I had a friend [sadly died] who was a fireman on Bulleid Pacifics and he said that they regularly topped Mallards record between Tonbridge and Ashford but it doesn't count since there was no official measurement.
@johnbarrance49264 ай бұрын
Not they really didn’t
@alancharles67893 жыл бұрын
Those 6’2” driving wheels are spinning around over 7 and a half times PER SECOND.
@tonybell34224 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video. A Merchant Navy doing what it was designed for. Thanks for the share.👍
@SWRural-fk2ub7 ай бұрын
Superbly edited, thanks, and believable because that's what they actually did and not so long ago. I understand the LNER A1 replica new build has been allowed to do it and of course that superbly maintained engine would do the ton easily. As a little GWR engine called City of Truro did it (or almost, definitely 99 in any event) in Edwardian years, I think 1904, it should not really be so surprising.
@davidbailey5333 жыл бұрын
Best one u done yet looks most realistic so far nice one
@paulnash76302 жыл бұрын
Superb video, I've stood on Grantham Station when I was a young lad in the 50's with steam actually doing 100mph, astonishing speed.
@fredboiandfriends5486 Жыл бұрын
Flying Scotsman has been real quiet since this one dropped.
@drivingaroundjapan59483 жыл бұрын
The Flyer. A pair of wings and she'd be airborne.
@Onthemainline4 жыл бұрын
!!FIRST!! wow, what a sight, really beautiful locomotive... Great video, stay safe and take care :)
@That_Thicc_Cat4 жыл бұрын
I agree with you, it is quite beautiful
@Onthemainline4 жыл бұрын
@@That_Thicc_Cat Totally
@PrinceJohn84 Жыл бұрын
Just to think that this would have been a daily occurrence on the South Western Mainline between Waterloo and Southampton. The speed record for the class goes to 35003 Royal Mail at 106mph (now sadly scrapped).
@bennickss2 жыл бұрын
God, those wheels are really going at it
@jarvisfamily38373 жыл бұрын
Thinking about it, just the simple volume of steam they'd have to produce to do this is astonishing - and may be one of the limiting factors on how fast they can go.
@christopherbutler75883 ай бұрын
Great video thanks 😊
@BigGman193 жыл бұрын
How does it even stay together? All that heavy steel is spinning so fast it looks like it should just fly apart
@vphil093 жыл бұрын
Read the description
@AlphabetSoupABC3 жыл бұрын
The description says that this locomotive used to travel at 100 mph, so his point still stands. It's amazing that anything like this can travel so fast and stay in one piece.
@callumhardy50983 жыл бұрын
Those large driving wheels are spinning at around 7and 1/2 times per second...
@simonf89024 жыл бұрын
Those connecting rods are getting a work out !
@fabshop63592 жыл бұрын
Love the video. Slightly confused, 100mph? Aren’t steam trains limited to 75mph by Network Rail?
@UnknownGamer0604 Жыл бұрын
Sometimes they let them go over rarely though
@mattlander9119 Жыл бұрын
The video has been sped up
@SimonTog4 жыл бұрын
Very nice :)
@Pirate-Scorcher-19984 жыл бұрын
Brilliant :)
@roryanderson78089 ай бұрын
Clan lines real top speed is 108mph
@brentneves36023 жыл бұрын
Didn't think steam was so fast😲
@liamkrumnow8665 Жыл бұрын
@rock_dinosaursteam can get that fast, but they are given speed limits
@sSteppingStones7 ай бұрын
@rock_dinosaur official speed limet for steam on main line is 75, but network rail give exceptions for certain rail tours in certain sections of track
@OLDBOYSTEAMING2 жыл бұрын
I was on a Clan Line trip and we clocked her at 97 MPH by a sat nave, see my KZbin on the farewell Trip Tuesday the 30th of June 2015,(OLDBOYSTEAMING).