FOOTPLATE RIDE ON 48151

A RIDE ON THE FOOTPLATE OF 48151 WORKING HARD ON THE SETTLE CARLISLE LINE

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Travel & Events

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• STANIER
• 8F
• MAIN
• LINE
• STEAM
• LOCO
• TRAIN
• FOOTPLATE
• 48151
• SETTLE
• CARLISLE
• RIBBLEHEAD
• VIADUCT
• WEST
• COAST
• RAILWAYS
• WCR

[Linesider1]

Very impressive - what a privileged view! Thanks for sharing.

[33207craig]

What a small world, my Dad who has worked on this engine for over 25 years thinks your film of 48151 coming up Ais Gill is fantastic. I wonder if you could send me the high quality version of it?

Craig

[ML66B]

My mate and 40 year Longsight footplateman Mick Kelly on the shovel there. Veteran Carlisle Driver Gordion Hodgson on the regulator.

[nineteenseventyseven]

The purpose of a baffle plate is to direct secondary air admitted from the firehole doors, onto the fire to aid in correct combustion and to keep the direct cold air off the tube plate. So no, it won't do any damage!!!!!!!

[hiyadroogs]

@Dragon150043 If you are opening & closing the fire doors after every shovel full, you would be subjecting the tubes & back plate to fluctuating temperatures, which is more likely to cause stresses. Also, top air is necessary to burn off the gasses released from the burning coal to complete combustion & reduced smoke.

[TimRuffle]

@BBVCorvettec62005 Not an expert but British kettles are classed from 1 to 9 and P (passenger), F (frieght) or MT (mixed traffic- all-rounders) indicating the weight and type of train they'd usually haul. This is an 8F.

The Black 5 is a Stanier designed, like this, 5MT all of which were painted black (no imagination). They are capable, much loved by crews and buffs and a great many were built (>800 IIRC) with several in preservation.

As for Flying Scotsman- you're kidding right?

[BBVCorvettec62005]

what is this a black 5 or flying scotsman lol don't know my Britian locomotives....

[Dragon150043]

Way to shock the fire tubes. If you are under load, the door should be closed after every shovel full of coal or else you run the risk of shocking the tubes and creating a crack because of the cold air being sucked in through the door.

[nineteenseventyseven]

I know plenty of EX-BR firemen and drivers who are still very active on preserved lines, no dis-respect to any of them, but only a few would be capable of lasting a railtour

It is a young mans game to fire for several hundred miles non-stop and if it werent for these 'imposters', steam on the mainline would not exist in this day in age

The old experienced people are getting less and less and it is time for a new generation of steam men to take over, whatever their background

[ralph5407]

I think he means the likes of Ian Riley, Chris Birmingham, Craig Stinchcombe and young Meaney.

[ralph5407]

If it weren't for those 'imposters' there would be very little steam on the main line these days. Which would you prefer.

[gamisbion]

Bloody Americans with their automatic stokers