Bridgnorth to Falling Sands with Lady of Legend

Bridgnorth to Falling Sands Viaduct on the footplate of Great Western Railway's 2900 / Saint Class, Lady of Legend. Filmed on Thursday 15th April 2021, at the Severn Valley Railway's 'Spring Steam Up' event.
With thanks to Driver J. Robinson, and Fireman C. Wright.
Please consider supporting the Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust, and the Didcot Railway Centre where the Saint was built.
www.svrtrust.org.uk
didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk
Apologies for the 'rattling' noise - this is not the cameras themselves. It is likely a tool in the fire iron rack that is shaking; the noise of which is being transmitted through the body of the tender to the cameras.
Unfortunately both cameras ran out of battery at Falling Sands viaduct, hence the lack of video for the final element of the run into Kidderminster Town Station.

[@c-historia]

great video! 🚂

[@Ben.Wright]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@c-historia]

@@Ben.Wright have a great day 😃

[@dinmorejunctionmodelrailway]

I know I'm going to love this video even before I watch it. 🚂🚃🚃🚃

[@Ben.Wright]

Thank you! Hope you enjoy it!

[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

Like the video very much .Lots of detail .Hope there more to come.

[@Ben.Wright]

Thanks Dave, yes there are other videos brewing - ideally without the rattling next time!

[@peterbattey8263]

What is the fireman doing when he adjusts some levers and then down the outside of cab. What is he looking for?

[@Ben.Wright]

Those levers are for the injectors, there is one on each side of the engine, below footplate level, close to the cab steps. The levers on the tender are for the water valves, and those in the cab for the steam valves. Inside the injectors a jet of steam is used to accelerate and then pressurise the water. This allows the pressurised water to enter the boiler via the clack valves, without the use of a pump. This allows the fireman to keep the water level in the boiler topped up. If there is too much water or not enough steam entering the injector, waste water will spill out of the overflow pipe (just under the cab steps). Similarly if there is too much steam or not enough water entering the injector, steam will exit the overflow pipe. You can sometimes see water or steam exiting the overflow pipe in other photos and videos of all locomotives. Wasting steam or water is not very efficient, so when the fireman is looking over the side he is checking to see if he has got the balance of water and steam correct so as not to waste any water or steam. If he sees anything coming out the overflow pipe he adjusts the settings of the valves to get the balance right so as not to waste anything.

[@svrdriver]

ben the toolboxes are not bolted down part of the original design apparently, the crews were allocated a loco and if they swopped to another one the toolboxes were swopped to

[@Ben.Wright]

Blimey! I wouldn't want to be the person tasked with swapping tool boxes between locos, not exactly the lightest of objects!

[@johnseeley6576]

What is f,,,,, is ratteling...??

[@Ben.Wright]

I believe the rattling is the sound of the tender storm sheet stanchions slightly rattling, with the sound being transmitted through the mounts to the cameras. I've not had this issue on other locos, so it was quite unexpected when viewing the footage. It was a very high pitched rattle before my best shot at editing the sound, without loosing all the sounds we would like to hear. The team from Didcot explained that the stanchions are a 'drop in' arrangement rather than bolted on due to previous mishaps as other tenders with stanchions have been coaled by forklift / JCB and the stanchions damaged; hence the removable arrangement on this tender.

[@judicator375]

its the tea trolley with the cup and saucers rattling away. :D