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Behind The Scenes of The Railtour of The Decade! | North West Wanderer | For Charity

Channel: Diggle Junction
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We take a Behind the Scenes look at what goes in to planning and operating one of the most anticipated and complex railtours of the Decade. Locomotive Service Limited's and Intercity's North West Wanderer.

From the day before at LSL's Crewe depot during setup day, through to getting the locos started up right through to coming back into the depot right at the end of the day.

Featuring a Class 50, 45, 40, 37's and 20's.

Huge Thanks to LSL for allowing us the opportunity to bring this video to you.

Another huge thanks to the efforts of my team and friends, find more of their content below:
- MCT_Trains: @mcttrains
- https://www.instagram.com/jj_photography.68/
- https://www.instagram.com/locos_tomakeyou_loco/

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Dedicated to Alan William Gaskell. He started this whole thing off.

For enquiries, email: digglejunction@gmail.com

Intro music by @gordovox1559

Equipment:
Filmed on iPhone 15 Pro Max & iPhone 15 with Filmic Pro.
K&F Tripod: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B015CGRREI?linkCode=gs2&tag=shotkit-21
Ulanzi 'Gorilla-pod': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Flexible-Gorilla-Octopus-Portable-Tripods/dp/B073N9687P/ref=sr_1_8_sspa?crid=1XESV3TJ9MN2T&keywords=iphone+13+pro+max+tripod&qid=1668707727&sprefix=iphone+13+pro+max+tripod%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-8-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9tdGY&psc=1&smid=A3TB0FC64S1KKX
Manbily Monopod: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09MCZLZN1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
RØDE Microphone: https://rode.com/en/microphones/on-camera/videomic-ntg
Hitfilm Editing Software: https://fxhome.com/
AI summary Generated from Fishplate metadata

This video provides a behind-the-scenes look at the planning and operation of the North West Wanderer railtour, featuring locomotives from various classes including 20, 37, 40, 45, and 50. The footage captures activities at Crewe depot and other locations such as Brierfield, Colwyn Bay, Hellifield, Manchester Airport, Manchester Victoria, Salford Crescent, Warrington Bank Quay, and Wigan North Western. Operators involved include Locomotive Services Limited and Intercity. Headcodes featured in the video include 1Z45, 1Z62, 1Z63, 1Z64, and 5D41.

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  • Platform ID Z4vHPJ08SlQ
  • Views 28,916
  • Date published 9 Jan 2025 11:39
  • Date added 8 Jan 2026 11:24
  • Locomotives 11
  • Headcodes 5
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