That brings back some memories. I recall traveling on what was billed as "the last steam train on the Western railway" to Birkenhead and the train was pulled by Clun Castle.
I was most impressed by my first Paddington visit in the early 1950s. There was much rather dark cream paint and two pannier tanks at the departure side having brought in empty stock were, side by side, simply roaring excess steam away from their safety valves...a din never to be forgotten.
My father worked as a goods clerk at our local station, until it closed,then he went to Gloucester. I now live on what was once the platform of the aforementioned station, apparently, right where the buffet would have been. I can just remember seeing some trains running before everything was closed,the main thing being, standing on a bridge and getting smothered in smoke and sooty smuts. ..I was about 4 at the time,but I loved every minute. Where I used to live,we would be up in the bedroom and see them start off, then go to the other side of the house to watch them chuff through the woods on their way to Parkend,Lydney etc. I think they were panniers and some are preserved at Parkend. Great memories xx
One slight correction: the 57xx Pannier tanks were not the most numerous locomotive class. The most numerous class was the LNWR Ramsbottom DX Goods Class, of which 943 were built.
If its GWR, for me it's heaven. I wish I'd been old enough to see Truro running over Crumlin Viaduct. We had a reasonable sized Shed and sidings at Aberbeeg. I can clearly remember seeing the last of the steam locos and the first Diesel. However no recollection of the mighty 9Fs. I did not see the 2-8-0 and 2-8-2 tanks in this video😞
I do enjoy this documentary very much. Though it’s curious they missed out the 15xx class, despite showing video of it at Paddington right at the beginning.
13:43 This Locomotive City Of Truro Is Now Part Of The National Railway Museum In York In Yorkshire And Is Also Appears In The Season 3 Episode Of Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends The Original Series Gordon And The Famous Visitor. Thanks Mate. X
Charles Rous-Marten was timing quarter mile posts on board with his stopwatch behind City of Truro. The guard was also taking his unofficial timings and the signalboxes also recorded passing times.
It's an older style GWR coach known as a Clerestory carriage. They were built between 1883 and 1939. Bogie coaches like the one shown were up to 70 feet (21 m) long and lasted in service up to 1947.
Not British Fail but British RAILWAYS. The British Rail (trading name) only came into use in 1965 by which time steam had already finished on the bulk of the former GWR.
These locos must have vacuum brakes, but it is difficult to see any venturi that makes the vacuum, I can see no compressor or worse, hear the snuffling noise it makes, so they cant have compressed air brakes. It is good to see steam still being run, but how long for, with the all the problems with greenhouse gasses, someone is sure to point the finger at the few remaining locos. It would be a shame. Electric trains still run on fossil fuel, only that fuel is burnt out of sight at the powerhouse.
This is what pisses me off with the hype on electric cars. Where I live, we run off of solely hydroelectric dam produced electricity, so emissions aren’t an issue once an electric car has been built, but for most of the world greenhouse emissions with electric cars aren’t that much lower
"The king of Locomotives"...mmmmm, maybe in the UK, but in the rest of the world, it's called the Wasatch, better know as the 'Big Boy'!!! 😉 You might have invented it, but we perfected it!!
That brings back some memories. I recall traveling on what was billed as "the last steam train on the Western railway" to Birkenhead and the train was pulled by Clun Castle.
I was most impressed by my first Paddington visit in the early 1950s. There was much rather dark cream paint and two pannier tanks at the departure side having brought in empty stock were, side by side, simply roaring excess steam away from their safety valves...a din never to be forgotten.
My father worked as a goods clerk at our local station, until it closed,then he went to Gloucester. I now live on what was once the platform of the aforementioned station, apparently, right where the buffet would have been.
I can just remember seeing some trains running before everything was closed,the main thing being, standing on a bridge and getting smothered in smoke and sooty smuts. ..I was about 4 at the time,but I loved every minute.
Where I used to live,we would be up in the bedroom and see them start off, then go to the other side of the house to watch them chuff through the woods on their way to Parkend,Lydney etc. I think they were panniers and some are preserved at Parkend. Great memories xx
Love the sound of those 4-cylinder locos!
One slight correction: the 57xx Pannier tanks were not the most numerous locomotive class. The most numerous class was the LNWR Ramsbottom DX Goods Class, of which 943 were built.
Still, they are the most popular ones. I’ve affectionately called them "ducks."
I think he meant the most numerous GWR locomotive class.
If its GWR, for me it's heaven. I wish I'd been old enough to see Truro running over Crumlin Viaduct. We had a reasonable sized Shed and sidings at Aberbeeg. I can clearly remember seeing the last of the steam locos and the first Diesel. However no recollection of the mighty 9Fs. I did not see the 2-8-0 and 2-8-2 tanks in this video😞
Go to 11 mins - the shots aren’t great.
As of today city of Truro 9017 the duke dog loco and 6000 king George v are currently on display
I do enjoy this documentary very much. Though it’s curious they missed out the 15xx class, despite showing video of it at Paddington right at the beginning.
13:43 This Locomotive City Of Truro Is Now Part Of The National Railway Museum In York In Yorkshire And Is Also Appears In The Season 3 Episode Of Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends The Original Series Gordon And The Famous Visitor. Thanks Mate. X
There are two ways of doing things the great western way or the wrong way
I’m Great Western and…
Don’t we know it
9466 is still going on the mainline
They missed out a great class. The 4700s. Superb engines that should have been included. One being built from existing parts
I remember the train graveyard at Woodhams scrapyard in Barry
it has duck and Oliver from thomas and friends all over it
duck: the great western way or the wrong way
Clun castle is flying the flag high based at tyseley and now back on the mainline
In '65 she took me on the last scheduled steam out of Paddington-to Banbury. Gerald Fiennes was General Manager of WR at the time.
@@johnjephcote7636how old was you back then in 1965 mate
That was epic.
City of Truro vs. The NYC&HR 999 Empire Express loco. Which really did to 100 mph 1st?
Charles Rous-Marten was timing quarter mile posts on board with his stopwatch behind City of Truro. The guard was also taking his unofficial timings and the signalboxes also recorded passing times.
And it's still disputed to this day lol!@@johnjephcote7636
6998 Burton Agnes Hall. Tut tut.
Hermosas máquinas, 🙌
Quack quack
Moooooo
20:17 what on earth is that rear coach???
It's an older style GWR coach known as a Clerestory carriage. They were built between 1883 and 1939. Bogie coaches like the one shown were up to 70 feet (21 m) long and lasted in service up to 1947.
@@railwayarchives Brill thank you. Just the windows at that one end didn't look like anything I'd seen before, like some weird autocoach
Who are we kidding here? The GWR ceased to exist in 1948. This is all British Rail.
Ahhhhh British Rail...THE Bane of England's existence!! 🤔🤔😳😳😜😜
Not British Fail but British RAILWAYS. The British Rail (trading name) only came into use in 1965 by which time steam had already finished on the bulk of the former GWR.
There are two ways of doing things
The Great Western way or the wrong way
3:22 I think that Pannier tank is sleeping…
There’s two ways of doing things the great western way or the wrong way
Your forgetting Landore depot Swansea
A very good railway.
Only two ways of doing things
The Great Western way, and the wrong way
@@Erwin_Von_HeidenheimIm great western and- Don’t we know it!
0:28 - 0:34 Don't we know it.
That tinpot railway.
👍
These locos must have vacuum brakes, but it is difficult to see any
venturi that makes the vacuum, I can see no compressor or worse,
hear the snuffling noise it makes, so they cant have compressed air
brakes.
It is good to see steam still being run, but how long for, with the
all the problems with greenhouse gasses, someone is sure to point
the finger at the few remaining locos. It would be a shame.
Electric trains still run on fossil fuel, only that fuel is burnt out of
sight at the powerhouse.
This is what pisses me off with the hype on electric cars.
Where I live, we run off of solely hydroelectric dam produced electricity, so emissions aren’t an issue once an electric car has been built, but for most of the world greenhouse emissions with electric cars aren’t that much lower
No GWR had prettier locomotives than other companies?
"The king of Locomotives"...mmmmm, maybe in the UK, but in the rest of the world, it's called the Wasatch, better know as the 'Big Boy'!!! 😉
You might have invented it, but we perfected it!!
No you did not, Yankee steam Engines are hideous
@Erwin_Von_Heidenheim okay Lil Hitler...keep dreaming skippy!!
Yank engines are plain ugly. Pity we can't deport all s160 survivors, horrible American crxp.
The Big Boy is hardly perfect - just Big.
@@c2757And, contrary to common belief, not the biggest.
😅