The Greatest Gathering: The BIG Video!

Описание: Featuring the arrivals, the event, railtours and departures in an over 1 hour long special, our biggest video yet!

Including 26 Steam Locos, 80 Diesel locos, 12 Electric locos, 6 Diesel / Electric Hybrid locos, 9 DMUs, 11 EMUs, 4 Hybrid units in and around the event, those you can see and also featuring in the background.

Mega rare convoys, loco moves, unit drags and every railtour around the event in one BIG Video in celebration of #railway200

All featuring around a lot of locations in the Midlands in Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and the West Midlands.

Arrivals footage being shot from 27th June to 31st July
Event footage being shot on 1st & 3rd August
Railtours on 31st July, 2nd August.
Departures from 3rd - 12th August.

A rough estimate of what features in this video:

Standard Gauge Steam:
Locomotion No.1
4930 Hagley Hall
5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (outside the event)
6023 King Edward II
35018 British India Line
35028 Clan Line
Furness Railway No. 20
Stanier Mogul 13268
Black Five 44932
45596 Bahamas
45699 Galatea as 45627 Sierra Leone
46115 Scots Guardsman
60163 Tornado
60532 Blue Peter
60103 Flying Scotsman
60007 Sir Nigel Gresley
Std 5 73129

Narrow Gauge Steam:
Prince & Trankil No. 4

Miniature Gauge Steam:
Anne & Katie

Diesels:
3 Class 08s
Class 17, D8568
Class 26, 26007
Class 27, 27056
Class 31, 31108
Class 33s, D6515 Lt Jenny Lewis RN, 33025 & 33029 (outside the event)
Class 37s D6700, 37401, 37418, 37501, 37508, 37516, 37800, 37901
Class 40s, D213 Andania & 40106 Atlantic Conveyor
Class 42 Warship, D821 Greyhound
Class 43 HST Powercars, 43004, 43198, 43200 (43060), 43159, 43484 & 43468
Class 44 Peak, D4 Great Gable
Class 44 Peak, D8 Penyghent
Class 45 Peak, 45108
Class 45 Peak, 45118
Class 46 Peak, 46045
Class 50s, 50007 Hercules, 50033 Glorious, 50035 Ark Royal, 50044 Exeter & 50049 Defiance
Class 52 Western, D1015 Western Champion
Class 55 Deltics, 55009 Alycidon & D9015 Tulyar
Class 56, 56045
Class 57s, 57008, 57307, 57314 & 57604
Class 58, 58023
Class 59, 59201
Class 60 60046
Class 66s, 66004, 66301 & 66501
Class 67s, 67005 & 67007 (outside the event)


Electrics:
12 Sarah Siddons
Class 83 83012
Class 85 85006
Class 86s, 86101 & 86401
Class 87 87002
Class 89 89001
Class 91s 91110, 91150 (91105), & 91117
Class 92 92011
Class 373 3999

DMUs & EMUs:
Class 108
Derby Lightweight, Iris
Class 142 Pacer, 142013 (background)
Class 150 Sprinter, 150231
Class 195 (outside the event)
Class 222s (outside the event)
Class 313, 313201
Class 331, 313013
Class 345, 345055
Class 390, 390119 Progress
Class 398, 398015
Class 423, 3417 Gordon Pettitt
Class 438 (4TC)
Class 455, 455868
Class 465, 465908 Chris Green
Class 507, 507001
Class 730, 730202 (background)
Class 799, 799201

And I’m sure there’s quite a lot I’ve missed out on too!

Highlights in this video:

37401 hauling an AC loco mega convoy with 87002, 86101, 89001 & 57003.

D1015 Western Champion hauling D821 Greyhound.

Convoy of the Decade Part 1 - Featuring 50049, 40106, 4930 Hagley Hall, 13268, LMS & GWR coaches and a Class 108 DMU.

37516 hauling 45699 Galatea as 45627 Sierra Leone & 35018 British India Line… and later 31108, 45108, D4 Great Gable & D8 Penyghent a making a magnificent sight.


Seeing the oldest in Locomotion No 1 to the newest in Class 99 99001

The Peak lineup featuring Class 44s, 44s and a 46.

A1 60163 Tornado, A2 60532 Blue Peter, A3 60103 Flying Scotsman and A4 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley at the same event.

5 Class 50s together with a nice lineup of 3 in BR large logo livery in 50007, 50033 & 50049.

The Merchant Navy lineup in 35028 Clan Line and 35018 British India Line

Seeing 47715 in its stunning new Virgin Trains livery (with RES logos instead of Virgin)

9 different railtours including 60103 Flying Scotsman on her first railtour since 2023 and her first Pullman tour since 2005.

59201 hauling 70008, 90018 & 66501

Rare sight of Tram Train Class 398 398019 being hauled by 43480 & 43468

Convoy of the Decade Part 2: With D1015, 46045, D821, 13268, 4930, GWR & LMS coaches.

Steam quadruple header! 35018 British India Line, 46115 Scots Guardsman, 45699 Galatea & Black Five 44932.

Overall, an incredible variety of locos and units seen during this period, a true once in a lifetime event, and I would like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone I spent time with (You know who you are!)

And to ‪@trainenteringsection‬, @finbarholt, (I do apologise for spelling your name wrong Fin, that my error! 🤦‍♂️) & ‪@themodster‬

And last but not least, to those involved with making this event and all of the incredible moves and tours possible!

For those looking for some extra classes that did not feature in this video like the Class 85, Class 153 and a probably few others here is a link to day one of The Greatest Gathering!

   • The Greatest Gathering Day 1!  

Please like, comment & subscribe for more videos - Enjoy!