Bulleid steam and speed collection (re edited)
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- čas přidán 27. 06. 2016
- Re-edited version with some added material.
An extended look at Bulleid Pacifics, original and as rebuilt, at work in the south of England from 2007 to 2015. Braunton, Clan line and Tangmere on the main line with many others on preserved lines.
Sequences/clips listing:
- Opening clip is 34067 'Tangmere' screaming through Farnborough Main, in original condition, complete with its internal, oil bath and enclosed chain driven valve gear,
- 21C23 'West Country Class ' Blackmoor Vale' at Horsted Keynes on the Bluebell Railway, in close to original as-built condition and Southern Railway livery.
- Climbing at 1 in 80 from a speed restriction at Sherborne with 12 on. (The diesel assistance had failed apparently, luckily)
- Passing Portslade on a cold and frosty morning
- Crossing the river Adur and accelerating at Ford, passing 'The Engine Shed' model railways shop, home of Gaugemaster Controls
- accelerating away from a stop at Woking (with some energetic ballast shovelling going on under the footbridge)
- Racing through Andover on the London bound Atlantic Coast Express.
- London bound, through Deepdene cutting as the leaves were falling
- Climbing the 1 in 50 Upway bank, banked by 70000 Britannia
- Racing into Deepdene cutting outward bound from London
- Climbing Gomshall bank at speed at Hawkurst Farm
- And through Keynsham at speed
- Heading into Deepene cutting double heading with 34046 'Braunton' on the Down Fast.
- and through Stonegate in the rain and then a couple of miles further towards London under the bridge
- Restarting from Haywards Heath station - without nameplates
- Looming into Hove station, Darth Vadar like
- A shot of a static 34051 Winston Churchill before the excellent cosmetic restoration by the Mid Hants Railway
- West Country Class 34007 'Wadebridge' on the Mid Hants East of Ropley and easing a well presented fitted good train into the station
- 34081 Battle of Britain Class '92 squadron' and West Country Class 34007 'Wadebridge' double heading in the evening sun on the Bluebell Railway and again as dusk falls - into and then leaving Horsted Keynes station.
- Climbing, East to West, towards Gomshall in the fog
Onto the rebuilt versions: -
- 34028 'Clan Line' racing through Crofton
- 34046 Braunton at Salisbury
- passing Dawlish to Dawlish Warren
- Climbing to the Imberhorne Lane 'Holden' summit on the Bluebell Railway
- Climbing to the Imberhorne Lane 'Holden' summit on the Bluebell Railway
- As 34052, 'Lord Dowding' nearing the top of Gomshall bank on the British Pullman
- At Shalford junction and South of Petersfield on a football excursion to Southampton
- 35028 Clan Line - Approaching Deepdene cutting on the down slow line with 13 Mk1 coaches
- On the final approach to Honiton tunnel climbing at 1 in 80 with 13 coaches on.
There follows a whole series of clips of 35028 'Clan Line' with the British Pullman on the North Downs line from Shalford to Redhill from West to East, from both sides of the line at different locations, in all weathers, starting just up the line from the Shalford water stop - with slipping and sand application and ending on the Brighton Mainline accelerating from Redhill. Highlights include approaching the summit of the line East of Gomshall - and slipping - and the high speed approach to Dorking West from half a mile away.
- Finally Clan Line on the LSWR main line again at West Byfleet and then Worting Junction.
Last scene - Rebuilt West Country 34028 'Eddystone' and 21C23 'Blackmoor Vale' leaving Horsted Keynes, giving a nice contrast between the rebuilt and un-rebuilt condition and the liveries of British Railways and its predecessor Southern Railway.
I hope you enjoyed it, please subscribe and please let me know what you think.
Nick.
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Great video. Loved spotting these as a boy on the Southern. Bulleids were (and still are) my favourite locos. Thanks for the memories.
You are welcome Brian. Mine too, and I saw many of them as I was passing Brighton Sheds every school day for a few years and spotting elsewhere. Nick.
Amazing collection of scenes! TY
Thank you William.
Nick.
A truly superb collection of videos. Ah! Memories, memories! I've gone quite misty-eyed!
Heartfelt thanks.
You are extremely welcome Martin. Thank you for your kind comment.
To me, I think the streamlined Pacifics are the best!
Then again, I like the looks of the rebuilds.
I cannot disagree with you there! Nick.
Beautiful !
You are very welcome. Nick.
oh how i Love this class
Me too. I am busy filming and editing a sequel which I expect will be ready in the new year. Meanwhile I have just finished a look at the summer Bluebell which features 34092, City of Wells which will go public within the next two weeks.
Cool looking forward to watching it
Can you believe how fast UK steam locomotives are theses days?
75mph max speed on mainline, 25mph on heritage lines. In the event of tender-first mainline running I believe the max is 45mph
(I can’t believe I’m gonna say this) thicc train
God you've got to love a spamcan....there's nothing sounds quite like one....
Thanks
Dave
Agreed Dave. Thanks for your comment. Nick.
But how can you spam them
Love it! Many thanks for the pleasure.
You are very welcome Martin. Glad you enjoy the video.
Nick.
14:58 Ooo a doubleheader! Twinzies!
Great video :-)
Thank you for your comment - I look forward to 35011 up and running soon I hope.
Nick.
I Love the video.
You are very welcome, thanks. Nick
Hi! Many thanks for posting this amazing video. I grew up in Braunton, North Devon, until I left for college in 1968. I lived in Abingdon until I moved to the USA in 1983. Seeing all those Bulleid Pacifics brought back so many fond memories! I saw "Braunton" when she was rusting away in Woodman's in the late 1970s. Thanks once again! Nice job! 😀😀😀
PS: You published this on my birthday, so thanks for the nice present!
PPS: The e-mail you gave doesn't work! 😟😟😟
Woodham's (...sod the bloody auto-correct!)
PPS: The e-mail you gave does not work! 😟😟
Hello. Thank you for your comments - you are most welcome. It was fun filming and editing it all.
Hmm I'll have a check of the email address, thanks for pointing it out.
Nick.
No, you are right - it doesn't work... Puzzled - I can open it alright but not send anything to it from another address...
Number blind - there was a 1 missing, thank you for pointing it out: chatter1chatter1@gmail.com
First class & that's all I can say !
Thank you for your kind comment Barry
I hope an unrebuilt gets a mainline bless
Me too! :-) Nick.
Your in luck - Wadebridge is going in malachite green as 21C107 and is also going mainline!
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@@lukeslocomotives The wikipedia page says its still awaiting overhaul
Bringd back many happy memories . Prefer the nameplates with red backgrounds they stand out more
U mean West country’s bc battle of Britain’s had blue with yellow writing west country’s had red we silver writing I think and merchant navy’s also are red name plates but are nothing like the light Pacific’s name plates
Superb thats all i can say !!
That is rather kind of you - enjoyed making it and filming it over the years. I wish my camera technique would get better!
its far better than mine! , i bought a tripod and always leave it at home ,
i will learn one day !
Yes, well - I forgot to turn my microphone on today whilst filming at the Bluebell...... Doh! I'll just have to go back I suppose. :-)
10:08 I wonder where the nameplate and crest are. On the subject of these at 15:00 does 34081's nameplate read 91 squadron instead of 92?
nope it reads 92, screenshot from this video prnt.sc/rulpbx
это не просто жизнь это состояние души
Great video. I have a question for those in the know. Were these type of 4-6-2s also called 'Battle of Britain' class engines?
Yes, identical, except for the name. BBs tended to be allocated to Kent Coast routes and WCs over to the West but they soon became mixed up and both worked all routes after a while, especially after the Kent Coast electrification meant many were reallocated away from those routes. Thank you for your comment. Nick.
@@chatty1chatty1NickD Thank you for the quick reply.
@@bruceraykiewicz6274 heres their br numbers to tell them apart:
34001-34048, 34091-34108 were West Countries (sr numbers would be 21C101-21C148, as '91-'08 were br built)
34049-34090, 34109-34110 were Battle Of Britains (sr numbers would be 21C149-21C170, as '71-'90, '09-'10 were br built)
35001-35030 were Merchant Navys (sr numbers would be 21C1-21C20, as '21-'30 were br built)
Superb. Simply superb! please explain this..anyone - how come there's steam exhaust from the back of the tender.
Thanks for your comment. Steam from the back of the tender will be from the steam air brake pump fitted in recent times to use on air braked stock. 34067 'Tangmere' had a pump fitted on the front buffer beam to the right hand side as you look at the front in some shots. (The original location below the buffer beam caused problems). 35028 'Clan Line' has one fitted into a space at the rear of the tender where a space has been created for it.
Thanks so much Nick for that explanation. 'Steam air brake' is new term for me. I guess that means air brakes assisted by steam pressure to make to make them more efficient.
Ah - I could have been more clear - it is a steam driven pump to create air pressure for the brakes on modern rolling stock. Older carriage brakes were vacuum operated.
Wow! awesome. Thank you so much for taking the time to explain. I want to thank you again for not adding any background music and leaving it pure and unadulterated. I realise that a lot of hard work goes into making beautiful videos like these. Keep 'em coming!
Anand Sravanapud
I'm not an engine driver of any sort, but some of the drivers on here appear to control their engine so different than others, I.E the amount of steam belching out of the funnel differs from one driver to another. I do have some old books relating to the Southern Line and their locos. One driver in particular could use half the coal and water for the same journey. I don't know how he operated his engines but I can assume the smoke/steam would be a lot less than other drivers.
Well yes I agree with you, although sometimes the atmospheric condition will play a part - for example on a cold and frosty morning the volume of steam condensing in the atmosphere will appear to be more and I understand that sometimes the quality of the coal will also affect the amount of black smoke being produced. Bulleids, of course, are renowned for being able to run well on any quality of coal.
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Very nice but 34081 is 92 Squadron not 91. :)
Good heavens, yes a typo - you are the first to notice - or at least comment on it. Thanks. Nick.
As I'm a member of the owning group, it stood out like a sore thumb. :)
Yes, thank you for letting me know ...
Why do British steam locomotives rods always clank
Rebecca.
Oh God please no.
As a heads up, someone's stolen this video and reuploaded it:
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... must take a different breed of men to tame these beasts. It would be so intimidating to stand at the track side and watch this monster hurtling down towards you! Diesels don't have that effect.
Agreed!
Nick.
Some do.