7029 'Clun Castle' at 75mph with 11 Whistles! - 'The Chester Venturer' - 26/03/22
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- A day of variety starting with the Duchess continued later in the day with Tyseley's stalwart 7029 'Clun Castle'. The locomotive was working 'The Chester Venturer' from the Vintage Trains base at Tyseley via Coleshill, Tamworth, Burton on Trent, Loughborough, Leicester - here 7029 would take water at Humbertstone Road, cross country to Nuneaton and reaching Chester via the West Coast Mainline to Crewe, then along the North Wales Coast route. The return would retrace its steps back to Tyseley.
The Castle was seen three times during the day, firstly at Cossington south of Loughborough on the Midland Mainline. The timings to get to Cossington from Easenhall after seeing 'Duchess of Sutherland' were rather tight, but we managed to reach the bridge with around five minutes to spare! Accelerating away from Sileby, 7029 loudly makes her presence felt, being slightly bowled by an EMR Class 156(?) and subsequently giving two cheerful whistles to the photographers on the bridge.
We next catch up with 7029 at Grendon, now on the WCML, north of Atherstone. Here the Castle really shone, demonstrating her capability of high speed running. Zooming around the curve with the regulator wide open, the crew were clinging strongly to the whistle chain. Whistling like a good'un, 'Clun Castle' flys along and under the bridge at 75mph. A truely Top Link display!
Finally, and on the return run, we visit Colwich north of Rugeley. Hoping for a sunset, the absence of clouds made the sky a little lacklustre but this didn't detract from the sight of the Castle. After passing a northbound Avanti Pendolino, the impressive cascade of steam being fired from the double chimney becomes visible and then audible. Absolutely shouting along, 7029 roars passed whilst continuing to produce an impressive trail of smokey steam and an impressive audible riot, a fine finish to the Great Western's show of the day.
Great seeing 'Clun Castle' on the Midland and West Coast Mainlines, providing some top quality performances. Undoubtedly the highlight was the dash north passing Grendon. 7029 was going like the clappers and the crew had their hands firmly pulling on the whistle chain. Fantastic!
Thanks to Morgan and Luke for tolerating me throughout the day!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Cossington
01:32 - Grendon
03:32 - Colwich
Filmed on a Panasonic TZ70.
Enjoy.
Some of the best images and sounds of a steam loco I have ever seen, what every boy in AUS imagines they were like in England, even 70 YO boys 😁, congrats
Thank you very much Robert. Clun Castle never put a foot wrong all day from our perspective. Some say the GWR engines epitomise British steam... I'm pleased you enjoyed the video.
Fabulous stuff. Reminds me of my 1950s schooldays when I paid my six ( old ) pence for an official conducted tour of Swindon Railway Works. After the morning tour, waiting for my train back to Cheltenham, "The Bristolian" came flashing through down from London. Until then I had no idea a steam train with all those carriages could travel at those sorts of speeds. It appeared and was gone and through the Station non-stop in no time.
Another new experience bonus that day. With the Castle's all four cylinders and their eight power pulses and exhausts for each revolution of the driving wheels at full chat, those exhaust sounds merge into one long glorious continuous sound as good as any Formula One car engine.
Good as 7029 that day was, saw it in regular service back in the BR 1950-60s, it was nowhere near full chat but still magnificently impressive, Well done to all those responsible for maintaining that magnificent example of bygone travel technology.
The wiser youngsters of today will never know what they missed.
82mph was achieved during the tour several times. Fantastic 👏🏼
82mph... I'm not surprised. She was flying through Grendon and she certainly wasn't being held back! I hope you enjoyed the video.
I thought they were all limited to 75mph
@@andyg3 Officially, yes the maximum permitted is 75mph. Unofficially however, all bets are off...
Speeding on the railway is quite a severe offence, I’m surprised wit OTMR that they’d risk it.
That flash of fire at 5:14 reminds me of when I was a kid, late at night I would watch from my bedroom as Black 5s sped along the embankment in to between Roby and Broadgreen with the fire lighting up the cab.It was a glorious sight.
Great collection of shots, Colwich was spectacular. Would have loved to have been on board to be fair, looks like the crew were really enjoying themselves along the WCML! Regards, Dan
The noise at Colwich was absolutely amazing. Once again, 7029 didn't put a foot wrong in terms of performance. I hope you enjoyed the video.
Awesome footage on your video 👍🏻.
Thank you very much!
Amazing video! Kind regards Tom
Thank you very much Tom, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
Top class
Absolutely! A Castle never disappoints! I hope you enjoyed the video.
Very nice :)
Thank you very much Simon. I'm pleased you enjoyed the video.
Nice view at Atherstone..
What a beauty! Why is the steam sometimes black? Not up on technical knowledge, love steam engines, many seaside trips when I was a child brings back very happy memories❤
The steam will go black when there isn't enough air being drawn through and over the fire to burn off all of the volatile gases that are released when the coal burns. I hope this answers your question and I hope you enjoyed the video.
Dean Smith at the regulator which would explain the speeds! Brilliant video!
He certainly knows how to make the Castle perform, both visually and vocally! I'm pleased you enjoyed the video.
My last trip to see steam at Chester General was ( wait for it ) with KGV and the Vintage Train. Now the vehicles are banned from operating on the main lines and we shan’t see them again as a complete unit.
Ta to the driver of the voyager
There goes clun castle on a charge mate
I like it when steam trains are high speed
It's a truly fantastic sight and sound. Especially if the sound is coming from Clun Castle! I hope you enjoyed the video.
can someone please explain to me what a diesel loco does when attached to a steam train? I know it is there to take over in the event of breakdown, but does it push from the back, or is it just a dead weight? If pushing, it must be very difficult for both drivers to synchronise?
The diesel at the rear is normally to provide banking assistance if the steam loco is struggling during the run. Alternatively, the diesel will be there to provide electric train heating (ETH) or to help with shunting the empty coaching stock (ECS) at the destination. I hope this answers your questions and I hope you enjoyed the video.
@@Milepost90.25 Thank you! Surely synchronisation must be tricky. you don't want the diesel pushing when the steam loco is braking, or the other way round. I read that American locos used a system of whistle signals. Is it the same for bankers on modern heritage railways?
@@JohnStodden1 Not that I am aware. Of course drivers have to sign their route knowledge so they will know where all the various gradients and braking points are. They may also be asked specifically to assist on certain sections of the route and not to elsewhere. As a non-professional railwayman, this is all purely speculation!
I believe it is now a lawful requirement for preserved steam trains to run on UK Mainlines in the event of issues. Clun Castle was performing there as good as it did back when I saw it in fast BR action in my schoolboy 1950-60s Rail enthusiast days. Many youngsters were rail enthusiasts in those immediate post WW2 impoverished years. Just wish I could have afforded a camera and film back then. Unlike today when you can film action on a phone a near zero cost.
Petticoat . . . Junction
I hope you enjoyed the video.
At Grendon, how did you get to the footbridge?
The footbridge can be reached from the footpath between the B5000 and Dordon Hall Lane.
From the B5000, the footpath runs straight across one field to reach the bridge.
From the Dordon Hall Lane side, you have to go over a stile between Dordon Hall Farm and the triangular road junction with Dunns Lane. Then through a metal gate to reach the field adjacent to the railway line, straight over this field is the bridge.
I hope this is useful for you, and I hope you enjoyed the video.
@@Milepost90.25 Thank you very very much, I really enjoyed the video :)
cripes I hate those overhead wires and masts
They are especially intrusive on the WCML aren't they! I hope you enjoyed the video.
Why doesn't it Smoke ?
Isn't it coal feeded ? or else ?
7029 is coal fired. The reason for the lack of smoke is highly skilled firing.
Without being quite as technical as I'd like, when the fireman has a good distribution of coal over the grate, and has the airflow through the firebed and firebox doors set up correctly, all the volatile gases in the coal will be burnt in the firebox. This will reduce the smoke from the chimney as the gases aren't combining with any soot or ash inside the smokebox at the front of the boiler and burning with the exhausted steam.
I hope this answers your question and I hope you enjoyed the video.
@@Milepost90.25
Thank you for your excellent explanation , now I can see there's more involved to
than I'd suspect , in petrol and diesel engines cleaner burning means more efficiently and less wasted energy , I suppose that's correct too when it comes to Coal burning engines .. . isn't it right ?
@@chete4479 I suppose this would be true for anything that burns a fossil fuel.
Steam then smoke exhaust alternatively when the crew know what they are about. It is far from unknown that some old car sump engine oil is burnt in the firebox to provide massive black smoke for the photographic effect..