A CLOSE UP OF BLACK PRINCE AT MINEHEAD STATION WSR

[@ldegmtrainspotter]

Awesome images with trains and nice awesome steam locomotives! Thumbs Up All the best from Dublin Andrew

[@ADMIRALSCORNER]

Thanks Andrew.

[@terrywatson7997]

Thanks Mike, nice to see this magnificent loco again.

[@TamasKiss-bv9hz]

Very nice and very good video. Tom from Hungary.

[@ADMIRALSCORNER]

Hello Tom. Thank you.

[@clvskl5058]

Thank you Mike, i trust this was from the past , not seen this loco down in Minehead when visiting the railway. Clive

[@ADMIRALSCORNER]

Yes from several years back. There is no action on the rails taking place here at this time sadly.

[@howarth004]

S very impressive loco the 9f , glad we got one back on the NYMR.

[@ADMIRALSCORNER]

Where I am sure its being well looked after!

[@bashert4ever]

Nice video Mike.. I believe it was built in 1959..

[@dailaffin9066]

Visiting here in March - any interesting engines due? Thanks

[@ADMIRALSCORNER]

I haven't heard anything yet about what visitor may be coming this way.

[@kellyashfordtrains2642]

Something different to GWR, I'll say that. I do believe I saw the GWR Mogul in the siding, plus Raveningham Hall has returned. No mistaking no. 6960 for any other GWR steamy.

[@Hercules4277]

Its quite big when up close to it! Isn't it? I remember Going on 7822 on the WSR and 9351 Lovely scenery and Journey. On those Locos, It take the Driver/Fireman quite a Walk back to the Cab!

[@ADMIRALSCORNER]

It certainly is, making for quite a long train with the coaches.

[@dianarolph1770]

The Black Prince looks massive- very impressive visitor. It went off with empty carriages- just the guard- did they belong to WSR? Did it manage to get to its home along the Network Rail or did it have to go by road as well? The town of Minehead gives a good backdrop to visiting engines.

[@ADMIRALSCORNER]

Normally loco transfers do go by road as surprisingly its much cheaper. I don't know if this occasion was any different.

[@janinapalmer8368]

That was good 👍... an unusual loco too.... a 2-10-0 .. don't see many like this around

[@loco42041]

You don't see many around? That's because most were Scrapped. Those that have survived will not be allowed on network Rail.

[@RouXRenard]

Hi Mike! This is cool, but are they not using the turntable so often, or did it breakdown?

[@ADMIRALSCORNER]

No its serviceable but only tends to get used at special events, because of the time involved not normally being allowed for in the regular timetable.

[@spuds4t]

Nice bit of filming there Mike. Did you notice that the wheels on the central axle are flangeless? I have a feeling that this, or any other 9F, are banned from mainline working, largely due to the flangeless wheels being problematic over modern point workings. Incidentally the original Black Prince once belonged to David Shepherd the Artist!

[@ADMIRALSCORNER]

Yes I do remember David Shepherd was the man who saved this fine loco from the scrapyard, and i saw him with it in the early days at the East Somerset Railway.

[@irisdainter6507]

Black Prince was scraped. Its was a britannia class 7mt. This is a 9f. Just saying.

[@ADMIRALSCORNER]

Black Prince was saved from the scrapyard where it originally went. Are you saying there was a 7MT with the same name?

[@Thegamingrobot1358]

@@ADMIRALSCORNER 70008 carried the name of "Black prince", the reason ik is very roundabout so lets just say i read the wiki

[@irisdainter6507]

9f never had a name except evening star was the only one. Black Prince was britannia 70008 7mt. 55 in class.

[@butthead6965]

Isn’t this David baileys loco? Because if so I seem to remember a story about him deciding to name it that name.

[@irisdainter6507]

David shepherd I think.