Swanage Railway - "Strictly Bulleid II" Gala 07-09/06/2024
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- The Swanage Railway would break preservation records with their "Strictly Bulleid II" Steam Gala, as they played host to 8 Bulleid pacifics; held over the weekend of June 7th-9th.
The original "Strictly Bulleid" took place back in 2017, with 5 pacifics descending on the Isle of Purbeck. For this second edition, the Swanage Railway managed to gather 8 Bulleid pacifics for the event. Representing the Rebuilt light pacifics would be 34028 "Eddystone" and 34053 "Sir Keith Park", both appearing courtesy of Southern Locomotives Ltd. Representing the Rebuilt 'Merchant Navy' Class, would be 35006 "Peninsular & Oriental S.N. Co." and 35018 "British India Line"; visiting the Isle of Purbeck courtesy of the 35006 Locomotive Company Ltd, and West Coast Railways respectively. Finally, a quartet of original Bulleid power. 34070 "Manston" and 34072 "257 Squadron", another pair from the SLL stables, would be joined by 34081 "92 Squadron" and 34092 "City of Wells". 34081 and 34092 would be visiting courtesy of the Battle of Britain Locomotive Society and the East Lancashire Railway respectively.
The gala would feature a very intensive timetable, with services regularly going 'over the road' and onto the Wareham extension as far as River Frome Viaduct, which serves as the current limit of SR metals. As such, services from Swanage would gain a tail locomotive at Corfe Castle before before continuing west, due to the absence of a run-around loop on the extension. In addition, most double-headed services would also see the lead locomotive detatched at Norden. For the first time since 2003, the Swanage Railway would run trains through the night, with "The Knight Rider" service taking place from Saturday evening through into Sunday morning. Sunday would run with the theme "Named Train Sunday", with all services carrying headboards representing some of the prestigeous titled services that could once be seen across the southern region. Sunday evening would see a gala finale, as the four operational SLL pacifics would be lined up on display at Corfe Castle. Unfortunately, 34081 "92 Squadron" failed on the Saturday morning, with 34070 "Manston" taking over its duties.
Having 8 Bulleid pacifics in service together would result in breaking some preservation records:
- The largest gathering of Bulleid pacifics in steam since 1967.
- By all accounts, more Bulleid pacifics in steam than on the final day of steam on the southern region, 9th of July 1967.
-The largest gathering of Bulleid pacifics since the days of Woodhams Scrapyard in south Wales.
- The first time in preservation that any heritage railway has hosted two working 'Merchant Navy' pacifics simultaneously.
In addition, it was less than two weeks ago that SLL achieved the major milestone of having four of their pacifics in steam simultaneously. This event marked the first time those four have appeared in service together.
Locomotives:
Ex-SR Rebuilt 'Merchant Navy' Class - 35006 "Peninsular & Oriental S.N. Co."
Ex-SR Rebuilt 'Merchant Navy' Class - 35018 "British India Line"
Ex-SR Rebuilt 'West Country' Class - 34028 "Eddystone"
Ex-SR Rebuilt 'Battle of Britain' Class - 34053 "Sir Keith Park"
BR(S) 'West Country' Class - 34092 "City of Wells"
BR(S) 'Battle of Britain' Class - 34072 "257 Squadron"
Ex-SR 'Battle of Britain' Class - 34070 "Manston"
BR(S) 'Battle of Britain' Class - 34081 "92 Squadron"
00:00 - On shed at Swanage
01:32 - 35006 & 35018 New Barn
03:00 - 35018 Arland House Campsite foot crossing
04:04 - 34053 Furzebrook
05:40 - 34092 New Barn
06:54 - 34092 Catseye Crossing
08:02 - 34072 Arland House Campsite foot crossing
09:21 - 34070 Quarr Farm
10:34 - 34081 Arland House Campsite foot crossing
11:30 - 34028 & 34053 Dickers Crossing
12:33 - 34053 Arland House Campsite foot crossing
13:42 - 34072 Furzebrook
15:16 - 35018 Dickers Crossing
16:32 - 35018 Catseye Crossing
17:34 - 35006 Dickers Crossing
18:41 - 35006 Catseye Crossing
19:45 - 34092 Corfe Viaduct
20:37 - 34092 Catseye Crossing
21:49 - 34072 Corfe Viaduct
22:47 - 34072 & 34070 Arland House Campsite foot crossing
23:57 - 35006 Furzebrook
26:03 - 34081 Norden Common
27:18 - 34053 & 34028 Woodyhyde
28:31 - 34053 & 34028 Norden Common
29:45 - 34070 Herston
30:56 - 34028 Sandy Hill Lane
32:02 - 34070 Sandy Hill Lane
33:12 - 34070 Haycrafts Lane
34:52 - 34070 Townsend Bridge
36:49 - 34070 Dickers Crossing
38:17 - 34070 Woodyhyde Crossing
39:13 - Corfe Castle
39:44 - 34053 Corfe Castle
41:59 - 34028 Castle View Crossing
43:11 - 35006 & 35018 Haycrafts Lane
44:32 - 34092 Dickers Crossing
45:34 - 34072 Dickers Crossing
46:46 - 34070 Dickers Crossing
47:46 - 34028 & 34053 Quarr Farm
48:47 - 35018 Dickers Crossing
50:13 - 35006 New Barn
51:27 - 34092 Quarr Farm
52:24 - 34072 Dickers Crossing
53:22 - 34053 & 34028 Dickers Crossing
54:22 - Line Up Corfe Castle
All footage filmed on Friday the 7th, Saturday the 8th, and Sunday the 9th of June 2024. - Auta a dopravní prostředky
You can’t beat a nice soft chuff. That’s what I say. Something Bullied Pacific’s are good at. As always outstanding photography.
A superb record of a wonderful weekend, Matt. You did well to cover so many different locations on what was a very busy weekend. An event that will live along in the memory - hats off to all the organisers and volunteers who made it such a success!
Footnote:
This video is very far removed from what was originally hoped for. Things quickly fell apart behind the camera, with various tripod problems among other issues plaguing the weekend. The video has still been uploaded for record sake, but the experience has certainly provided some lessons to learn. That said, here's hoping that the event was a major success for the railway.
Wonderful. As usual, yours is the most accomplished and watchable compilation I’ve seen (despite the issues you mention). Loads of very nicely considered shots - and the endless Bulleids (and green coaches) look just great!
Love it, every minute of it, smashing Video, absolutely fantastic, keep up the good work
Thanks very much, it's greatly appreciated!
Another very good video Sir. Thank you.
Thanks very much
In my eyes, without doubt, the best video record of bullied pacifics at work&rest since 1967. Simply magic.THANKYOU.
Thank you, it's appreciated
The video I've been waiting for to see the most out of anyone's over the weekend. It's a fantastic watch as per usual. Best hour I've spent watching a video. Might have seen you once or twice over the weekend .
Outstanding video and composition!
Thank you
Excellent video great shots cheers
Thank you
Great Video as ever nice 1,went down on the Sunday as only day I could great to see Bi Line at last and Double Heading fantastic ❤7😮
Oh hello, that's me with the thumbs up at 11:09! xD Marvellous footage of an amazing weekend, I was only there for the Friday but it was just incredible ^_^
That was worth the wait Matthew, so glad I didn't go over to the datk side and watch some of the other offerings. What a sight, especially the headboards and Fleche D'or, they stirred up a few grey cells!!! A couple of new locations?? One thing missing - Q1, that would have made a proper Bulleid extravaganza, but don't think that'll happen again?? Thanks as usual for your dedication, hope the pollen count stayed low and the tripod behaved itself.
Thank you very much, Bob! The kind words are always appreciated!
Having missed out on the titled trains 7 years ago, and feeling quite regretful about it, it made sense to take full advantage this time around.
A couple of lesser used locations, especially those between Norden and Wareham. The Q1 would make a wonderful addition. Fingers crossed for one of the future editions.
Since filming the West Hill clips for "Strictly D-Day", the tripod simply hasn't worked smoothly. The legs suffering torsion during panning, while the tilt axis of the head has kept jamming mid-shot. It's resulted in a lot of frustration and second-guessing while filming, which ultimately has led to quite a few mistakes in this video. As for the hayfever, it was awful all weekend.
Top video! Perfect record of the weekend, a shame 92 failed given its vibrant Malachite but hey these things happen. Thanks for putting together such a brilliant film of the event.
Top notch, particularly the shot at 35 mins Townsend Bridge with evening light and great exhaust!
Thank you
Though it looks like evening light, it's actually very early morning - somewhen before 6am (the previous clip at Haycrafts Lane was taken at 5am).
Great Video and i saw Myself in the observation coach at 17:13 im In the Blue Vest right in front of 92 squadron... Again Great Video Mate :)
Thanks very much
My congratulations Sir that was awesome, with or without your technical issues, well worth the wait. Many thanks for filming, editing and uploading. I watched what I could on Railcam but in glorious silence (!) it ain't the same. Thanks again. 👍🖖
Thank you very much for the kind words, Jules!
Was very relieved once it was all put together.
It was a great weekend I loved it. Your film was also great
Glad you had fun
Thank you
Well worth waiting for your video, what a show, i was there as well. As always exceptional work.
Thanks very much. The kind words are always appreciated.
Great video :)
Thank you
Two MN s banking with a BB up front? A bit extravagant on 7 coaches. Congratulations to Swanage. Hope they had enough visitors to cover the coal bill. Great video. Great fun
Thanks very much
The two MN's were just idling. So 257 was lifting all the weight at that point - over 500 tons worth.
All trains to and from Bridge 4 at the River Frome have to be top and tailed and the instruction is that the loco on the back does not provide any assistance, all the work is done by the loco on the front.
Love the video, thank you. I'm guessing you have a more then one person doing the shooting for you?
Thank you
All the filming and editing is done by one person.
@@TheSouthernerYTChannel Well done.
@@malminstral Thank you
Far removed from what was hoped for? I think it's one of the best of the weekend. We'll done for recognising that the most important thing is that the locos are working hard, and not eschewing tender-first shots if the sound's good. 8:45Now that's quite a challenge; 6 coaches plus two locos on the other end! 😂
What a fantastic cinematic video of the amazing Strictly Bulleid gala. I’m absolutely gutted I missed it as it seemed to give Swanage railway a lot of fame especially with 8 bulleids, the biggest gathering since 1967. I really hope they do this again and maybe not during my dreaded GCSEs. Be proud of yourself because this is quality😎👍🚂. Also, how do you find all these amazing positions to see them from? Is there a map
Thank you. The kind words really do mean a lot, and are greatly appreciated.
With any luck, in years to come, we may get "Strictly Bulleid III". Who knows which ones will be steaming when that rolls around.
For the locations, a lot of it comes from experience, having been to and filmed at all the locations previously. Your best bet is check on maps, and any available map of public footpaths. That said, there is no public parking at a few of these locations, and always respect the land owners.
Green train coming
AW-SOME.
Thank you
Why wasn’t 35028 here? It was just finished with its overhaul
Because 8 Bulleids is already a mega achievement, and resulted in a saturated timetable. There is a balance point between getting another loco in, vs any extra bums on seats it could bring in.
In any case, 35028 was tied up with its contract with Belmond.