I lived in Folkestone in 1987 just off the Tram Road and I well remember the Orient Express going down slowly towards the Harbour Station. All closed after the Chunnel opened.
Looks like the leading engine has its safety valve blowing off a bit, was that a over keen Fireman, When did they change to two engines, in my day in late 50 early 60's they had four small engines
All UK tank locos were coal fired. They experimented with oil firing on a few tender locos that were converted, but converted them back to coal after a relatively short time. These particular engines carried 3.5 long tons of coal which as plenty for the outer suburban services they were designed for. They were based on a very successful lineage of similar tanks built and developed by the LMS Railway before the railways were nationalized. Some of the largest British Tank locomotives could carry up to 6 long tons (and more when over loaded) in their bunkers which is almost as much as some tender locomotives. Water was usually more of a problem, although they were usually used on services that stopped regularly and had plenty of opportunity for topping up the water tanks.
I lived in Folkestone in 1987 just off the Tram Road and I well remember the Orient Express going down slowly towards the Harbour Station. All closed after the Chunnel opened.
A couple of clips from my video were included in the TV programme "Walking Britains Lost Railways" for the Kent episode
Marvelous sight and sound!
great footage of years gone by its ashame its still not like it. i missed it when they did run😢😢
Could imagine living there hearing that noise of them 2 tanks engine powering up the line lovely
the overgrowth near radnor tunnel was unbelievable just after a few years. If you can find a 1960s video it looks so different.
Today Folkestone harbour station is no longer operational as of now it’s now used for pedestrians only
Looks like the leading engine has its safety valve blowing off a bit, was that a over keen Fireman, When did they change to two engines, in my day in late 50 early 60's they had four small engines
When a steam train goes by, you have to pay attention. And why not?
At 8.30 I heard them slowing down, getting slower and slower. I thought "there's a wheelslip coming up" and sure enough at 11.17...
Spectacular footage! Just been trying out banking on my layout with my new steam decoder... all I'm missing are the smoke and the volume!!!
She had too pull hard.. Steepest harbour link in the world. Back in the day...
Presume stalled due to lack of steam, obviously plenty when they came to restart!
awesome , love it
Even with a banker the train stalled!!. Goes to show you though that with a skillful pilot engine crew they could get it moving after a short time .
Great stuff; shame it's now of the past
Post Brexit - bring back the steam trains, make the UK a museum to the Industrial Revolution, and welcome the Chinese tourists!
Don't think I've ever seen a steam locomotive w/o a tender. Oil fired tank locomotives I guess.
All UK tank locos were coal fired. They experimented with oil firing on a few tender locos that were converted, but converted them back to coal after a relatively short time. These particular engines carried 3.5 long tons of coal which as plenty for the outer suburban services they were designed for. They were based on a very successful lineage of similar tanks built and developed by the LMS Railway before the railways were nationalized. Some of the largest British Tank locomotives could carry up to 6 long tons (and more when over loaded) in their bunkers which is almost as much as some tender locomotives. Water was usually more of a problem, although they were usually used on services that stopped regularly and had plenty of opportunity for topping up the water tanks.