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60007 Footplate Ride, Grosmont to Pickering and Return

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Uploaded by on Aug 19, 2008

Grosmont to Pickering and return, on the footplate of 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley'.
Grateful thanks to Charlie and the crew of 60007 Dave, David and John.
And to my Son Ben for springing on me the most unbelievable birthday surprise.

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  • This is what you may consider as a exciting video.

    Well done, congratulations for your job and creativity.

  • Thank you for your kind comments; I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

  • What are the round coils with the black handles seen at 07:02 ? Are they some kind of thing for a radar map so the signalbox's know where the trains are?

  • On single line working the signalman issues the train crew with a token which allows only their train to proceed along a section of single line. This is to avoid two more trains coming together with possible disastrous results. What you see @ 07.02 is the crew and signalman exchanging “Tokens” at the end of one section and the beginning of the next.

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  • @peter8121 I have been told as a steam railway enthusiast that I am barking mad; at lest now I have a little reassurance that I am not the only one who is!

  • @peter8121

    Ok, I was thinking it was something like that. When I trainspot on the NYMR I usually see alot of activity around the tokens and signalboxes.

  • @WaerzMedia09 I understand that. What I was doing was expressing surprise that in this day and age there might be a train of coaches without air brakes.

  • @Erictheirritated

    What he means is when a locomotive is pulling coaches that have their own brakes. Pulling the lever will apply the brakes on the WHOLE train.

  • Excellent stuff...its great having family,for my 60th they got me a footplate ride on the Llangollen Railway..And in 1995 they got me driving on the ELR,what loco?..Sir Nigel...that regulator is hard work..i may upload the vid of it in the future..thanks Steve

  • I love to see man & machine - computer.

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