34067 Tangmere Blitzes Upwey Bank unassisted with the Sunny south special
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- 34067 Tangmere performs like an 8P with an unassisted climb of Upwey Bank with the Sunny south special on the 9/7/09. This is the heaviest load that has been taken up the bank unassisted by a steam loco '11 Coaches'
Only a Bulleid would 'blow off' like that with the steam being used at full throttle - amazing machines!
Yes, yes and yes.
BULLIEDS WERE AND STILL ARE SO UNDERESTIMATED FOR THEIR PURE SUSTAINED POWER. ON MON 29 AUG 2005 34067 ON THE CORNISH RIVIERA RAILTOUR LITERALLY FLEW OVER HEMERDON BANK, 34067 HAVING WORKED THE CORNISHMAN RAILTOUR ON SAT 27 AUG 2005 ON THE PLYMOUTH TO PENZANCE SECTION AND BOTH THESE RAILTOURS WERE THE FIRST TIMES THAT A BULIED PACIFIC WORKED TRAINS ON THE PLYMOUTH TO PENZANCE SECTION SINCE SINCE 3 MAY 1964;, WHEN 34002 SALISBURY HAULED THE CORNUBIAN RAILTOUR ON 3 MAY 1964 ON THE EXETER TO PLYMOUTH PENZANCE SECTION AND THE FIRST TIME EVER THAT A BULLIED PACIFIC HAULED A TRAIN ON THE GWR MAIN LINE BETWEEN PLYMOUTH AND PENZANCE !!!, MARKING THE END OF STEAM TRAINS TO AND FROM PENZANCE. !!!.
Apart from that one small slip towards the end, this loco certainly worked it's heart out, disproving the legend
that Southern Pacific's were always very light on their feet ! Amazing sound !!
Reminds me of the 60's and my youth, when I used to ride many miles behind these magnificent machines on this road back and forth to Waterloo. I love the triumphant whistle as she tops the bank.Superb original Bulleid in action. When I get to Heaven, take me back there!
I have watched this video a number of times now, Tangmere never failed to impress, such a pity that she has been off line for so long........Cheers Pete
Magnificent footage! Great to listen to that crisp, cracking beat and the in and out sync!!!!
Cheers
Great video and loved very minute! Thanks for putting it on You Tube, which meant that I can see up todate steam action all the way out here in Cyprus.
Many thanks 33022
That was amazing. Wonder what the power output was. EveThat normally soft Lemaitre exhaust was almost barking.
V smart acceleration at the start, blowing off around 3.30 - what a boiler and fireman, only one major slip up the bank very smartly recovered from - what a driver. In fact, what an engine and credit to her whole team.
Great to be able to enjoy the ascent from across the miles.
*****
Fantastic Footage of tangers blitzing upwey bank. I managed to get some shots of her at Poole on the way down as well as the much delayed return journey also. thanks for posting this.
That was steam at 100% the crew could not have done any better than that, that was a monumental performance
A stunning performance from the crew and loco. I wish I had gone on this one now!
The solidarity between railway workers is awesome between the three modes of traction! Brilliant!
Tremendous start and acceleration!
Lovely steam journey plus a good view of the Weymouth Relief road being constructed. Was brought up played close to that line just a couple of miles south of Upwey Junction.
Brilliant tractive effort , bincome tunnel is where the bankers used to slip off.
Great effort from all the crew! Amazing thanks for posting lovely film. 5* Brian
The engine performed very well. By coincidence I saw it yesterday at Woking, not doing quite so well as it had stopped to let the passengers get off, but a nice surprise when I didn't know anything about it and had been to Salisbury for the day.
great vid 5* i had the same problem i was waiting for over 1 and a half hours at pirbright to see her but never did in the end it was to dark to film thanks for posting matt
That slip tells us that she was overloaded. I guess it provides more seats to sell.
In the 50a and 60s , these locos rarely took more than 10 coaches to the West Country. I don't recall any slip, ever, other than the intial take-off from Plymouth North Road, Exeter Central and, especially, Waterloo.
+Restored Prints You are right in saying that she was on the limit but this trip was meant to have a class 37 to assist, it had failed so a chance was taken to run up the bank and it payed off. A class 73 was used to help shunt stock at Weymouth, it was on standby to assist if the train got into trouble but was not needed in the end.
I used to go to school at Dorchester and the train would often get stuck in Bincombe Tunnel due to the West Country class loco running out of steam.
v8pilot I don't think they ran out of steam, most likely slipped to a stand.
No, they definitely ran out of steam. Had they been slipping, the noise would have made it all too apparent. After maybe 20 minutes, the loco would restart and slowly crawl out of the tunnel. We assumed, as school kids, that the engine started its run from Weymouth without having got up sufficient boiler pressure to get it over the hill. The stop, and restart, at Radipole Halt, would not have helped.
In the end, they routinely put a GWR 2-8-0 on as a banker which would drop back on exiting the tunnel at the Dorchester side of the hill.
@@v8pilot I can guarantee if it was a bullied, it never ran out of steam!
@@stevetaylor5933 After it happened several times, BR caught on and routinely put a GWR 2-8-0 on the rear as a banker, which would drop off once the train had exited the tunnel. It was the 8.29 from Weymouth.
Fantastic video - great work !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very impressive performance.
bloody brilliant!
Fabulous!
highly impressive 5*
Amazing effort, 👍
I was willing it up the bank watching this...5*
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Figure out a way to fire these with a nuclear reactor, all we'd be missing would be smoke.
Yep, long tunnel at the top of a grade. Steam engine crew's nightmare.
I'm surprised the videographer was allowed the open window and lean-out, especially in the tunnel. Must have had permission.
Whatever, I am happy for it. Good job.
Bullied designed some of the best steaming boilers ever, as this video goes to prove. ( shame about the original chain-driven valve gear though!)...😊
Only a shame because the money/will to develop the design wasn't there. The idea was so right. And, in preservation, it doesn't seem to be a problem area.
@@984francis In another video about Tangmere, it explains that the new neoprene gaskets instead of the original leather ones have solved the problem of oil leakage.
On the film it says "Upway" not "Upwey"
Does anyone know why the class 73 was in the sidings outside Weymouth station?
It was because it was needed for shunting and incase Tangmere got into trouble on the bank.
how steep is upwey bank
much at 1:75, but 1:50 at its steepest before the tunnel.
And people knock tangmere?
I am in that video.
:P
the old hull to honsea line