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GWR Royal Mail train demo Didcot Railway Centre

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Uploaded by on Oct 28, 2006

Watch this fantastic demonstration of a Royal Mail train picking up and dropping off mail bags at the lineside. Vintage steam locomotives are rarely driven with the kind of committment and gusto as this - a fantastic sight and sound. Filmed at Didcot Railway Centre, UK on 27/08/2006.

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  • @gaz318 - they dont exactly have the room for more than 3 on that little stretch of track.

  • Great Video, 5 Stars!

  • Nice fast accelaration

  • It only had two coaches on, featherweight load!

  • That's a fast start for an old steamer!!

  • Holy shit, i haven't seen that in ages. i moved to the states 5 years ago now, but i used to go see these all the time. i was lucky enough to be there when they had the Flying Scotsman come and do it =D thanks for the video man!

  • They did that until the 70's, I used to work on the railways.Before the train got to lineside bag apparatus, they'd open the door and just put a bar across. Though it might look dangerous it was all to the Post Office/Railway rule book and staff properly trained. In darkness the staff could guage exactly where the train was i.e. so many clicks on the track joints over say a viaduct and then the apparatus

  • They still do... that was done this year...

  • lol they wouldnt be allowed to do that these days

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