Tangmere Blitzes Upwey bank Unassisted!!!

[colliecandle]

Sorry, but I can't abide these weird contraptions............Bullei­d was a quirky man and it's reflected in his even quirkier designs, BUT, as I have said elsewhere before about this particular trip, the loco appoints itself well ! 5 *s to engine and crew.

[sekundar]

4.30-ish I seem to remember the cromptons with 8 up in the summer were down to this sort of speed.

[beeman37]

Found after numerous 'outings' doing this, the only way for stable vid is to concoct a mount for your camera and fix it to the coach window, much better than attempting to 'wedge 'yourself in trying to hold it steady , never the less pretty good show.beeman37

[alberta45562]

@beeman37

and then boom...it gets ripped off by a train traveling 125mph and hits someone in the window in the face....

[Steam1989]

is there anything this engine can't do?!

[Tubemeister77]

Occasionally, we saw scheduled fast & semi-fast services unassisted up Bincombe Bank (not known by us locals as Upwey bank) which was done at the discretion of the driver & fireman, based on the passenger numbers boarded at Weymouth. If the train was light and the engine known to be a good steamer, the banker was stood down. There was at least 1 occasion, Maurice told me, where this proved a mistake & his 18.00 up Waterloo fast nearly ground to a halt in Bincombe Tunnel!

Great video!

[sammyb1929]

i have seen some engines in my time and i must say tangmere has the strongest smell of steam ever,i remeber when the merchant navys first game out and when the battle of britian class first came out and of course the west coutry class i did travel behind some of these engnes in 1947 of course at this time i was a 20 years older and i was still try to get my house back together because the bloody germans bombed my house and destroyed my pocket watch and chain

[mikeg4ggc]

Great shots, I was sitting only a few rows behind your location in the same carriage and enjoyed the sounds and smells, and now I can see the pictures. Thanks for getting sooty for us!!

[gibbon92]

Fabulous stuff. This should silence the critics of Mr. Bulleid's finest. As for the rebuilds, who needs 'em? :-)

[Tubemeister77]

Well, in the humble opinion of the late Jim Ayles and Maurice Kent, both Weymouth-based SR drivers of tremendous mainline steam experience, the Bullied rebuilds produced better handling, firing, improved forward vision for the crew and an extremely handsome locomotive. No doubt the arguments will rage on indefinately!

[RailPhotoAnthology]

Great video - loved it !!!!!!!!!!!!

[alberta45562]

Cheers!

[gwrsteam]

Could this mark the end of banker requirements?

[khankadet]

Thanks for this Mark. A superb performance by all concerned. I wouldn't call any steam trip predictable after all there are so many variables that can come into play and they're not just machines. Chris

[alberta45562]

Cheers Chris!

[kinkywrighter]

Excellent

5 stars four you sir

[alberta45562]

Thanks

[04clemea]

You where filming right behind me, I was in the support coach I could have got a Cab ride on this bit of track but there was to many WRCR people on the footplate.

[alberta45562]

Nice one,top vid,i saw your camera and hoped you would upload it! Pity you couldn't get in the cab but you couldn't get much closer!

[04clemea]

I will probably get another trip out on her before the end of the year and get a cab ride then.

[mikemundy2005]

Wonderful...excellent driving & firing. Would have preserved steam by not sounding the whistle!

[34055]

Good work, but you forget to thank the Fireman. Somebody was doing a lot of shovelling up there.

[alberta45562]

I did thank the fireman on the forum,i definetly credit him for it,top work i believe it was the same guy as was on Ollie C the other week,David ?

[widerrangevideos]

Your always on these mark, lucky man, great video, shows her power!

[alberta45562]

Hehe,ta Fred

[widerrangevideos]

Are you on 1st of aug 73s n 5th sept 59 n 92?

[alberta45562]

Nah,not into that stuff mate :D

[alberta45562]

Anyone who thinks Tangmere is crap now,need shooting!

[KINGANDCASTLE]

Tangmere isn't crap, it's just too predictable! Clan Line suffers likewise.

[gibbon92]

Unlike GWR tat of course. Never know if they'll be hopeless or downright useless.

[782sirbrian]

Great film Mark and a fantastic effort from the loco and crew! Amazing! Thanks for posting Brian 5*

[alberta45562]

Thanks Brian