4468 Mallard 60163 Tornado Arrive @ Locomotion Shildon From NRM York

[thewtucker]

I think we arrived at Shildon as your video finishes!! Nice video & camera work. Thanks for sharing :~,))))

[ROCKSOLID19]

There is a nmassive difference between the 2 locomotives in terms of design. 2 stunning machine, one built before a brutal global war and the other completed a year later after the first iPhone was introduced. Its very weird but wonderful feeling

[60103Henry]

Great Video, 5 Stars!

[manga12]

Hay man I ment that, they have locos that pull the coal out of the mountains and then have to put the electro diesel in reverse a bit to slow it down so it dont become a runnaway, it take engines on the front and on at the rear pushing to get to horseshoe pass.

we used to have top rate rails till fifty years aga but then our nation neglected taking care of them and they are as bad as third world tracks in some places due to the attention to autos we have given neglecting the trains.

[manga12]

This may hold the world record but I promise you if we american "yankees" wanted to we could break this record for speed by putting a loaded loco into the rockies and full steaming it down hill at the peak, but it would be certain death and rip the loco apart it would go out of control and become a runnaway.

Still we built strongest steamers ever the big boys and the alleganys for the mountains we have here.

Anyway its not bad looking for as old as it is it was restored nicely.

[Femmenition]

@manga12

No American loco would top the speed and performance of an A4 in her early years. The only steam loco that may have a chance of topping Mallard's record is Tornado, but even then, that's not likely to happen.

[manga12]

perhaps you have never seen the mountains to horshoe pass they are steep, You run a loco all out over the top and who knows what would happen.

[Femmenition]

@manga12

Whatever happens, I doubt it would be the topping of Mallard's record.

[manga12]

I bet it would break it, the rockys are really steep on both sides.

[Femmenition]

@manga12

Doubtful.

[manga12]

you have no mountains like the rockys so you would no know, unless you have visited here.

[Trainmaster64]

@manga12 While I agree that the US did indeed produce some of the most powerful locomotives ever, Mallard was built for one purpose only - speed. The A4 Pacifics were built for the sole purpose of being the fastest in the land, and that is what they did. Visit the LNER Encyclopedia to learn a bit more about these engines.

Incidentally, Sir Gresley (the designer) was interested in going for 130MPH after Mallard's run, but missed the chance due to World War II. Make of that what you will.

[manga12]

The montain locos were not just someof the most powerful as far as steam goes they were the most powerful pulling locos ever, there are some now that are electro tractives in china and germany that are just automatic trains with no engioner at the controls that work the mines with 25,000 horses but those are not true trains, however the one thing I will point out is that the C&O Alegany class were intended to be used to passenger service at 90 mph and were no slouches for speed but pulled coal.

[bebtozoltan55]

I love steam engines

[paulhepworth]

The sooner Network Rail get some security fencing alongside their up line, the better. Too many idiots trespassing close to the running lines.

[barnywal]

Shut up paulhepworth

[thomasandedwar09]

@paulhepworth As soon as network rails sort out the whole railway system the better :L

[60103Henry]

Great Video, 5 Stars! Great to see Mallerd back on the main line!