Winter CME Trips 2018

She's definitely earned a coat of BR Racing green now...

 

Cheers John much appreciated

 

So did I

 

Fabulous sound all the way from Tebay, 'Galatea brings the 'Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express' up and over Shap summit and on to Carlisle, Mick Rawling driving and Frank Chipperfield on the shovel



Not a lot of sun today and still much snow about as LMS 5XP Class 4-6-0 No. 45699 'Galatea' heads the return leg of the 'Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express' over Crosby Garrett viaduct Mick Kelly in charge and Chris Holmes on the shovel

 

Inspired.

 

Galatea exiting Gisburn Tunnel - thought I would try something diferent

 

45699 storming Whalley Banks approaching Langho Station

 

Couple of shots from a mate .

 

Well worth getting wet for, thanks for sharing Steve and well done to your mate

 

Very atmospheric! Love the sanders action.

 

Cheers Shep , must admit his tripod has the most fluid rock steady movement I’ve ever seen .

 

Time for the hand to go down Steve

 

Salterwath & Waitby


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Phil

 

It's an image stabilizer used in editing , can work wonders on landscape shots, not so much on close up's !

 

I had a look at his tripod ( can't remember the make ) but the fluid head was unbelievable with such fine smooth movement . He said to me spend as much money as you can afford and get the best tripod and if you have any money left buy a camera .

 

Some random stuff from on the train that I picked up from various tiers and comments.
Apparently it was the last of the coal (from a colliery that I now can not remember) and we did not know if that was good or bad, but from your comment I guess it was the good stuff.
Shap topped at 19.3 with Tebay passed at 72
Appleby to Ais Gil summit 29 mins 42 secs and a speed of 29.3mph
Did not get any times for the Wilpshire climb as busy trying to get people ready to move forward for Blackburn (two still came rushing down just as the guard showed the green and said is this Blackburn we need to get off here!) and then had a passenger fall over so never did get the details.
Rumour there may have been a trainee fireman with Frank in the morning, but not sure if that was the case or not. It was announced we were looped at Greyrigg due poor steaming.
Seemed more enthusiasts than normal, I think due to recent Galatea performance and some who felt it would be BIL's first run. Almost seemed to be an air of anticipation in the Carnforth U&DGL that I have not noticed before (or maybe just my imagination)

 

Generally, it pays to switch off the electronic aids when panning because the stability controls tend to fight the intended camera motion and a series of jerks can be the result.

I must admit, I've not seen image stabilisation in an editing program, but then I've only used ones from the cheaper end of the market.