6170- one of the LMS's newest express engines hauling what looks like some of its oldest mainline stock! Not a buckeye coupling in sight- wooden bodied carriages. 6170 had a different cab to the original Royal Scots-two windows rather than one with a cut out and handrail.
it might have showed why steams days were numbered but they sacked a load of people who thought they were skilled people and then find that they are not in other jobs and another reason why they should have kept steam is because you can nurse a steam engine but you can't with modern trash a.k.a disels and electric trains
My god!A railway being run propperly with "employees",unlike the modern shower of shit run by two blokes and the spares being in China.I would have given both testicles to have worked "On the shed"
... watch out for the time and motion inspector !
3NUNS 2 weeks ago
6170- one of the LMS's newest express engines hauling what looks like some of its oldest mainline stock! Not a buckeye coupling in sight- wooden bodied carriages. 6170 had a different cab to the original Royal Scots-two windows rather than one with a cut out and handrail.
NickRatnieks 2 months ago
you don't get trains treated this well now.
garyc2 4 months ago
Wonderful
SteffanLlwyd 6 months ago
anyone know roughly how long it would acctually take to turn an engine in those days?
tommygrules4life 7 months ago
Back in the good old days when Britain truly was great,before we sold it all down the river : (
blaster2012 9 months ago
4:33 - That's the work I used to do on the Bluebell Railway and the Lavender Line.
Eddy2730 10 months ago
Truly Dickensian working conditions.
Thanks for making this fascinating film available.
STILLAVRIL1 11 months ago
I love the part where they've recorded someone singing.
NectarineSoup 1 year ago
The hammering gets on your wick on the sound effects track, other than that this is a brilliant piece of history. Thanks for posting!
waldenhouse 1 year ago
it might have showed why steams days were numbered but they sacked a load of people who thought they were skilled people and then find that they are not in other jobs and another reason why they should have kept steam is because you can nurse a steam engine but you can't with modern trash a.k.a disels and electric trains
TheSteamdriver 2 years ago
Great Video.....but alas, it's not difficult to see why the days of steam were numbered!! Super tho...really enjoyed it!!
brummieyob 3 years ago
My god!A railway being run propperly with "employees",unlike the modern shower of shit run by two blokes and the spares being in China.I would have given both testicles to have worked "On the shed"
silver760 3 years ago 3
Wonderful.
SteffanLlwyd 3 years ago
Thank you. It answered a few questions I had about steam engines.
govan44 3 years ago 3
What is the fireman putting into the firebox at 7:00?
Driverman2008 3 years ago 3
thats the baffle plate, it is used to protect the crown from cold air andalso the tube plate from cold air.
Bigaid 3 years ago 5
very intesting pair you have got there!!!
SticklebackDepot 3 years ago
Nice to see my old engines again. Modern trains may be practical and cleaner but you can't beat a proper train. Steam trains are the best.
LMSStanier 3 years ago 2
thank you so much for sharing this
conncork 4 years ago 6