Hello & Welcome to the 1st of 4 special video from The Harnetty Rail Collection Series.
Coming up in Video 1
We review the David Smith's collection of Steam Locomotives within West Coast Railways including engines owned by others within the company's based at the old Steamtown Museum at Carnforth.
Locomotives featuring are
David Smith's
Ex LMS 8F 48151
Ex LMS Jubilee 45699 Galatea
Ex LMS Royal Scot 46115 Scots Guardsman
Chris Beet's
Ex LMS Jubilee 45690 Leander
48151
Round Carnforth during her light test run from Carnforth WCRC to Hellifield & back.
This was to be the only I was to get the 8F before her mainline ticket expired in early October 2016.
45690 Leander
On the last day of The Great Britain 9 from Carnforth to Doncaster via Hellifield & Keighley.
Her return to Liverpool for the 1st time since September 2010 after a 6 year absents from the city 2 visits in the space of a week in late July.
1st run out of Lime Street was on The North Wales Coast Express from Liverpool to Holyhead via Earlestown, Warrington Bank Quay & Chester.
A week later we 45690 Leander on board The Coast to Coast from Liverpool to Scarborough taking us via Runcorn, Copy Pit & Shefield.
This was the 1st time since October 2011 a steam hauled special went over Runcorn Bridge.
From York on wards to Scarborough returning from York via Milford Loop were 45690 Leander was relived from the tour to head back to Carnforth.
45699 Galatea
During 2016 she was entering into her 3rd full year in revenue earning service after returning to steam in mid 2013 after being restored from Barry Scrapyard condition between 2002 & 2013.
During 2016 she was the most seen loco within David Smith's collection on the mainline.
We start her review in mid February while she worked The Pendle Dalesman from Carnforth outward via Shap to Carlisle & return via the Cumbrian Coast.
Galatea on Day 4 of The Great Britain 9 from Grange Over Sands to Edinburgh in late April we see her at Carnforth with the empty stock ready to head off to Grange Over to collect her before we see her again at Carlisle the last station before entering Scotland.
Regular scenes at Crewe the town were she was built during her light engine moves between West Coast's 2 mainline depots Carnforth & Southall.
And finally for 45699 Galatea we see her being used during crew training between Carnforth & Hellifield.
46115 Scots Guardsman
2016 was used less than the other locos due to winter maintenance carried over into the early summer but The Scot returned with making up for lost time.
We start in Wales as this was history in the making as this was the 1st time ever 46115 and being the 1st member of his class to go over the Conway Valley branch to Blaenau Ffestiniog as we see 46115 attacking the 1 in 47 climb to Bleanau tunnel at Roman Bridge.
Later in the day we see the scot at Abergele on the return to Preston.
Next clips are the scot on home territory The West Coast Mainline working The Cumbrian Coast Expresses in late August and early September.
And finally for the hole review of West Coast Railways in 2016 46115 on the North Wales Coast Express between Crewe & Holyhead in late August & early September.
2016 was an up an down year for West Coast earlier in the year Prohibited from the ORR from running on the national network following safety concerns. But they returned in late March bringing with it memorable runs as seen in this program.
Big thanks goes to David Smith and everybody behind the scenes at West Coast Railways. Caz without them this video would not be possible.
This is also to say thank you without West Coast Harnetty Railways filming on the mainline would not be were it is today without them so once again Thank You West Coast Railways.
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