60010 4489 Dominion of Canada cosmetic restoration at NRM Shildon October 2012 to May 2013

[@TheWGLOVER]

I was lucky enough to see these A4s at the NRM, but was not aware of all the effort that went into bringing this one up to this condition. Well done all involved in its restoration.

[@bobnweaver]

Many thanks for commenting on my video William. I echo your praise of those involved in the restoration, a great job done. Regards, Jeff.

[@keithtanner2806]

I think Dominion of Canada looked stunning, the best of all the A4s after the work.

[@bobnweaver]

Many thanks for watching and commenting Keith.

[@DeanPark]

Great to see how they took a battered and poorly looked after A4 and put some love and attention into restoring her appearance. Great video! What a rewarding experience for all the people who did this. Dave

[@bobnweaver]

Thanks for your comments. They did a great job at Shildon restoring her. I really enjoyed going there from time to time to see and photograph the progress being made. Regards, Jeff.

[@gavfranc]

Agreed, they have the experise in that town to do the job right. I was told however, by one of the NRM staff that there is so much filler in her she can never be steamed again.

[@1987VCRProductions]

+xX_Serious_Gamer_Xx xX_Serious_Gamer_Xx I imagine if they really wanted to steam 4489 again they could just either find a spare A4 boiler (there is an A4 boiler that was used by 4472 from 1977 until 2005), or they could just raise the funds and have a new boiler constructed. However, I doubt that'll happen seeing as the engine is in Canada. The only way I can ever see 4489 and 60008 steaming again is if someone managed to convince the museums who own them to sell them back (which is highly unlikely that the museums would ever give them up). I think someone did try to throw their money around to try to prevent the engines from returning to North America after the Great Gathering but the York NRM refused the money.

[@gregormcintosh2596]

DaveClass47 your profile picture... Dean Park must be a real train station (checks national rail website) omfg it faaaaaake!!!

[@atlantaman]

The video is still and will remain an important historic record, Jeff. Good one.

[@bobnweaver]

Many thanks for your kind comments Allan, much appreciated. Cheers, Jeff.

[@YukariAkiyamaTanks]

I remember when she came back to Canada. I was very impressed what they did to her. Im just happy she's back home at expo rail

[@bobnweaver]

Many thanks for watching and commenting, much appreciated.

[@trainsontuesday]

Great video. I met the man responsible for the dent in the front. He was moving DOC with an Alco switcher and all he did was wrap a chain around the knuckle coupler and hook it onto the A4's coupling hook. He said it rolled much easier than expected so hence the knuckle being buried into the front valance. I hope they're looking after it better now. David.

[@bobnweaver]

Many thanks for your comments David, very interesting. I remember when i was producing this video wondering how the dent had appeared. Regards, Jeff.

[@Frserthegreenengine]

I'm upset that i didn't go to the great gathering or the great goodbye. Missed a Once in a lifetime opportunity, I adore the A4s, they are my favourite class of locos. I hope the Canadians are looking after 4489 better than they did before. Great video thanks for showing

[@bobnweaver]

Many thanks for your comments Frazer, much appreciated, Jeff.

[@IGuessIDoThings]

DoC is truly the most beautiful of the 6 remaining A4 locos today

[@bobnweaver]

Many thanks for commenting. DoC is really stunning.

[@robmasterman]

A superb job of cosmetic restoration Jeff, and an excellent production from you showing this quite amazing transformation, something rarely seen...Regards....Bob

[@bobnweaver]

Many thanks for commenting and subscribing to my channel, much appreciated. It has been great being able to observe the restoration at close quarters and for that I am grateful to the museum staff. It is only a few weeks now until all six preserved Class A4s go on show at York National Railway Museum to celebrate the 126 MPH steam speed record set by Mallard 75 years ago. Dominion of Canada will be returning to Canada next year. Regards, Jeff.

[@railwayman2013]

She is a great locomotive and all the A4s have made the mark in railroading today. I love them and always will !!!

[@bobnweaver]

Thanks for commenting. They have done a great job at the museum restoring her. Cheers, Jeff.

[@bobnweaver]

Many thanks for commenting and greetings from North East England. I agree they have done a great job on her. Regards, Jeff.

[@bkendlerA4]

An excellent film Jeff showing what was a mess rise like a phoenix as its 1937 self. Barry

[@bobnweaver]

Thanks for your comments Bob. A great job done by all concerned. Regards, Jeff.

[@bobnweaver]

Done a great job on her Dave. Will look great at York with the others in July. Thanks for commenting, much appreciated. Jeff.

[@allan5919]

Super 'timeline' video Jeff of the restoration job at Shildon. A great video of the gradual transformation of this super A4 steam locomotive.

[@bobnweaver]

Thanks for your comments. I totally agree with what you say about the A4s.

[@bobnweaver]

Thanks for your comment. Great restoration job they have done at Shildon.

[@bobnweaver]

Thanks for commenting. They have done a great job. The music is called Love Letters by Dan-O. Jeff.

[@mudlakemicrobes]

I visited with this engine today she's beautiful and well displayed. You are able to walk under her and see the drive axle and triple pistons. Standing in her cab was a real treat.

[@bobnweaver]

Beth Tyler Many thanks for your interesting comments Beth, much appreciated. She really has been beautifully restored. Regards, Jeff.

[@bmwnasher]

As a lad i used to watch the Beauties run out of Kings Cross, a mate and me used to go to Hornsey & KC train spotting when they were work horses, and dirty, then again at Paddington the Engines were spotless.

[@bobnweaver]

+bmwnasher Many thanks for your comments and sharing your memories, much appreciated.

[@bmwnasher]

bobnweaver Don`t now if you`re interested, i worked with a guy yrs ago who was a fireman, and he told me how some drivers used massive amounts of coal, and how he hated working with them, he run out Paddington. ps the A4s used to do a fair old speed (est 70mph) going North through Hornsey.

[@bobnweaver]

+bmwnasher Thanks you for your further memories. You must have some great memories of those days and it is nice of you to share them with me. Those A4s are really special locos. Regards, Jeff.

[@bobnweaver]

Thanks Allan. Good day yesterday at Shildon. Cheers, Jeff.

[@62forged]

I have loved trains since growing up in Minnesota in 60s. Most those lines are gone and rails torn up. Various organizations have preserved bits and pieces. I just wish we had trains in the US like in Great Britain and Europe.

[@bobnweaver]

+Toolrific Many thanks for your comments. We are very lucky here in Great Britain having so many preserved locos running on charter trains on the main line. Also our heritage railways have grown from hopeful projects started by small bands of volunteers in the 1960s and 1970s into huge tourist attractions. Best wishes from North East England.

[@ronb2943]

Fantastic restoration!! Thank you for the video and a special thank you to the people who did the restoration!!!! As a Canadian, I hope she stays in England where she'll receive the love and attention that she deserves!!!!

[@bobnweaver]

Thanks for your comment. Hopefully it will be better looked after.

[@bobnweaver]

Agreed, they did a great job at NRM. Thanks for commenting.

[@bobnweaver]

Thanks Barry. Sorry for the delay in answering your recent comments. Been down your patch actually. Seen Bittern at Hadley Wood with "The Ebor Streak". Will put my film clip on a compilation at end of July. Regards, Jeff.

[@neilbolger2679]

Very grand job to everyone involved in bringing this beauty back to glory. Lovely footage of this great restoration. By chance are we keeping Canada or is she going back as it would be nice for Dominion and Eisenhower to be back on home soil. Thanks for sharing this footage

[@bobnweaver]

Many thanks for watching and commenting Neil, much appreciated. Best wishes, Jeff.

[@neilbolger2679]

@@bobnweaver ya so welcome

[@kokolitanker7644]

i love the a4 class!

[@bobnweaver]

Thanks for your comment.

[@kokolitanker7644]

ur welcome for the good words and i realy hope you will keep making good videos! :)

[@granskare]

I watched the video of the 2 locos being loaded in Halifax and here they are,,,great!

[@bobnweaver]

+granskare Many thanks for your comments.

[@duncanmacfarlane1263]

granskare I

[@BritishTrainVideos]

What a stunning job they have made - looks beautiful. Can't wait for the NRM Gathering now! Excellent video too - what the music?

[@bobnweaver]

Thanks for commenting Hugh and thanks for the sub. I have subscribed to your channel, looks quite interesting. Regards, Jeff.

[@TallboyDave]

Is it just me, or is that the outline of "Silver Fox"s old badge on her boiler, at the four minute mark?

[@bobnweaver]

Yes it is David. Not sure but i think it was just the people doing the restoration who created it.

[@mark10788]

At 3:59 , I noticed a black fox. Where did that come from?

[@bobnweaver]

One of the other in the class had a silver fox on the side. I think the restorers just left a bit of paint on in the shape of a fox as a bit of a joke, when they were stripping the paint off.

[@mark10788]

That makes total sense.

[@TallboyDave]

Yeah; the fourth A4 built, 2512 "Silver Fox" had a fox badge mounted on her boiler cladding.

[@T128Productions]

I have a few questions about the whistle (not the original 3 chime, but the 5 chime). Why does the A4 have that whistle, and what railroad is it from? I’m just curious.

[@bobnweaver]

Thanks for watchi g and commenting. Don't know abour the whistle i'm afraid.

[@Snas_Undertall]

they took a bruised and broken engine and made it shine for the first time in a long time, props to em

[@bobnweaver]

Many thanks for your comment, much appreciated.

[@thefatfrier]

I kinda want to know what happened to the parts that were removed, like the double chimney and the 3 chime whistle. Ive always wanted to get my hands on an A4 whistle (even if its a replica)

[@bobnweaver]

***** Many thanks for commenting. Afraid I don't know what happened to the parts, wouldn't mind knowing though.

[@jakedarling7549]

How did she get so bad? What were the Canadians doing with her to let her get to that state?

[@bobnweaver]

A lot of people have asked those questions Jake. Hopefully she will be looked after better now.

[@peterfoxon5498]

60010/4489 was in that unloved state because it was left outside to rot at Darlington loco works for just over 10 to 15 years. It's chimney and whistle were used on other a4s. It was eventually moved after being overgrown with undergrowth.

[@bobnweaver]

Thanks for your comments. 60010 was not "left outside to rot at Darlington loco works for just over 10 to 15 years". It was a working loco until about 1963. I seen it outside Darlington shed in an unloved state in 1965 but it received a cosmetic restoration at Crewe before it was shipped abroad soon after. Regards, Jeff.

[@jacobgreve802]

I was most likely due to them being so used to North American designs that the A4 was almost Alien to them. Also the Museum in Quebec is fairly small with only the barest facilities. British locomotives need a lot of care and detail work like a fine automobile, while North American locomotives are built to be sturdy and functional like a HGV and only need a fresh coat of black paint every now and then. Also considering the weather Quebec has, the A4 was in pretty good shape. It could have been a lot worse.

[@bobnweaver]

Many thanks or your interesting comments, much appreciated.

[@mikecreagh363]

Hi, Wanting to show this video please, and maybe a couple of your others) in the Archives at Barrow Hill Roundhouse next weekend 8/9 Feb for the East Coast Giants Gala. It will be on a big screen as part of a montage. Your name will obviously be displayed. I will have to edit it slightly and take the sound off as several films will be running together. Is that OK ? Mike

[@bobnweaver]

This is no problem at all Mike. I am glad to assist in any way I can. As long as my name is displayed as Jeff Mckever. Best of luck I hope the gala is a big success, I am sure it will be. Regards, Jeff.

[@mikecreagh363]

bobnweaver That's brilliant, thankyou. I will make sure your name is displayed. The two A4 engines have already arrived from the NRM and will look great alongside Blue Peter. the Atlantic, Butler Henderson and so on. Shame the Tornado is in so many bits! The archive rooms are going interactive with films, searchable photo and film databases as well as the video display and some of our many artifacts. It's going to be good! Regards, Mike

[@bobnweaver]

I'm afraid it is only in England till 2014. It is going back to Canada then as it belongs in a museum there.

[@howarth004]

She sure looks different then when she arrived , just a pity they will never have her back on the Tracks

[@BlueSpino4472]

Beautiful. It’s a shame Flying Scotsman isn’t getting this treatment.

[@bobnweaver]

Thanks for your comment. Flying Scotsman is back in steam and should be back soon.

[@alansklenar2848]

Did the British engines use headlights

[@bobnweaver]

Many thanks for your question Alan. No they did not use headlights. These are a fairly new aspect of the railways in Great Britain. Regards, Jeff.

[@richkingb01]

Dear canada. I had the privilage of seeing this beautiful old girl up close along with her 5 sisters in york. The crews at shildon works did an incredible job restoring her and seeing them all together was amazing. But i do have a serious and very good question here on behalf of all brits.... What the fuck did you do to this engine??

[@peterbuckley1954]

Dear mother, I apologize for my poor behavior, we got drunk on maple syrup with fellow moose and beavers... which I'm very sorry to say, the beavers used it to run over the black bears taking their maple trees. I am really sorry and thx for the fix eh mom. Sorry abouut that eh mom, Love, Canada

[@Dill_Pickle1997]

Probably was just time and the environment that did it

[@DarienSan-r8m]

Actually is send to Canada 🇨🇦

[@MrKnowwun]

given the state they let it get into, they shouldn't get it back.

[@TheWGLOVER]

I hope it's staying in England.

[@HughFromAlice]

Yep, looking good.... and now for the real boiler!!!!.... …☁☁☁⁘⁙☁☁⁙..☁……Hᴜɢʜ….Lɪᴋᴇᴅ…..Subbed you channel, Jeff.........ツ