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From the comments, it seems this railway is located in the USA. I wish I could get my track laying and ballast to be half as good. And as for live steam slow running .......



Rik

100% agree with your comments Rik. But also, I thought - that has to be new laid track, how can it be so neat? But then, look at the maturity of the scale trees - which also add hugely to the atmosphere. And that tunnel - looks like it has been blasted out of solid rock. Even the positioning of the camera is perfect in giving you that real feeling of watching something that's actually be filmed from a train. Just extraordinary realism.

Wow indeed! A beautiful landscape setting and well filmed video. Most impressive.

Stunning details all round the route. The tunnel is already mentioned. I loved the wing wall built from thin blocks. And the vegetation is super neat and appropriate. Great video.

It is a stunning railway in every respect. I think the realism has been enhanced by playing/recording at about half speed.

Lonsdaler wrote: Thu Oct 08, 2026 7:40 am It is a stunning railway in every respect. I think the realism has been enhanced by playing/recording at about half speed.

I'm not so sure. If you play it at double speed (controls in top right corner) then the background foliage towards the end of the film moves in an unrealistic way. Even at 1.25x normal the foliage looks over-animated.

Rik

A series of lineside shots in this video. The quality of the painting and the setting really shines through.




Rik

ge_rik wrote: Thu Oct 08, 2026 8:05 am

Lonsdaler wrote: Thu Oct 08, 2026 7:40 am It is a stunning railway in every respect. I think the realism has been enhanced by playing/recording at about half speed.

I'm not so sure. If you play it at double speed (controls in top right corner) then the background foliage towards the end of the film moves in an unrealistic way. Even at 1.25x normal the foliage looks over-animated.

Rik

Interesting. I played it at 2x and thought it made it more 'realistic' in terms of how I would expect a 16mm steam loco to run; but of course it looks more 1:1 at the speed the maker has chosen. None of which detracts from the work and effort that's gone into making that a very special railway. I just hope the plywood buildings will be weatherproofed and perhaps brought in during the worst weather.

Lonsdaler wrote: Thu Oct 08, 2026 9:51 am Interesting. I played it at 2x and thought it made it more 'realistic' in terms of how I would expect a 16mm steam loco to run;

My expectations of how a steam loco runs have been recalibrated by seeing a couple of locos with slomos running recently. I'm about 95% certain there is a slomo in this Jack (co-incidentally one of the locos with a slomo I saw was a 7/8th Jack).

SimonWood wrote: Thu Oct 08, 2026 10:51 am My expectations of how a steam loco runs have been recalibrated by seeing a couple of locos with slomos running recently. I'm about 95% certain there is a slomo in this Jack (co-incidentally one of the locos with a slomo I saw was a 7/8th Jack).

I posted a comment on YouTube about the slow running and if a Slomo was used and got this response from the original poster

The video is shown at full speed and yes two Slomo devices were used: one between Jack's frames and the other in a coal wagon at the end of the train

Rik

TWO slomos! That's the first time I've come across that. Clearly pays off though.

ge_rik wrote: Thu Oct 08, 2026 6:26 pm

SimonWood wrote: Thu Oct 08, 2026 10:51 am My expectations of how a steam loco runs have been recalibrated by seeing a couple of locos with slomos running recently. I'm about 95% certain there is a slomo in this Jack (co-incidentally one of the locos with a slomo I saw was a 7/8th Jack).

I posted a comment on YouTube about the slow running and if a Slomo was used and got this response from the original poster

The video is shown at full speed and yes two Slomo devices were used: one between Jack's frames and the other in a coal wagon at the end of the train

Rik

Well, I sit corrected.

Lonsdaler wrote: Tue Oct 13, 2026 9:53 pm Well, I sit corrected.

..... assuming he's telling the truth .....

Rik

Very impressive. There's been superb attention to detail and great imagination.