Steel, Steam and Stars III; Llangollen Railway 28th April 2012

Watch in 1080p. Steel, Steam and Stars is a major steam festival organised by the 'Betton Grange' Society to raise funds for that locomotive. Congratulations to the team for organizing such an superb event; running for over a week, it included an incredible line-up of visiting locos. It was a nice touch to see the Ffestiniog and Tal-y-Llyn railways getting involved too. We only managed a very rushed day trip, but we could have spent several days there. Please support the Llangollen Railway and the Betton Grange project. Filmed on 2 x Panasonic SD900 camcorders, one with Rode NTG-2 microphone

[@shaunwakefield9793]

I had thr lovely pleasure of taking a trip on this railway back in May on a diesel hauled train what a beautiful trip that was.

[@TomandMattWaldren]

Thanks Steve. It's a wonderful place which I knew intimately as a small boy - I walked the trackbed many times, often fighting my way through the undergrowth. Now it is the realm of Britannia and Tornado - amazing!

[@larrygoddard4575]

Some of the shots are the best I have seen on this line.

[@gwaithwyr]

Like? I loved all of it - it is certainly not too long for me. A terrific record of a sensational event. Having two camcorders at work really helps and the image quality from the SD900s at 1080p is excellent, especially when the light is brighter. I think this event really captured the feel of BR in the 1950s. OK, a tender-first A1 Pacific might not be quite authentic BR but the Super D running tender-first was spot on. I remember seeing a fair number doing just that. Many thanks!

[@sam8alex12]

I congratulate you on an excellent film, lovely shots,and beautiful locations.
Thank you for sharing.

[@TomandMattWaldren]

Thank you, Ernest, for your kind comment. We are glad that you enjoyed it! Dave

[@TomandMattWaldren]

Many thanks, Glen. Cheers, Dave

[@Clagging37]

Love the opening shot of all the features

[@colinb2035]

An excellent video I enjoyed every sequence.

[@TomandMattWaldren]

Thanks Colin - with hindsight I had thought that maybe I should have chopped some of it out - but if you enjoyed it, I am glad that I didn't! Cheers, Dave

[@danlefou]

Congratulations on some lovely footage, especially of the Super D, which I never got to see unpiloted in all nine days. She was hardly ever alone, and I kept missing her. :-(
May I echo your plea to support the Betton Grange Society; the gala did not break even until Friday, and Sunday was a washout. All contributions most gratefully accepted

[@galbeadon]

Another outstanding video! Well done yet again, very enjoyable to watch.

[@williamtacey7770]

Loco visited Fleet
828 CR Caley 0-6-0
60163 LNER A1 Tornado Peppercorn 4-6-2P
49395 LNWR Super D 7F 0-8-0
70000 BR Standard Britannia 7MT 4-6-2
69523 GNR N2 0-6-2T
1054 LNWR Coal 0-6-2T from KWVR
since April 2012

[@TomandMattWaldren]

Strange! It plays ok on mine - it is probably the way Sony Vegas software combines stereo and 5.1 - have had problems with this before. Thanks for letting me know... Dave

[@smalllocoguy770]

@25:04 think that's faster than 25😁