steam train at speed 5

[santafemad]

Spot on really enjoyed the video - what a surprise it must have been for any FGW passenger waiting for a normal service train!!

[bigboondi]

Joy Joy Joy .. : ()

[IsabelleKay97]

Mn I want to ride in one!

[Amtrak1194]

wasn't this the same day of the TGV record?

[rodrigoeternalfallen]

WOW! It's SO fast that's weird!

I mean: considering it's a steam locomotive...

[falcons1988]

@rodrigoeternalfallen Before modern speed restrictions on steam loco's (H&S). Those locos would average over 100mph quite regularly



[rodrigorosatoalves]

@falcons1988 Yeah, I'm aware of that. Britain's steam railways were completely astonishing! Here in America there've never been such amazing steam technology, not even in the U.S. which had very powerful, but not quite so fast steam locos. Here in Brazil, steam trains used to do an average of 25 to 35mph due, mainly, not advanced railroad design. Britain's gentle hills and green plains surely helped on that matter.

[adam4bfc]

Never though a bulleid could do that!

[thatsMrButtbreath2u]

this thing must be doing 100 mph or more! great video.

[Inkyminkyzizwoz]

@thatsMrButtbreath2u They're limited to 75 mph on the mainline, although there is possibility of some newer locomotives getting permission to run at up to 90.

[Amtrak1194]

why do people feel the need to always compare british rail with the american industry? its completely different and as the one country is nearly 4 times the size of the other rail dependance is really different per country

[JimTLonW6]

Very impressive video, it's interesting how so many Bulleids have survived altho' they never had the reputation in steam days that attached to the LNER, LMS, and GWR locos.

[edj66]

I have to say, today is the first time i've seen a video of a bullied at speed. Good stuff.

[burnley5960]

@JimTLonW6 Great locos but no match for a Castle or a King

[RickDev09]

If that train was about 10 inches higher it would have hit the bridge XP

[lioshenka]

The bridges are really low these days... 5*

[JamesBr661]

they're not lower they just use deeper ballast these days which makes the tracks a little higher apparently

[johncare]

hot steam its great

[denisxx61]

Nice video. During the last few weeks of Waterloo steam the drivers of the Bulleid Pacifics had "permission" to open them out and there are several instances of 100+mph. being achieved. Probably the last ever steam locomotives to achieve this milestone

[mekydro]

Eat your heart out, George Jackson Churchward!

[teddyowot]

southern steam is the best the speed well done the pan shot cheers

[fafnir242]

Hmm. I was always under the impression the Northern was more common. (4-8-4)

[choirboyfromhell]

They may have been towards the end of steam in North America, albeit briefly, and then just in heavy grade applications. The PRR however, had 698 various K class Pacifics alone, and nary a Mountain type.

[fafnir242]

Wow, do I feel like a moron. Well, I learned something new, how about that.lol

[choirboyfromhell]

I stand corrected, I should have said nary a Northern type, as the PRR had Mountains (M-1's).

[fafnir242]

I take it 4-6-2 is a common wheel arrangement?

[choirboyfromhell]

The 4-6-2 known informally as the "Pacific" type, was probably the most common medium to heavy passenger engine around the globe, except in narrow gauge applications.

[DarkTower97]

transportation at its best.

[radeakins]

no mate, transportation as it dhould be!

[DarkTower97]

so true. So increadibly true.

[BackwardFinesse]

I count 12 coaches and no class 47 pushing, either

[matt2033]

Bulleid pacifics are awesome pieces of engineering.

[mekydro]

No, never heard of it. Was it built at Eastleigh?

[mekydro]

That should show those GW types a thing or two

[buntik1687]

Very cool!!

[SteffanLlwyd]

Now THAT is what I call 'on a mission'!

[scottflyingsquirrel]

And I thought it had to be a Gresley to be so awesome

[woodlandsteve]

LeamingtonSteve

DITO

[RAQDES]

CLAN LINES AWESOME

[h1aa]

willhayfield for prime minister or at least minister of transport.

[LeamingtonSteve]

Now THAT is a sight that gives me shivers down my spine

[chrs168]

Wow. Brings back some great memories of the steam era.