Steam Trains At Speed
There's nothing quite like the sight and sound of a steam train in full flight. Whether it's roaring through a busy station, or pounding through the open countryside. This all action compilation showcases several clips of British steam locomotives dashing along the main lines of England and Wales, from the humble but nippy GWR Pannier Tank to the mighty East Coast racehorses like the LNER A4s!
Locomotives featured in this video include the likes of:
- Peppercorn A1 Class 4-6-2 No.60163 'Tornado'
- GWR Castle Class 4-6-0 No.5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe'
- BR Standard 7MT Class 4-6-2 No.70013 'Oliver Cromwell'
- SR Battle of Britain Class 4-6-2 No.34067 'Tangmere'
- LNER A4 Class 4-6-2 No.4464 'Bittern'
- GWR King Class 4-6-0 No.6024 'King Edward I'
- LMS Princess Royal Class 4-6-2 No.6201 'Princess Elizabeth'
- BR Standard 7MT Class 4-6-2 No.70000 'Britannia'
- BR(S) Merchant Navy Class 4-6-2 No.35028 'Clan Line'
- LMS Black 5 Class 4-6-0 No.44871
- LMS Black 5 Class 4-6-0 No.45407 'The Lancashire Fusilier'
- GWR Hall Class 4-6-0 No.4965 'Rood Ashton Hall'
- LNER A4 Class 4-6-2 No.60009 'Union of South Africa'
- BR(W) 9400 Class 'Pannier Tank' 0-6-0PT No.9466
- GWR Castle Class 4-6-0 No.5029 'Nunney Castle'
- SR West Country Class 4-6-2 No.34046 'Braunton'
- LMS Princess Coronation Class 4-6-2 No.46233 'Duchess of Sutherland'
All clip were filmed between 2010 and 2014.
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00:00 60163, Keynsham
00:34 5043, Crofton
01:02 70013, Abergele & Pensarn
01:35 34067, Keynsham
02:04 60163, Callow Hill
02:43 4464, Keynsham
03:08 60163, Swindon
03:48 6024, Highworth Junction
04:25 6201, Brynard's Hill
05:02 34067 & 70013, Beambridge
05:45 5043, Beambridge
06:14 60163, Callow Hill
06:50 70013, Burlescombe
07:25 70013, Stoke Cannon
08:09 4464, Crofton
08:44 70013, Crofton
09:20 34067, Keynsham
09:52 35028, Shrivenham
10:25 70000, Keynsham
11:07 34067, Crofton
11:39 35028, Great Bedwyn
12:14 60163, Shrivenham
12:50 60163, Swindon
13:23 60163, Brynard's Hill
14:29 6201, Cholsey
15:26 6201, Cholsey
16:27 34067, Tiverton Parkway
17:01 70000, Cholsey
17:47 70000, Cholsey
18:22 34067, Bourton
19:01 35028, Keynsham
19:43 35028, Uffington
20:43 60163, South Marston
21:25 60163, Dauntsey
22:11 34067, Bedwyn
22:47 34067 & 45407, Beambridge
23:16 5043, Heyford
23:39 5043, Andover
24:16 44871 & 45407, Church Stretton
25:25 4965 & 5043, Beambridge
26:11 34067, Bourton
26:51 35028, Tiverton Parkway
27:30 60009, Abergavenny
28:25 5043, Uffington
29:15 5043, Ashchurch
30:02 5043, Naas Lane
30:31 9466, Chorleywood
31:01 60009, Beambridge
31:41 60163, Retford
32:07 34067, Axminster
32:40 5029, Yatton
33:19 34046, Winchester
33:53 34046, Cogload Junction
34:54 4965, Lapworth
35:39 5043, Kidderminster
36:07 5043, Abergavenny
37:05 70000, Abergavenny
38:06 70013, Moreton-on-Lugg
38:57 4464, Doncaster
39:27 70000, Walworth Crossing
40:00 5043, Cholsey
40:35 5043, Chippenham
41:13 34046, Stratton Road
41:42 5029 & 34046, Yatton
42:22 46233, Grantham
43:02 5029, Whiteball Tunnel
43:31 5043, Yatton
44:00 5043, Dauntsey
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