92203 Black Prince on a 1600 Ton stone train

[kenbrowne1947]

Absolutely brilliant shot Henry and great to see a 9F doing what she was designed for and then some!! Thanks for the upload. Ken

[60103Henry]

@kenbrowne1947 Thanks!! :))

[60103Henry]

@SouthernRailwayDave Thanks!! :)

[benbisley]

Great video-

The last time I saw 9Fs on BR was in the mid-sixties; two of them were hauling a stone-train in Great Rocks Dale, Derbyshire. Spectacular.

[60103Henry]

@benbisley Thanks! :) Great to hear realy life tales like this! :))

[kratos32godofwar1]

yea bt was tht loco at the back helping it by pushing???

[60103Henry]

@kratos32godofwar1 tbh, I don't know but i think it was only to take the train back! :)

[Mr46238]

i liked the 9fs had one saturday afternoon out crewe to carlisle a 15 on passenger train 92208 rigth out of the works, we were run up 85 in places good locos ,  retired driver 12b 1957 man

[NJPurling]

That locomotive holds the haulage record, set at this very place: 2158 tons from a standing start.

[60103Henry]

@NJPurling Thanks for that!

[trainlover658]

the 9F-Showing the big diseasals how to do it since the 1960's

[60103Henry]

@trainlover658 Yeah! They should have kept the 9fs running longer! :)

[clusterfak]

I thought I saw a UFO near the end?

[60103Henry]

@clusterfak Yeah i see what you mean, but i think its a flood light!

[trainlover657]

is the 9F in america or something?

[60103Henry]

@trainlover657 No this is in England

[trainlover657]

@60103Henry ah, its just the wagons and the shunter make it look like somewhere else

[60103Henry]

@trainlover657 yeah, i know what you mean, the shunter is American though!

[Trainbrain1949]

That SW1001 looks out of place.

[60103Henry]

@Trainbrain1949 yeah I know what you mean but stil nice to see someting diffrent!

[Maglona]

Your videos - I've found them, they're great. The 9F@ Torr Quarry is my favourite though! Thank you very much.

[60103Henry]

@Maglona Thanks you very much! I'm glad you like them!

[Maglona]

I've just come across you're vid. What a train, what a loco! Wish I could have been there. Thanks for sharing. Any more like that?

[60103Henry]

@Maglona Thanks plased you liked it! "Any more like that?" do you mean trains or my videos?

[NJPurling]

92203 holds the British record for steam haulage from a standing start: 2158 English Tons!

Imagine firing them? When they made the record run the fireman was taken to the ER with burns on his arms..

It was no accident. The firebed was 3ft (1 metre) thick & white hot all the way through.

[60103Henry]

Thanks for that info, 92203 certanly is an impressive loco!

[trainsrcool]

what a noise

[60103Henry]

Thanks, a great noise too!

[Isochest]

Pity we've seen nothing like the steam trials with coal trains in the mid 1980s in the USA (Chessie System). Shows steam's up to the job today just as much as ever:-)))))

[60103Henry]

Thanks, it certanly is!

[midrange18]

hard to believe the man who bought that 92203 paid 3000 pounds. theres a vid on him on you tube.

[60103Henry]

Thanks, his name is David Sheperd, hes great, thanks to him, 92203 saw saved from scrap along with 75029!

[bwarrrrk]

i wish i got a bargin like that :P

[midrange18]

it seems to happen all the time for large things such as this.. i live near a plane wrecking yard, and a pilot went in, offered to purchase a plane that could still fly and got it for 3500 bucks. The wreckign yard is at a retired air base and he took off right there.. amazing!

[bwarrrrk]

two words...lucky sod :)

[60103Henry]

Shes Running at The Gloucestershire and Warwichshire at the monent if you want to see she, but chech, with them first, just so you can avoid disopintment!

[andyg3]

who needs diesels when you could have a 9f!

[60103Henry]

Exactually, they should for used the 9F for there full life span!

[iloveplanetrock]

I prefer the German style smoke deflectors.

[60103Henry]

Thanks, I personley prefer the British ones, but then were all diffrent!

[onetwoeight2]

what was the occasion for this?

[60103Henry]

Thanks, I think It was to celibrate 15o years of the East Somerset Railway, but dont quote me on that!

[stevbrkr]

Fantastic beat on that engine. Great video.

[60103Henry]

Thanks, pleased you enjoyed the video!

[sandletters39]

2.178 tons was achieved by the same engine back in 1982

[60103Henry]

Thanks I rember hearing about that, I would have loved to have seen it!

[TheRailFan]

Lovely !! 5* vid thanks joe

[60103Henry]

Thanks, pleased you liked it!

[RPSI1718541864613BG]

Is that in the UK

[60103Henry]

Yes its at Merehead sideings in Somerset.

[SteffanLlwyd]

And not even in full forward gear this time. This beast had more power in reserve!

[60103Henry]

she certanly could of done with a longer run!

[class377matt]

Nice Mate Shows How Much Better Our Old Trains are than the yanks 1600 and a shunter no probs and the USA Thing only 1000 and was outa steam lol 5* for both vids

[60103Henry]

Pleased you enjoyed it, I totaly arrgey with you!

[FosterGP6NHP]

Look again 5197 pulls 1800tons + a switcher.

[60103Henry]

Thanks, just shows her power at its best!

[zaku32888]

Remember, that the "USA Thing" is only a cheap mass production locomotive. Now if it had been a PRR H10 locomotive, there would be a different story.

[60103Henry]

Yes, it would be great to see that!

[edj66]

@class377matt To be fair, by American standards, that was a pretty small loco. I can't imagine the Challenger class would have any trouble pulling that.

[laarbruch10]

Briliant where is Black prince now

[60103Henry]

Thanks plead you enjoyed it! I Think Black Prince is probelry at The Glucesteshire and Wariwickshire Railway as that were its based, but does oftern visit other lines.