World's Greatest Locomotives... The Gresley A4 Pacific
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- Considered by many as the greatest locomotive of all time, Sir Nigel Gresley’s Class A4 was a great example of 1930s streamlining. Gresley was inspired by the German diesel-powered high speed train, the Flying Hamburger, but stuck with steam power as it could pull more passengers.
Wind tunnel tested and perfected, the first A4’s were introduced in 1935 to power a new streamlined train from London to Newcastle. The most famous A4 is the Mallard which in 1938 set a world speed record of 126mph which still stands to this day
Thirty-five of the class were built and they remained in service on the East Coast mainline until the early 1960s when they were replaced by Deltic diesel locomotives.
What makes it great… the fastest and (arguably) most beautiful steam locomotive ever.
Time Warp… An average journey from London to Newcastle took 4 hours, which is amazingly only an hour longer than the same journey today!
This film features actor/comedian/petrolhead Chris Barrie driving the loco of his dreams and explaining some of its cleverest design features.
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A real shame that only one is working today, and only five others are preserved. Imagine seeing these things in their heyday
What a dream it would be to see this in action with my own eyes.
As an American rail fan I certainly think that the A4 pacific is my favorite British steam locomotive ever
what a beautiful steam engine.she is a work of genius and a work of art.
Not just Gresley's, but the world's greatest
Chris Barrie isn't wrong. They were the best as my Grandfather J.Luty would often relate when I was just a boy over 60 years ago. He had the great privelege of being a Top-link crewman (Fireman) on these superb engines in the 1930's for LNER. He and Driver Arthur Taylor set a record run in 1935 with the A4 Pacific Silver Link, pulling the Silver Jubilee train at 112.5 MPH on its' inaugural run. Of course the record moved from them to LMS and back and to Germany until the Mallard topped 126 MPH.
My first Hornby engine was a model of A4 Silver Link, and since childhood I have idolised the A4, and Mallards record will never be beaten. Truly the king of Locomotives.
I love sir nigel gresley's locomotives their look so wonderful
It’s a great steam locomotive ever
I recentally got back into OpenTTD and noticed the "Ginzu" train was a common steam train I used and saw a thing about it being based on this train.
Una maravilla de la ingeniería tecnológica. Fantástica locomotora de vapor que alcanza velocidades mayores a las de sus contrapartes de combustión a gasóleo. Súper Stephenson, sencillamente. 😊👍🏻
Smoke me a kipper Sir Gresley I'll be back for breakfast :)
Maybe a FLYING kipper. (If you know that reference.)
@@bandanadeefan_accoutoutofu4365 we are here for the a4 pacific. not a fictional black 5.
@@Haueru86 yes
@@Haueru86 yes
@@Haueru86 Black 5. Is better LMS is better then LNER
I agree the A4 class is still the greatest as it still holds the world record as the fastest steam loco in the world........................................regards tony
Boo you stink
Beautiful and fast !!
Boo you stink A3s are better
See my favourite no 4902. Sea gull,, lner painting by artist heiron, the side covers must be in place
The mallard was the best because of how fast it was
Gresley A4 Pacific is the world's greatest locomotives
Flying Scotsman Fans: You have chosen death
I love them equally.
The A4 Pacific is Spencer's (Thomas and friends character) locomotive type
Too short- where's the rest of the original video?
Whats rimmer doing there did he go in an escape pod again on an old ship?
I like your channel name
I subscribed just because of it.
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This is Spencer the silver engine from Thomas the tank engine and friends.
No one cares
Well theoritically Spencer is a silver jubilee not really a mallard due to its silver color
@@LHoriginalso what
@@zxwolf96 All the same class - simply A4. The livery has nothing to do with it! In their service days, the A4s carried between them and at various times Silver-Grey, LNE Apple Green, Garter Blue, Wartime Black, BR Purple, BR Dark Blue, and standard BR Green. Underneath it all was still an A4!
@@paulcaswell2813 excuse my incompetence but BR Purple existed?
Please do tell which show this is from thx
+hatakashi1900
It's Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie, a documentary series about machines and vehicles from the various decades of history. This particular clip comes from the Episode "1930's:The Road to War".
@@Shipwright1918 No Britain’s best locomotive is flying Scotsman
@@jeremiahlewis9296
Most famous, certainly, but best? I would say in the interest of being diplomatic that that would be largely a matter of opinion. Perfectly okay to have a personal favorite, however.
I too wanna drive this engine my dreams Daniel Peter
What show is this from?
internerd91 britians greatest messiness
Great est
when your teacher makes you watch this video but doesn't see the channels name...
My too Dani Daniel Peters
Gorgeous locomotive, but I prefer the Hiawatha's and NYC Hudson's. The Norfolk and Southern J's are beautiful too.
why the name
Bird
I think the best engine is the black 5
The Supersonic Beyblade Channel nope the best is the A4s
Yeah I prefer the A4 too
Talk silly .
@@razer377 how the fuck are you going to tell me my opinions fucking wrong
@@zxwolf96 At least you tried to be polite about it
that greasley a4 says its bittern
Wait a minute thats bittern
i See
+Arthur Melez
Well, Mallard is currently on static display at the NRM in York for the foreseeable future (the superheater's knackered among other issues, and there isn't any money available in the budget to fix her yet), so they had to use an A4 that was still operable for this segment to show how the A4's look when they are run. Bittern was available, so they chose her.
+Shipwright1918 i now just saying
The NRM are restoring the Sir Nigel Gresley (which appears in one of my videos). Maybe they'll do Mallard next. The experience from Sir Nige will stand them in good stead if they do restore Mallard. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the speed record.
@@Parknest sorry bud but Mallard will NEVER steam again. The NRM considers her too precious to ever run under her owm power
Omg the real spencer!
Spencer from thomas and friends😅
Spencer is piece of junk
@@medenicaribovski9089 get back to your museum
@@medenicaribovski9089 trashy boiler weird steamie
@@medenicaribovski9089 my favorite character is Edward
@@medenicaribovski9089 Edward beat Spencer in the race
Only the fastest as it was going downhill. Staniers Coronation class were go at more powerful, in fact the most powerful UK steam locomotive
LNER U1???
Say that to the 9Fs
@@davidantoniocamposbarros7528 U1= 72,000lb TE; 9F=40,000lb ;-)
@@paulcaswell2813 oh,wait isn't the 9F's tractive effort 39,667?
@@davidantoniocamposbarros7528 Who's arguing over 300 or so pounds of TE?
He looks like Will Farel.
I think the lms Black 5 is better though
Joseph Stalin A4s are better. But now that I disagreed with you - I'm now off to a gulag!
Finally someone like the black 5S it’s much better than that old Mallard
The lner a4 is Spencer from Thomas and friends' Basis and also there is an Lner a4 in Chuggington!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Most beautiful?
No one's ever heard of the Southern Pacific's Daylight i guess...
Kyan Koh I think the Hiawatha's were pretty great looking too.
Yeah they look good. In fact they are probably my favorite American designs. But it could just be that it’s really refreshing to see an American engine that isn’t just black and grey. Also the front of the engine looks a bit ugly(Not to much just a bit) in my opinion. The A4s look great from every angle.
Daylight looks like a Thermos flask.
Hideous livery IMO. And bulbous and the work of a 'design team' rather than one man.
The A3 Fying Scotsman is better
Hah. Scotsman is overrated as hell.
The A4 is an A3 chassis with streamlined casing - The A4 is equal to/great than the A3.
Also, Flying Scotsman wasn't even the fastest of the A3s - Papyrus was.
Papyrus (also an A3) was better than Flying Scotsman anyway. The first really indisputable 100mph steam locomotive.
@@rogercantwell3622 Don't tell that to the GW ;-)
@@rogercantwell3622 and it's kinda sad that Papyrus was not even saved even if it reached 108 MPH (more then Scotsman)
Fair enough I do like both but the a3 is the classic loco that everyone thinks of when it comes to the 1920s and the a4 is when you think steam at speed so they both are as good as each other
The a3Is better it’s faster
Flying Scotsman is better that look like a Streamline engine no They don’t have buffers at the front
@@medenicaribovski9089 I don’t care
@@medenicaribovski9089 mallard sucks
@@medenicaribovski9089 no they’re not
Do you think the Mallard is better I think flying Scotsman is better
@@medenicaribovski9089 at least flying Scotsman don’t have a strange boiler
I like A4s an much as the next guy but they are not the best steam engines built they wouldn’t even be on the top 10 it would be number 2 for best looking engine but its not the best designed
Scotsman 4472 No
Then who's No.1?
@@davidantoniocamposbarros7528 A3's
@@Parovoz0251 yes
@@jvdm5412 ah yes,the classic frying scootsman
"Gresley A4, greatest steam locomotive ever built."
He has clearly never heard of the Union Pacific's FEF series.
Going to go ahead and start a British vs American flame war, your American trains are weird, sure they may be bigger and more powerful, but boi they're ugly.. So many pipes, too big, and no footplate. Your steam locomotives aren't engines, their just oversized boilers on wheels too small and a Firebox that looks like dragged along nappies!
Shortround551 Exhibit A- the Pennsylvania Railroad's T1-class 4-4-4-4 steam engines, courtesy of Baldwin Locomotive Works.
A funny, and odd looking thing, with too many pistons and a nose that looks like a Hammerhead shark, slick in design, but still missing the charm us British steam locomotives have!
Shortround551 Exhibit B- the New York Central's streamlined J3A-class 4-6-4 Hudson steam engines, design courtesy of Art Deco designer Henry Dreyfuss.
John Whitesell Again an interesting design, but fails to meet the charm of the British Steam locos. The slick streamlined design is good, but quite basic, as all that has been streamlined is the front of the locomotive, other parts aren't as well covered. Unlike Gresleys A4's seen in this video.
The closest British steam engine I can think of that reminds me of American locos are the 9F's. I'm not too keen on their design as the boiler sits very high above the chassis and pistons making it look like a giant. However its Footplate and consistent cemetrical shape throughout is much different to Exhibit B.