

[@rjas365]

A very imaginative compilation theme and much enjoyed, thanks Steve - that final Shap sequence gets my Clip of the Day vote! Without going into the detail of the physics behind it, the misty conditions give a tremendous boost to the sound and tend to reduce the effect of unwanted noise. Detailed descriptive information also much appreciated. Kind regards and stay safe, Bob.

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks Bob , took the title from a song title near enough the same so I thought it might be good enough 👍Regards Steve

[@jamesburnside3023]

Really enjoyed this

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks James, thought it might be a good idea for a video so I think it worked ok .

[@acw71000]

Good compilation Steve, always think fog or mist makes for very atmospheric shots

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks Austin, I bet it’s strange if it’s foggy and you don’t know what is on the front as it’d be a guess the loco thing.

[@philipholt9112]

Hi,Steve looks good good video again brings back memories of my time on the footplate Regards Phil 🚂

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks Phil , if I wore a hat I’d take it off to you as I do admire the work the crews do especially the fireman 👍

[@philipholt9112]

Hi,Steve thanks for that it was hard work but if you had a good driver and I did for two-year and we worked days about it was a good job kids come up to use and we let them on the footplate 👍🚂 keep the videos please Regards Phil.

[@SammyBFilms]

The lone person standing there watching makes it seam so much more powerful and present. And I always thought of the steam engine as being alive, but I never thought of the bellowing smoke as a creature before. It really does appear like that in this one. :-)

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks Sammy , I was further round for the last shot as that was a static camera catching more of the approach shot as I just filmed the cutting but it is pretty dramatic I must admit 👍

[@aperioculus1988]

Love the scene at 5:56. It's like something off an old Christmas card.

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks for the kind comment and it was pretty bleak in the snow storm but thankfully I was sheltered by a high wall on my right 👍

[@dannaisbitt2515]

Galatea at Whitby Common was brilliant

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks Dan , it was very odd at Waitby as I could hear Galatea but I couldn’t see her until she was very close due to the blizzard 😂

[@Pesmog]

That shot in the snowstorm at Waitby common at 6 minutes. What a composition, It looks like painting by JMW Turner !!

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks for the kind comments and I must admit I was about to walk back to the car as I was worried I might not get home but thankfully 5699 appeared 👍

[@CrossfellRailwayVideos]

The NW does provide some interesting weather eh? Makes some VERY spectacular videos, though.

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks Alan, yes we can get all sorts of weather as you will know 😂

[@collinblack8474]

Thank you for your selection of LMS engines, only one clip of a BR engine and a B1. I guess your a LMS fan. Nice footage, pity about the variety, no GWR and no Southern engines.

[@jpsholland]

10:55 How to make your own pyroclastic flow if you do not have a volcano?

[@TheStephengthompson]

Cold frosty morning and no wind helped produce that special sight that morning 👍

[@johnlner]

I think the word we are looking for is'atmospheric'....

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks John , atmospheric sums it up perfectly 👍

[@jimbegin6554]

Still welling up Steve😕

[@TheStephengthompson]

Thanks Jim , hopefully we will hear the sound of a steam loco working hard again soon 👍👍