Bodmin and Wenford Day Out - Part 3 - City of Truro Having Problems

This final clip of a day at the Bodmin and Wenford Railway on 2/9/11 was only intended to be of the City of Truro departing from Bodmin Parkway station and I was already to pack up (one camera already packed away) and go back to Plymouth but it finished being a lot longer than expected.
I was just about to call it a day when something didn't sound right. As you will see and hear 3717 was having a hard job getting a good speed and grip on the gradient and had to have three attempts even though it was a dry day.
This Cornish line has steep gradients all the way to Bodmin General station with some as steep as 1 in 37 so the engines all have to work very hard on the climb.
***** News received today (Sun 4/9/11) is that the City of Truro has been withdrawn due to leaking boiler tubes, maybe this was adding to, or caused the problem she was having on Friday ??, your guess.

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[moormanpete]

@SteamMad6024

Did you know what was happening on that trip, a bit confused I suspect ?.

[moormanpete]

@MrTllr

Alfred and Judy are lovely little engines, proper little work horses. As you say Truro is tired and could do with a good overall I suspect, and as you say not intended for cornish hilly lines.

[moormanpete]

@SodorProductionsII

Just seemed difficult getting a grip, maybe should have had a banker helping up the hill ??

[SteamMad6024]

Thats me and my little brother in the front window behind the city.

[MrTllr]

i was fireman in alfred that day , she is a tierd old loco . she had a few problems , pistons knacked , brakes and sanders , and she not ment for our line , with have a 1:37 grade , and she ment for flat lines .

[SodorProductionsII]

Well that's a right shame it failed right there.