Another lovely video well done great camera work as usual I am really enjoying your lovely videos and camera work keep your lovely camera work up I am really looking forward to seeing your next video I hope you get a nice video next time also when is your next video going to be on RUclips bye for now Philip
Drain cocks. Used to drain the water from the cylinders when they are cold. So the first run of the day and when the loco has been stood for some time.
It's the cylinder drain cocks. Not done to frustrate anyone but to prevent damage to the loco. Railways don't operate on a line of sight basis like cars, they have tracks and signals. Trains are driven in the dark all the time and it's only in the last few years that headlights actually do anything other than indicate the front of the train.
@@chrisbaines6931 The cylinder drain cocks do not need to be kept open for minutes at a time, and a loco driver is effectively blind whilst they're open, so cannot see signals, etc. That is not safe.
Agreed. It seems to be a feature of steam locomotive drivers in the modern era to leave the cylinder drain cocks open far longer than necessary enveloping it in a cloud of wasted steam . Hardly improves fuel efficiency...
I'm not certain but an educated guess here. The stock off the main line from lsl will be used for loaded test runs once she's done a few miles light to bed in.
Bitter experience dictates that it's well worth giving new drivers time to acquaint themselves with the A2's foibles. It was a failure to respect it's odd habits which led directly to the disastrous wheelslip incident which cost a ruddy fortune to rectify and sidelined the loco for over 18 months back in 1994. It was reckoned it's drivers were rotating at a speed equating to 140+ mph, had it been going anywhere.
@@gumpoandwordy Not wrong at all, and by saying so you simply prove that you know nothing about driving steam engines. The driver here did exactly what was required to move an engine that has been standing idle for more than about ten minutes. In that time all of the hot parts cool down, and steam condenses into water in the cylinders, the valve chests, and the superheater elements. After a long time standing that water can amount to many litres, which all needs to be safely removed from the system, which is why the engine departs with the drain-cocks open. By not doing so the driver would risk serious damage to the cylinders or drive-train, because water is not compressible. Any water trapped between piston and cylinder-end can cause the piston to be broken, the cylinder end-cover to be smashed off, or the connecting rod to be bent. No driver is going to risk that, he doesn't care that it ruins people's photography, he only cares about his engine.
Class 20s are mates for life,no wonder it looks sad all on it’s own 😂
BEAUTIFUL
I was here too and I was right there on the platform and I manage to catch her departure too
Like a Sheard era departure from Douglas! 😄
Nice footage 👍🏻
Another lovely video well done great camera work as usual I am really enjoying your lovely videos and camera work keep your lovely camera work up I am really looking forward to seeing your next video I hope you get a nice video next time also when is your next video going to be on RUclips bye for now Philip
Certainly proving it's a steam locomotive!
I hope they paint the smokebox dart silver, I don’t like how it blends in with the rest of the smokebox. Aside from that tho, magic!
What happened to the Railcar?
Will she be getting her 62B shed plate back? Would be good to see her back together with her shortly to be returned to steam shed mate 46464.
It’ll be interesting to see which railway gets the A1,A2,A3 and A4 first. To my knowledge I think it will be the first time in history
Does that Bubble Car have a buffet??
Saw inside on a clip yesterday. Very luxuriously appointed. It's royal train standard of decor ... I kid you not
How long is it staying for
20's should be in pairs lol
why the clouds of steam, not seen on old filmstock, just something for the cameras?
Drain cocks. Used to drain the water from the cylinders when they are cold. So the first run of the day and when the loco has been stood for some time.
Just done to frustrate the cameras.
Not sure how it's safe to drive a locomotive with no visibility whatsoever from the cab.
It's the cylinder drain cocks. Not done to frustrate anyone but to prevent damage to the loco.
Railways don't operate on a line of sight basis like cars, they have tracks and signals. Trains are driven in the dark all the time and it's only in the last few years that headlights actually do anything other than indicate the front of the train.
@@chrisbaines6931 The cylinder drain cocks do not need to be kept open for minutes at a time, and a loco driver is effectively blind whilst they're open, so cannot see signals, etc. That is not safe.
Agreed. It seems to be a feature of steam locomotive drivers in the modern era to leave the cylinder drain cocks open far longer than necessary enveloping it in a cloud of wasted steam .
Hardly improves fuel efficiency...
So why do they have those new coaches then? They clearly ain’t using them. I would run them with blue Peter if it was my choice
I'm not certain but an educated guess here. The stock off the main line from lsl will be used for loaded test runs once she's done a few miles light to bed in.
Unnecessary use of the taps.
Wish they would fix that whistle, it sounds bloody awful!
Not the best driver it seems
Bitter experience dictates that it's well worth giving new drivers time to acquaint themselves with the A2's foibles. It was a failure to respect it's odd habits which led directly to the disastrous wheelslip incident which cost a ruddy fortune to rectify and sidelined the loco for over 18 months back in 1994. It was reckoned it's drivers were rotating at a speed equating to 140+ mph, had it been going anywhere.
I can't see anything wrong with the driving. What do you see that the driver is doing wrong?
@@DerekWalsh-l4i the fact you can’t see the engine due to excessive steam, or blow off, that’s what’s wrong
@@gumpoandwordy Not wrong at all, and by saying so you simply prove that you know nothing about driving steam engines. The driver here did exactly what was required to move an engine that has been standing idle for more than about ten minutes. In that time all of the hot parts cool down, and steam condenses into water in the cylinders, the valve chests, and the superheater elements. After a long time standing that water can amount to many litres, which all needs to be safely removed from the system, which is why the engine departs with the drain-cocks open. By not doing so the driver would risk serious damage to the cylinders or drive-train, because water is not compressible. Any water trapped between piston and cylinder-end can cause the piston to be broken, the cylinder end-cover to be smashed off, or the connecting rod to be bent. No driver is going to risk that, he doesn't care that it ruins people's photography, he only cares about his engine.
@@DerekWalsh-l4igive your ass a rest fella 👍🏻