I have a book by a Mr. Ransome-Wallis on railways. One story is of 42 freight wagons pulled by a LMS 2-6-0+0-6-2 garratt arriving at Lickey bank. Out came this monster to bank it. The whole lot wheezed to a halt halfway up so out cam "Big Bertha" the 0-10-0 4-cylinder banker. What a sight that must have been!
I think it might be at the Stockton & Darlington Centenary celebrations, where there were run pasts of many rare locomotives. The footage of this is included on the Huntley video "The Pre-Grouping Years". Also included in that footage is a Gresley P1 2-8-2 freight locomotive just out of Doncaster, but John Huntley's voice-over mistakenly refers to it as a pacific.
LNER U1 produced 72,000 lbf while UP 4000 class produced 135,000 lbf. They're not even in the same league. The British and American railways were very different when it came to power requirements.
@@shroomzed2947 BUUUUUUT at the time the u1 was built - 1925 - it was the most powerfull loco in the world or at least that's what i heard. I know 100% though it was the most powerfull garratt of it type in the world.
Its not the exact locomotive, but it was of the variant. If you contact me or something i Guess I could send you a picture. If not, I can draw it. I am an extremely talented artist :P
The AD60 is a great looking engine but was ruined by NSWGR. GL, Tractive effort 89130lb, weight 214tons GMAM Tractive effort 68800lb, weight 192 tons, AD60 Tractive effort 63600lb, weight 264 tons. AD60 is a disappointment. On a 1 in 40 grade the GL would pull 950 tons whilst two AD 60s would pull 1200ton. There where 4 African narrow gauge Garrets that out perform the AD60.
Sorry mate, the AD60 is a pig. The best Garrett is SAR GL followed by the GMAM. What 2 AD60s could pull up Fassifern Bank could of been managed by one GL.
Alas, as was so often the case in post war Britain, many things weren't. Take HMS Warspite. Attlee couldn't even be bothered to try and save the most prized ship of the navy because of lack of money. Same for the U1. The oddball engines always fall foul because they are so small in number and often aren't considered a success.
I have a book by a Mr. Ransome-Wallis on railways. One story is of 42 freight wagons pulled by a LMS 2-6-0+0-6-2 garratt arriving at Lickey bank. Out came this monster to bank it. The whole lot wheezed to a halt halfway up so out cam "Big Bertha" the 0-10-0 4-cylinder banker. What a sight that must have been!
This garrat must be the next new-build project ;-)
I think it might be at the Stockton & Darlington Centenary celebrations, where there were run pasts of many rare locomotives. The footage of this is included on the Huntley video "The Pre-Grouping Years".
Also included in that footage is a Gresley P1 2-8-2 freight locomotive just out of Doncaster, but John Huntley's voice-over mistakenly refers to it as a pacific.
Wow rare footage! Very nice!
Wow! This footage must be incredibly rare!
I actually have a colored photo of this engine in a book. They are huge.
Thanks for the info, man! If anyone would like to post more clips from this Huntley video, they'd be appreciated.
would be interested to see how a locomotive like this squares up to a challenger, I assume its not heavy enough to out haul a big boy.
LNER U1 produced 72,000 lbf while UP 4000 class produced 135,000 lbf. They're not even in the same league.
The British and American railways were very different when it came to power requirements.
@@shroomzed2947 BUUUUUUT at the time the u1 was built - 1925 - it was the most powerfull loco in the world or at least that's what i heard. I know 100% though it was the most powerfull garratt of it type in the world.
this type of trains were in india
Its not the exact locomotive, but it was of the variant. If you contact me or something i Guess I could send you a picture. If not, I can draw it. I am an extremely talented artist :P
what film is it
What's it from?
The AD60 is a great looking engine but was ruined by NSWGR.
GL, Tractive effort 89130lb, weight 214tons
GMAM Tractive effort 68800lb, weight 192 tons,
AD60 Tractive effort 63600lb, weight 264 tons.
AD60 is a disappointment.
On a 1 in 40 grade the GL would pull 950 tons whilst two AD 60s would pull 1200ton.
There where 4 African narrow gauge Garrets that out perform the AD60.
is the AD60 related to the u1 or why are you mentioning that class?
Sorry mate, the AD60 is a pig. The best Garrett is SAR GL followed by the GMAM.
What 2 AD60s could pull up Fassifern Bank could of been managed by one GL.
Alas, as was so often the case in post war Britain, many things weren't. Take HMS Warspite. Attlee couldn't even be bothered to try and save the most prized ship of the navy because of lack of money.
Same for the U1. The oddball engines always fall foul because they are so small in number and often aren't considered a success.