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Showing posts with label 60103 Flying Scotsman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 60103 Flying Scotsman. Show all posts
Wednesday, 22 November 2017
60103 Flying Scotsman with The Yorkshireman
It's a long time since we've been out capturing any steam on the main line and we were definitely out of practice.
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Sunday, 30 April 2017
60103 Flying Scotsman with The Great Britain X
Filmed at Moor Lane as 60103 Flying Scotsman headed to York with The Great Britain X.
Friday, 31 March 2017
Sunshine and Shadow filmed at Dent Head Viaduct in 4k
You have to do something whilst waiting for the Flying Scotsman. Filmed at Dent Head Viaduct using a Panasonic DMC LX 15 and edited using Adobe Premiere Elements 15.
60103 Flying Scotsman Settle to Carlisle Reopening in 4k
We had a trip out like lots of others to watch 60103 Flying Scotsman haul the Settle & Carlisle Reopening Special. Filmed at Dent Head Viaduct on the journey to Carlisle and at Aisgill on the return trip.
Monday, 22 August 2016
Saturday, 27 February 2016
The Special One
On Thursday, we set out to capture some images of the world famous steam locomotive, The Flying Scotsman. I suspected there might be a few more enthusiasts turn up than for your average steam locomotives. In no way did I anticipate the large number of people who would be there.
It's usually busy at Colton Junction which is another one of our reasonably local spots and I thought we would be better off heading to somewhere else where it might be a little bit quieter. It turned out that everywhere along the East Coast Main Line was crowded with enthusiasts trying to catch a glimpse of the world famous locomotive.
We've visited Moor Lane several times over the last few years. Usually, there will be maybe two or three other cars parked up, but on Thursday, there were no parking spaces left by the time Flying Scotsman was due to arrive.
This was the scene last December when 46233 Duchess of Sutherland headed by Moor Lane with a steam special.
However, things hadn't gone according to plan for The Inaugural Run and the train was delayed because of people trespassing on the railway in an effort to get the best photo. So the train had a helicopter checking that the line ahead was clear.
The train was stopped north of Doncaster before it reached our spot at Moor Road. We were buzzed a couple of times by helicopters and each time we thought this signalled the train's arrival only to be disappointed. Eventually, smoke was sighted in the distance at last heralding the train's arrival.
At leas,t we'd managed a decent view of the newly restored locomotive the cost of which is estimated at £4.2 million. She's now on display at the National Railway museum in York. Then she will be touring the country on both mainline trips and visits to Heritage Railways.
Thursday, 25 February 2016
60163 Flying Scotsman - The Inaugural Run
The Inaugural run from London Kings Cross to York on 25 February 2016.
Sunday, 7 February 2016
60103 Class A3 4-6-2 Flying Scotsman
The forecast for Saturday didn’t look too bad - well the morning looked dry with the possibility of some rain in the afternoon. As it turned out the forecast was wrong - very wrong. I’d decided it was my last chance to get some photos as videos of the world famous steam locomotive 60103 Flying Scotsman. After some test runs in the week it was scheduled to haul the Cumbrian Mountain Express to Carlisle on Saturday.
Our trip up the A1 to Scotch Corner wasn't too bad although it was a little bit misty in places. By the time we’d stopped for coffee at a farm shop near Scotch Corner not only was it misty but it had started to rain too.
By the time we reached the Cumbrian border it was cold and rainy which I suppose is only to be expected in early February.
Our Sat Nav managed to find some of the narrow Cumbrian roads to get to our chosen vantage point and at least on this occasion we avoided any closed bridges.
As I had suspected we wouldn't be the only ones out trying to get some photos of Flying Scotsman and by the time we arrived at Lowgill, other enthusiasts had already arrived. Need I confirm that it was pouring down with rain. After a bit of a discussion we decided our best option was to use an umbrella to protect both us and our cameras from the rain. It’s not that simple to take video and photos sheltering under a small umbrella. We’ll have to lash out and buy a bigger one for future rain affected photo opportunities.
So this is the best still image we managed grabbed off some video. Neither video or photography went according to plan due to sheltering under the umbrella.
After an excellent lunch in Hawes we set off to Garsdale to try our luck at some photos as Flying Scotsman headed up the Settle and Carlisle line. By now the roads were rather wet with some very large puddles in places.
My camera was already playing up which I think was due to it getting damp in the morning although it was certainly sheltered from the rain. In the end we took the comfortable option of trying to photograph and video the train from the comfort of the car with the windscreen wipers working hard to keep the windscreen clear. It might have been the comfortable option but it didn't work very well at all.
The Flying Scotsman’s next public outing will be its inaugural run from London Kings Cross to York on 25 February 2016 when it will have been repainted in its BR green livery.
Thursday, 4 February 2016
60103 Flying Scotsman
Having missed 60103 Flying Scotsman on its return to steam on the East Lancashire Railway last month I see it's due for a test run today.
I'm assuming if all goes well it will be in charge of the Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express on Saturday heading over Shap to Carlisle on the West Coast Main Line and returning over the Settle and Carlisle.
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