Lovely to see the two Victorian locomotives 65 and 563 working in tandem and making a superb sound. Couldn't get there myself, so this is the next best thing, or maybe even better given the superb lineside locations and filming, as always! Interesting to see the dmu in use as a set of hauled coaches to give end views in the same way as the Devon Belle observation car.
@@adamtravers856 But maybe will have proved popular! I enjoyed the forward and backward views when they were running the Wareham service last year ... and indeed on dmus when they were running all round the country up to the 1980s.
Wish I were there, what extraordinarily well restored high Victorian steam locomotives, absolutely magnificant, nothing less, just beautiful engineering, well done everyone concerned
Interesting contrast in profiles between the two South Eastern(ish) locomotives at 20:25, 65 suddenly looks so small compared with the U! Whereas 65 and 563 side by side at 22:05 look much from the same mould.
I was there Friday before LSWR weekend engineering works I prefer the livery of 65 but the shape of the T3 they need to apply these wonderful Edwardian liveries to most locos E.G. black fives A4 class 9F pannier Victorian jewellerfication of infrastructure is my favourite vantage point on the line is the top of Corfe Castle viewpoint I always love a Dramatic backdrop with the Steam train chugging through I would love T3 to visit my local SVR & Llangollen❤
It's definitely nice, from what I've read, this is one of the few steam railroads of the UK that shares passengers with that of the national rail network as well. A true piece of history in the making.
In phyisical terms, the Swanage Railway is linked to the mainline at Worgret Junction near Wareham, and rightly deserves significant praise for all the dedication and hard work that went in to reinstating the link. From clearing embankments, replacing and reinstating track, upgrading signalling equipment to meet modern standards etc. However, after a year of operating their own trains from the branch line into Wareham, the Swanage Railway have decided not to continue with that venture for the time being, due to the nature of the costs involved during very challenging times financially. So while the link is physically there, it is not in regular use.
Another superb video, Matt. Congratulations on the smooth footage - that wind was brutal at times on Saturday. Loving the late afternoon light back at Swanage. Can I ask - do you use the Velbon fluid video head on your 7000N, or a different one ? I've been using the Benro S2 but found it was sticking a bit in the colder weather this weekend. Many thanks.
Thanks very much, Nigel! It certainly was a battle to begin with. I do use the 7000N's standard fluid head, model PH-368. It's not a perfect match for the camcorder (Panasonic HC-X1500E), with the screw mount on the camera being too far forward resulting in difficulties in tilting down smoothly due to the set up being unbalanced. That said, it's very smooth in colder weather, but suffers awfully when it gets warm; sticking while panning.
Brake coach on the third set ran a hot box. No suitable brake vehicles to replace it, so the DMU had to be pressed into use. Served its purpose, allowed the timetable to stay on track unaltered, and allowed passengers excellent views of the Isle of Purbeck. Much worse decisions could have been made.
And most of the normal coaching stock on Swanage and most other heritage railways is 50s/60s BR Mk1s anyway! If you want to travel in coaches 100+ years old, the best place is the Isle of Wight Steam Railway. (And till recently you could get there in 80 year old tube trains on the Island Line!)
Oh to savour the very sounds that « Our Grates » used to hear and savour…. Almost but not quite a Wordsworthian sentiment, what! Next observation: see and admire that South Eastern loco push out its exhaust fumes! No need for ugly smoke deflectors, the bane of future loco development with noteworthy exceptions The Great Western of course and with flying colours!
Brake coach on the third set ran a hot box. No suitable brake vehicles to replace it, so the DMU had to be pressed into use. Served its purpose, allowed the timetable to stay on track unaltered, and allowed passengers excellent views of the Isle of Purbeck. Much worse decisions could have been made.
And most of the normal coaching stock on Swanage and most other heritage railways is 50s/60s BR Mk1s anyway! If you want to travel in coaches 100+ years old, the best place is the Isle of Wight Steam Railway. (And till recently you could get there in 80 year old tube trains on the Island Line!)
Superbly filmed. Must have been a pleasure to do so. Thanks for uploading it so others may view.
Thank you!
A pleasure to film... looks can be very deceiving 😅 Glad you enjoyed it
Lovely to see the two Victorian locomotives 65 and 563 working in tandem and making a superb sound. Couldn't get there myself, so this is the next best thing, or maybe even better given the superb lineside locations and filming, as always! Interesting to see the dmu in use as a set of hauled coaches to give end views in the same way as the Devon Belle observation car.
Was actually due to a set failure and was the simple replacement 😊
@@adamtravers856 But maybe will have proved popular! I enjoyed the forward and backward views when they were running the Wareham service last year ... and indeed on dmus when they were running all round the country up to the 1980s.
@@adamtravers856😂😂😂❤ lo
2 beautiful locos and a Devon Belle Observation car.... Now that's class!
Magnificent. Thank you. I'm a long way from Swanage now so your video is such a treat.
Glad you enjoyed the video
@@TheSouthernerYTChannel I've subscribed so I can look forward to more of your Southern Steam now 👍
Thank you, I appreciate it
Many thanks for posting this. Unfortunately I couldn’t make it so to see these beautiful ladies in their full panoply is a balm to the soul
Super video! 563 and 65 looked and sounded magnificent. Nice to see Eddystone in the mix too.
Thanks very much! It really was great to see the pair together.
Wish I were there, what extraordinarily well restored high Victorian steam locomotives, absolutely magnificant, nothing less, just beautiful engineering, well done everyone concerned
Thanks for sharing. All looking great in green!
Cheers
Interesting contrast in profiles between the two South Eastern(ish) locomotives at 20:25, 65 suddenly looks so small compared with the U! Whereas 65 and 563 side by side at 22:05 look much from the same mould.
I was there Friday before LSWR weekend engineering works I prefer the livery of 65 but the shape of the T3 they need to apply these wonderful Edwardian liveries to most locos E.G. black fives A4 class 9F pannier Victorian jewellerfication of infrastructure is my favourite vantage point on the line is the top of Corfe Castle viewpoint I always love a Dramatic backdrop with the Steam train chugging through I would love T3 to visit my local SVR & Llangollen❤
Stunning ! Locomotive excellence
It's definitely nice, from what I've read, this is one of the few steam railroads of the UK that shares passengers with that of the national rail network as well. A true piece of history in the making.
In phyisical terms, the Swanage Railway is linked to the mainline at Worgret Junction near Wareham, and rightly deserves significant praise for all the dedication and hard work that went in to reinstating the link. From clearing embankments, replacing and reinstating track, upgrading signalling equipment to meet modern standards etc.
However, after a year of operating their own trains from the branch line into Wareham, the Swanage Railway have decided not to continue with that venture for the time being, due to the nature of the costs involved during very challenging times financially. So while the link is physically there, it is not in regular use.
Great video of superb locos 🚂👍
Thank you
Once again Great filming
Thank you
@@TheSouthernerYTChannel I always enjoy your films as I never seem to find out about the trains until I see you films 😳
Absolutely inspiring .
Appreciating all steam spectacle.S.African viewer in Plettenberg bay.😊
Lovely, shame I couldn’t be there.
Cheers mate
Always the next one
Nice to see Eddystone at the Victorian weekend 🙃, that aside great video!
Provides a good comparison in the development of locomotive engineering.
Cheers!
Lovely , lovely . Does Bob Richards still work on Swanage railway ? , give him my regards , Jim Simpson
This channel is not affiliated with the railway. I'd recommend contacting the railway directly
DMU in use as the second set had a defective brake coach. They got two observation ends though 😎
Great Video Matt 😀
Thank you
Very nice. If only they could've gotten an ex-LBSCR loco, then we would've had a full pre-grouping Southern ensemble.
True ... although at least Eddystone was built at Brighton Works!
It's understood that attempts were made to secure other visiting locos for the event, but nothing came to fruition.
Very incredible and beautiful trains
Another superb video, Matt. Congratulations on the smooth footage - that wind was brutal at times on Saturday. Loving the late afternoon light back at Swanage. Can I ask - do you use the Velbon fluid video head on your 7000N, or a different one ? I've been using the Benro S2 but found it was sticking a bit in the colder weather this weekend. Many thanks.
Thanks very much, Nigel! It certainly was a battle to begin with.
I do use the 7000N's standard fluid head, model PH-368. It's not a perfect match for the camcorder (Panasonic HC-X1500E), with the screw mount on the camera being too far forward resulting in difficulties in tilting down smoothly due to the set up being unbalanced. That said, it's very smooth in colder weather, but suffers awfully when it gets warm; sticking while panning.
@@TheSouthernerYTChannelMany thanks for your helpful reply, Matt - much appreciated.
@@nigelstride6158 No worries 😊
How long are the 2 loco s there for. Are they on next few weekends? Thanks
563 is a Swanage resident.
65... keep an eye on Swanage Railway's media pages for news.
Nice video. LIKE
Cheers
Why was a 3 car dmu being used as coaching stock?
The brake coach for the other set had a defect so they needed a brake coach, the dmu also gave two observation ends as a bonus 😉
@@PaulRhB ah right, thanks 👍🏻
A great video! Many greetings from Germany. I show monument locomotives on my RUclips account.
Thanks very much!
There should be a pug somewhere
A weird train, 3 car DMU pulled by a Victorian loco
Brake coach on the third set ran a hot box. No suitable brake vehicles to replace it, so the DMU had to be pressed into use. Served its purpose, allowed the timetable to stay on track unaltered, and allowed passengers excellent views of the Isle of Purbeck. Much worse decisions could have been made.
And most of the normal coaching stock on Swanage and most other heritage railways is 50s/60s BR Mk1s anyway! If you want to travel in coaches 100+ years old, the best place is the Isle of Wight Steam Railway. (And till recently you could get there in 80 year old tube trains on the Island Line!)
Oh to savour the very sounds that « Our Grates » used to hear and savour…. Almost but not quite a Wordsworthian sentiment, what! Next observation: see and admire that South Eastern loco push out its exhaust fumes! No need for ugly smoke deflectors, the bane of future loco development with noteworthy exceptions The Great Western of course and with flying colours!
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Victorian Weekend.
Uses a 1950s DMU instead of coaches.
Brake coach on the third set ran a hot box. No suitable brake vehicles to replace it, so the DMU had to be pressed into use. Served its purpose, allowed the timetable to stay on track unaltered, and allowed passengers excellent views of the Isle of Purbeck. Much worse decisions could have been made.
And most of the normal coaching stock on Swanage and most other heritage railways is 50s/60s BR Mk1s anyway! If you want to travel in coaches 100+ years old, the best place is the Isle of Wight Steam Railway. (And till recently you could get there in 80 year old tube trains on the Island Line!)
I welcome the "green" technologies of the Europeans.🤣The future is coming-the Victorian era.🤣