March 2011

I have left the captions off the video as it's so easy for a mistake to creep in (see my previous video's LOL) so you will have to read through this description if you want to know what is what!

1st March
37038+37601 working 6m56 Berkeley-Crewe

5th March
66117 working 6v05 Round Oak-Margam

6th March
67002+67003 working the 'Posh nosh' 1z54 Gloucester-Worcester circular

7th March
60074 working 6e30 Margam-Hartlepool

8th March
37059+37069 working 1q12 Derby RTC-Bristol Temple Meads.
The first time I've filmed something going into Hatherley loop!

10th March
47749 working the first of two 6z47 Gloucester yard-Long Marston trains, second one also filmed on the 15th.

11th March
59201 complete with bell above the windows working 6b36 Didcot-Ashchurch MOD
A track machine
66610 running light as 0z66 Stoke Gifford-Crewe
37611+20303 working 6m67 Bridgwater-Crewe
37087 working a test train 1q69 Derby RTC-Derby RTC via the world and Swansea

12th March
66616+66561 passing through Cheltenham late in the evening on 6y33 Fairwater-Ashchurch

14th March, near Cam & Durseley
37607+20303 working 6m56_Berkeley-Crewe, they crept up on me!
60074 working 6b13_Robeston-Westerliegh
37069+37059 on another test train 1q12 Bristol-Bristol via Cardiff and Gloucester almost crossed with...
60015 6e41 Westerliegh-Lindsey
A moderate drive up the M5 got me near Ashchurch to film
37607+20303 6m56 Berkeley-Crewe for a second time and this time I was ready :)
66561 running light 0z25 Rugby-Stoke Gifford

15th March
47749 doing the second run as 6z47 Gloucester-Long Marston
66113 6v05 Round Oak-Margam in it's new livery?

16th March
37059+37069 working 1q12 Bristol-Old Oak Common via Alstone loop at Cheltenham.
I did manage to film this train 4 times but the driver of 069 wasn't to keen on the throttle so I've left them out :(

18th March
60096 working 6v05 Round Oak-Margam
An hour or so at Harefield produced a plethora of track machinery, I was only there for 47749 & 66619 both of which I knew were towing the yellow perils!
60015 6e41 Westerliegh-Lindsey
A track machine trundels into Haresfield loop
47749 6z47 Rugby-Eastleigh
Another track machine trundels into Haresfield loop
66619 Working 6z26 Rugby-Fairwater with more track machinery in tow
66006 working 6a36 Ashchurch-Didcot

19th March
66068+66044+66250+66204+66053 0z69 Bescot-Eastleigh, we got ourselves a convoy!

23rd March
66548 4v47 Rugeley-Stoke Gifford, and now I've filmed two trains in Hatherley loop!
66122 working 6V92 Corby-Margam
66422+66303 6m67 Bridgwater-Crewe, with 303 resplendent in it's 'Fastline' livery.

24th March
60084 6v07 Round Oak-Margam, shot with last few rays of sunlight.

25th March
37423+37087 working 6m67 Bridgwater-Crewe
66403 6z30 Handsworth-Cardiff Tidal, wasn't expecting that one and was about to walk off when ....
66301 6Z90 Stockton-Cardiff Tidal again in 'Fastline' livery came through, comentry by another enthusiast.

26th March
37685+37676 top n tail with 57601 hanging off the rear, working 1z41 'The Holyoakes' railtour from Weston-Super-Mare to Holyhead

30th March
47851+57001 run light as 0Z67 Barrow Hill-Barry on their way to pick up the newly acquired 47851, got there just in the nick of time as they were some 25 minutes early, hence the wobbles.

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[The66200]

nice, what camera do you use??

[cyclopsfilm]

@The66200 most of it was taken using my new toy, a Panasonic sd700. A great little cam that can fit in my pocket, however the controlling the zoom pull back leaves something to be desired.

[HSTHoward]

excellent video

[cyclopsfilm]

@HSTHoward Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

[smudger746]

brilliant quality mate!

[dieselmanmike]

Nearly 20 minutes of pure enjoyment, nice mix of traction too !

[cyclopsfilm]

@MrFireboxchaser You have mail.

[MrFireboxchaser]

@cyclopsfilm Not a criticism Bill, I really enjoyed the shots

. I tend to start filming well before the train gets to me so I want to try putting short sharp titles in over the film when editing so the action is still visible , like how you put March 2011 at the beginning, so that when titles disappears the train is in the best starting position if you see what i mean,if I can figure how to do it in Vegas!! Might have a go today!!!

[cyclopsfilm]

@AndreiTupolev That 66 certainly has been covered and it does sound like that track machine was being thrashed within an inch of it's life.

[cyclopsfilm]

@MrFireboxchaser Hi Nick, hmmm so what are you saying? you want me to caption the next one :)

I've a feeling April may be a bit shorter - 3 days in and nothing of note has been past, except for a double headed steam tour!

[cyclopsfilm]

@kopiteman Quite possible as that was filmed near Ashchurch

[cyclopsfilm]

@EWS60500 Thank you. It does seem that those drivers of the 'heritage' loco's do tend to react for the camera.