Choo Choo! - GWR Hall 4900 Class Steam Train - Falmouth Branch Line (Train Simulator 2014)

I finally jump into a steam train, driving the delicatible GWR Hall 4900 Class along the beautiful Cornish countryside that is the Falmouth branch line. You gotta love these machines.
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[@MrRoshanroshanroshan]

Steam trains are such wonderful machines, just the fact that they make various noises and gestures and communicate with you like a person about how they feel and how they are running at any given moment... sound like such a nerd right now but what can I say, just love these brilliant old things. :D

[@Thederbyshireref]

that they are

[@TheAutisticCapricorn811]

It's always the British steam trains that are invigorating and cool. They give off so much finery to the importance of running railways all together, along with the acception of diesel trains as well. I think I find it very peaceful and nice to watch Train Simulator gameplays to pass time and enjoy the fascination of trains galore. I dream of becoming a railroader some day, and I ain't resting for nothin' til my dream will come to reality.

[@jacobwoods8738]

Steam engines do not pollute the atmosphere as much as thought, the Carbon fumes are burned in the smokebox, expelling the carbon less black smoke. The engine is a Great Western ( note the copper capped chimney), and is a 2-cylinder 4-6-0. A 4-6-0 has 4 pilot wheels, 2'on either side/2 on an axle; 6 driving wheel, connected by silver rods; and no trailing wheels under the firebox. The Castle Class had 4 cylinders and were slightly bigger.

[@JyujinPlus]

I didn’t know there were channels dedicated to this game! I work in Universal Studios, an obviously our Hogwarts Express isn’t a real GWR 4900, but I’m trying to work there and I’m getting into researching locomotives again. And now that Ive found your channel, my friends will never hear me shut up about trains.

[@liamtaylor-warren8656]

Driving a steam train is fantastic! The smell is brilliant. The only thing you need to watch out for if you are a fireman and have the cab vent open is the whistle! Get ready to be sprayed with lukewarm water! Also the driver and fireman each have their own sides, and the fireman always communicates what is going on on his side including signals, crossings, people on the track etc. That is why the whistle also extends to the fireman's side. On the footplate if you were driving an actual loco, you would hear your fireman saying "board off" "crossing clear my side" etc etc. The drivers job is easy- Its the fireman that does the load of the work!

[@christiansouthworth9294]

The greatest machine mankind has ever made.

[@richardharris8229]

I live in the southwest (Plymouth) & in the summer periods we get steam excursions coming through all the time. You can't journey on a steam engine if you don't like the smell of steam!! That is what makes the journey that extra bit special, rather then that horrid smell of diesel fumes the smell of steam is lovely!!

[@MrROBOT11000]

I am a volunteer on the South Devon Railway. We have one of these engines named Dumbleton Hall. Unfortunately it is waiting restoration which will cost roughly £250,000! Nice to see a replica which is a very good representation of the real one!

[@MrROBOT11000]

We hope so too!

[@vacuumssuck26]

Is that Buckfastleigh to Totnes? Haven't been on that line in ages!

[@MrROBOT11000]

Indeed it is!

[@DistentLegnd]

Love the Steam locomotives, got so much character in them!

[@camdentrain]

riding a steam train is one of the most fun things someone can do.

[@fulltrucker3596]

I used to drive stream trains!

[@michaelmiller7928]

I also prefer steam trains because they actually have differences in appearance, unlike a lot of modern trains. Old trains just have a ton of more style and uniqueness than modern ones.

[@ToxxiczzHD]

I live in Cornwall - St.Austell

[@Loco-uh6hp]

I'd recommend this branchline as your first DLC cause, it's cheap (13.00 USD, 18.00 AUD, 10.50 pounds, etc.) The tin just said comes with route and pannier. It actually comes with tons of steam & diesel locos!

[@MichaelsTransportationVehicles]

hi squirrel, thanks for making these vids about steam locomotives as i love theme so much and i also love Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends

[@davidcopplestone6266]

A rarity. A real choo choo train!!!! Love it

[@tib1135x]

You did very well on Steam train Paul.

[@jankas64]

it dosent stink it smells old time lovelyness when going by steam. ive done it 2 times already.

[@tootiny1]

Shovel! Shovel! Steam! Steam! Power! Power! ~Jeremy Clarkson

[@LRF152]

Loved that episode.

[@danhughes7047]

This reminds me of the bluebell railway Sussex. There's something about steam trains that's just so brilliant

[@xXjoe2000Xx]

The steamtrain was possible because of the industrial revolution. The first succesfull steamtrain, was the Yellow Rocket. After that, the steamtrains got better and better.

[@nuothe11th]

Someone prolly already said this, but The pressure on right side is essentially the amount of steam available in the boiler. When it turns red, it's not getting too high, it's reducing (or being used at a faster rate than generated). Green means it's increasing The amount of steam pressure can reach a maximum though, (e.g. when idling) at which point you'll hear a release valve and the PSI will turn red even tho you aren't moving (to reduce the pressure to safe levels). Standard design feature on all steam engines. The key as I understand it, is to set the regulator, then set reverser to the point where steam is neither increasing or decreasing. Also, that echo in the tunnel is freaking awesome and I want this pack now. :)

[@JJungleJapeson]

Hooray for steam trains!

[@raymondlee1024]

What more could I ask for? A couple of WRENs and a few beers?

[@lipslide101]

YEAH! Another train sim video! LOVE IT!

[@agari508]

The trains sounds absolutely fantastic sounds go realistic

[@Capcomski]

This game is really precise, 0,002% of 29,04 minutes is 0,04 seconds of passenger discomfort.

[@micometer]

My favorite loco is a Berkshire 2-8-4, built by Lima Locomotive Works. It is a very American locomotive but fantastic in construction and appearance.

[@k4296]

Really fine drive with that steam train. I hope I couldn't drive a steam train like you du Thumps-Up a great video greetings Klaus

[@wellingtonnorthjunction3911]

You have to love hall classes thay sound so meaty

[@fowlergaming3713]

This is one of my most favorite videos one again you can keep it up being my #1 youtuber to watch really

[@fossil2003]

Amazing. I grew up at the other side of the black bridge at the start. Have taken this journey many times. Thanks for this Squirrel :)

[@DrZalt]

Oy, now that's a proper train. The must have feeling just hit me badly :) great vid as always.

[@robertsowden1454]

The Hall is nice but the Castle is beautiful

[@steveusneo791]

'Bottom Left' as a Cornishman, I couldn't have put it better myself lol

[@Fishfingers232]

I think the reverser actually changes the amount of time that steam is released into the cylinders, that's why if you leave it on 75% then it won't go any faster at a specific speed, since the steam is being injected into the cylinders for so long per cycle that it's actually resisting the cylinder when no matter which direction it's going.

[@tracyquiring4185]

Really enjoy your videos, both flightsim and trains.

[@adrianpreston5245]

and this is why I love steam

[@foregintrucker464]

You need to do more steam train simulations if possible, they're just fantastic to watch.

[@Hoodinski]

Good stuff though I really like to do all the stuff in my 56xx manually. I noticed the blower is working automatically here- in real steam engines you need to open the blower while going through tunnels- forces air through the chimney and prevents building exhaust steam pressure which can cause a potentially fatal 'blowback'. Also- no mention of cocking the cylinders. If you let steam condensate in the pistons during a stop it can destroy them quite quickly. But I guess you know all that by now :)

[@kennedy796]

squirrel think of it like driving a truck. the reverser (blue handle) is your transmission, and the reulator (red handle) is the gas pedal. use as little resources as possible to make it

[@Ellisassassinscreed]

It's so interesting all of the different things that people know about. I know a lot about cars, some people know a lot about trains and other about aircraft etc.

[@keithhasafastcar]

i love this video your like a little kid again with all the sounds

[@northstar1950]

The regulator controls the amount of steam from the boiler into the cylinders via the inlet valves, the reverser controls the amount of valve travel or 'cut off' So you would start in full forward which is actually 75% with the regulator open, as the engine picks up speed it needs less steam into it's cylinders, to much actually produces less power. So instead of closing the regulator, unless you want to loose speed, the valve travel is altered by screwing the reverser back to a lower setting say 60% then 50% and so on, so it's not actually changing gears as there are non but as speed picks up adjustment is made. I once read a book that described steam engine driving as akin to driving a car with the throttle fully open and adjusting the speed by advancing the ignition and in many ways this is what's happening. I hope this makes sense.

[@patricklenigan4309]

Hey, I recognize the city in the loading screen! It's my hometown of Fresno!

[@jonschares4219]

16:14 the steam only turns black if your shoveling coal in

[@symbolicblitz8848]

THANK YOU SQUIRREL I LOVE STEAM LOCO'S IF I SAW YOU I WOULD GIVE YOU A HIGH FIVE :)

[@Bahamas-rd8le]

GWR = Gods Wonderful Railway

[@Moleman978]

the hogwarts express style loco, awesome

[@symbolicblitz8848]

the great western hall class locomotive is the hogwarts express

[@GWR5124]

Yes but is should be a castle though because you don't call a hall a castle just rename a castle anyway the hogwarts castle up in the NRM Is changing back to its original name and number. There building an exact replica in the US.

[@TheGWRailfan]

@@GWR5124 it's the hall that thinks it's a castle lol

[@AussieDew01]

Steam Trains mainly create steam vapor. Yes there is pollution from coal smoke. But in some effect not as much as a diesel loco.

[@thessalonician]

I ve really liked your pasion about this sim and this map, which apparently is amazing! Liked your video! Thanks! +1

[@keithwilkinson1018]

Hello Squirrel, your train simulator 2014 videos, in my opinion, are the best on KZbin.... I only watch YOUR train sim videos now!! :) Can I do a suggestion for a next video? I would like to see a video of you driving the class A3 4-6-2 Flying Scotsman, particuarlly on a London-Scotland line, not the whole journey of course as that would be a very long video. *any line would do though, if you don't have a Scottish line* Cheers, Keith.

[@badgerboy5322]

The regulator alters the amount and therefore the pressure of the steam entering the cylinders, and the reverser alters the length of time the steam is being admitted per stroke, enhancing the efficiency of the engine. At low speeds, the wheels have little momentum, so steam needs to be admitted during the whole stroke of the piston, whereas travelling at higher speeds, the wheels have more momentum, so the engine can drive itself for a good proportion of the stroke of the cylinder, so only a little push of steam is needed on each stroke.

[@SonicbusterX2000]

You didn't line the train up in the last station. Most of the carriages were off it platform.

[@dorsetrailenthusiast6944]

The reason why you have to but the brakes into self lapped is so the locomotive stops "blowing the brake off" (releasing the brake) and using pressure with the small injector.

[@ewanmackenzie2373]

Keep up the good work paul

[@KerbalRocketry]

I vastly prefer driving steam than diesel or electric. In a diesel or electric you have throttle and brake and they act in very boring ways. In a steam engine you have a regulator(throttle to some), reverser and a brake, and the interaction of throttle and reverser is interesting, the reverser is like how the gears work on a diesel it just controls your torque, but the regulator can't be used like a diesels throttle, you have to manage it, keeping a eye on steam pressure and building up steam by closing it on downhills and opening it for bursts of power. And if you choose to manage the fireman then you get an extra dimension in the boiler! You have to choose your moments to top up the boiler to avoid wasting all that based gained pressure by adding cold water, while avoiding the catastrophe of running dry, same for the fire opening the door lets heat pour out while you add coal but you need to keep a good mass of coal to generate power. Steam is a harsh but rewarding experience, and I love it both IRL and in train sim.

[@BUZZK1LL2000]

This line is still going Squirrel, i go on it quite often.

[@vacuumssuck26]

Really weird seeing my hometown in a video game!

[@lewis9757]

need to go to the watercress line in new alresford and its a steam trains from new alresford to alton and its really nice in the countryside and its beautiful place to go on and its runs on the weekends and i think on the weekdays just have a look and go on it one day Squirrel

[@josephcoffey9258]

I love this video so much.

[@darrenlee6017]

I been on a steam train on a school trip haha

[@frontlinesteam]

To stop wheel slip on Halls you have to take off the brake, i had the same problem on the West Somerset |Railway

[@maestrojong1990]

for wheel slipping, try and apply the sand gear.

[@Austin76711]

Everyone hop on-board the steam train! Toottoot

[@Jiskpirate]

Same type as the Olton Hall aka Hogwarts Express! ;)

[@HasanTF]

This is great!

[@MrBennett123456789]

CHOO CHOO

[@AnthonyRailwayBVideos]

That was great!

[@interlinkplus8236]

Think of the reverser as the manual gearbox in you're car. from a standing start you need lots of reverser(low gear). As you gain speed you can back it off (2nd-3rd gear). Once you're cruising along you can bring the reverser closer to the "0" setting( high gear).

[@AT-zg4xs]

Interlink Plus shouldnt bring the reverser that far further back than 20% (although i am taking here about real life..) but you are correct, in think of the reverser as the gears and the regulator as the throttle.

[@GWR5124]

The red one is the regulator that makes it move when you have the reverser (blue one) open to forward (up) and backwards (down)

[@squashsourlemon]

This was a good video

[@lewishaughey7835]

They dont need to switch sides because there are 3 people working on it

[@PercyPruneMHDOIFandBars]

GWR stands for Great Western Railway, also known as Gods' Wonderful Railway. Sadly, it no longer exists. It was one of the "big four".

[@Bahamas-rd8le]

Percy Prune MHDOIF and bars the GWR is still about btw

[@PercyPruneMHDOIFandBars]

@ 45596 Bahamas (LMS fan?) The name has been resurrected, maybe. It was absorbed in the crime that was British Rail in 1947. Along with LMS, LNER and Southern.

[@Bahamas-rd8le]

Percy Prune MHDOIF and bars well ye ik, and yes I am an LMS fan

[@PercyPruneMHDOIFandBars]

@45596 Bahamas, Excellent taste! Me too. Although I have to admit the GWR built some beautiful locos.

[@Bahamas-rd8le]

Percy Prune MHDOIF and bars - oh yes they did, I love the kings!

[@pickleparty247]

Do the Watercress Line in Hampshire next squirrel :)

[@zachman2699]

Cool video

[@carolstott5337]

I think it went to 'Thames Trains', then to the 'First Great Western', currently 'First Great Western'.

[@fulltrucker3596]

I used to be a steam train conducter, man this brings back memories!!

[@interlinkplus8236]

Brakes: released ( O ) Fully released, not adjusted self lap ( O ) Bringing brakes into adjustment allowing pressure build-up apply (O) Applying pipe pressure running Backing shoes off slightly,maintaining adjustment for next application

[@karjack11]

Steam doesn't pollute the air a lot.. its water vapor.. the burning coal smell does worse harm........

[@tnamuls0288]

Karsten Jackson water vapour is a greenhouse gas

[@TTM719]

The GWR Pannier 5700 Class engine makes me think of Duck.

[@sweed6487]

Gee Morgan it litteraly is duck XD

[@cornishgamers8260]

On a traction engine/steam roller you have:high and low gears, regulator,witch controls how much steam is going into the piston block; reverser, 3-4 notches forward and backward;flywheel break and normal break.you then have the pressure gauge and the water guage ànd finnaly the ingector

[@sandwichgamer7695]

Ive got this route and it was very easy to drive the hall

[@adrianpreston5245]

the driver wood stay on the lelf like you said to look at signs and signals and the fire man on the right hand side :)

[@thecoolguy284]

for future reference, the GWR still exists, and does mean Great Western Railway :)

[@yilibobchris]

the GWR is no longer existant because it merged to BR, it is just a portion of the BR tracks owned by the train company First Great Western which is owned by BR

[@tgk300xx4]

the regulator (red leaver) controls steam to the pistons. The reverser is basically a gear. It should always be at 100% when pulling away as as speed increases it should be lowered. Th

[@joegreen2899]

Flying Scotsmen That is cool squirrel

[@SteamKing2160]

He should do a Settle to Carlisle scenario with the Flying Scotsman one day

[@feildfride75]

Yes big boys look nice but there working train never stopping

[@bobbarnes3018]

very good video

[@herb1347]

The sound from the horn and the tunnel was the best!

[@Tahirah8]

MORE STEAM!

[@picoandtitanic]

One tip i learned from traveling on steam trains is dont stick your head out the window The sut will get everywhere on you

[@maxwellthemalinois3996]

The reveserser controls a part on the linkage that controls your direction.

[@kmahoney317]

The black smoke happens when you overload the coal invert and your maxing out the speed and pressure

[@MrMatt-qu3bs]

You got wheel slip on the hill because you kept the throttle on while applying the train brake. You pulled too hard on the cars which had the brakes on. It's called stretch breaking it's mainly done in America

[@akke_pakke7125]

self lapped is a little, only a tiny bit of brakes applied

[@frostycreeper1055]

Im believe that the GWR also helped build the London Underground Hammersmith & City line right?

[@elpooma]

To get the pressure down open the fire door or inject some water to the boiler

[@Thederbyshireref]

I have seen the most famous train ever it's the flying scotsmen it is a wonderful thing I can't stand people who hate steam trains

[@57305northernprincess]

GWR did had their signals on the right hand side but other companies had theirs on the left.

[@GWR5124]

GWR signals were on the correct side