4771 steam test 20-04-2008 The resurection

4771 on steam test after what many though was the end, We arrived to find the fire almost out and in need of attention from the rake, When the needle began to rise attempted to cook brekkie, Afterwards brought the loco gently upto working pressure to set the valves before dropping the fire. Hopefully the V2 will go out in style with a final run

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• V2
• 4771
• Green
• Arrow
• NYMR
• LNER
• Steam
• Bacon
• Mushroom

[Driverman2008]

Lol, the guy at 7:28 sounded like John Lennon a little bit.XD

Also, at 7:17, is that man taking the baffle plate out of the firebox?

[mark508fotopicnet]

Sounds more like Middlesborough tin tin to me, Look him up on youtube

At 7:17 Adam is taking the baffle plate out to inspect the tubeplate, That's why he needs the torch to see what's above the brickarch and in the shadows

[mark508fotopicnet]

I was too busy to film the whole of the steam test but also took a few stills which are in the NYMR April 2008 gallery on my fotopic site

[Driverman2008]

It's amazing how this video starts off with the Green Arrow at 0 PSI and then goes to 175 PSI. How long was this whole event (outside of the video)?

[mark508fotopicnet]

Well The fire would have been lit around 6am, We arrived on shed and I started filming around 10:30am when things had warmed through but the fire was pretty dead, We were kept pretty busy livening up the fire and actually had breakfast at dinnertime, We had to bring things round slowly and the valves finally lifted about 4pm and the loco was disposed of about an hour later, As you know 4771 passed it's exam and performed the following weekend on its farewell run.

[Bigaid]

yep that would be me sounding like john lennon.

[capmodesty]

No, they're a different class of locomotive, Green arow is smaller.

[Nickuk1987]

I nearly ate my laptop when i saw the bacon :-)

[vulcansrule007]

cooked bacon like that many times on the shovel. Best and fastest way :)

[TheSteamdriver]

when will it be back on the mainline

[housedadtrains]

is 4771 cheaper than british gas for breakfast lol.

[CJA150179]

If you 'crack' the blower on a touch you wouldn't fill the cab with smoke....

[hoppercar]

man, where is your blower at, more smoke coming out the fire door that the stack

[Paublo79]

That is one way to pass the time when your engine is steaming up. haha XD

[wanagthigh]

Was that fast food back in the day?

[and60007]

RIP Green Arrow