70013 stalls at Halesworth with the Eastering

[FatSeal45]

What the hell is that noise at 2:35?

[bankerbertha]

@FatSeal45 The Klaxon sound (if that is what you are referring to) is the level crossing warning device. Other sounds are the locomotive slipping.

[Mr46238]

70013 was very bad loco in the steam days,, she was at upperby shed 12B for about 2 years , my put her on local work , i was on a black 5 and 70013 the black 5 pull 70013 and 13 on passenger train , i got 70013 back to carlisle 11 on stoped 5 times for a blower up , 70022.. 29 ..32 ..36 and a lot more were good 1's this 70013 and 70000 70044 were bad ones ex fireman ret driver 12B

[37427]

Do you not have pantographs in Canada? Jeeze. I understood you comment about the irony of the numbers just you called it a diesel when there is quite clearly a panto(graph) on the loco...

[canadiantimberwolf1]

That is pretty cool actually, as the Cromwell is 70013 and she comes into a station and there is a Diesel with a number 90013,interesting catch. Bet you couldn't do that again...LOL

[bankerbertha]

@canadiantimberwolf1 Hadn't noticed that until you pointed it out ;-).

I like Canada too, though we've only been to Toronto, Lake Simcoe, Algonquin Park and Montreal. Great railway museum in Montreal! Heading out west next time maybe.

[37427]

@canadiantimberwolf1 Diesel 90013? FAIL, it's an Electric Class 90.

[canadiantimberwolf1]

@37427 ..who cares what the class is...I was talking about The Number Boards you "Walley"...just the fact that the Steam had 70013 and the Diesel had 90013.. all I was saying was..what would be the odds of catching that..

[37427]

@canadiantimberwolf1 Obvs you are too blind to notice the panto on the loco.

[canadiantimberwolf1]

@37427..Pal, I don't know what your on about...Panto...what the heck is a panto and what does that got to do wtih the Number Boards? Obviously you want to make a point about something...so please do so.

[bankerbertha]

@canadiantimberwolf1 The point that 37427 is making is that 90013 is an electric loco (not a diesel). A pantograph is the sprung equipment on the roof which picks up electricity from the overhead cables. I believe this type of system is not very common in the North American continent so probably is not familiar to you.

[pgeater]

i was on the trian too we were stood at oulton broad for 5 mins waitin for a green

[justandy333]

Great video mate.

As I'm fairly new to this interest could someone clarify to me the rules and regs of level crossings in regards to trespass.

I'm a little unsure on some aspects. For instance I was out seeing the VSOE near Warminster.

The owner of the land the crossing was on said, "it was fine to have the gates open and film from just inside the gate boundary, so long as you wern't causing an obstruction."

Is this true? I don't wanna get a £1000 fine coming my way if it isn't.

[bankerbertha]

My understanding is, that if there are gates or barriers on a public road, and they are closed to the road you shouldn't stand the 'railside' of them. In this instance there were no barriers, only lights, so I think the assumption is you should not pass the lights at danger.(And certainly not walk up the track within the railway property fences). On private crossings I would have thought the same rules apply.

Further comments welcome!

[KitsuneProductions]

@justandy333 The gates, on any land, when closed to non rail traffic are there to stop persons crossing the line. On public/private land where the Normal position of the gates is open to rail traffic, they should only be opened for the purposes of crossing the track. On Open/No Barrier crossings I would say the nearest you could go with a strong argument of not trespassing is level with the line of the barriers or level with the "line" that would exist from the boundary fence across the road.

[60103Henry]

Great Video, 5 Stars!

[ModelReviews]

That boy made her suffer. Poor 13. Great video!

[SteffanLlwyd]

Gripping stuff in every sense. Brits had their critics when built (too simple), but take a trip behind No 13 and you'll find the answer: surefooted, never short of steam, big voice and fine looking. Riddles got it right.

[MLawrence2008]

Nice video, well worth watching :) I too was impressed by the drivers skill in getting moving again. Excellent vid.

[re78019]

Thanks for sharing the vid, Two reasons for the slip.

First, there was a flange greaser on the approach to the crossing, contaminating the railhead with grease, hence this sort of slip.

Whilst there is a speed restriction for the crossing, we were crawling because of the presence of trespassers wrong side of the barrier on the other side from where this was filmed, and a little boy of about 12 who had climbed to the top of the signal post.

Trespass was the prime cause of delay on this trip.

[bankerbertha]

Thank you for this information.

A problem with this particular crossing, is the fact that there are no barriers. Most observers (railway enthusiasts) were well aware of the rules and obeyed the limits. Unfortunately, the family of the young lad mentioned (none of whom appeared to be railway enthusiasts) took it upon themselves to watch from any available spot, all within railway property. Therefore there was no parental control of the lad. He, ironically, was probably in the safest position!

[dieselmanmike]

Love the end bit on the gradient, total skill and a gentle hand eh ? 5*

[bankerbertha]

Yes, very skilful, but I saw no sand being used (there would have been steam around the wheels), maybe that's what the crew were looking for and it had run out, or damp. Comments welcome!

[43055875]

No Problem

[43055875]

omg just cause that Class90 destroyed your video some rates it 1star theres nothing wrong with it

I think its brilliant mate Well done

5stars *****

[bankerbertha]

Thank you.