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Why do all German non-standard gauge steam locos have the class number 99, no matter how they look, how many driving wheels they have, no matter which gauge it is? The simple answer: all other numbers had been used for standard gauge classes when that system got introduced in the 1920s. Not only were a large number of newly designed locos on the rails after the First World War, the new Weimar Constitution had made rail and navigation a subject for central legislation and administration. The former German state railways in Bavaria, Saxony, Prussia ...got merged into the Deutsche Reichsbahn. Their rolling stock and locos was analysed and compared to the new classes of locos so that it would be unproblematic to use the older ones along with the new designs for the same purpose. E.g. the famous all-purpose Prussian "P8" was now class 38... The system started with the powerful "pacifics" of class 01, then came the lighter version 03, (02 remained a project), the freight locos got the numbers between 40 and 59, there was a tender loco class 78 and so on. The great variety of so-called "Lokalbahnen" on standard gauge were then the 98s. And that was it.

Brilliant. Thank you.

Good video :)

Superb filming of a wonderfull avent, you found some very nice locations, what a sight indeed, cheers Stephen 🎥👍

Great idea having a named train day. Southern named trains are very iconic.

Fantastic footage of a great Sunday at the Gala👍

Very cool and gorgeous trains

Just got back from the Harz. Your winter shots are great! Thanks for posting!

very good video ahmed - egypt

Superb! Takes me back. Teignmouth, 1963, as a kid, as steam was coming to an end…

Some nice locations and a GW Castle in its natural element. Lovely 🎉

A wonderful days filming on a warm day, lot's folk about very nice. Cheers Steve .

Superb shot of the castle at dawlish!

Tremendous video, especially the last clip.

Beautifully put together Will :) What a lovely way to finish the week off :) Simon

Sounded Great coming out of the Tunnel

Nicely captured. Regards, John

Awesome thank you I missed this trip as away so nice to see your videos 😊

Awesome - thanks from down under.

Nice vid, I was down the bottom in the corner field on your last clip. Will be uploaded tomorrow with Fridays run

I loved watching this well done

WSR operates Odney Manor BR(W) Hawksworth Pannier 0-6-0T Collett Mogul 2-6-0 Guset locomotives from courtesy of PBR, KWVR, mainline and GCR, cricklade Swindon residents 1873 Jessie Mayflower B1 58926 LNWR Coal Witherslack, Modified Hall 56xx Tafty Tank

Overtaking an IET? 😁

Nice

Nice video and shots

Seen this loco, it’s great

I came here in Friday and Saturday myself

古い物を大切に使うことは素晴らしい。

力強い蒸気機関車素晴らしい‼️

Lovely clips Will, captured beautifully :) Good to see you briefly on Saturday :) Simon

Wow amazing shot love it keep up that nice work

Choo choo

Oh my

Lovely castle .some lines should have kept all steam loco haulage.

This is an interesting locomotive

These old machines were built to last. Wish they’d run them more. Amazing .

Its a shame 813 and 6880 are cancelled for this Gala. It seems the railway is having lots of cancellations and failures lately. Real shame

Great video! I saw her at Worcester Shrub Hill

The colors are faded. Kindly do some (minimal) color correction so they pop up. These train images through nature are awesome and deserve great colors!

Nicely captured. We had originally planned to video at Arley Tunnel but couldn't find any ground shots I assume due to lineside vegetation. Regards, John

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Enjoyed your video of yet another brilliant gala at K&WVR, was there myself on Thurs / Fri as its my local heritage line, i have subscribed to you...Mal

Nice video :)

The Castle has steam leaks from the cylinder block, but what a magnificent sound it makes!

Oooh a taffy tank, one of its kind now i think

Ależ cudo.

I’m going to this, can’t wait.

Off to deliver the watercress to the nobs in London !

Graceful. But when people moan about carbon footprint do they know how this compares to an A380 ?

Farewell farewell old girl ever hear you puffin again