Doncaster series 3 pt2. Bittern

[TheBadsanta18]

can't wait to see you post her in the Dominion of New Zealand colours?

[ay76]

@TheBadsanta18 Video's of her in that livery are already uploaded & running. Look for fenwick on my channel. cheers.

[TheBlueE2]

Never knew other steam engines had 2 tenders....I thought Scotsman was the one and only engine to have two :o

[Themodelrailway]

A4 Pacifics are the best, even in 2010 they can get the better of the diesels anyday

[ay76]

@Themodelrailway A4's are a awesome loco, then again so are the Deltics!!

[crazyracer12]

seeing an A4 with two tenders is.....different? O.O

[ay76]

@crazyracer12 Very much so, cheers.

[Gmanlore]

Cool

[ay76]

@Gmanlore Thank you.

[mickysmith1230]

I was there at DOncaster as she flew through, it was billiant to see an engne at speed, working as it would have done in the 1930's. A brilliant video.

[ay76]

@mickysmith1230 Thank you. On the video we did of it later in the day on the return run, Bittern seemed to be running even faster :-) Awesome sight. Long may she run, & a big thank you to all those involved in keeping her going.

[heightsgreen]

A superb video of a superb engine. Many thanks for posting.

[ay76]

Thank you, I hope to see this one again this year some time :-) Cheers.

[dcc460ut]

Very nice video

[ay76]

Thank you, cheers.

[60103Henry]

Great Video, 5 Stars!

[ay76]

Thank you, cheers.

[mallard290]

2 tenders ey looks good :D

[ay76]

Yes, think the 2nd tender is what was built for the Flying Scotsman in the 1960's. You'll see later in this series Bittern on it's return & running nuch faster :-). Cheers.

[xjabi]

hi

sorry to bother you but where can i find running for Bittern on the internet

really can't find any

[jules46443]

hi xjabi if you want to find out info for steam charters and those bittern will be running. may i sugest you type into your search engine "steam tours 2009" this website will tell you everything you need to know

hi ay76 excelent video there. it's better than what i managed to get

[ay76]

Hi jules,  Got another one to upload tomorrow, er then again looking at the clock today now, on it's return run. It seemed to be running even faster. cheers.

[itfcsam]

fantastic video! Excellent! An A4s coming down Bristol or Bath in Decemeber, think its Bittern but not sure. 5* and added to favs as normal lol!

[ay76]

Many thanks, cheers.

[bachmanthomas21]

neva seen one with 2 tennders, intrestin

[ay76]

Cheers.

[HSTHoward]

FAB! hope to see you either today or wednesday. i saw the NMT today the first time with MTU PCs

[ay76]

Cheers H.

[mecrazy5]

Nice! double tender!

[ay76]

Yes, very much so.Cheers.

[truckduck065]

nice video 5*

[ay76]

Cheers mate, 5 * day me thinks.

[theamateurbasher]

Just like September 2008 all over again, albeit with a second tender! Possibly the third time we've ever seen a preserved loco with extra water capacity? They'll be making a second tender for Tornado next (wishful thinking, but you never know)... LOL!

Cracking clip Iain, 5*

[ay76]

Many thanks David. Tornado 2nd tender, now there's an idea....

[peggey707]

what a stunner and two tenders too! 5* +fav!

[ay76]

Many thanks Peggey. Cheers.

[HSTCalvin]

It's pretty unusual to see a steam loco running with two tenders :S lol.

Still, she looks good :)

5*

[ay76]

Cheers.

[noakesy1234]

It is very unusual. The Tender was originally built for Flying Scotsman in the 60s, when it was hauling frequent mainline tours at the end of steam, and all the water troughs and towers had been taken down, so they had an extra tender for water so they could run longer distances without needing to fill up, as the water towers were few and far between.

Great video, lovely Gresley 3 cylinder beat!

[ay76]

Many thanks for the info. Cheers.

[bradleigh10]

A4s require alot of coal to reach speeds like this, so coz no wear to get coal along her route, two tenders are required but only A4s can attach two tenders.

[ay76]

Have a look at noakesy1234 comment, some good info there. Cheers.