Broad Gauge @ Didcot Railway Centre
Loading...
Uploader Comments (D1013ranger)
All Comments (6)
-
I'm not a notable Great Western fan, but in some ways I wish to god that broad gauge had triumphed...apart from anything else it was far more stable at speed and offered great economies of capacity...ie far shorter platform lengths were needed and today we're paying that price in the battle between greater train length and higher duplication frequency...
-
A lot of later broad gauge engines were constructed so that they could be converted to standard gauge. Broad gauge ended in May 1892. I don't think North Star was saved. After the science museum wanted it to put on show in 1906, apparently the GWR still scrapped it. Perhaps steam engines were not as historic then as they are now. Unfortunately only bits and pieces of the old engines exist but all the ones in existence are beautiful replicas.
-
@NathansBackwoods with broad gauge the trains were faster, and much smoother. You could get from london to bristol within 4 hours in 1840. They also had better fuel economy. Superior to standard gauge.
7:35
Broad Gauge Day at Didcot Railway Centreby trutenelius544 views- 1:25
Broad Gauge and Standard Gauge train race.by stooort2,652 views
- 1:09
The Rail Roads in the 1830's (Great Britain/England) by talllkid535 views
- 2:17
Steam. #2 Broad guage Firefly engine races standard guage GWR tank engine at Didcotby KINGANDCASTLE1,858 views
- 0:22
Probefahrt Ns2fby Seppelbahner3,514 views
- 10:00
Didcot Railway Centre - Broad Gauge Steam Dayby Cheekylittlemonkey813,943 views
- 9:40
Didcot Railway Centre - Firefly and TPO demonstrationsby GreatWestern1751,082 views
- 3:42
Didcot Railway Centre, 24th Mayby coatewatersam517 views
- 0:22
Didcot broad gauge Fire Fly May 2008by nielsamd142 views
- 9:55
GWR Broad Gauge on Trainzby jwhelan01121,947 views
- 2:37
Steam: Didcot Fire Fly broad gauge engineby KINGANDCASTLE2,456 views
- 8:14
TAW VALLEYby aollerton895 views
- 0:58
Planet Locoby planet2003847 views
- 0:27
GWR 2884 Class No.3822, 2by harry4468536 views
- 0:32
GWR No. 5051 'Earl Bathurst' at Didcot Railway Centre 2004by bigben5051370 views
- 0:16
Thomas and the big EWS engineby Meuw8584,848 views
- 0:33
Fairy Queen - World Oldest Running Steam Engineby arvindkrishnan88,762 views
- 0:27
Fire Flyby d33206hg126 views
- 1:23
Beattie 2-4-0WT 30585 - Didcot Railway Centre 40-75by churchward82c447 views
- 0:21
GWR 5700 Class No.3738by harry44681,035 views
Whats the benifit of broad gauge? just more stability.
NathansBackwoods 2 years ago
Stability and speed were IKB's dream for the 7 foot gauge. 60mph in 1840s was flippin quick back then.
D1013ranger 2 years ago