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60103 "Flying Scotsman" powers through the Purbecks | Swanage Railway 22/10/2022
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- Appearing fresh from an intermediate overhaul, sole surviving A3 Class - 60103 "Flying Scotsman" would make a return to the Isle of Purbeck and the Swanage Railway, hauling passengers through the picturesque Dorset countryside.
Operating over October 22nd - 26th, "Flying Scotsman" would be in service for 5 consecutive days, with each day seeing the locomotive make 5 non-stop return services over the Purbeck branch from Swanage to Norden and back. Complimenting 60103's services, a 'feeder' service would be operating alongside the Gresley pacific, taking passengers from Norden, Corfe Castle and Harmans Cross, to Swanage where they could alight for a service hauled by "Flying Scotsman". This 'feeder' service would feature 34028 Eddystone; a Swanage stalwart, and member of the Southern Locomotives Ltd stables.
For the A3 pacific, this event also forms part of a large programme of events scheduled for "Flying Scotsman", to celebrate its centenary in 2023. As such, its visit to the Swanage Railway marks the locomotives first working visit to a heritage railway since the completion of its intermediate overhaul; which has seen the boiler tubes replaced, pistons and valves bored and lined, as well as other mechanical and cosmetic attention where required. On the day of filming, services ran late towards the end of the timetable, owing to teething issues with 60103.
The visit would reunite the A3 with Pullman Observation Car - No14. Car No14 had traveled with "Flying Scotsman" to the USA from 1969-1971, on the locomotives' infamous tour of America. Also in the rake of 7 coaches behind 60103, would be two recently refurbished Maunsell Open Third carriages. Due to operational requirements, U Class - 31806 would perform a 'shunt and release' of 60103's services at Swanage; this is due to the run-around loop at Swanage only accomodating 5 carriages.
Locomotives:
Ex-LNER A3 Class - 60103 "Flying Scotsman"
Ex-SR Rebuilt 'West Country' Class - 34028 "Eddystone"
All footage filmed on Saturday the 22nd of October 2022.
Thank you so much for another excellent video !. My grandson is a volunteer driver and fireman on the Swanage railway and was assisting firing on Flying Scotsman , he gives a quick wave at 13.04 - 13.18. Thanks again from a very proud Grandad in France !
Yes this loco flying Scotsman has got a big birthday celebration coming up next year
Aw yeah! And I like that she has a proper sounding whistle now as well! Truly defines the A3 class.
Bravo for making me feel young again as a kid growing up in New Jersey...............Al in Atlanta
Your knowledge of the area, ability to get to viewpoints and vistas, for your super smooth pans, overcame the autumnal gloom and damp. Pity that the weather did not shine on the visitor for the late October visit.
Thanks very much for the kind words, Peter!
One day I'll see Scotsman live.
Alan peglers daughter was here to see the worlds famous steam locomotive on a run here on the swanage railway
Splendid capture
Thanks
Also good to see the shots of 34028 Eddystone on the alternating service train. It seemed appropriate for them to be working the service together like "mother and daughter", given the Gresley-Bulleid connection and broad similarities. Really great to see all the lineside shots as I was helping at Swanage all day so only got to see FS starting from there and crossing the service train at Harmans Cross on the final inbound run. I like the shots from West Hill at Corfe - I have been up East Hill and the castle itself but that is another great vantage point.
AAAHHHH!!!!! Its the Devon Belle Observation car! Omg! What a stunning car, glad they have it on Flyting Scotsman's train! That car is the reason I fell in love with the Swanage Railway. Lovely video and awesome railway. I'm always stunned at your amazing videos! Thank you for post!
Cheers, Chris! It was great to see No14 back again, looking as good as ever - a real credit to those involved in its maintenance. The kind words are greatly appreciated, as always.
By gum owd lad, yer did some climbing there ! Great video.
You Scott is a Legend of the Rails
Great video Well filmed and edited throughout.
Your filming like always is simply stunning - thank-you very much!
Cheers, glad you enjoyed it
It's been many years since I've been there!
She looks so elegant when running - cantering at best.
Thanks for sharing.
Al.
Well, this sort of makes up for her non appearance at Bluebell, holding that thought for next year!!!! This time Matthew it was actually good to see backwards working just to see the tender detail!!! The Eddy bookend workings were welcome plus the on shed opening shots👍👍
Yeah, never really understood the culture of advertising a locomotive for an event or railtour, when that loco is under overhaul at the time and no guarentee of being fit and ready by the deadline; unless there's been some behind the scenes testing/assurance.
Was great to see Eddy out as well. Got very lucky with the sunrise.
@@TheSouthernerYTChannel The Swanage Railway sensibly didn't advertise the event until it was 100% certain that FS would be ready after its overhaul, although that did truncate the time for publicity and bookings. But it looks as if enough people found out!
Superb video expertly showing a magnicent locomotive, well done
Thank you
Brilliant footage!
Thank you
Great video, nice to see Scotty back. Hopefully she doesn't start behaving how she did on her last runs of her previous ticket!
Yeah, I went on her in October 2021 and she sounded shit
Thank you. There were some teething issues on the day, but certainly sounding a lot better than before. A credit to the people who worked on it.
@@TheSouthernerYTChannel Indeed, kudos to the Swanage and FS staff who helped sort out some of the teething troubles on the spot, particularly before the 1505 departure. Must have been nerve-wracking with a full train of passengers sitting in the station waiting to leave! But they succeeded.
Flying Scotsman has the Tender carriage connection door for crew change.
Great footage, very well done !
Thank you
60103 LNER A3 visited again on swanage railway for 4 months since October 2022
Great video
I was there on the same day
We may well have crossed paths
I was on the same bridge at the start
Another excellent video, Matthew. Fantastic that you managed to get to so many locations throughout the day - parking must have been a real challenge !
Thanks very much, Nigel! There was some luck involved, it must be said. Though the car was left parked for most of the day, while walking between locations.
Brilliant video. Lovely scenery, good views of Corfe Castle.
Thanks very much
Nice video with the Flying Scotsman :)
Cheers
Great to see these shots. One day left (Wednesday) of FS actually operating trains at Swanage, then she will be on static display until 6th November (you can go on to the footplate through the corridor tender). There were great scenes at Swanage too with a bagpiper and Alan Pegler's daughter waving the train away. The Devon Belle car looks magnificent inside and out and seems to have been well used.
Very nice video thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
@@TheSouthernerYTChannel Yes been to Swanage a great many times have seen the Eddystone and a few others that they have but the Flying Scotsman would have been good to see
I’m now hoping that no trespassers will be on the track because we don’t want flying Scotsman’s birthday being ruined by the trespassers
Happy 100th scott
I am in the video because i went to Swanage yesterday
Hope you enjoyed your day
@@TheSouthernerYTChannel Thanks I had fun
In my amateur way, it does seem dangerous for a train to pull carriages backwards; how can the driver know if, say, a tree has fallen across the track - or a cow escaped the field and wandered on to it. What am I missing here……..?
Lovely video but without being critical your video title is misleading when it says through the Purbecks,there is no Purbecks its the Isle of Purbeck,journalists are worse for getting it wrong.Once again lovely video.
Cheers
Despite 'the Purbecks' not being an official title for the area, it is a frequently used modern colloquialism and understood well by the majority of people in the local area, so will be staying on the video.
Wonderful video :)
Cheers
Sometimes I think that some of these people need reminding that when an engine pulls a train it's not meant to do so by it's teeth!!!!
It's worth remembering, this railway does not have a turntable large enough to accommodate a Pacific. Tender-first running is an operational relief.
@@TheSouthernerYTChannel Point taken. The better option is to have an engine at each end. Not necessarily for every trio only when it's needed.