GWR Autocoaches on the South Devon Railway February 2019 in close up.

Interior shots, views from the cabs and from the lineside of the 3 Autocoaches working on the South Devon Railway in February 2019. See the drivers ring the bell communicating with the fireman on the locomotive, watch them use the regulator, the whistle, the brake and the gong (operated by a foot pedal).
Auto-trailer number 163 was built by GWR Swindon Works in 1928 and is on loan from the Llangollen Railway.
Number 233 was built by Swindon Works in 1951 and subsequently used by BR as a test car. It was fitted with B4 bogies and has been recorded as achieving a top speed of 104 m.p.h. Now totally refurbished and with wheelchair access it is based at the South Devon Railway.
No 232 was also built by Swindon Works in 1951 and has been restored to its original condition by the South Devon Railway. It is on loan from the Bodmin and Wenford Railway.
The loco is auto fitted pannier tank number 6412.
For more views of the first day of the 2019 season see • South Devon Railway 20...

[@Trainmaster909]

This technology of remote driving became the lifeblood of every commuter train in the United States and Canada, with push/pull trains in the USA operating at 201kph

[@masteristscalerailroadmodels]

Nice historic video. I though driving vans only appeared during the diesel-electric multiple unit times, had no idea remote control predated diesel traction and was available during steam traction era.

[@peterb1543]

My favourite trains

[@dcb_trains]

Great footage

[@KV12543]

Thanks

[@allanegleston4931]

the railway stories brought me here .

[@rogerhalvorsen2599]

Is that a common configuration with a autocoach on both back and front of a steam engine?

[@KV12543]

The most common and usual formation would probably have been with just one or possibly two autocoaches but they could and did run consists of up to four coaches, two either end.

[@peterb1543]

When I see an autocoach train I like either 1 single coach or 2 connected on one end only.Other configurations to me dont look right.

[@daylightman8459]

Well, many railway crews preferred to have the engine sandwiched between the engine because the linkages would be often messed up if both autocoaches were at the back of the engine.

[@garysmith2450]

I assume that the reverser and drain cocks are done by the fireman. Nice video!

[@KV12543]

Yes indeed and the fireman also has to keep out of the way of the regulator in case it attacks him!

[@1977ajax]

Great looking trains. So sick of that awful, screeching, nails-down-a-blackboard blue popular with modern companies.

[@KV12543]

Lovely looking trains, agreed, Keith