Duchess of Sutherland-The Royal Scot - 9.10.08

[gainsbourg66]

Much more powerful than the class 40s which replaced them

[acw71000]

Yes indeed, and a whole lot more enjoyable to watch!

[TheCrystalyne]

Still here, this is such a great video

[TheCrystalyne]

Still watching this every day :-)

[acw71000]

Thanks, so thats why the views are mounting up!

[TheCrystalyne]

This is briliant. what a piece of engineering.

[acw71000]

Thanks, yes she is a real thoroughbred

[wingcommanderdcb]

Did you hear that she went up Shap on Saturday unassisted with 15 coaches, an all up weight of about 670 tons

[acw71000]

The load was actually 12 plus a diesel on Saturday, see my latest video for her very impressive performance.

[wingcommanderdcb]

It was 15 plus a diesel all of them crimson C1s

[pc512122]

Great shots, many thanks. Would it ever have happened if it was still BR???

[acw71000]

Thank you and probably not, we are very fortunate with the amount of steam running today.

[acw71000]

Cheers, glad you enjoyed it.

[sotoncp]

Fantastic clip ... thanks

[acw71000]

Thank you, a great loco on the line she was built for.

[howarth004]

that was fantastic, well filmed.

[acw71000]

Thanks very much, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

[TheXtremeEnthusiast]

fantastic!

[rab4472]

Great selection of clips Austin. The Duchess looked impressive wherever we saw her that day.

[paulwoodprclt]

Hi, Excellent footage - Would you be ok for your clip to be downloaded and used on the PRCLT website!

[acw71000]

Thanks very much, there were certainly a few people covering the train. We had all been fooled by a good weather forecast for the area but as you can see they got it wrong again!!

[HughFromAlice]

Yes, great vid. So appreciate your post.

And it blows me away to see just how many people/cars there were in your first shot.

[slbury]

That made my weekend, thanks for a stunning video.

[acw71000]

Thanks a lot, really pleased you enjoyed it.

[khankadet]

Great filming Austin on what looks, from all the videos, like a classic performance with 6233 going for it all the way. Trust me to miss it! Chris

[acw71000]

Cheers Chris, it was a vintage performance and we all really owe a huge debt to those very experienced hands on the footplate who made it possible. Sorry you missed it. Austin

[hurleyfunbags]

Superb!

[acw71000]

Thanks, glad you liked it.

[sarahandmatt13]

Magic work Austin, The Duchess in her element!

Love the last sequence, you were lucky with that voyager shifting just in time ! Matt.

[acw71000]

Thanks Stephen, yes, I did have a long day and might have had another shot but it was foggy at the chosen location so went straight to Scout Green. Austin

[Steam1989]

Going very well at Scout Green she was. I guess she still has some punch left in her.

[acw71000]

In the very capable hands of Bill Andrew and Frank Santrian on possibly their last Duchess run.

[robmasterman]

Superb video Austin, you worked hard to get all those locations in..well done..5*..Bob

[acw71000]

Thanks very much Bob, It was a long day and I had a few camera and editing problems but got there in the end. I don't think I've seen the Duchess going as well. She was in the hands of very capable men.

[Linesider1]

Excellent video Austin; a great variety of locations. I use Divx (custom 16:9, 800 X 448 pixels) - I think it works well. Cheers, David.

[acw71000]

Thanks David. I will try that as I'm getting more frustated by the minute trying to get a decent picture.