Hello Garry, many thanks for your kind and very much appreciated comment. It must have come in under the radar as I have only just picked it up! Best regards, Alan
Well done Alan, great coverage as always. I know I have mention this before but the tender sure gets a 'wiggle on' as shown through Exminster 3.55 .. 😉 .. 😂 .. 👍 atvb t ..
Thank you once again Terry. I have often thought that it must be down to the effectiveness of the damping panels in the water that causes more wiggle on certain tenders. Once a few thousand gallon get moving in a rhythm there ain't a lot to stop it! and must be pretty hairy for a shoveling fireman. Kind regards, Alan
Another great 'foamer'* special, Alan. Beautifully captured for all your caveat re the light. Such a machine! I swear I could feel the ground tremble at 4:59 - very exciting. In the 'Banks' video I commented that I thought there wasn't a Belpair firebox - there isn't a very pronounced 'square' at the cab end. Checking other videos I see I am mistaken. Didn't LMS lose their colour identity when nationalised? Or has she been repainted to echo the glory days of LMS? Thankyou, again, Alan, well done - a delight to see the trains and countryside - and hear a bit of Deb'm. *foamer? N Amer railroader's term for enthusiasts who foam at the mouth at the sight of steam.
Hi Terry. Thank you as always for your kind and interesting comments and questions. "Foamer"??? that's a new one on me! As for the first video: Whiteball is the climb over the Somerset/Devon border, Wellington in Somerset is the nearest large town. Luckily there were long stop-overs between each location, so it was an easy day's driving. Saturday was similar. The designer of this and other LMS locos at the time was William Stanier and (surprise, surprise!) he learnt his trade under George J Churchward at GWR Swindon, so one could say that he further developed the experimental GWR pacific: The Great Bear into the LMS pacifics and although the Midland region dropped the crimson livery in B.R. days, in preservation the Duchess has been outshopped in both B.R. green and black carrying the B.R. number 46233 and as currently; her original LMS colour and number. I must admit I thought of you when I left the 'old boys' talking over the soundtrack at the end, it seemed to finish the clip off well. Best regards, Alan
@@Steamclips All quite informative, Alan. I doubted you'd know 'foamer', but put it in anyway. As to whether it's derogatory - I still don't know. No doubt the depths of Devon still harbour the dialect, but I imagine Torbay more polyglot than "out C'lumptun way". (It's Peter, tho. Easy mistake - you've so many fans)
She could fly even more given the opportunity. Never a more powerful class of locative to grace british rail. Even more powerful than the class 40s that were brought in to replace them
Hi Kelly. I have visited your channel before and took a look today. You have uploaded 100 videos since I last had a look! Your sure are into lots of things and I can see that you enjoy uploading clips. Keep it up! Best wishes, Alan
Hi and thank you for interesting comment. The Duchess's tender always seems to sway, sometimes to quite an alarming degree e.g. from 3.32 here: ruclips.net/video/O9hN52rnvWU/видео.html and my conclusion is that the water in the tender is not sufficiently baffled, which means that once the water starts sloshing around, it is difficult to stop! Kind regards, Alan
Excellent! Fantastic engine and consist, fantastic video.
Hello Garry, many thanks for your kind and very much appreciated comment. It must have come in under the radar as I have only just picked it up! Best regards, Alan
What a great locomotive, ten on the hook and no banker, she’s a power house no doubt, not missing a beat!
Excellent video well captured.
Hi and thank you for your kind, interesting and very much appreciated feedback. Best regards, Alan
Both videos are a remarkable triumph of planning and execution. A magnificent machine in its working environment. Thank you.
Hello and thank you so much for such kind feedback, I really do appreciated it. Best regards, Alan
Thank you so much for these great captures!
Marvellous! Thankyou 👍
Hello Robert and thank you for such kind and very much appreciated feedback. Best regards, Alan
Lovely panned sequence at Powderham and great sound and exhaust at Killerton. Great to see the Duchess back in red 🙂
Hello Keith and thank you for such kind feedback, I really appreciate it. Best regards, Alan
Absolutely brilliant camera-work - the Duchess was in fine form! Thanks so much for sharing!
Hello Paul and thank you so much for such kind feedback, I really appreciate it. Best regards, Alan
very nice thanks
Excellent video as always Alan. Great filming at well chosen locations. Duchess put on a fantastic performance. Kind regards C&A
Thank you folks, your kind feedback always puts a smile on my face. Take care, Alan
Good to see her giving it some beans and with very little aural effort!!! Missing that Devonian accent☹ Thanks Alan, another maroon masterpiece👍🏻👍🏻
Awesome clips as always Alan :)
Hi Gareth, many thanks for your kind and very much appreciated feedback. Best regards, Alan
Well done Alan, great coverage as always.
I know I have mention this before but the tender sure gets a 'wiggle on' as shown through Exminster 3.55 .. 😉 .. 😂 .. 👍
atvb t ..
Thank you once again Terry. I have often thought that it must be down to the effectiveness of the damping panels in the water that causes more wiggle on certain tenders. Once a few thousand gallon get moving in a rhythm there ain't a lot to stop it! and must be pretty hairy for a shoveling fireman. Kind regards, Alan
Supurb video seeing her stretching her legs, thanks very much for sharing
There's no better way of spending Sunday morning!!!!
Hello Jason and thank you for your kind and very much appreciated feedback, I agree entirely with your sentiments! Best regards, Alan
Another great 'foamer'* special, Alan. Beautifully captured for all your caveat re the light. Such a machine! I swear I could feel the ground tremble at 4:59 - very exciting. In the 'Banks' video I commented that I thought there wasn't a Belpair firebox - there isn't a very pronounced 'square' at the cab end. Checking other videos I see I am mistaken.
Didn't LMS lose their colour identity when nationalised? Or has she been repainted to echo the glory days of LMS?
Thankyou, again, Alan, well done - a delight to see the trains and countryside - and hear a bit of Deb'm.
*foamer? N Amer railroader's term for enthusiasts who foam at the mouth at the sight of steam.
Hi Terry. Thank you as always for your kind and interesting comments and questions. "Foamer"??? that's a new one on me! As for the first video: Whiteball is the climb over the Somerset/Devon border, Wellington in Somerset is the nearest large town. Luckily there were long stop-overs between each location, so it was an easy day's driving. Saturday was similar. The designer of this and other LMS locos at the time was William Stanier and (surprise, surprise!) he learnt his trade under George J Churchward at GWR Swindon, so one could say that he further developed the experimental GWR pacific: The Great Bear into the LMS pacifics and although the Midland region dropped the crimson livery in B.R. days, in preservation the Duchess has been outshopped in both B.R. green and black carrying the B.R. number 46233 and as currently; her original LMS colour and number. I must admit I thought of you when I left the 'old boys' talking over the soundtrack at the end, it seemed to finish the clip off well. Best regards, Alan
@@Steamclips All quite informative, Alan. I doubted you'd know 'foamer', but put it in anyway. As to whether it's derogatory - I still don't know.
No doubt the depths of Devon still harbour the dialect, but I imagine Torbay more polyglot than "out C'lumptun way".
(It's Peter, tho. Easy mistake - you've so many fans)
First class filming. I was in UK recently from Australia, travelling extensively by train but a heritage tour I was booked on was cancelled.
Many thanks for your kind feedback Edmund and sorry to hear of your dissappointment, hope you get another chance someday. Best regards, Alan
That duchess is really flying
Sure thing Scott!!
She could fly even more given the opportunity.
Never a more powerful class of locative to grace british rail.
Even more powerful than the class 40s that were brought in to replace them
Nice video
Thank you David for the kind and very much appreciated feedback. Best regards, Alan
You're welcome to watch my Llangollen Railway videos on Kelly Ashford Trains, any time. I'd like to hear what you think of them.😁
Hi Kelly. I have visited your channel before and took a look today. You have uploaded 100 videos since I last had a look! Your sure are into lots of things and I can see that you enjoy uploading clips. Keep it up! Best wishes, Alan
Blimey that tender was swaying a lot! Must be bad track.
Hi and thank you for interesting comment. The Duchess's tender always seems to sway, sometimes to quite an alarming degree e.g. from 3.32 here: ruclips.net/video/O9hN52rnvWU/видео.html and my conclusion is that the water in the tender is not sufficiently baffled, which means that once the water starts sloshing around, it is difficult to stop! Kind regards, Alan