"A TPO from the Footplate!" of Britannia Class No.70013 "Oliver Cromwell"

"Right go for it now then Dave. Right up!"

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"I am a massive mighty creature. When fed and watered I am Engergy, I am Effort, I am power. I am a product of the skill of man, and therefore respond to Man's commands. When I am unleashed I am a furious, rushing beast of burden. Industry and Commerce cannot do without me. I am essential in Peace and War. I am the STEAM LOCOMOTIVE"
Taken from "Meet the Locomotive" by R. Bernard Way (1947)

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[john1801rambo]

certainly looks more than the 25 mph speed limit!!!

[RailwayFanatic92220]

@john1801rambo That's because we reached about 40mph.

[bcschmerker]

Thanks for the vid of a British locomotive cab layout on a revenue run; I can identify some of the critical underway controls but have a problem ID'ing the injector controls (for boiler feedwater) and the reverse/duty-cycle lever (for the radius rods on the valve gear). BTW, which controls for the fireman are out of view to the right on this example?

[RailwayFanatic92220]

@bcschmerker Unfortunately the injectors are pretty much obstruced in this film so it makes it almost impossible to point them out for you, but the reverser is situated down by the drivers legs.

[44871matt]

Brilliant Video, she is a might beast, how fast where you going in this clip ?

[RailwayFanatic92220]

@44871matt I think we reached around 41-42mph.

[Easternregion]

Hearing the sound of the exhaust and ghostly whistle from on cromwells footplate just sends shivers down my spine Brilliant :D

[planejunky]

I never tire of hearing those chimes, wonderful stuff!

[dasy2k1]

@john1801rambo Mail drops/pick up gear dosent work below about 40mph.

the line speed on the GCR for non passenger carrying stock is 60, passenger carrying trains are limited to 25 unless they are fitted with secondary door locking

[spiccybaby]

The way to drive a Britannia is full regulator and use the cutoff effectively, so I've read. So hoiking it wide open like that is the one true way :) Fabulous!

[BREGmatt]

woooooow. the way he was yanking them levers lol awesome

[noblinkingnamesleft]

brilliant to see that footplate view. My grandfather was a steam loco driver so it's in the blood. I filmed Olly hurtling through Hitchin last Saturday, northwards by days and southwards by night.

[crankupchris]

Now thats how you drive an engine!