70013 Oliver Cromwell on the Scarborough Spa Express, 12/8/08

[MrRyan60]

Wow I can see why you like her so much shes faster than some of todays trains that run on the network! :) btw I really enjoy watching your videos.

[GWRDec]

@MrRyan60 Ahh thanks mate! glad to know your enjoying them! 70013 is that special engine that I enjoy seeing weather it be stood static or storming through a station. Love it! thanks for commenting!

[MrRyan60]

@GWRDec Thats ok, I have quite a number of favourites and this is one of them!

[Dean57010]

Was that fire I saw 32 secs?

[porter6669196327]

Yea,The Glow From The Firebox Reflecting Onto The Steam.

Firebox Doors Were Open.

[NwsNoaaChaser]

Great video. Shame about the weather! Favourite! 5*****

[GWRDec]

thanks mate

[jamielw143]

What a video Dec! Great loco and great performance. 5* + favorite

[GWRDec]

thanks jamie!

[dreambuilders48808]

Awesome, I saw this locomotive on my recent

visit to Europe. Didn't know it was going to

be there, I was in the York Train station when

it pulled in..Nice Surprise. Im a railfan from the

US. Check out my videos. I will try to post the

one from York soon.

[GWRDec]

thank you mate

[Nachteule67]

Oh that's great!!! Greetings from Germany

[GWRDec]

thank you

[ay76]

WOW is that old girl flying or what!! Great video 5* Cheers. (Faved too)

[GWRDec]

thanks mate, yeah she sure was flying, thanks for the fav! :)

[BathSpaRail]

great stuff top marks ,,nice to see a steamer working hard ,,thanks for sharing joe

[GWRDec]

thanks joe! sure is nice to see a steamer, as nice as this 1 going for it

[21C123]

Nice video.

[GWRDec]

cheers

[RPSI1718541864613BG]

I C she was drawing fire throw the tubes.

[GWRDec]

yeah thanks for comment

[TheRailFan]

Blimmey !! she was flyin..lol nice cold wet day lots of steam ,,nice capture

[GWRDec]

haha lol, yeah she sure flew! left a good impression on me haha

[SteffanLlwyd]

Thanks for posting! My wife and I are relishing a trip to Norwich behind No 13 coming up this Saturday Sept 20. Is there a polite way of asking drivers if it would be err umm ... 'OK for us to ride on the footplate while the loco. runs round'? That would be a buzz as our trip is in celebration of being married 33 years, and my wife's grandfather drove the Cambrian Coast Express. As far as I'm concerned that means I'm 'related to royalty, by marriage'! What a job? To drive steam locomotives!

[GWRDec]

cool, i not sure about asking about gettin a ride in the loco, but i dont think you will(though i could be wrong)

[WestYorks]

I am in search of a train enthusiast that can shed some light on a train crash that took place during or around the second world war just outside Manchester, believed to be on the Buxton Loop. The Train driver was Harold Smith, London Midland Scottish employee B 75117 railway service. I would appreciate any scraps of information about this crash, not to be confused with the crash at Buxton in 1957.

Regards

Adam

[GWRDec]

umm i sorry i can't help you there mate, i'll try find some info for you though

declan

[croescarneinon]

Reminds me of a winter dusk at Nantyderry many years ago and 70029 passing me at high speed, just like this...thanks for posting..

[GWRDec]

thanks for comment, glad i brought those memories back for you

[randylandyrover]

cool wish i was there!

[GWRDec]

lol you shoulda been, the noise as it went under the bridge was amazing, almost went deaf!

[latequartet]

beautifully captured, love the orange glow as the cab passes

[GWRDec]

thanks for the comment, the orange glow is lovely isn't it

[34027]

Excellent movie of a steam legend there gwrdec

[GWRDec]

thanks 34027, i was impressed by how good the video came out as the light was pour and lots of people talking in the background

thanks again

[trainlover657]

did i just see flames comming out of the cab?!

[GWRDec]

it was the flames reflecting in the steam, i thought there were flames comin out of the funnel at 1st

[ogauger]

awesome shot mate!5*

[GWRDec]

thank you mate, i wish i could go back today and see it again!

[theamateurbasher]

Rain or shine, 70013 sure knows how to go about her business as only she knows how; pounding along like a jackrabbit and whistling like a banshee. Agreed with hurleyfunbags, welcome back Oliver Cromwell!

Smashing video GWRDec, five stars and favourited.

[GWRDec]

cheers mate, she sure does know how to wow people(and deafen too! lol)i hope i see her again sum day! i agree with you both, welcome back O C!

[GreatWestern175]

did ya have an umbrella Dec??

[GWRDec]

lol sure did, i went under the bridge though as it was dryer under there, but now i am very deaf lol

[GreatWestern175]

Deaf?!! Are you kidding me?? The 12 hours before I was to film 34067 in Torbay I went on a night out in Exeter and came out of a nightclub nearly very deaf due to very loud music!!

[GWRDec]

seriously, this video dont do the noise any justice, you had to be there to hear it for its true volume

[GreatWestern175]

Britannias maybe fast and powerfull beauties but GW Castles and LMS Princess Royal locos are the most loudest!

[GWRDec]

yeah gota agree there, casltes are nice locos dispite me only seeing 1 and it wasn;t in steam! dont think i have seen a princess royal either, that may change very soon

[GreatWestern175]

5029 Nunney Castle along to come with 5043 Earl of Mount Edgemcombe will be on mainline duties for a long while yet so ya might see 'em. 6201 has only a year left till her boiler ticket runs out.

[GWRDec]

i think 6201 is doing scarborough flyer(different to SSE) duties this summer so i might be seeing her some time soon

[GWRDec]

i not to sure i'll see either of the castles this year though, unless 1 comes to york again

[GWRDec]

also i have a message from JBTEvans who is on holiday in devon at the mo, hes says that 4575 classes are better then those two for loudness lol

[GreatWestern175]

Oh him the Welsh kiddo, him who boasts about small locos being better than big engines, well he outa be a bit mindfull 'cause most purists do like big engines (including me) so he outa be a bit open about mainline engines rather than boasting about it.

I dont kick up a fuss about small engines!

Plus to get the fact that he's in native Devon NOT Newport

[GWRDec]

i myself like both tanks and bigger engines differently as you really cant compare the two, tanks were mainly for light loads were as larger locos were for major expresses and long freights, my 2 favorite locos are 14xx and A4s btw, anyway, i should be seeing 6024 on the 24th, after i been to the SDR 50s and 60s gala

[GreatWestern175]

Yh how about if I take a photo of me standing alongside a King and Josh takes a photo alongside a small prarie then both compare the difference, though my pic would frankly out-do his due to the size of the King!LOL

[GWRDec]

hehe, yeah that'll be fun, mine will be out done more as 14xx are tiny locos LOL!

[NXEC125]

i can bet that by taking a pic or my dick and it be then that not

[GJDobbzy]

a 14xx would look bigger in a pic as well they all the same on pic now, it is all about what you like.

[JBTEvans]

Depends. Kings are boring, look the same as a Castle, Hall, Grange, Manor. 4575s are unique

[GreatWestern175]

The Kings were the GWR's answer to its premier status under Pole and Collet and thus became pride of the fleet. 4575s were only small engines on small little lines doing minor work they only did small work

[JBTEvans]

See I know everything even when there is no PC around lol

[GreatWestern175]

I take it you either found Devonian culture hard or easy to pick up when you were down there for holiday.

[JBTEvans]

Yes and you'll be glad to know I went to the SDR and PDSR.

[GreatWestern175]

Glad? I'd much rather know how you thought of Devon and its native residents.

[JBTEvans]

Yes Devonian's are lovely people hence why I have been on holiday once to North and 5 times to South Devon. Its a nice county, probably the best in the UK, with superb scenery and views.

[GWRDec]

oi whats that suposed to mean!

[JBTEvans]

What

[GWRDec]

'hense why i have only been on holiday to the north once' we aint that bad you know, just gota be careful about allen LOL

[JBTEvans]

North Devon! Not bloody north england

[GWRDec]

o right sorry, north devon is nice though, bidefords a lovely town

[jakeyboygen]

Fantastic dec can't wait to see her in somerset in september 5 stars

[GWRDec]

cheers jake, glad you liked it, you wont regret seeing her, you'll love it

[hurleyfunbags]

Bloody brilliant! Welcome back O C!

[GWRDec]

thanks mate, she had to come back in style lol!

[smerlinare]

Incredible.

Fantastic

Brilliant.

5*. Amazing film Dec. Sound was bril.

[GWRDec]

lol thanks alot john, incredible noise from her