That was a really great video that captured the ‘spirit’ of the Corris Railway perfectly. I’m always surprised that all the Welsh narrow gauge lines have a very different atmosphere to them, ranging from the very professional Ffestiniog to the really rural atmosphere of the Corris.
Has the Corris ever before witnessed three locos in steam? I suspect that's a totally unprecedented sight. Now this is going to sound completely bonkers, but on that mixed working in the opening scene, No.10's exhaust sounded ...... happy!! I know all eyes are (quite understandably) on the sight unseen in a century of two Falcons in steam, but I have to say your C&W Dept have done the railway proud. As evidenced from any number of old photos, those goods and mixed workings really are authentically redolent of the line during it's working life. Big thanks to the folks around the coast for letting No.3 out to play, especially before No.4 comes home. This clip captures the atmosphere so very well. Thanks for sharing it with us.
@@preservedrailwaythere's an old photo of two Falcons, chimney first on the original (timber trestle) Pont Dyfi, on a train consisting of seven bogies plus brake van. That puts it between 1898 (when IIRC the MCW carriages 7 and 8 were delivered) and 1907, when the bridge was replaced. It's clearly a very deliberately posed shot, but given how rigorously the old company tried to keep trains to the shortest possible length, it had to have been a market day, a nearby Eisteddfod, or a fair day in Machynlleth. Was the (ECS) train pulled forward for the shot, before reversing back to Mach (Ooh .... there might be a song there!), or boogying back up the valley to collect the next load?
That was a really great video that captured the ‘spirit’ of the Corris Railway perfectly. I’m always surprised that all the Welsh narrow gauge lines have a very different atmosphere to them, ranging from the very professional Ffestiniog to the really rural atmosphere of the Corris.
Great video capturing a very special day for the Corris. Well done.
Great video love the little engines and Beautiful scenery
Has the Corris ever before witnessed three locos in steam? I suspect that's a totally unprecedented sight. Now this is going to sound completely bonkers, but on that mixed working in the opening scene, No.10's exhaust sounded ...... happy!!
I know all eyes are (quite understandably) on the sight unseen in a century of two Falcons in steam, but I have to say your C&W Dept have done the railway proud. As evidenced from any number of old photos, those goods and mixed workings really are authentically redolent of the line during it's working life.
Big thanks to the folks around the coast for letting No.3 out to play, especially before No.4 comes home.
This clip captures the atmosphere so very well. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Its not believe there was three in steam before yesterday... (and they believe two in steam wouldn't of been a regular occurrence historically)
@@preservedrailwaythere's an old photo of two Falcons, chimney first on the original (timber trestle) Pont Dyfi, on a train consisting of seven bogies plus brake van. That puts it between 1898 (when IIRC the MCW carriages 7 and 8 were delivered) and 1907, when the bridge was replaced.
It's clearly a very deliberately posed shot, but given how rigorously the old company tried to keep trains to the shortest possible length, it had to have been a market day, a nearby Eisteddfod, or a fair day in Machynlleth.
Was the (ECS) train pulled forward for the shot, before reversing back to Mach (Ooh .... there might be a song there!), or boogying back up the valley to collect the next load?
7:53 Is such a well filmed shot, nice one.
Also 8:11 .
The Talylln Railway