WCRC 37248 'Loch Arkaig' K&WVR Steam Gala (29/06/08)

[SilsdenCougar]

The only reason the 37 was there was because of the loco failures/derailments the day before of the original locos for these shuttles. Should have gone to steeton for one of the north bound trips.

[89001avocet]

yep, they derailed it and broke it somehow

[tractor255]

Regardless of steam vs diesel... If you don't like steam, why did you go to a steam gala?

[89001avocet]

because I knew there was a tractor about...hence this vid.!

[89001avocet]

True, but I wouldn't fancy it's chances of hittnig, say, 50mph, between closely-spaced stations, whereas you'd be quids-in with a cl.31 or cl.37!

[89001avocet]

My point is that steam has passed it's best in my view, and I'm a diesel-nut, so obviously diesel is gonna be better!

[ay76]

Nice video,5stars.Cheers

[89001avocet]

Thanks!

[89001avocet]

That's a matter of opinion:

Gimme a '59 or '92 over a '9F' or similar anyday for heavy-freight...preferably the '92! :D

For passenger, you need a whacking-great steam-engine...whereas a single cl.43 or '91 could usually match or exceed performance and Vmax., likewise sa 158/323 over a little tank!

[StationEndGroup]

also been reading a couple of stuff about Steam Vs Diesel, the main thing that springs to mind is a diesel is usualy quicker at "getting Away" then a kettle.

[89001avocet]

Oh hell-yes!

Steam has really no-chance at matching a '37 for start-to-stop timings of similar maximum speeds; you'd need a pretty-massive heavy-freight engine to even equal a '37 for point-to-point timings!

[StationEndGroup]

yay, got her today at Keighley, Hellifield, & Cononley, great vid

[89001avocet]

Yeh, we actually bought through-tickets to Steeton & Silsden; just never used them! :(

[60791]

Good video, 5*

[89001avocet]

Thanks! :D

[pearldrums09]

Great Video, plenty of boring kettles :(, seems to be the best of the day that 37 :D.

[89001avocet]

I've tried to keep the "boring kettles" off the vid; that's coming later for other people, but yeh, she really was good!