West Coast Railways Steam At Speed
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- Hello & Welcome to this special tribute video.
This is a tribute program in memory of 1 of West Coast Railway's finest drivers of the past Albert Seymour known as Uncle Albert to his friends & colleagues who sadly passed away on the early May Bank Holiday Monday.
He was a kind hearted & charming gentleman which I had the privilege of talking to him on a number of occasions when ever I see him at the regulator of some of the finest mainline steam locomotives.
He will be sadly missed my thoughts & condolences goes out to his beloved family & friends at this very difficult time.
R.I.P Albert Seymour may The West Coast Steam Special take you to heaven & join many of the great railway pioneers who did so much for the steam movement.
I decided to put together a special collection of video clips of the steam locomotives owned by West Coast Railways & locos that are associated with the Train Operator showing them at speed during their finest hours when running on the national network. Something Uncle Albert would be proud of.
These video clips shows as early as 2013 right up to the 1st 4 months of 2018.
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The Fellsman in July 2017
The Salopian Steam Express February 2018
5972 Olton Hall
Light engine move from Tyseley to Carnforth WCRC July 2014
45690 Leander
Loaded Test Run October 2014
The Salopian Steam Express March 2015
The Dalesman May 2015
Light Engine Move Barrowhill Round House to Carnforth WCRC September 2015
Day 9 of The Great Britain 9 May 2016
ECS Move Carnforth WCRC to Manchester Victoria June 2016
North Wales Coast Express July 2016
Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express January 2017
The Coast to Coast Express June 2017
The Fellsman August 2017
The Cumbrian Coast Express March 2018
45699 Galatea
The Lune Rivers Trust Special September 2013
Light Engine Move Crewe to Carnforth WCRC February 2014
Light Engine Move Crewe to Carnforth WCRC September 2014
The Pendle Dalesman March 2015
The Ill fated North Wales Coast Express July 2015
Dalesman duties in July & August of 2015
The Pendle Dalesman February 2016
Light Engine move Southall WCRC to Carnforth WCRC August 2016
Day 7 The Great Britain 10 May 2017
Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express duties in February 2018
46115 Scots Guardsman
Loaded Test Run February 2014
Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express Duties Februay & March 2014
The Ill fated Day 4 The Lakes Express September 2015
The Welsh Mountaineer July 2016
Cumbrian Coast Express duties in August & September 2016
North Wales Coast Express September 2016
The Midday Scot March 2017
The Welsh Boarders Special March 2017
The Welsh Mountaineer July 2017
The Fellsman August 2017 (Penultimate run before withdrawal for Overhaul)
35018 British India Line
Loaded Test Runs in July & August
Loaded Test Run March 2018
The Salopian Steam Special I March 2018
Day 7 The Great Britain 11 April 2018
Thanks for reading enjoy the tribute video
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Nice video Richard great camera work as usual I am really enjoying your lovely videos and camera work keep your lovely camera work up I am really looking forward to seeing your next video I hope you get a nice video next time bye for now Philip
A magnificent tribute to a steam hero...RIP Albert Seymour.
Geoff Hillyard I was a fireman at Crewe sheds 1947/1954,I left after seeing the diesels would take over, I am glad that I have done it. Your films are smashing.
That pacing shot with Leander has to be my favorite clip! From what I’ve seen in many other videos, pacing shots in Britain are almost nonexistent compared to here in the U.S. where many highways are right next to mainlines. I love clips where people waiting to catch a commuter train are just standing on the platform doing their own thing, and then they’re taken by surprise by a steamer going by at 75mph!
my heart thanks to the men that operate these locomotives its hard work As I had my taste of steam but still love them
Thank you. Not only do I enjoy looking at the magnificent puffas (obvs) but also the camera-work is excellent and also enjoyable.
8:05
Okay! Now, THAT is how you pace a British steam excursion!
I will admit I've never heard of Albert Seymour before but after reading the description I can tell he was a very good man, my thoughts are with his family. :)
With that aside, I really enjoy steam compilation videos and this one is no exception! c;
Older but still stronger
I have fired on so many engines at Crewe sheds in the 1950s, but the three cylinders, and the four cylinders were terrible to oil the rods under the boilers, that are rarely seen for those not firemen.
6201 was the worse engine to oil the corks. It was always so dark, and the risk of someone moving the engine whilst the fireman was squeezing in the rods, hard to explain to most people . Imagine how much coal has bee fired up the chimney from Crewe to Glasgow and Perth., only one fireman, it is never asked about toilets on the foot plates.
I have enjoyed my trips on steam engines 1947/54.
I love run by,s, names of locations would’ve been nice.good quality,.
Wow, great video. The pacing shots are great, I've never seen that done from another train except when it's staged with two trains on a photographer's trip. At 24:13, was a cylinder leaking or a seal failed or something?
Based on the description, I'd surmise that the late Albert Seymour was very similar to Ross Rowland over here in the USA. Never met--or even heard of--him until a few seconds ago. I'm sure he and Ohio Central's Jerry Joe Jacobson are swapping stories in Heaven right now along with F. Nelson Blount, Jack Showalter, and many other "Giants of Steam." Also, Richard, OUTSTANDING compilation! Makes me wanna come over to Britain eventually to do some railfan events "across the pond."
When start steam engine with bogies in india,
They should bring Olton Hall back to service...
32:56
Okay, yes, I'll admit to becoming part of the "Armchair Brigade," but I personally think this needs to be said--especially with regards to the Bulleid Pacifics. THERE'S TOO MUCH BR BLACK!
35018 British India Line only appeared in BR black for the 1st few months during the loco's running time after a long term restoration from Barry Scrapyard condition. But eventually 35018 was repainted into BR express passenger green livery Max.
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Ah, I see. Thank you for the explanation.
we're still using steam trains in 2018??
Cracking tribute to Albert but a bit long as less is better , but that’s just my opinion Richard 👍
Thanks Stephen
I could not disagree more!
This is good if it was not for the oil can on the rear
For once the Felsman doesn’t have a push
Are there any steam trains that are in operation in UK? The reason I ask is - I plan on visiting UK and would like to ride on one of them,
There are plentiful of steam locos in action on the mainline & preserved railway scene.
Potty they don’t bring um back in service
Fantastic footage! One for my ‘favourites’!
Cheers Ron
I am Geoff Hillyard,from Crewe 5A, in 1947. I fired most types at Crewe to London and Glasgow.
Some were good and some were problems, either the coal or the engines, but rarely let down the engines.in my time I loved every bit of it. In 1950 I was sent into the North Staffordshire Regt, to Trieste, Italy National Service . In November 1952 I was coming home to be demobbed, I saw the wreckage of the train crashed at Harrow and Wealdstone., terrible , and the engine 46242, City of Glasgow was one engine I had worked on before I went to Italy, what a way to think about my trips, and the great engine was smashed.,I later learned that the foot plates men were from Crewe.
My father Was Harold Hillyard,49 years on the engines at Crewe ,, he fired for the Royal Train 1937, He was handed a treasury note for ten shillings for his firing to Carlisle.
I fired in the 1950s with Jack Mills,he was beaten up in the Great Train robbery.
I will not want to bore you, I just say that I left the steam engines in 1954,when Diesels were going to take over, but I really likes my firing trips up Shap .
Thanks
Olton Hall is the Hogwarts express.
Yes but 5972 is really Olton Hall as she only carries the Hogwarts Express nameplates for filmings of Warner Brother's Harry Potter series.