Duke of Gloucester on the North Wales Coast

71000 Duke of Gloucester seen at work on the North Wales Coast between 1990 and 1991.
The scenes are arranged in order of locations along the line rather than by the date on which they were filmed.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• mainline
• preserved
• steam
• trains
• railways
• 71000
• duke
• of
• gloucester
• riddles
• north
• wales
• coast
• conway
• abergele
• bangor
• llandudno

[Dodger]

Great action ...But why do they have a diesel attached, can't the steamer do the job on it's own?

[acw71000]

Thanks, those ex class 25's were known as 'Ethels' (Electric Train Heating Expired Locomotive) were to provide heating on carriages such as these which did not have steam heating. The 'Ethels' were much despised by enthusiasts. You still see diesels attached, usually thankfully at the rear, to provide assistance with shunting stock at a terminus and occasionally for heating when there is no generator van in the train

[mostynladd]

Blooooooody hell !! She flew through Aberegele at the end, swear if u stock a pair of wings on that thing it would take off !! Great vid mate 5* ... MostynLadd

[acw71000]

Cheers, that's where she belongs, on the main line

[firemanvic36c]

Super loco,super locations,super sound,superbly shot,could watch it again and again,and i will

[acw71000]

Thank you very much, she is a particular favourite and hopefully will be back on the mainline before too long...Austin

[chiefchook]

Another great collection; I can watch 71000 all day and night!

[thunderchild21]

Lovely loco. Shame we're not going to see it back on the mainline till next spring.

[acw71000]

Yes, I think I have to agree David. Perhaps they need to do a bit of tinkering.

[Steam1989]

This old whistle tone on the Duke of Gloucester suits it much better i feel that the one she had before