Brunel's ill-fated Atmospheric Railway demonstration

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  • Опубликовано: 15 май 2023
  • One of the last remaining pump houses was filmed in 1986 when it was a museum with a short track demonstrating how effective the system actually was.
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  • @markportwood4045
    @markportwood4045 10 месяцев назад +4

    Good on this chap for saving the Starcross Pumping House. And that’s a pretty neat model atmospheric railway.

  • @markwelsh3957
    @markwelsh3957 Год назад +7

    For those interested there is still a surviving section of the pipe on Goodrington Beach, Paignton that is now used as an outflow pipe for Clennon Valley stream as it flows into the sea. Admittedly it's not much to look at but it is historic.

    • @turningpoint4238
      @turningpoint4238 2 месяца назад

      Next time I'm down that way I'll have to have a look.

    • @billebrill8730
      @billebrill8730 Месяц назад

      There is also a section of original pipe at the Didcot Railway Centre

  • @hoofie2002
    @hoofie2002 Год назад +2

    Nice to see the building is still standing and has a plaque to commemorate its purpose.

  • @dragoncivicnola
    @dragoncivicnola 8 месяцев назад +8

    Who else ended up here because of Well Theres Your Problem podcast

    • @garymccammon6696
      @garymccammon6696 2 месяца назад +3

      Was just about to recommend them (episode 17). Hamburgers, rat viscera, and the most terrified train engineer of the 19th Century.

    • @pauldenniss5230
      @pauldenniss5230 Месяц назад

      Nope, but I've just downloaded some episodes, thanks for the tip off

  • @peters1127
    @peters1127 Год назад +1

    Fascinating!

  • @HenrysAdventures
    @HenrysAdventures 10 месяцев назад +1

    Shame that museum is no longer there.

  • @david-stewart
    @david-stewart Год назад +1

    Great! More of these old videos if you have them thanks for uploading 😊👍

  • @Fchops11
    @Fchops11 Год назад

    Omg Les go thats class

  • @matthewlongstaff3112
    @matthewlongstaff3112 2 месяца назад +1

    Why did the museum close after just eight years? And what became of the ride?

  • @deepsleep7822
    @deepsleep7822 Год назад +5

    After watching the video, I’m still not exactly sure how it worked.

  • @thierrypauwels
    @thierrypauwels Месяц назад

    I still do not understand how the piston was connected to the train without having loss of pressure in the tube.

    • @skuula
      @skuula 10 дней назад

      There was a loss. There was a leather flap on the outside sealing the gap, and something on the train to push it aside before the piston "rod" came by. It would fall back itself and be sucked in place afterwards.

  • @turningpoint4238
    @turningpoint4238 2 месяца назад +5

    So it sucked then?

  • @johndeerekid167
    @johndeerekid167 Год назад +1

    The narrator sounds suspiciously like a young Stephen Fry.

    • @ClydebridgeStation
      @ClydebridgeStation Год назад +5

      The narrator is the late, great Anton Rodgers!

    • @thebrummierailenthusiasts5329
      @thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 Год назад +1

      Yeah it’s anton Rodgers and he’s no longer alive he’s been dead for 16 years

    • @user-lt7ne9mv9b
      @user-lt7ne9mv9b 3 месяца назад

      @@ClydebridgeStation Thank you for that info. my wife and I were trying to pick his voice.
      A truly brilliant actor.

  • @dennisdecoene
    @dennisdecoene 2 месяца назад +3

    This will make a (marketing/scam) comeback any day now.