Lune Rivers Trust 28th September

Great footage from the day! Certainly she's sounding a lot nicer after some more tinkering back at Carnforth.

Very lucky there aswell Ralph, the warm autumn light being far too relaxing tonight?

 

Thanks for the positive words and to see it unfold was just a pleasure and a memory to remember.

 

A video at Preston Brook on the outward leg and stock moves and departure from Chester;

 

45699 passing Eldroth this morning - http://philmetcalfe.zenfolio.com/p48649454/h7ec9efa6#h7ec9efa6

 

Lovely shot Phil
H

 

Cracking clips Steve,
Was bout time that Lord Askam took that Grumpy old git hat off by the way lol
H

 

Thanks Mike, appreciate the comment

 

To add to the super sights and sounds of Galatea yesterday already posted, here's one from the outward leg and two on the return:



Chris

 

Thanks Henry was surprised Shep never ventured out for this as it seemed the whole world and his mate were out !

 

Thanks mate pleased you liked the action. Nice to chat again after not seeing you about for some time .

 

Cheers Henry. The sun just stayed out for us!

 

Think Askam was hosting a coffee morning at Woolley Towers lol

 

Have to agree with ye olde Cramlington Goat Phil lovely shot at a cracking location

 

Cheers shep, 45699 was nicely opened up before us!!

A pic of the return at Carnforth -

http://philmetcalfe.zenfolio.com/p48649454/h769f202f#h769f202f

 

Some superb videos and pictures on this thread. Looks like it was a cracking run with 45699 with a stirring soundtrack. The videos I found on YT show the passengers had everything on this run : Fast running, strong climbing and even a nail-biting slog all with good weather. 45699 looked most impressive on a load of 13.

Slog:

Fast running:

Strong climbing:

 

Another video of Saturday's run with shots from Capernwray, Borwick, Low Bentham, Clapham, Whalley, Pleasington, Hoghton, Wilpshire and Giggleswick Bank.

 

Amazing footage, very eerie that clip with the curch bell sounding in the foreground.

But that last shot, words can't do it justice! Shows exactly what is meant when it's said that a steam locomotive is a living, breathing body instead of just hulks of metal.

 

Excellent video. The final shot could almost be a Philip D Hawkins painting.

 

Thank you very much Jonathon. A good slice of luck with the church bells, and the conditions and open firebox doors for the final shot; the low amount of coal in the tender probably also helped. It was a joy to experience as she could be heard all the way from the bottom of the climb - spine tingling stuff in the gloaming.

Thanks very much indeed - sometimes you get lucky, and I could not have imagined that the glow from the firebox would be that good.