Leigh984, The creative portfolio of Leigh Spencer

  On fathers day 2025 my Dad said he would be interested in visiting the Stapleford Miniature Railway near Melton Mobray in Leicestershire. The event was listed as a day of Models and Miniatures with Mini Traction Engines and Steam Rollers alongside the usual miniature railway running. We begin the film as a green locomotive leaves the station taking various passengers on a near 2 mile trip around the site. The one fifth scale SMR Railway runs special events throughout the year, back to the film now and we meet the mini traction engines and steam rollers as they travel through the event passing Glynns Supper Whippy ice cream van and various other local craft and food stalls. Back to the miniature steam engines now and the small but mighty NYC Niagara is coaled up and made ready for another trip. We then see Niagara and a green engine waiting in steam at the station. Now it really gets exiting as we board a diesel locomotive for an onboard trip taking in tunnels, lakes and beauti...

Explore the dynamic fusion of street art and technology in my latest video showcasing the immersive exhibition, "Paint to Pixel: Repainting Subway Art" at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery. Join me at the exhibition as we witness captivating work from prominent graffiti writers through large-scale projections and in-depth interviews. This 10-year project by Dutch graffiti artist TRIPL/FURIOUS, guest curated by Jasper Van Es, includes a mock-up station, "Graff Central," where projected subway trains display the vibrant works of today's street artists. Don't miss this captivating journey through the intersection of urban expression and digital innovation. The exhibition has been made possible by Arts Council England, BID Leicester and Leicester Museums & Galleries. exhibition runs 03 February - 27 May 2024 Free admission.

With more locomotives working in one hour than anywhere else in the UK and a huge variety of rare, unique and historic engines on show the Statfold Barn Railway`s Spectacle Of Steam really is a Spectacle to see. My film begins at the sheds as we see the various engines "steaming up" for a day on the rails, before heading to the station to collect coaches full of passengers or freight. Next we see locomotives of all types at full steam along the tracks joined by a tram and the very unique "Goose" vehicle, How many can you spot ?. We end back at the station with the engines returning to collect more passengers. Stay tuned post-credits for some fun in the roundhouse. 

A couple of posters and flyers designed for The Great Central Railways Beer Festival and Pistons And Pumps festival which runs concurrently. The posters advance ideas from previous poster designs and introduce some new ones too. You will notice the chimney of the train is a beer glass and with the logo of the event on the smoke box door the whole design evokes the pumps familiar to any regular pub goer look out also for several pistons hidden in the design. More information at this link .

Earl of Mount Edgcumbe thunders through Narborough Station at full speed on its way to a Christmas market.

During a visit to The Snowdon Mountain Railway I was invited to take a look 'behind the scenes' in the railways engine sheds in Llanberis. The sheds are equipped to repair and maintain their collection of both vintage steam and more recent diesel engines. The recently restored Snowdon Lilly Carriage can be seen alongside one of the steam engines awaiting it's first public trip to the summit later that day as part of the newly launched Heritage Steam Service my video of which can be seenin my previous post Here

The Shard, is a 95-storey skyscraper in London. Its construction began in March 2009 and was opened to the public on 1 February 2013. Standing 309.6 metres (1,016 ft) high visitors are sped by high speed lift to the 68th floor where they can then continue up to the 72nd by staircase to experience the fantastic views over the capital. My short film features the view from the shard and a number of well known London landmarks from Buckingham Palace & The Eye to Tower Bridge and beyond, how many can you spot ?.

This short film features two Pannier Tank engines (7752 & 9600) as they speed full steam through Narborough station on their way to Leicester. I have given the video a deliberately cinema style effect evocative of classics such as brief encounter etc, the cropped image also highlights the drama of the trains as they speed past.

2010 is the 125th anniversary of Blackpool's famous electric trams - one of the very first in the world and the first in the UK. Various events took place to celebrate the fact including an Anniversary Week from 23 to 29 September. My video from the 26th includes a visit to the tram depot and various trams running along the famous seafront. For more infomation on the weeks events see http://www.blackpooltramevents.co.uk/ Tweet