4464 Bittern & the ebor streak FIRST 90mph run through Arlesey & through Peterborough 29/06/13

today's railtour is one of special significance as this is the first time in many years that a steam locomotive has been allowed to run at over 75 miles per hour. 4464 bittern has temporary permission to run at 90MPH on certain sections of the East Coast Mainline and this is why i went to see the tour at Arlesey the first 90 max section being hitchin - offord would give the gresley A4 chance to charge the long straights to get up to speed and this video is the result. thanks to the timings of the ordinary passenger service i was able to pass the streak at Holme and see the tour again at peterborough and thanks to the mainline service to edinburgh running late 4464 was given the blessing of the fast line through Peterborough
the 75+ up to 90mph running with 4464 bittern has been blessed thanks to many organisations and is being done to help commemorate the 75th anniversary of fellow class mate no. 4468 Mallard running at 126MPH breaking the world speed record, a record that still stands to this day

[EssexLocomotiveEnthusiast]

excellent video and superb shooting, she sounded amazing at arlesey and the sound from the cylinders was unbeatable.Good to see normal people see steam at high speed and being totally surprised by it.

[MrDeltic]

Very nice, 'Bittern' on a flyer there for sure, nicely captured indeed.

[Spamcan]

Hi Ron. That chime gives me goose pimples. Nice footage at Arlesey. The telephoto enhances the impression of speed.

[andyedkins]

Cracking shots she was certainly flying in your footage. Thanks for uploading regards Andy

[captaincustard]

Awesome! I was hoping to catch her on her return journey but that got cancelled till later in the year :-(

[cmcook]

Superb footage. I was on board, with a GPS. We were doing 90+mph at Arlesey.

[JPSteamMedia]

Good shot, dont know if you remember me but i was stood behind you with the White fujifilm camera, good place at arlesey :)

[TomsSteamVideos]

Great video Jules. She must have been over 75 at Arsley! I saw her, just, at Marholm, not gunna upload the video as its quite bad and a away shot only. :/ Tom

[SDJRF]

Amazing shots mate! Well times to getting in front of her and get another shot! Great work!

[HughFromAlice]

Yep, great shots. I really liked your station shot with the waiting passengers.... the way the couple sitting nearest the camera whipped their heads around to follow Bittern as it stormed past them showed that they were pretty amazed! …☁☁☁⁘⁙☁☁⁙..☁……Hᴜɢʜ….Lɪᴋᴇᴅ…..ツ

[quasimodo]

NOTHING COMPARES TO A STEAM LOCO AT SPEED