A very long day for you Mike but worth while to see this brilliant rail tour. Excellent footage from your travels and a nicely made video. Cheers - Allan. :-)
Yes Allan it was a great railtour and probably the best I’ve filmed over the years. I’m pleased you enjoyed my footage of this great event, you take care ATB Mike.
Good of you to watch the footage John which I appreciate, yes it was a lot of miles but as you said tours like that doesn't happen that much these days, regards Mike.
Great compliation of footage from a great tour. After all the planning & preparation you had done it was well worth seeing it through and going on your own. Hopefully LSL will consider doing a similar tour in the future.
You were in 'diesel heaven' there Mike. A shame you had to go it alone but you made an excellent job of it, great planning and locations ..... well done mate. Regards, Brian.
Superb coverage of the railtour. Managed to catch all the locos involved and working hard in great locations. Best on here so far 😉 Thanks for making the big effort and sharing 👍
Oh thanks Paul for your thought on my video, yes it involved a lot of miles but it was a great special tour I think. Enjoy the hot weather and your day, Mike.
Superb filming of an even more epic tour Mike, indeed most of the filming was around my stomping ground and i know most of the locations well, but to set out on your own and catch all that fantastic day indeed, just a wonderfull show of lovely turned out locos, indeed the best tour for a long time, cheers Steve . 🎥👍
Thanks Steve for saying that, I just had to go ahead as the weather was good great locos to film. I think your location at Giggleswick was a better place to film as the power was coming on after the speed restriction. Thanks for watching Mike.
A very well put together and documented film of this tour Mike , the best I’ve seen of this tour on YT , I wanted to get this tour but unfortunately I was in Devon, all the locos sounded great especially the 37s
Thant you Kev for saying that about my video, I was pleased I got to film all parts of the tour. You have a good break down at your caravan in Devon. Cheers Mike.
Some seriously good footage in that lot Mike. I imagine you had a right old day following the special. Credit to the organisers for using such iconic locomotives, notably the 50 on the WCML and especially the Peak over the S&C. Indeed it brought back memories of catching the 'down Thames-Clyde Express' from St. Pancras, reversing at Nottingham, and Leeds before it tackled the gradients up to Ais Gill. I'm sure I read somewhere it was the most train that did the most miles in tunnels in the UK. I remember using it back in the days of steam heating. Once again, thanks for all the hard work that brings these fabulous videos to enjoy.
Well when I got my head around the change Julian of me doing it on my own all was good. I second that about the organisers idea to do this tour, and I think most of the location I picked were fine if I say it myself. Its funny you mentioning the Thames-Clyde train as that came into my mind on the day just before the peak came into view. Thank you for your kind comment which is much appreciated, regards Mike.
Mike you are correct about what you said on the phone earlier. I am disappointed I missed this day. I think this is one of the best videos I have seen because its all old classic locos at linespeed with full thrash and clag. A real missed opportunity but 1. Im pleased you kept to the plan as that means I can still see your wonderful footage. And 2. Like you said also earlier, family comes first.
Absolutely stunning Mike. The locos were all turned out immaculatly and the scenery was beyond words mate. Thanks firstly for sharing the magic, and secondly for covering the mileage to do it. Hope you have had a great weekend, all the best, Colin.
Colin its always great for me to cover a tour like this one which was a great idea by LSL, yes I thought shit I'm doing it on my own but that was ok when I got my head around where I was going, and the navigating to some places which I was going to do in the passenger seat. I was pleased with nearly all of the locations I picked and I proved to myself I could still do many hours of driving, cheers Mike.
Oh My....Gosh. This Mike is one of the greatest diesel line ups for a rail tour seen. All the greatest all on one train is truly epic. Outstanding Mike, truly outstanding :-)
Couldn't agree more with you Ricky it was a fantastic day for LSL and the passengers on the train plus people like me who like to film good railtours with classic locos. Thank you very much for your comment, Mike.
All of the best diesel locomotives on one tour, LSL really knocked it out of the park with this one. Hard to see this tour being topped any time soon but here's to hoping LSL will find a way 👍
Amazing shots and captures there Mike! Nice sounds and liveries. Great bit of thrash from them. Good to see the 50 out! I caught this at Acton and again later around. Superb that! Top spots and shots. Very nice indeed! Really enjoyed, thanks for sharing! Take care, have an awesome day and all the best! Jamie
Nice footage, That really did look like a great railtour. Nice range of traction. In October will see a pair of 20s and hopefully a 37 on a railtour down my line. That will be a rare sight. The pair of 20s in British rail grey have always been my favourite pair. Nice to see the clas 45 up and running again
Fingers crossed all goes well for you as you don't get many different class of locos in your area anymore, thank you for your comment on my video from last Saturday pal.
@@antman09ful1 Your welcome, Many thanks, hope it goes well too. No we don't get many locos down my line anymore. Apart from class 66s and a 37 on a test train once a month, will be a nice change 👍 Look forward to future videos 😀
Would love to know how many miles you covered Mike? A shame and most unfortunate, health came first of coarse. Ended up an epic for you but duly rewarded. Fantastic shots workings and captures there, you did well to cover what you did! Rrally enjoyed and well done, cheers Nick.
I'm back Nick, yes I had a very good day and it all went very well except slow drivers and tractors kept getting in my way. For me its always great when you plan a day like yesterday and it all goes to plan, I didn't work out how many miles we would have done in my mates vehicle but I did 520 Nick, cheers for the continued interest in my days out filming trains, regards Mike. 😊
Thanks Mike that was a real treat like your breakfast, I hope you had time for a pie or something and a brew as well, 😊 Thanks again for sharing this fine sunlit footage with us 😀 ATB Ian
What a fantastic video Mike 😊 I to was up there chasing it and managed all 7 and some more than once as well for my channel. I think we were roughly in the same spots give or take a mile or two. We both finished at leyland I can see that as I’m in your shot 😅 fabulous day, awesome locos and great to see so many fellow enthusiasts out to see them. 😊
That is very kind of you Matt to say them words about my video, if you had a tripod at Leyland I think I know where you was. I will watch your video with great interest to see where you went to film this great railtour that LSL put together, cheers Mike.
@@antman09ful1 ah that’s kind of you. I was stood next to the chap with the tripod haha and my little nephew was with me with his go pro. I would have come and said hello if I knew it was your self. Always been an avid watcher of your content 👍🏻
@@antman09ful1 True. I hardly ever go on railtours now, as I can't stand all the "don't do this, don't do that, stewards are watching your every move" nonsense. I'm old enough to remember when railtour passengers were trusted to climb down out of the carriages at mines and quarries - happy days... Thanks again for the video.
A very long day for you Mike but worth while to see this brilliant rail tour. Excellent footage from your travels and a nicely made video. Cheers - Allan. :-)
Yes Allan it was a great railtour and probably the best I’ve filmed over the years.
I’m pleased you enjoyed my footage of this great event, you take care ATB Mike.
Mike, Not an everyday sight that's for sure and it's clear that you made the most of it. all nicely captured. Regards, John
Good of you to watch the footage John which I appreciate, yes it was a lot of miles but as you said tours like that doesn't happen that much these days, regards Mike.
An aged trainspotters dream scenario. Excellent video Mike. Well done 🤓
Oh yes Tony a great day for everyone who likes trains, thanks Mike.
Great compliation of footage from a great tour. After all the planning & preparation you had done it was well worth seeing it through and going on your own. Hopefully LSL will consider doing a similar tour in the future.
Thank you Paul,
Fantastic footage 😎👍🏽🎉
Glad you enjoyed it mate, I certainly enjoyed getting on film.
Great video.
Cheers it was a great day.
Good to see u up this way and well worth all the effort to see all those great locos. Don't get many tours like that.👍👍
Thanks very much David 👍 yes indeed a super good day for everyone involved, regards Mike.
You were in 'diesel heaven' there Mike. A shame you had to go it alone but you made an excellent job of it, great planning and locations ..... well done mate. Regards, Brian.
Cheers Brian, yes a long day but I was pleased my planning worked out, regards Mike.
Brilliant video mate , some good choices of location
Thanks Richard, your turn next time.
Brilliant Mike, super footage from this excellent Railtour. Well worth the effort you went to.
Yes a very long day but well worth it when you can look back at what I filmed, ATB Mike.
Superb coverage of the railtour. Managed to catch all the locos involved and working hard in great locations. Best on here so far 😉
Thanks for making the big effort and sharing 👍
Oh thanks Paul for your thought on my video, yes it involved a lot of miles but it was a great special tour I think.
Enjoy the hot weather and your day, Mike.
@@antman09ful1 You too pal 😎
No words mate. Just absolutely awesome 👌 ❤. I was going to come over to catch all that class action. Legend mate.....
Glad you enjoyed it Pete because I really enjoyed the challenge of getting it all on film. Cheers Mike.
Great video Mike :)
Yes a great day.
All the favourite classes wrapped up in one package there Mike..well worth the effort. Well done.
Thank you Bryan, yes it was a lot of driving but I'm pleased I did it.
Absolutely brilliant footage, what a fantastic day for heritage traction
I'm sure Ben and his son will be impressed with your footage
Absolutely TE its was such a great idea that LSL came up with, yes I think Ben will be a like disappointed he couldn't make it.
Superb filming of an even more epic tour Mike, indeed most of the filming was around my stomping ground and i know most of the locations well, but to set out on your own and catch all that fantastic day indeed, just a wonderfull show of lovely turned out locos, indeed the best tour for a long time, cheers Steve . 🎥👍
Thanks Steve for saying that, I just had to go ahead as the weather was good great locos to film.
I think your location at Giggleswick was a better place to film as the power was coming on after the speed restriction.
Thanks for watching Mike.
A very well put together and documented film of this tour Mike , the best I’ve seen of this tour on YT , I wanted to get this tour but unfortunately I was in Devon, all the locos sounded great especially the 37s
Thant you Kev for saying that about my video, I was pleased I got to film all parts of the tour.
You have a good break down at your caravan in Devon. Cheers Mike.
Some seriously good footage in that lot Mike. I imagine you had a right old day following the special. Credit to the organisers for using such iconic locomotives, notably the 50 on the WCML and especially the Peak over the S&C. Indeed it brought back memories of catching the 'down Thames-Clyde Express' from St. Pancras, reversing at Nottingham, and Leeds before it tackled the gradients up to Ais Gill. I'm sure I read somewhere it was the most train that did the most miles in tunnels in the UK.
I remember using it back in the days of steam heating. Once again, thanks for all the hard work that brings these fabulous videos to enjoy.
Well when I got my head around the change Julian of me doing it on my own all was good.
I second that about the organisers idea to do this tour, and I think most of the location I picked were fine if I say it myself.
Its funny you mentioning the Thames-Clyde train as that came into my mind on the day just before the peak came into view.
Thank you for your kind comment which is much appreciated, regards Mike.
Mike you are correct about what you said on the phone earlier. I am disappointed I missed this day. I think this is one of the best videos I have seen because its all old classic locos at linespeed with full thrash and clag. A real missed opportunity but 1. Im pleased you kept to the plan as that means I can still see your wonderful footage. And 2. Like you said also earlier, family comes first.
Thanks Ben for your comment, all I'm going to say is if it happens again you are driving.
Absolutely stunning Mike. The locos were all turned out immaculatly and the scenery was beyond words mate. Thanks firstly for sharing the magic, and secondly for covering the mileage to do it. Hope you have had a great weekend, all the best, Colin.
Colin its always great for me to cover a tour like this one which was a great idea by LSL, yes I thought shit I'm doing it on my own but that was ok when I got my head around where I was going, and the navigating to some places which I was going to do in the passenger seat.
I was pleased with nearly all of the locations I picked and I proved to myself I could still do many hours of driving, cheers Mike.
Excellent traction and lovely country side what a great dayi
Yes indeed a great day, which I wouldn't do again, but I proved to myself I can still do long days of driving.
Oh My....Gosh. This Mike is one of the greatest diesel line ups for a rail tour seen. All the greatest all on one train is truly epic. Outstanding Mike, truly outstanding :-)
Couldn't agree more with you Ricky it was a fantastic day for LSL and the passengers on the train plus people like me who like to film good railtours with classic locos.
Thank you very much for your comment, Mike.
All of the best diesel locomotives on one tour, LSL really knocked it out of the park with this one. Hard to see this tour being topped any time soon but here's to hoping LSL will find a way 👍
Yes I agree with what you have said mate, but as it was so good for them I think it will happen again in the future, cheers for watching.
Amazing shots and captures there Mike! Nice sounds and liveries. Great bit of thrash from them. Good to see the 50 out! I caught this at Acton and again later around. Superb that! Top spots and shots. Very nice indeed! Really enjoyed, thanks for sharing! Take care, have an awesome day and all the best! Jamie
Pleased you got out to film some of the tour Jamie, yes it was a great day for me and the organisers, cheers Mike.
@antman09ful1 Thank you Mike and you, definitely! Cheers, Jamie
Excellent vid Mike it was a great day but i was ready for bed after standing on Wigan station for 11 hours cheers Steve
Wow that was a long time Steve, I will watching your video later.
Cheers for watching and commenting on my day, ATB Mike.
Nice footage, That really did look like a great railtour. Nice range of traction. In October will see a pair of 20s and hopefully a 37 on a railtour down my line. That will be a rare sight. The pair of 20s in British rail grey have always been my favourite pair. Nice to see the clas 45 up and running again
Fingers crossed all goes well for you as you don't get many different class of locos in your area anymore, thank you for your comment on my video from last Saturday pal.
@@antman09ful1 Your welcome, Many thanks, hope it goes well too. No we don't get many locos down my line anymore. Apart from class 66s and a 37 on a test train once a month, will be a nice change 👍 Look forward to future videos 😀
Would love to know how many miles you covered Mike? A shame and most unfortunate, health came first of coarse. Ended up an epic for you but duly rewarded. Fantastic shots workings and captures there, you did well to cover what you did! Rrally enjoyed and well done, cheers Nick.
We’ll tell you later about the milage Nick.
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I'm back Nick, yes I had a very good day and it all went very well except slow drivers and tractors kept getting in my way.
For me its always great when you plan a day like yesterday and it all goes to plan, I didn't work out how many miles we would have done in my mates vehicle but I did 520 Nick, cheers for the continued interest in my days out filming trains, regards Mike. 😊
Thanks Mike that was a real treat like your breakfast, I hope you had time for a pie or something and a brew as well, 😊 Thanks again for sharing this fine sunlit footage with us 😀 ATB Ian
What a fantastic video Mike 😊 I to was up there chasing it and managed all 7 and some more than once as well for my channel. I think we were roughly in the same spots give or take a mile or two. We both finished at leyland I can see that as I’m in your shot 😅 fabulous day, awesome locos and great to see so many fellow enthusiasts out to see them. 😊
That is very kind of you Matt to say them words about my video, if you had a tripod at Leyland I think I know where you was.
I will watch your video with great interest to see where you went to film this great railtour that LSL put together, cheers Mike.
@@antman09ful1 ah that’s kind of you. I was stood next to the chap with the tripod haha and my little nephew was with me with his go pro. I would have come and said hello if I knew it was your self. Always been an avid watcher of your content 👍🏻
Thank you Matt for the interest in my channel.
I was only able to see the pair of Class 20s at Preston. It would’ve been better if my train went in to Platform 2 or 3 too because of where I was sat
Oh I get you as you would have been closer, thanks for watching my video.
Great video, but can't possibly be the best ever railtour, as there was no Deltic, and the passengers couldn't open the windows to hear the thrash.
A fair point Andrew, but we can't have everything with H & S these days.
Thank you for your interest in watching my video.
@@antman09ful1 True. I hardly ever go on railtours now, as I can't stand all the "don't do this, don't do that, stewards are watching your every move" nonsense. I'm old enough to remember when railtour passengers were trusted to climb down out of the carriages at mines and quarries - happy days...
Thanks again for the video.
Proper railtours days mate
45118 'fan'tastic
I do again it worked all day with no problem, thanks for watching. Mike.
Only downside to the day. Was the issues's with the 50.
Yes when and where did that happen Russ.
Was declared a demic at carlisle as far as i know. Could not start it.