5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe flat out though Yatton

[@nachtjager77]

God, British steam locos are just gorgeous.

[@alanmortimer5808]

Watching this, I could smell it, takes me back so many years. Thanks for posting

[@tuc-dh4df]

No diesel on the back, total faith in the castle to do the job!

[@sk00411]

Yep... Most videos like this have diesel on back...ruining the excitement... This was really impressive and fun

[@terrier_productions]

Usually diesels don’t act a plan B for a charter (if you know what I mean) as they act as a generator for the lights and stuff

[@hoagy_ytfc]

@@terrier_productions And for turning the train on a triangle etc.

[@callumhardy5098]

Usually they act as a brake van

[@garyhess7439]

Very nice video.British locomotives are such fabulous works of art.Thank you from Largo,Florida.

[@Mattslade6024]

thanks. yeah they are great looking locos

[@nigelmitchell351]

GARY HESS, I think it was beyond the Victorians and Edwardians to make something which was less than beautiful, even a sewage pumping station had to have elegance!

[@davidpatrick8599]

@@nigelmitchell351 Far from being Victorian or Edwardian, locomotives indentical to the one in this video were being built as late as 1950 br British Railways, this straight after WW11 when the country was on its knees financially and BR was really strapped for cash.

[@nigelmitchell351]

@@davidpatrick8599 Of course David I refer to the aesthetics, but true we tend to think of BR standard locomotives having criminaly short lives but the final Castles and Manors did too.

[@richarddutchholland4780]

Kings, Castles and Halls...... that was my dad life, no other engines ever came close. He was a fireman out of Canton sheds all through the 50s. He died in 2007, just wish he could have been able to experience the internet and the amazing videos....

[@robw7676]

From an aesthetic perspective, you can't beat GWR 4-6-0s. The manic scream of their whistle, the polished brass, the curved name plate, always one livery... They are the supermodels of steam!

[@MrDaiseymay]

obsolutely

[@lawrencelewis8105]

@@MrDaiseymay God's Wonderful Railway, indeed!

[@nancyhobson9710]

Manic - reminds of Terry Miles when he's wound up

[@martinchamberlain542]

Rob W, I absolutely agree. The first weste Rn

[@martinchamberlain542]

Sorry Rob! The first western engine I saw was as a youngster on a school day trip from Leicester to Liverpool.we came through Birmingham and parked in the opposite platform was a "Manor" resplendent in green, copper and brass.As an LMS fan, I had to admit it was about the most elegant piece of machinery I had ever seen. I still think that they have a balance, and symmetry that is unsurpassed.

[@JimProng]

Made me smile and say "wow!" Took me back to the late 50's when I lived near the old GWR (BR by then) line between Swansea and Llanelli. We used to see dozens of steam loco's every day. I lived near a section of the line which had a gradient and lots of the trains had a "banker" on the back to push them up the hill. The process of synchronising the start at Gowerton North was accompanied by whistles and the sound of the bank engine speeding up as wheels slipped. On winter nights the sparks coming out of the funnels were quite spectacular and in the summer were responsible for brush fires near the track. Happy days, thanks.

[@Mattslade6024]

glad you enjoyed the vid. wish i was around back then to see steam still in service. i live not far from Swansea!!!

[@paulsim8668]

Stunning, just stunning. Sound, sends shivers down my spine. Many thanks for posting....;-)

[@Jon908584]

As a little lad mesmerised by steam locomotives I spent many hours at the London termini and at Old Oak Common, Nine Elms and Willesden sheds. Part of the attraction was the names given to the locomotives; I was particularly enthralled by the names allocated to the Duchesses of the LMS and the Kings o the GWR which, for me at least, added to the glamour of the engine. I mean 'City of Wells' sounds so much more impressive than just plain old 'Exeter'. I was less than impressed when it was decided to rename two of the Castle class locos of the GWR 'Sir Edward Elgar' and 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe'. For me, some o the magic had dissipated particularly in the case of the Earl which at the time was allocated to Old Oak Common so that our paths crossed frequently. I understand that 5043 was highly regarded by drivers and more than one told me that it was a very strong and fast locomotive which unfortunately did nothing to allay my youthful displeasure

[@emilyadams3228]

Saw Bristol Temple Meads on a 2-week "civilian" tour of the UK, June 1984. Left the tour that night to make recordings & met the Royal Mail postmaster who gave me a guided tour of the facilities, including the infamous bridge seen in the pan. I was there half the night, & even became pen pals w/the postmaster. Got a gorgeous tape of a Class 08 shunting, around midnight. Built 1840, in continuous 24-hour use since then. Rule Britannia.

[@bcshelby4926]

...how I wish here in the states we card for and preserved more of our incredible stream locomotives. I can't wait until travel is open again and hope to time my visit when some of these magnificent beasts are in action.

[@garryferrington811]

I love seeing beautiful British engines running at speed!

[@gregorymartin6488]

All that power from bucket of water and a scoop of coal never ceases to amaze....

[@leeadams6809]

What an awesome sight! Great video!

[@lilalola33]

Was für eine wunderschöne Maschine !!!!

[@steelman86]

Beautiful train! I only wish the Venice-Simplon Orient Express would have had a steam engine pulling it when I was on it in 2014, instead of electric!! These old cars are so elegant. This engine reminds me of my short ride along the San Francisco Embarcadero on the Flying Scotsman when Pegler brought it to tour California....

[@robertwilliams3029]

Watch the Film "Murder on the Orient Express" of 1974 vintage showing you a Steam Engine pulling Orient Express Coaches. Over here, we had the lovely old "Pullman Coaches". One such Train went from Swansea to London Paddington with 8 Coaches, and usually a Castle Class Engine from Swansea, Changed at Cardiff for a King or Brittania Class. "King's"were not allowed passed Cardiff to Swansea line, as they Knackered up the end of Bridgend Station once!Those were the days!

[@petebugalugs6086]

bmwnasher...Coal is still rinsed before and during Journeys..on GC it is regular..keeps dust down etc..

[@maxheadroom7687]

lovely jubbly! love the sound in the covered station. thanks for posting matt.

[@Mattslade6024]

thanks Stephen

[@chrishoggett1375]

In the olden days a fireman would have gotten told off for blowing off in the station

[@tonywright8294]

Chris Hoggett i get told off for blowing off in bed🤣

[@trespire]

@Tony Wright Just tell the wife your dry steaming the sheets.

[@RogersRamblings]

@Martin Turner Blowing off through the safety valves is wasting coal and water hence previous generations of locomen would have been told off.

[@sawspitfire422]

On British rails today the name of the game is speed. The lines are so busy it's worth sacrificing the wasted coal and water to keep the fire mass high, so they can get up to speed as quickly as possible. As the lines keep getting busier and busier it's harder for railtours to find gaps in the timetable. Rail traction has come a long way in terms of acceleration since 1922

[@ernestjones8164]

The GWR were the greatest high speed engines of their time. A "King" class never appeared in Chester and I still haven't seen one to this day.

[@MARKETMAN6789]

Was happy with my duffle bag and shiphams paste salmon spread butties and a flask of coffee made with milk that my mam made ,and my train books sat on lots of different stations in all weather's waiting for the next locomotives number to copy .would still be doing it today if they hadn't scrapped them.at the end saw them one day only to be scrapped the next week happy memories when all I had to worry about was staying out of sight from the station master

[@CNMikado]

When it’s fast enough to sound like the ecela express going by you know it’s going fast

[@markcantemail8018]

Nice catch Matt , you should be proud . Thank you for the video it was ripping .

[@benitobueno3373]

Yes you got the smoke billowing up into the rafters of Temple Meads..how atmospheric was that..maybe use a tripod next time? Good video

[@BackwardFinesse]

Wow! What a great video. You can see why the GWR's Castle class locos could haul the faster train in the world, the Cheltenham Flyer, which by 1932 was the first train in the world to average over 70 miles an hour.

[@RavennaRailfan4070]

Great shots Matt, this British 4-6-0 is awesome!

[@buckstaffvvile9064]

Beautiful. Love the old steam locomotives.

[@BBGreene-203]

Gives me goose bumps

[@LuckyTrucker1]

Fantastic , nothing can compare with the GWR bark .

[@SimplyTakuma]

So elegant, so much style, i love truly the british steam locomotives. On the american ones, you can see and feel the power.

[@robertwilliams3029]

When I was a "Fireman"with the old British Railways in the early 1960's,we had to pull forward the coal in the tender all on our own.Not like in that film,with three of em.

[@piccaluga35]

What classes of engine did you fire?

[@robertwilliams3029]

Castle's,Hall's Manor's,Tankies and others. I was based ib Windsor Road booking on point,then down in Darkest East Dock shed.I believe I fired the LAST Steam Engine,an old midland type black 5,out on the Main Line in October 1966.As Steam in the Western Region had officially finished in August 1965.This old engine had come down from Glouester on a Passenger Train,and we took it back up there on a freight train.As we backed into Pengam Frieght yard,all the staff to a man,"Doffed"their hats,as they witnessed probably the last Steam Engine they were going to see? From Robert G.Williams,Cleaner,Fireman and Drivers Assistnt with B.R;1962-1981.

[@robertwilliams3029]

And lets not forget, Those Steam Trains running today, have Fresh Fires burning merrily in their fireboxes, with more that two people on board. Compared with what we put up with. I could write a book of the conditions we had compared with the Factory Freshly turned out Loco's out there today!!!

[@piccaluga35]

robert williams thanks very much for sharing your experiences. Not to mention I imagine the quality of the coal in the 60s was not good!

[@robertwilliams3029]

Around here,In Cardiff that is,we did have lovely Welsh Steam Coal in our Bunkers.But at the arse end of the Steam era,we had anything.Mostly Useless Midland coal.That was like "Slate"burned terrific,but didn't last long,and turned to dust!

[@johnrogers345]

Very good videos of steam trains to remember and look back to those days past

[@STEVEHARLEY1956]

Nice one Matt....two great clips of 5043. At TM it looked awesome and sounded superb. Good capture at Yatton too, i remember the Station well as i lived not so far away......Steve.

[@Mattslade6024]

thanks. iv not been to yatton before. its a nice station

[@daveabbott]

Who is Yaton and why did he think it was flat out?

[@billsmith305]

moron

[@jeremycoombes2594]

Such beauty. OMG!!!

[@williamradford9631]

Earl of Mount Edge combe pulls out slowly, from Bristol TM for the cameras

[@P61guy61]

Now that is cool. Thank you for posting.

[@NTSCuser]

The whistle sounds exactly like the one in The Ghost Train movie! "If this be a natural thing, where do it come from and where do it go?"

[@NTSCuser]

@@chrisbristol1615 I never knew that! Thanks :o)

[@jswaggart01]

Omg, love that movie haha. Got it saved on a DVD somewhere lol.

[@jackofalltrains8244]

Bloody hell that was quick I see in the station she’s blowing of must have been full steam ahead

[@gilesellis8002]

We used to get off the Train at Frome many years ago, '60's. King's Cross was the 1º London Station.

[@lordtumbleweed4817]

Yatton. It's written on the signs on the platform. It has six letters in it.

[@Milesco]

And it's "through", not "thought". (Something that the uploader evidently didn't give much to when entering the video's title.)

[@Mattslade6024]

yeah and knob has 4 letters in it

[@thomasburns858]

2:25 First time I ever heard a train say “choo choo.”

[@johnbrown9092]

Nice video. Gorgeous engine.

[@aubreyaub]

Pity about that bloody safety. But a bottler clip. Bloody marvellous. Thanks mate.

[@MrDaiseymay]

wow, just down the road from me. Two T's in Yatton.

[@nickspong9811]

Two for Tea then ?

[@sirjohng1]

Lovely to see a King giving it some real wellie, great shot thanks.

[@Mattslade6024]

thanks glad you like it :) its not a King its a castle class lol

[@forestsoceansmusic]

Green livery on a slim British tank engine pulling Pullman carriages. Just the thing to warm this Aussie Anglophile's heart. From the years when British trains ran on time! (Up to what year were these still running regular [not one-off] services?)

[@RogersRamblings]

The Castle's are tender engines. British standard gauge steam ended officially in August 1968 but the Vale of Rheidol narrow gauge railway continued running.

[@forestsoceansmusic]

Thanks for the correction and the info. Regular steam locos ceased here in NSW in 1969.

[@oceanvibesphotography8395]

Love the whistle 😍🍺

[@jltrain-zgamingrailfan202x3]

The locomotives sounds really powerful under the train station.

[@alexwalker9803]

I like in Bristol and heritage trains are not uncommon in the carriage sidings in tm main platforms and my cycle commute takes me over the tmd where they steam up in the mornings can smell it a mile off

[@1chish]

That evil looking 1960s mail overhead bridge has now gone at last...

[@Mattslade6024]

yeah it has. i glad it had did not look good at all

[@HughFromAlice]

Matt - two great shots. Yatton = pure speed. Bristol = great atmospherics!! Bristol TM looks a beautiful piece of architecture, especially considering it was built so long ago. …☁☁☁⁘⁙☁☁⁙..☁……Hᴜɢʜ….Lɪᴋᴇᴅ…..ツ

[@Mattslade6024]

thank Hugh. yeah Bristol is a great station to visit

[@irelandbloke]

Very nice 👍🏻

[@MarshSteamVideosTM]

Good shots, like the one at Yatton at speed, 76mph by the way. And nice to see you got a clean shot of it at BTM. Thanks for sharing. Regards, Liam

[@Mattslade6024]

thanks. its not often you get a clean shot at BTM

[@60103FlyingScotsman]

that was a re run on z48 the last revenue earning steam service on the western region hauled by 4079 and 7029 pendennis and clun castles respectively

[@Mattslade6024]

yeah it was. the western did the outward part of the trip that day

[@60103FlyingScotsman]

my fav locos in joint first are flying scotsman(hence the name) and all 5 types of bullied pacifics

[@kellyashfordtrains2642]

If any engine can pull this off in true GWR Style, it's Earl of Mount Edgcumbe. Hope you're keeping well my pretty. You're a credit to the Main Line Network.

[@RichardsAdventures]

Wow very enjoyable 😊

[@SteamCrane]

Just wow!

[@albertbraid7117]

Great to see with no diesel on the back!

[@mspenrice]

Looks like its running in fast forward!

[@bmwnasher]

Remember these as a lad in the 60s at Paddington Stn the engines were always spotlessly clean, i did work with a guy who was a fireman on the GWR, and he said some drivers rinsed the coal on journeys.

[@Mattslade6024]

+bmwnasher i just wish i was around in steam days. would have been good to see all the different locos working

[@bmwnasher]

matt slade Looking back it was good to see the engines working for a living, we used to go to Hornsey Stn N LONDON, and when the A4s went through they were doing a fair speed, it was a sight to see the engines passing going north and south about 70mph at the same time. When you look at these now arent they beautiful.

[@deeremeyer1753]

Oh yeah. Because "rinsing the coal" and getting it wet so it doesn't burn as hot or as rapidly makes for cleaner exhaust. You bet.

[@pugwashsecond]

I think you'll find that the idea of rinsing (slacking) the coal was to stop all the dust blowing around the footplate

[@jsp7202]

That is exactly why they wet the coal. Otherwise the dust can be a nuisance.

[@amelierenoncule]

Grande ! As youngsters in Ireland, mon ami, we always loved it when the trains passed by at a leisurely rate, as it provided us a great chance to bounce a few ripe tomatoes off some of the pork-pie-faced blokes who stuck their mugs out the window/door openings. Mon Dieu, what fun. ESPECIALLY if they were holding a pint a' bitters that they then dropped! Ho-Ho-Ho!...as Monsieur Santa would say.

[@Turnerspaintbrush]

The band Stackridge saw a purple spaceship over Yatton and did an instrumental . 🎼🛸👽

[@stevieh59]

Awesome - I think almost EVERYONE is taking a photo

[@andrewward1887]

That was faster than the Amtrak here in the states

[@alans9806]

Amtrak is probably faster than anything here in Australia, apart from our preserved steam locos.

[@gb5uq]

Probably faster than the rest of the UK.

[@Quebecoisegal]

My goodness, nothing can beat a steam locomotive.

[@BBGreene-203]

My old dad built these beauties...

[@60103FlyingScotsman]

the gwr is my 3rd fav region as i have seen many gwr sr and lner as well as some lms locos

[@patw7945]

How fast was that beauty going in the first part of the video. It was hauling...

[@Mattslade6024]

only about 75mph

[@RedArrow73]

I've just noticed . . . the smokebox diameter of English locos is noticeably less than what is seen over here.

[@asd36f]

0:50 - three blokes on the tender shovelling coal - a steam engine is a hungry beast!

[@itfcsam]

Awesome yatton clip!!!

[@Mattslade6024]

thanks m8t. it was 25 mins early thought Yatton!!

[@anth5122]

These Loco’s will be museum pieces soon if the environmentalists have their way

[@thaliaskylar7404]

Is this engine still running?

[@blindpugh12]

52 Southern gricers must have watched this to date!

[@paulgreenstine3164]

The Mighty Castle In Person Grand

[@livesteam]

Superb video, really great stuff ... I am only sorry for one thing Why don't the camermen not put some kinf od "muffler" over the micropnone(s) ... The noise of the wind in the mic is verry annoying and disturbing. it drowns out the sound ot the actual locomotive. ... Do not misunderstand me, but I am sure you can see what I mean

[@Mattslade6024]

Thanks very much. Yeah i can see what you mean. This was filmed quite some time again and now i use a muffler over the micropnone

[@christophersheward1960]

Certainly looked like 100 mph on the first part of this clip

[@bjornlillpers498]

That looked faster than 75... :D

[@willbarber1833]

I'm no train expert but this looked slow as anyhting was it really flat out?

[@PhilSmith71]

Steam locos have a maximum speed of 75mph on the mainline in the UK.

[@willbarber1833]

@@PhilSmith71 didn't realise they could go that fast, cheers! :)

[@malcolmabram2957]

Interesting, no Walshaert's valve gear.

[@ColinH1973]

No hooflink stronket either. Strange.

[@RogersRamblings]

The four cylinder Castle and King class GWR 4-6-0s had two sets of Walschaert's valve gear inside the frames. The outer cylinder valves were driven by a rocker from the inside. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGXOf2h9gKidhK8

[@JimTLonW6]

@@RogersRamblings I do wonder why the GWR was so fixated on having valve gear inside the frames, it must have caused a lot of problems. At Swindon you can walk under Caerphilly Castle and see all the valve gear, and it's an awesome sight.

[@RogersRamblings]

@@JimTLonW6 From what I read (many years ago) it was in the interests of keeping the outward appearance clean and tidy. The same reason as the various pipes were under the cladding.

[@ronaldlaycock2681]

Made in Swindon

[@ds1868]

Flat out?

[@steamgent4592]

Glad to see Bristol doesn't look molested by modernization and have a Futurama ugly look!

[@animal16365]

It's got a Belpair firebox

[@davidhampson765]

Pictures splendid but the noise of the wind spoilt everything for me.

[@jimyoung2188]

The Earl was'nt flat out, their top speed would have been around 110mph flat chat. But just loved the echo of the Earl leaving Bristol. Its a pity they cant run faster than 75, no wonder they get the raspberry for holding up commercial traffic.

[@Rosie6857]

+Jim Young Flat out (i.e. at the maximum sustainable steam rate) on the level with a Castle hauling 9 is about 83, probably a little more with a good double chimney loco like 5043. Nowhere near 110. I doubt if even an A4 could do that.

[@jimyoung2188]

+Rosie6857 May be you wouldn't remember the Cornish Riviera and Cheltenham Flyer in the 30s these were run at speeds of 85-95 mph on a scheduled run, in fact it was the fastest scheduled train in the world at the time. Those engines did'nt have the superheating and double chimneys, that came later if the earl was allowed to flat chat it would eaily hit the 100

[@Rosie6857]

+Jim Young The Cheltenham Flyer was only 7 coaches and was hauled by Castles, all of which had superheating from the word go. The best high-speed run I can find with a Castle was on May 9 1964 with Ocean Mail celebratory run. 7029 (double chimney) ran mile after mile at a steady 90 mph across the Somerset Levels. To do a steady 100 mph would need 25-30% more steam and the loco simply cannot produce it that quickly whatever the firing rate.

[@jimyoung2188]

they wer,nt superheated from the word go there are still 2 castles that are single chimneyed and still only 1 stage superheat the Earl and such locos had all the bells and whistles

[@jimyoung2188]

+Rosie6857 Have a look at the preserved castles it shows 7029 as a single chimney loco not double

[@juliewatlow6053]

Enjoyable videos

[@Milesco]

Is there a technological reason that prevents an uploader from correcting egregious spelling errors in the titles of videos?

[@clarkster92]

That’s not yatton .i am confused

[@GaryNumeroUno]

Oh... it's 'through' Yatton. I was not sure what you 'thought' but I understand 'though'. Cheers.

[@peterg957]

Flat out my old boots... She will top 90mph...

[@TailsFan369no2]

Castle GTI

[@lillylouise5353]

lol they must of been showing off

[@NorseCode.81]

How do you know it was going flat out ?

[@96Duelfuel]

That's a lot of carriages

[@Dessienewshoes]

More steam damn it

[@ronaldpollard9098]

Yatton,sir,

[@nancyhobson9710]

Haaa! They can GO when they want to

[@richardpike1387]

Even the GWR and latterly WR of BR favoured the Castles over the King's with the fastest services

[@nancyhobson9710]

@@richardpike1387 Totally enjoying the videos

[@donwright3427]

Did you survive sync drafting send clubs V deck brings alright December cubes and Choo Choo snice

[@Milesco]

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