5029 March 1963 Newport to Salisbury (YouTube video)

5029 March 1963 Newport to Salisbury (YouTube video)

Posted by eightonedee at 22:02, 8th September 2026

This came up on my YouTube feed - a well-preserved colour film (if somewhat shaky in places!) of a ride on the footplate of "Nunney Castle" across our patch towards the end of the harsh 1962-3 winter. I thought forum members might enjoy it-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvCHxk-OWls

Re: 5029 Nunney Castle - March 1963 Newport to Salisbury (YouTube video)

Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 23:09, 8th September 2026

Many thanks for posting that link, eightonedee. Just under 13 minutes of anyone's time - well worth watching.

I was indeed enthralled at that historic footage - some of it taken, as you say, from the footplate. No way anyone would be allowed to do that, in these days of Elfin Safety.

CfN.

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