Steam in Canada. The Kettle Valley Steam Railway, 22 June 2012
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- Steam is very scarce in Canada but during a recent motorcycling tour we came upon the KVR, a remote outpost of Heritage Transport in the Summerland wine-growing district of British Columbia. The sole steam loco is No. 3716 a class N2b 2-8-0, rebuilt in 1929 from the original 3916 class N3b constructed at the Montreal works of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1912. This type of loco, later converted to fuel oil, populated all corners of the CPR and is very reminiscent of the LMS 8F or GWR 28xx. The line comprises a twisty, valley hugging 6 miles with an average grade of 1 in 50, so I have filmed only the return uphill with the loco facing forward. We start by running-around and reversing the train onto the 238 ft high Trout Creek steel girder bridge at the limit of current operation. After a short photo stop we set off on the climb back to Prairie Valley Station accompanied by running commentary and sing-alongs organised by the on-board banjo player! ... we are on the other side of the "pond" remember!! I filmed using our old JVC SD camera, which we use on the bike, and the bumpy journey was a real challenge for the electronic stabilisation. Anyway, sit back, enjoy the ride and the sound of the awesome steam siren. All aboard!!!!
Thank you for posting. Great camera work and very clear professional grade presentation.
Hello Norman and thank you for your kind and very much appreciated feedback. Best regards, Alan
Oh this was where you went all that time back then. This Railroad line looks really unique like many lines in North America along with its collection of preserved locos. You get some pretty epic scale locations on some of these remote parts of them areas. No doubt it was a enjoyable vacation and adventures to remember being so far from home
Brilliant video,That engine is a big beast .that looked a every interesting & enjoyable journey .Thanks for sharing
Hi EM: it was interesting to see a preserved railway in Canada and it made us realise how lucky we are over here. U.S. and Canadian locos look large because everything is on the outside for easy access, the huge cylinders and small wheels on these give a tractive effort similar to a GWR King! Glad you enjoyed the clip. Alan
Hi and thank you for the nice comments and question. Most of the North American railroads, including Canada, converted to "Standard" gauge i.e. 4ft 8.5in by the end of the 19thC., this effected Canada more than the U.S. as being part of the British Empire, they initially adopted the "Indian" gauge of 5ft 6in. Alan
Absolutely right what you say there Ryan but it is nice to get back to filming UK mainline steam at speed. Alan
Hi Phil: believe it or not, this was virtually the only dry area we rode through during two wet weeks in the Rockies. It was fun to experience the razmataz but glad we don't do it here!! Thank you for your always welcome comments. Alan
Well said Andei, I can't believe that never occurred to me!! Alan
Excellent. Very enjoyable. What a lovely looking loco. Nice to see steam preservation from across the pond. Do they have the same size standard gauge as us? Gotta love those open coaches too. All the best.
Isn't Kettle Valley a good name for a steam railway. Lovely bark from that engine, sounds very much like an S160.
caught the clip on Kettle. valley ry., interesting comments on the largess of. N.A. steam, in deference to steam on the continent, the equipment always seemed a bit on the spindly side, odd aspect overall, european steam lasted longer than their contemporaries across the pond, but the drive to preserve equipment seemed to be a little less stringent
Hello Bill and thank you for your interesting and thought provoking comments. Regards, Alan