BRAND NEW LOCO on England's LONGEST PRESERVED LINE! | 6880 'Betton Grange' INAUGURAL RUN on the WSR!
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
- Following the tours, the plan was to get down to the West Somerset Railway for a bit of diesel action with Class 35 Hymek D7017 on booked services today, so you can imagine the surprise and delight, when we were informed the Hymek would stay on the rear of the 12.30 departure, as another locomotive needed to hitch a ride to Minehead….
None other than the BRAND NEWBUILD GWR Grange 6880 ‘Betton Grange’ appeared from Westridge to head the one way trip top and tailed with the Hymek the full length of the line, to get the steam loco in Minehead for some light maintenance work ahead of its formal entry into traffic at the WSR next week. The Hymek then returned solo on diesel service trains, but more in that later.
With the train formed, needless to say it was a no brainer and I wasted no time in getting a ticket, bagged the front window, and what followed was 20 miles of 21st Century GWR bliss! Fantastic surprise and a cracking trip both ways, can't wait to see more of the Grange in action here! | 29.06.2024
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I love it so much that steam trains are being rebuilt. It's like railway preservation has gained a new superpower in giving old iron horses new life. :)
Beautiful. Even an engine leaving the works from a major overhaul doesn't have quite that factory-fresh gleam of 6880.
6:17 WOW I’m listening with earphones in and volume up high and the combination of the hard exhaust and the stereo recording gives a great impression like you are actually in the train. ❤ Fantastic to see that another brand new locomotive is in operation adding to our precious heritage which is like no where else in the world. ❤
Superb. Beautiful countryside and a great looking Locomotive, Martin (Thailand)
Really nice film must have been a delight to film this special trip. The driver and fireman were like a kid with a new toy.Lots of whistles and waving to the public.
Truly a social day.
special day
Thank you! yes very unexpected movement but a great run on the line with the Grange!
got to love them GWR loco's they are elegant ladies
Fabulous line and loco!! I love it when she's drifting and then they open her up, and you get that high frequency "chiff" from the blast - so GWR!
Great footage. Betton Grange is a beautiful engine and it's great to see it running!
What a beauty! I can´t await the first outrun of the other loco which is new build up, but may last a few time to be ready! Hopefully that we may see her in a short time ! ! !
Superb video of a stunning looking loco' in late BR green
Rather Nice. Thank You.
I was that kid next to you! Nice meeting you and great footage
Great stuff mate, was a cracking run and glad you had a good day on the railway!
Smooth as silk and a nicley tuned whistle , Beautiful. Great to know we still have the craftsmen and can still build them 👍🤗
What a cute little chooch! This American says "Well done mates!".
Great video, I thoroughly enjoyed the trip. Many thanks.
Near the very end of WR steam I was pulled from Leamington to Paddington by two Granges. Someone had polished up their green livery. At Paddington they looked superb, quite some time after steam had gone from there. So pleased to see this revival.
As per David Morris, yes smooth as silk! She runs like a sowing machine and all credit to PW staff, hardly a wobble.
Don't they look a treat and sound even better?
Who is the unsung hero of West Somerset Railway? The man who designed and walked every mile from Minehead to Bishop's Lydeard. The man who is never mentioned?
Good video! I was on the Hymek back to Lydeard!
Amazing! Can't wait to see her again soon.
Beautiful ❤
Very nice indeed! Hope to get down there myself during July for 6880. Was nice on the GWSR but is something else on the WSR!
Now all we need is a rake of clay "hoods"!
Not seen a lamp on the Hymek in such an unusual place!
N0 w0nder they tried to close this line it served very few communities.
Are their videos of the new girl being built from the frame up.
Great new loco.....shame about the dreadfully constructed nameplates.
Did this run instead of the diesel?
Sort of, the Hymek hauled the first service to Lydeard, then top and tailed with the Grange which was up front on the 12.30 to Minehead, then the Hymek continued booked services through the afternoon
I thought the North Yorkshire Moors Railway was longer than the West Somerset, but I could be wrong.
W s r 21 mile. N y m r 18 mile
Ps nymr longest if you ad to whitby.
what line is it?
where is it (if you say the UK that dousent help)
and how long is it/ how many stations douse it have
West Somerset Railway in Somerset South West England. Bishops Lydeard to Minehead is (20) twenty miles .(9) Nine stations and one halt. I hope this helps.
@@user-pq2ed6yj4s thats realy helpfull. thanks
It's not new, it's been converted from a large piraire tank engine I was told from one of the engine drivers last year, which I feel ruins a large piraire for another manor unnesersarly
Your thinking of 9351 which the WSR built/converted themselves to create a type the GWR designed but never built themselves. The loco in the video was the brand new Grange that was completed earlier this year. Ok it used some parts from other gwr engines but it's new frames. It's halfway between a hall and manor. Effectively a manor chassis fitted with a hall boiler.