SOLE SLIP: NER X1 2-2-4T No 66 'Aerolite'

SOLE SLIP examines the unique 2-2-4T Compound 'Aerolite', built for the North Eastern Railway in 1869.
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[@JRS06]

This is such a nice little loco with a very distinct history. Glad she'll always be a prize exhibit at York.

[@keysontrains538]

That roast at the end though. Ouch.

[@joshslater2426]

A very nice little locomotive which I always enjoy seeing when I go to York. I really hope its love to Shildon is only temporary; it would be very painful to travel much further away to get to it.

[@mercury7590]

Knew you were going to mention Whiff. All references aside, well done! Keep up the good work!

[@suprememeowmix9613]

Over here in the US, we have a similar engine, purpose-wise. A Reading Company 2-2-2T inspection engine called Black Diamond. It’s a cute little thing, and about the same size as Aerolite

[@finndahuman57]

I know what you mean being a Reading Enthusiast my self

[@the4tierbridge]

God! That thing looks ridiculous!

[@pastaweasel5088]

Actually I’d argue Aerolite is bigger.

[@brennenbalsamo9013]

Rather ironic that they'd chose such an elegant looking engine to be the basis for a Thomas character that hauls garbage. It's a shame it couldn't do much else besides pull a private coach around. But a very nice addition to the NRM nonetheless.

[@iron1349]

Yes. I think a Hunslet austerity would make a better engine for such a task

[@Ty-yt3lj]

Yeah the thing is this was built in 1869 the Austerity kinda didn't exist for another 70 years

[@willhorowitz8806]

I think an LYR Class 23 would have been a good choice as an Austerity has already been used twice in the forms of Wilbert and 16. Or maybe an LNWR DX Goods since they were rubbish engines anyway.

[@prestonsvideos6133]

Yes, they should have went for another class.

[@islesofforeignrails7917]

At least Whiff was pulling the express in a Series 14 episode to add accuracy to his basis.

[@PepsiAddict18]

I wasn't expecting the reference to Whiff, to be honest. Very informative, Chris.

[@railduskchaser]

Did NOT realise just how heavy, axle loading wise, this little engine was. Astounding. Another informative and well presented piece Chris - keep 'em up :)

[@russellgxy2905]

This little tank has the axle load of…a Castle?! Dear lord…

[@locomotiveAlex1996]

no a manor, teeny bit smaller than a castle

[@FutureRailProductions]

locomotiveAlex1996 So Hall class?

[@locomotiveAlex1996]

i guess, seeing as the Manor and Hall are practically identical

[@thestarlightalchemist7333]

Manors are tiny compared to halls, as halls are mixed traffic castles

[@russellgxy2905]

@@thestarlightalchemist7333 Don't you mean mixed-traffic Saints? :3

[@spencers5898]

Maybe it's just that I have a particular affinity for pike-size passenger trains (and goods too actually) but the idea of Aerolite spending her days hauling a private coach is quite pleasing to me.

[@callum110597]

Wow, such a fascinating engine! I can't believe it inspired Whiff from Thomas & Friends and I didn't notice it at the National Railway Museum!

[@robinfryer479]

I wonder if the compound arrangement was Worsdell-Von Bories. One of the Worsdell brothers built a class of very handsome 4-2-2, 2-cylinder compound express passenger tender locomotives, with David Joy’s valve gear. This was convenient, because it was driven from the connecting-rod, thus requiring no eccentrics (or return cranks), but then, connecting rods started to break, and people rather went off Joy’s Valve Gear. Anyway, when Worsdell retired, his successor dropped compounds and reverted to simple. One of the Worsdell’s was killed in an accident between an engine and a snow plough. But I expect you knew all this, already.

[@themidlandcompoundarchive9430]

Such a strange locomotive but so amazing.

[@prestonsvideos6133]

This locomotive is another beauty. The wheel arrangement and some of the looks definitely stand out. And a note to Whiff from the television show they should've chose a different basis that was much stronger.

[@directedbydave9798]

Great job Chris!

[@class87fan54]

Aerolite: the railway's version of a private staff car. An oddity, but an interesting one.

[@russellgxy2905]

I'm actually wondering if this was intentional. 2:12, right as he's about to get to _that_ point, there's GNR No. 1in the background, with Aerolite in the foreground. Not only are these two engines the basis for Emily and Whiff (significant because of his debut episode), but their also the only survivors of single wheeler for their respective railways, both of which were key components on the ECML. Imagine Aerolite checking the NER's track around York while a Stirling arrives with the Flying Scotsman to hand over for the journey north My point is, perfect!!! Edit: Changed Doncaster to York because I forgot where the GNR and NER met up

[@zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz385]

A bit like the paradox of the boat. If each individual part is replaced, and not a single bit of the original remains, is it the same boat, or in this case, steam engine?

[@connormclernon26]

I know you don't have a high opinion of Thomas the Tank Engine, but in my case at least, it's what got me interested in railways in the first place. Without Thomas, I wouldn't have been invested into checking out every book in my elementary school's library about railway history and begging my parents for as many books as we could buy about railways. So at least some credit should go to it that it helped me learn more about railways.

[@jackx4311]

@Connor McLernon - my interest in railways was greatly stimulated by the Rev. Awdrey's books - and I was astonished to find out, decades later, that every story was based on a real event, *and* had it pointed out to me that all operating procedures in his stories were in line with the BR Rule Book! As for the guff churned out once Britt Allcroft took over - utter DRIVEL!! It's no wonder to me that the Rev. Awdrey *loathed* what she had done.

[@joshslater2426]

I owe Thomas the Tank Engine for shaping most of my personality from a young age.

[@dieselelectricrazor377]

@@jackx4311 The stories under Britt Allcroft and David Mitton were pretty well written, with many iconic and well-loved episodes made though? It's when the franchise was bought out by HiT Entertainment did it really become frivolous nonsense.

[@Sleepyskarloey9460]

I really enjoyed I literally was thinking it had something to do with garbage LOL because of witff

[@WaffleKing04]

Agreed.

[@totalal4601]

One of the worst things about Thomas is the lazy kids who don't bother learning about real railways. Well good start for you I guess...

[@AdamHayward-vj4tv]

That's what Whiff is based on

[@cluetasticjr2997]

sole slip of the new saint when its running?

[@toby070]

Awesome! Are you going to do the really old ones (like The Rocket, or Locomotion) next? They are perfect for this series!

[@Rumbletheimp2]

Nice dig on Wiff

[@gquayle]

Its NOT called Wiff!

[@rynodynomyte2755]

Nice mentioning Whiff! I hope Aerolite steams again someday!

[@rshackelford4445]

I like the joke at the end it gave me a good chuckle

[@steamlocomotivesltdjamesh6760]

Is this locomotive classed as a single wheeler tank the only one in preservation

[@TheVicarstownSentinel]

WHOO! My fave!

[@Kris-qy7hh]

I HAVE AN IDEA!!!!! You can look at 18 ‘Picton’ locomotive that came to Leeds from Trinidad! She is now being restored and also, she is the last of her kind.

[@ashleydemoss4609]

Any footage of him running

[@jsma9999]

Thank you for Sloe Slip,I thought that it's was 2-4-2 NOT 2-2-4 and 19.5 tons Where the Castle

[@AlexKravchenko-uo3ds]

Do you think you could do the Lancashire and Yorkshire Aspinall Class 28 next? Or the LMS Hughes Crab Class?

[@brad2799]

Alex Kravchenko Don’t you mean the Lancashire & Yorkshire Class 25 or 27?

[@ClamTram96]

Why did they choose a beauty like this engine to haul garbage in Thomas? This engine should be hauling the duke and duchess', not the incredibly useless spencer

[@ClamTram96]

Richard Harrold Well its a waste of an A4 just only having it carry a near empty coach around. And besides, spencer was probably made just to make merchandise off of

[@hi-ot8kf]

C30 Guy true

[@brad2799]

C30 Guy Thomas & Friends isn’t very realistic though so take that into mind.

[@islesofforeignrails7917]

When you say realism, you mean't Railway Series and Classic Series lore, not Hit and Sharon Miller Era lore. The lore was broken in BWBA.

[@davidantoniocamposbarros7528]

Look on the bright side,at least this engine is doing something that at least contributes to the railway in TTTE

[@jimmymccartney2049]

Year built:1869

[@kobevincs6042]

Really nice video. I always thought 'His' basis was the LYR Class 5 2-4-2T but still, great work.

[@kupferbergbahn7952]

Since where isn't really any original parts on her it wouldn't hurt to restore her to running condition would it?

[@Dylan-pr7wu]

Tedthetrain productions with a tractive effort of 6,390 lbf, it would be completely and utterley useless on any heritage railway.

[@owenmeschter9888]

As pretty as she is, she's pretty useless when it comes to hauling pretty much anything heavier than a single coach

[@davidantoniocamposbarros7528]

@@owenmeschter9888 but she could be used for brake van specials right? Similar to Stepney

[@BritanniaPacific]

I'm not familiar with Arthur stamer, did he work under sir Nigel gresley?

[@NirateGoel]

Well considering Greeley was the CME... Stamer was CAME (Chief Assistant Mechanical Engineer)

[@intercity-mq6qv]

It's a Hever on is Wells than a maner ... run !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ZstackZip]

I liked that whiff joke

[@bigshow196]

i know this might be of unpopular opinion.....but as one born in the year of 87, and one who grew up witha certain "little blue embarrassment " as you and a few others call him. Id be willing to say that without him, i wouldnt have given a hoot about british steam....or steam in general. I never knew what a tank engine was until then "as a kid" and i always wondered what type of engines were they. I knew them mostly by wheel arrangements *like Thomas being a 0-6-0 and gordon and henry being 4-6-2...or where they 4-6-4? cant remember* and it was only when i finally got older and started learning more about these engines, that i can start putting two and two together. alot of GRW and LNER locomotives that ive never really known to exist, even the A4s, which are probably one of my favorite UK trains next to the flying scotsman , are all thanks to me going back and looking into the trains that all stared in Thomas the tank engine in one for or another. Hell, its where i first heard of the flying scotsman for that matter! * i was 4 at the time, leave me alone XD*. I know he might be a "little blue embarrassment" to you, but without him, i may not have known about a great deal of Uk locos......i know, its a bit of a stretch but thats not too far from the truth.....for me anyways XD *ahem* anyways, nice vid. Now i got some else to learn about UK steam from XD

[@davidantoniocamposbarros7528]

Gordon was a 4-6-2 and Henry a 4-6-0

[@bigshow196]

@@davidantoniocamposbarros7528 after watching some of the fanmade stuff on YT, i cant see where i got that henry was a4-6-4 XD, but now i know that he is more of a Black 5 after his rebuild. though, i did make me look into which engines they were all based on, as well as the prototype henry was originally based on. in the end, i ended up learning even more stuff XD

[@rogo23]

I live in York, and have been to the NRM uncountable times, and never noticed this engine

[@AbareKillerFan-yo7pe]

Just add some glasses and get it all dirty and done

[@josheaton7864]

Could you please to 2500 tank engine in the museum

[@iron1349]

TBH, if I designed a garbage collecting locomotive, itd be an 0-6-2t with condensing unit and squat proportions to work the London Underground

[@russellgxy2905]

Funny you say that. Whiff, the TTTE character based on Aerolite, was an engine I thought was an 0-6-2 for a while. I don't remember why, but I think it's because I was younger and could see his wheels properly behind the large red frames

[@gquayle]

Brit Alcroft and her successors have real mess of Thomas since they went over to CGI. The O gauge model was much more convincing and realistic. They don't do there research on what locos where built for, do they?

[@hi-ot8kf]

George Quayle models=lots of money used so shut up

[@jakeandzack5763]

Crystal Palace, you say...? *insert MLP joke here*

[@PathOfBhakti108]

ITS WHIFF

[@fabriciobengozi9650]

Luck It's Whiff

[@danielcreed2328]

Whiff's sibling

[@keldeostudies2279]

X1 this is whiff base

[@nikolausbautista8925]

The LNER's management WAS Rubbish! That jab was rich, Mr. Eden-Green.

[@OlivergwrThomasthetankenginefa]

Whiff

[@tiffanymarlow2399]

*whiff*

[@isacplayzroblox1592]

Whiff!!!

[@dukeoftoast2420]

Whiff

[@superstepno835]

Whiff