Video


I have a RailReports Video Channel on YouTube, where I post my railway videos.  

Although I’m not a serious videographer, I sometimes just set up my video camera by the line side and record what passes. At times though, I do specifically go out to take video of railway activity, particularly on my visits to Europe.

I now use a Huawei PSmart 2021 phone for recording video which allows me to record high definition images. As a backup, I also have a Panasonic SDRH-80 digital video camera, which is so small, it can easily fit in the palm of my hand.

I sometimes take aerial shots using a Parrot Bebop mk1 drone, though only rarely as there are (quite rightly), tight safety regulations in relation to having a drone anywhere near a moving train.

I edit my movies with Wondershare Video Editor . I find this program to be more than adequate for my movie-making needs.

In the past, I have used a full-sized VHS Panasonic M7 video camera, and I still have an archive of VHS tape-based footage from the late 1980s’ and early 1990’s, which I hope to convert to digital video and upload to You Tube when time permits. I still have the M7, though it hasn’t been out of the bag now for a long time. I eventually graduated to my first digital camcorder, in the shape of a Sony Digital 8 Handycam, which gave me sterling service until September 2009, when it promptly expired on the platform at Carlisle. It was forced into “retirement” when a quote to get the video heads realigned was more than I paid for the camera in the first place.

You can access the Railreports Video Channel from the link at the top of the page or via the Social Media page.