WATCH: Steam locomotives at Speed!

During these difficult times of quarantine and lockdown in the UK due to the Coronavirus outbreak around the world, ourselves and every other railway enthusiast cannot get out to film any steam locomotive action on the mainline and on the heritage railway scene.

So to help cheer people up, here’s a compilation of steam locomotives at speed on the mainline, showcasing steam at its best! Made by RailView.

This video sees a variety of 16 steam locomotives from all the big four regions and British Railways from the past four years from 2016 to 2020.

From the west country, the East Midlands, West Midlands, the Hope Valley, the East Coast Mainline, the West Coast Mainline, Derbyshire, Yorkshire and the Lake District with key locations such as Doncaster, Grindleford & Slitting Mill (just outside Staveley, Derbyshire).

Highlights in this video include:

45596 Bahamas on a loaded test run at Tamworth in January 2019
60163 Tornado at Warrington Bank Quay on the return leg of The Border Raider
7029 Clun Castle on a loaded test run at Widney Manor in February 2019
45690 Leander on The Coast to Coast Express at Grindleford in May 2018
60009 Union of South Africa on The Christmas White Rose at Doncaster in December 2017 to name but a few.

This compilation features 16 steam locomotives from all the big four regions and British Railways such as:

Bahamas runs round it's support coach at Keighley

Bahamas steam locomotive to team up with Mayflower for 4-day trip to Devon and Cornwall

8th January 2021

Tornado, reunited with her nameplates, gleams in the sunshine at Carnforth. – Richard Pearson

Winter update on steam locomotive 60163 Tornado

4th January 2021

GWR
- 7029 Clun Castle
SR
- 34046 Braunton
- 35028 Clan Line
LMS
- 44871
- 45212
- 45596 Bahamas
- 45690 Leander
- 45699 Galatea
- 6201 Princess Elizabeth
- 6233 Duchess of Sutherland
LNER
- 61306 Mayflower
- 60163 Tornado
- 60103 Flying Scotsman
- 60009 Union of South Africa
BR
- 70000 Britannia
- 70013 Oliver Cromwell

All the locations that feature in this video:

Doncaster
Grindleford
Tiverton Parkway
Besford
Nethertown
Swinton (South Yorkshire)
Hathersage
Keynsham
Widney Manor
Slitting Mill
Gate House Lane Level Crossing
St Neots
Warrington Bank Quay
Oxenholme Lake District
Chesterfield
Hartlebury
Lancaster
Goldthorpe
Newark Northgate
Bolton-upon-Dearne
Colton Junction
Tamworth
Leyland

To everyone reading this article and watching the video, stay safe, healthy and look after yourselves!

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