Fantastic to catch this upload! I was there on both occasions with my Mom and Dad (both no longer with us sadly) and my 2 year old steam engine crazy son (at 29 now, he still loves them). We were at Bromsgrove station on both occasions - never to be forgotten.
I was lucky enough to be on the train. My overriding memory was of the number of people out to watch it, lines of them at all vantage points up the incline.
You can see from the movements of the people at the end that the film has been speeded up. They would not have been able to achieve that speed at the top of the climb anyway
@@MrThrash37 a shame, the 80s and 90s was such a great time for steam on the mainline. This, 2857 and her goods train, the midland compound on the s&c with leander, evening star running whitby to Grosmont, Duke of Gloucester with her original record run and chime whistle.
The crews would swap over as they did in the days of steam for it's the only way a fireman ever got to learn how to drive. These day mainline runs have more than just a driver and fireman on the footplate for there's an inspector too. They're all qualified to drive and fire and they all take turns and they need to for diesel era crews aren't as fit as steam era crews were. There were no fat drivers and fireman in the days of steam because every day on the footplate was a body workout long before public gyms had even been thought of.
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Fantastic to catch this upload! I was there on both occasions with my Mom and Dad (both no longer with us sadly) and my 2 year old steam engine crazy son (at 29 now, he still loves them). We were at Bromsgrove station on both occasions - never to be forgotten.
Superb old video. The LMS mogul making more of a din than its GWR friend!!! Brilliant.
Many thanks!
I was lucky enough to be on the train. My overriding memory was of the number of people out to watch it, lines of them at all vantage points up the incline.
Wow, what a great vantage point you would have had.
7325 is a cracking engine, it's a bit of a shock it's taken a real back seat in the overhaul que and at this rate might not even get one.
Yes its a shame! Lovely loco!
80s/90s These where the days when pretty much any steam loco could go on the mainline. AWS NRN, sorted
45596 Bahamas I was quite surprised to see the locos in my dads collection on the mainline and locos I’ve only every known as preserved
You can see from the movements of the people at the end that the film has been speeded up. They would not have been able to achieve that speed at the top of the climb anyway
My apologies for last comment. Just found that my computer was set to play youtube at double speed; so, ignore my last comment.
One day, these two will take the rails again I hope, and we can see them put the bigger engines to shame on the mainline
Fingers crossed, although I doubt it will be on the mainline unfortuantley, thanks for watching.
@@MrThrash37 a shame, the 80s and 90s was such a great time for steam on the mainline. This, 2857 and her goods train, the midland compound on the s&c with leander, evening star running whitby to Grosmont, Duke of Gloucester with her original record run and chime whistle.
Don't envy the firemen!, :)
Gotta agree there!
But the reward must feel immense when you peak the summit and see the children in awe
The crews would swap over as they did in the days of steam for it's the only way a fireman ever got to learn how to drive. These day mainline runs have more than just a driver and fireman on the footplate for there's an inspector too. They're all qualified to drive and fire and they all take turns and they need to for diesel era crews aren't as fit as steam era crews were. There were no fat drivers and fireman in the days of steam because every day on the footplate was a body workout long before public gyms had even been thought of.
#tresspassing on the Lickey