Whistling Ghost 25/05/13

There's a bit of 1 in 104 between Gloucester and Standish Junction.

 

Surely the climb from Worcester SH to Norton Junction is steeper?

 

5043 got an early run into Shrub Hill, not sure when she left.

 

Absolutely hammered it out of Cheltenham in true style

 

Was still going well at Standish, even though a Voyager had only passed bout 5mins previously

 

Long Ashton this morning - was going to Yatton, but big traffic jam at Flax Bourton caused a change in plan... due to water main works.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16582147@N07/8827529964/lightbox/

 

Short clip of the Earl passing Homesdown Crossing, Ashchurch;

 

Lots of pics of this train on the WSR today on wsr.org.uk :

May 2013 Gallery: http://www.wsr.org.uk/cgi-bin/galleri.cgi?h=May 2013&t=newspix201305

plus some pics of the Network Rail train that visited this afternoon to turn on the Triangle. I haven't (yet) been sent any pictures of the earlier HOBC which dropped yet more ballast at 8am. So that's three trains that have used the Triangle (and the Junction) today. Every penny helps...

Steve

 

With just 5 mins to spare thanks to just about everyone in country deciding to make the M5 and Bristol a car park today going on thier holidays, please see my shot of 5043 accelerating towards Bristol's Parsons Street station.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/oli_g_15/8833840204/sizes/l/in/photostream/
Steam was certainly the way to travel today thats for sure.
Cheers
Oli

 

Due to diverted traffic from the southbound M5 after an earlier accident where a young woman was killed. <BJ>

 

Superb sequence. Shows you don't need to spend excessive amounts of time scene setting and building up to the actual steam action. A simple, "non trendy" title as the noise starts to build does the job very well.

Just a short, very well filmed shot showing a loco working very hard.

Only problem is if my GWR brother finds it, it will get worn out! LOL!

Many thanks for posting it here.

 

Yes I have found it and I was standing just behind the poster to get my still shot attached. My video clip isnt in the same league as this one being taken on my Fuji and I was quite pleased with it until I saw this one.

This is one fantastic engine.

Don

 

here's my effort from yesterday

 

Thank you for your very kind comments Brian which were much appreciated

 

Don, an excellent shot of the Earl in full cry. I wish I had known it was you standing behind, it would have been nice to say hello.

 

This video makes good viewing - and listening.

Steve

 

My footage of yesterday's run, seen just south of Ashchurch on the outward and Nass Crossing on the return.

 

Thank's to every body involved in yesterdays trip, a very good day out,the 2 Ray's certainly know how to handle a castle

 

A short video taken at Cheltenham Spa, on the outward and return runs. This video was filmed on a Panasonic point and shoot photo camera and was hand held. . I did not have my normal camera equipment with me and I had not intended to publish this, but the results are not too bad.