LNER class U1 2-8-0 0-8-2 GARRATT

[nottjon]

British Pathe News. THE MONSTER - FILMED AT GORTON, MANCHESTER

& British Pathe News WORLD'S LARGEST RAILWAY WAGON

[sirgresley6007]

what film is it

[nottjon]

Thanks for this clip from 1925 LNER Centenary. Wish more film of her was about.

There's a good clip on British Pathe news.

[formichinoo]

Never saw the LNER Garret but saw a few rusting away at Dar-Es-Salaam in the mid seventies, they were oil fired.

[andrewoates85]

unfortunatly this particular locomotive was scrapped in 1953 due its reliability, i have a book about the. u1 garrett, as i live on the worsbrough bank (incline).

[02nwilson]

Tubes went first cos of soft water and then the firebox was rebuilt i think

[ernietube1]

For a real Garrett monster, the NSWGR AD 60 takes the prize.

Came too late to make a real mark but for brute strength on curvy, light rail steep tracks, it was the best.

Enjoy video response.

[stevbrkr]

Sorry mate, the AD60 is a pig. The best Garrett is SAR GL followed by the GMAM.

What 2 AD60s could pull up Fassifern Bank could of been managed by one GL.

[ERNIEMAC2]

Only ever saw one Garrett type- the AD 60. To me, the three cylinder non articulated NSWGR 57 was a real steam loco. Sure it was heavy on tracks, but it was the main workhorse over the Blue Mountains west of Sydney. Here there are long sections of 1 in 33 grade. It was only replaced when the route was electrified.

Thanks for reply

[stevbrkr]

The AD60 is a great looking engine but was ruined by NSWGR.

GL, Tractive effort 89130lb, weight 214tons

GMAM Tractive effort 68800lb, weight 192 tons,

AD60 Tractive effort 63600lb, weight 264 tons.

AD60 is a disappointment.

On a 1 in 40 grade the GL would pull 950 tons whilst two AD 60s would pull 1200ton.

There where 4 African narrow gauge Garrets that out perform the AD60.

[WhyAyeMann]

I actually have a colored photo of this engine in a book. They are huge.

[b408457]

I would love a copy of it as i am building a oo scale DJH model and only have B/w photos

[WhyAyeMann]

Its not the exact locomotive, but it was of the variant. If you contact me or something i Guess I could send you a picture. If not, I can draw it. I am an extremely talented artist :P

[garretthamster]

it is a reall shame that this butiefule Garrrett was not persurved.

[theredraven]

Alas, as was so often the case in post war Britain, many things weren't. Take HMS Warspite. Attlee couldn't even be bothered to try and save the most prized ship of the navy because of lack of money.

Same for the U1. The oddball engines always fall foul because they are so small in number and often aren't considered a success.

[PontiusKak]

I have a book by a Mr. Ransome-Wallis on railways. One story is of 42 freight wagons pulled by a LMS 2-6-0+0-6-2 garratt arriving at Lickey bank. Out came this monster to bank it. The whole lot wheezed to a halt halfway up so out cam "Big Bertha" the 0-10-0 4-cylinder banker. What a sight that must have been!

[andrewoates85]

Was wondering were ya got this footage from as i live right at the side of were it ran. the worsbrough incline (bank) looking for as much info as possible

Cheers

[TurboJUK]

Wow! This footage must be incredibly rare!

[mangmangmang]

What's it from?

[crazyh0rse]

I think it might be at the Stockton & Darlington Centenary celebrations, where there were run pasts of many rare locomotives. The footage of this is included on the Huntley video "The Pre-Grouping Years".

Also included in that footage is a Gresley P1 2-8-2 freight locomotive just out of Doncaster, but John Huntley's voice-over mistakenly refers to it as a pacific.

[mangmangmang]

Thanks for the info, man! If anyone would like to post more clips from this Huntley video, they'd be appreciated.