Cooking on the Footplate

Will uses his mobile kitchen, 73129, to prepare a Mother's day lunch of steak and stilton rolls at Butterley, Midland Railway Centre. Cooking on the footplate is always a big hit with visitors!
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[@AstraWerke]

We did that once on a steam roller but unfortunately left the blower valve open. Suddenly a big 'THROMP' and the bacon came flying through the chimney XD

[@tibbers3755]

Adrian Straub i wish i was there to see that

[@Squid1562]

I'm just trying to imagine that XD

[@hamstergaming1752]

Flying bacon you very rarely see that. lol

[@adamwoodward2003]

Adrian Straub when pigs fly!!!

[@JasonMasters]

I'm reminded of a tale I read in a book of "footplate yarns" where the driver and fireman hadn't had a bite to eat all day due to being too busy, and finally in the evening got a minute to cook some bacon and eggs by this method. Then, just as the food was about ready, the guard (I think it was) steps onto the footplate and operates something (I forget what it was, but he was testing something for safety) which caused a huge draft which sucked all the food right to the back of the firebox. You can bet they had some words to say to him for that dick move! Especially since there wasn't another spot of food to be found anywhere in that town at that time of the evening! The person telling the story says they were absolutely ravenous by the time they got off duty hours later, and immediately went in search of any place where they could get food. (I may have some of the details wrong. I misplaced my copy of the book some time ago and haven't found it even through years of searching, even though I'm certain I still have it)

[@trajan231]

Good to see the tradition being kept alive

[@coondogtheman]

On today's episode of Steam Locomotive Cooking we will be cooking up some yummy steaks. Lets get cooking. I bet that smells awesome and tastes even more awesome.

[@Cr4z3d]

How real men cook.

[@kevfrombutterley]

It'd be rude not to with that great fire sat there 😁

[@mattseymour8637]

@@kevfrombutterley it shows the good length of firebox she has

[@kaihorstmann2783]

Using cylinder oil, and feedwater treatment as seasoning.

[@RailwayLad23]

We have done this on Christopher twice, I remember Tom putting sausage rolls wrapped in tin foil in her smoke box and cooked them, then I remember cooking bacon on the footplate.

[@russg1801]

One would presume the stoker reserves a shovel "expressly" for this purpose. Sorry, couldn't resist a railway pun there.

[@kevfrombutterley]

Ba-dum-tishhhhh 😂

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

And here I thought us Yanks and Aussies were the only ones rugged enough to eat with dirty paws! Lol, looks great mate!

[@kevfrombutterley]

We're just about rugged enough 😁

[@steamgent4592]

Now that looks so yummy!! hope ya kept the kettle on for the tea to go with it!

[@LocoBoy95]

At the station, James had to wait at a signal for the guaranteed connection, it would take long as the train wouldn’t arrive in another hour, in the mean time, the driver and the fireman thought it would be nice to have their lunch, they cooked fresh meat in the firebox for a few minutes and had a lovely supper of cooked stake. soon Thomas arrived with his branch line train. They exchanged passengers, the signals turned green, and lunch time over, James set of down the main line.

[@kevfrombutterley]

I've had a good breakfast cooked on Thomas' shovel on more than one occasion 😂

[@nlo114]

I've had coal-shovel chicken, courtesy of White Rose Pullman Luxury Dining. The mobile restaurant was a steam-crane stopped for lunch at Ingrow West platform, when we were laying out the yard. Our chef du jour was Richard; we had to use the crane because the BBQ had a supply of slack charcoal that refused to burn. It were reet grand!

[@kevfrombutterley]

That's brilliant! Your steam cranes do a good job. I brought my girls up in October 2016 and my youngest, the birthday girl, was treated to a ride in the Grafton crane at Oakworth by the lovely couple running it. We had cake on the train and a great day all round. Lovely!

[@milkvanman104]

Forget dining in fashion, the old way is better! XD

[@kevfrombutterley]

Definitely. No need to book a table on one of these..☺

[@0011clem]

yeah he has nice clean hands for handling food.

[@kevfrombutterley]

If we wash them too much it removes all the flavour!

[@soniccrash22]

this makes me love of steam trains more than I used to

[@stephenrice4554]

A good looking snack cooked well . I found eggs the most touchy things to cook in the fire hole method . Great video 👍🇬🇧

[@secondvalveservices9856]

The best part of the job

[@michaelmurray7199]

I guess shoveling coal into the firebox and taking care of the locomotive in general does work a bit of an appetite. I would think it’s safe to say that this is how the old steamers rewarded their engineers and firemen for all the hard work they do.

[@michaelmurray7199]

@Aussie Pom I’ll bet they never had trouble falling asleep at night either.

[@lindaterrell6104]

Now I’m hungry

[@JungleYT]

Yumm... Dirty shovel, dirty hands, rotted looking cheese - Delish!

[@kevfrombutterley]

Very delish. At least the loco was clean 😁

[@JungleYT]

LOL

[@ironmatic1]

Gotta love the taste of coal from cooking on a shovel! _sarcasm_

[@kevfrombutterley]

🙈

[@alfa-x6650]

If I works as a steam train driver I would love to do that

[@GLA741]

So this is how fireman and engineers cooked thir lunch during the golden days of steam! Nice! 👌🤤😉 would definitely love to try that steak

[@tiredtoby6930]

This shod be a cooking show! XD

[@kevfrombutterley]

"Have kitchen, will travel" sounds good to me 😁

[@Steven_Rowe]

this used to be called the footplate breakfast. But now since 29th Mar 2017 it has been renamed. "The full English Brexit" No more continental breakfasts And a good cup of Yorkshire tea to wash it down

[@28076130513B]

You just have to have ideas... ...or: Largest charcoal grill of all time! 😁 ( *_Shit_*_ - now I´m _*_hungry_* ... 😕)

[@kevfrombutterley]

Me too. My next turn's on a diesel though so I've just got boring sandwiches to look forward to!

[@28076130513B]

@ *aisgillboxkev* 😂 Fast away - I'm getting hungry again - that just looks *too* delicious ... ...I can almost smell the roast fragrance !!! 😄

[@jacobmutti1528]

@@28076130513B please stop...I'm hungry enough as it is. *stomach grumbles*

[@28076130513B]

@@kevfrombutterley 😄

[@28076130513B]

@@jacobmutti1528 😂

[@ThatCrazyCoyote]

Im now hungry for steak...

[@paraglide01]

I am watching this, eating my oathmeal with some raisins for lunch ;-)

[@ricktomlinson5481]

LMAO! "mobile kitchen".... OMG that Stilton too oh so yummy!

[@modelrailwaysandme]

If i ever visit Butterly again i mist bring some gammon ^^

[@LivewithOlive]

The taste more delicious :)

[@Rainmanxxl1967]

I once had Bacon and fried eggs made this way and I must admitt that it was delicious Steam Train Food - great stuff

[@kevfrombutterley]

That's the classic footplate fry up right there! You can't beat it.

[@Rainmanxxl1967]

Ham and Eggs never tasted as good as that before !

[@rodenylesley8953]

i love steam train

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

This is illegal for health and safety reasons. One indication of why these waster steam loco crews were replaced by driver only,.and their polluting locomotives cut for scrap with cutting torches and melted down.

[@secondvalveservices9856]

heelfan1234 don't be pedantic, it's not illegal in anyway, we've had health inspectors come to my railway and ask if we could cook him a bacon and egg sandwich on the shovel, he said it's one of the best ways to cook meat because the open flames help to keep the juices in the meat

[@mcbenman1793]

Ok now i know how they cooked the fish and chips In Thomas goes fishing🚂

[@garricksl]

Yes

[@smalllocoguy770]

The onley way to cook steak and if you want to do jacket potato wrap it in tin foil amd put it in the smoke box.

[@kevfrombutterley]

Yup. They cook beautifully in there. Do a tin of baked beans on the warming plate over the firehole door and you have a nice easy meal for two 😁

[@josiahondohasianlihardomar1120]

"ENGINEER COOKS FOOD ON THE FIREBOX" BLACK5:Why you guys think that im a stove!?

[@Askial_Osial]

Engineer: you are literally the ultimate charcoal grill

[@Freudeland]

Gordon ramsay would like to see this cook

[@haroldpearson6025]

The first step is to make the shovel very hot then spray it with fizzle pipe, this cleans all the muck of it.😅. Don't have the blower on too hard or all your food will go up the chimney😢

[@kevfrombutterley]

Excellent cooking tips!

[@haroldpearson6025]

@@kevfrombutterley My dad was a driver before, during and after WW2 on the LMS out of Saltley depot Birmingham. I'm a lifelong model engineer having built 6 live steam passenger hauling locos.

[@jasonharper2601]

SEASON THEM STEAKS

[@kevfrombutterley]

Good point Jason. I'm a peppercorn sauce man when they're served on a plate!

[@barristanselmy2758]

Blue cheese is very salty.

[@kevfrombutterley]

It's a local specialty for us guys.

[@alaskacosplay]

I find the idea of cooking food in a steam engine’s firebox quite intriguing. But sadly, my shaky hands might make me lose my bacon and eggs before I can even take it out.

[@timgreen4137]

Real men cook with fire!!! OH, OH, OH!!!!

[@kevfrombutterley]

It would be a shame not to 😆

[@q1con]

I had a footplate cooked black puddin' beautiful taste

[@kevfrombutterley]

That's gorgeous enough at the best of times. I might have to give it a go.

[@northwesttrainsmodels]

thats my kind of cooking

[@kevfrombutterley]

Mine too 😊

[@avatarthanosthelegendarysu5883]

Bro that is genius

[@LoyalmoonieProductions]

Who wants some nice asbestos-fried steak? (* just kidding, 😂)

[@kevfrombutterley]

I prefer peppercorn sauce to 'heritage insulation' 😁

[@steamfandan9682]

Remember someone did something similar with pork chops Until someone put the blower to high and the chops flew under the brick arch

[@kevfrombutterley]

Oops!

[@raptorproductions1639]

Holy sh*t why have I not done this I work on a steam railway in Australia and I’ve nearly starved my self while waiting at a red light and a freight train is slow as all h*ll in the fog so I would eat my turkey sandwich but it wouldn’t be enough so me and my fireman would split his pre cooked bacon but now I am going to bring raw steak and a few plates and a small box of juice with plates on my engine with me

[@kevfrombutterley]

That sounds much better!

[@thecaledoniansleeper2648]

How long do you cook these steaks on the shovel in the firebox for? I personally like to cook grilled chicken on the footplate.

[@kevfrombutterley]

Sorry from the late reply. The video is pretty much in real time so it's what you see here really. How quick things cook depends on how hot the fire is and the technique of the person holding the shovel. This is the bit of the job no one usually sees or asks questions about 😂

[@fabianm2819]

better than bake off!

[@kevfrombutterley]

The Great BR Steak-Off? I'll get me coat...

[@fabianm2819]

+aisgillboxkev oh dear xD

[@bussesandtrains1218]

Master chef final Roast a steak on a footplate

[@kevfrombutterley]

Good plan. While the judges criticise the food we can leave them to it and take the old girl for a run down the line 😂

[@PortsladeBySea]

Smells delicious! 😉

[@kevfrombutterley]

It's ready so be quick! 😂

[@PortsladeBySea]

Kev from Butterley My friend Ray Trader wrote a book 1960’s Steam Traveller. He loved train spotting and exploring railways throughout England 🚂

[@rudycarlson8245]

Absolutely the smell of coal smoke and steak!

[@winaryaniprimaningtyas925]

Tip: if you dont have a fire to cook at your home Go to a station and find a steam train and ask the driver to cook your meat XD

[@pedroricofortuneiro9381]

Cool

[@kevfrombutterley]

Pedro Rico Fortuneiro Pretty damn cool 😎😎

[@johnsplayworld2402]

Duck's driver fried an egg in his firebox then the egg accidently got inside his firebox then caused his whistle got clogged

[@kevfrombutterley]

So that's why Great Western engines need two whistles! 😂

[@doctorshawzy6477]

My son's friend from Lebanon says do not cook in olive oil...it is poisonous to some degree....

[@kevfrombutterley]

Back to lard it is then!

[@JasonMasters]

Surprisingly, he's right, but only when it's used for cooking. I saw this on TV just a few days ago. Most of the oils which we think of as healthy and better for cooking because the oil is polyunsaturated actually produce poisons when heated to cooking temperatures. It's not much, but it might still accumulate over time. Over-all, animal based fats and oils are the healthier choice for cooking.

[@antonyproductions61]

Are you doing a BBQ in the engine’s footplate

[@kevfrombutterley]

Doing one better, I reckon 😉

[@butti9249]

Waw! Cordon Bleu!

[@kevfrombutterley]

Yeah, it's their most popular course! 😁

[@josiahondohasianlihardomar1120]

Dont forget to wash hands before eating!

[@trainzguy2472]

And for dessert we make s'mores!

[@kevfrombutterley]

I think they'd go down very well indeed 😁

[@jandec6800]

Dobry pomysł

[@kevfrombutterley]

🖒

[@timmyblox8331]

Now I know what job to get XD

[@kevfrombutterley]

It's nice work if you can get it 😂

[@josebermudezleon9642]

Que os aproveche, campeones

[@kevfrombutterley]

Work hard, play hard! 🚂🚂🚂🖒

[@darthvaper1461]

Loki never thought that the food made in the locomotive would be better than the food in the passenger cars 🥩🧀🍞😂😂😂

[@kevfrombutterley]

🖒

[@johnlamey9965]

Very posh usually eggs and bacon?

[@kevfrombutterley]

That's the classic footplate fry up!

[@jakeandzack5763]

So you CAN cook food with a steam engine's firebox.

[@kevfrombutterley]

And it's delicious! 😁

[@dylantalbot620]

does the food taste with steam engine

[@kevfrombutterley]

It tastes delicious, that's why we do it! 😁

[@dniwu3878]

coaches1:what that smell? coaches2:don't know,but smell delicious. gordon:😑/😓

[@lindaterrell6104]

What, you don’t toast the rolls!?

[@kevfrombutterley]

Not this time but it's easily done. They were quite crusty rolls to start with.

[@lindaterrell6104]

aisgillboxkev crusty rolls! I am so hungry right now.

[@hiimmayonnaisethevendingma2145]

*insert funny and original comment here*

[@kevfrombutterley]

Feel free!

[@bnsfbandit9807]

With a side of coal dust LOL jk cool vid never of thought to do it that way!

[@kevfrombutterley]

Ha! No calories in the coal dust either! Well not that we'd be able to digest, anyway. 😁

[@bnsfbandit9807]

aisgillboxkev LOL Funny!

[@mattseymour8637]

@@kevfrombutterley adds to the taste 😉

[@cityjamesman1306]

My god xd The way of the future

[@kevfrombutterley]

And no washing up after 😁

[@tibbers3755]

As cool as that seems, i cant get over that they did it on a shovel. Sure its probably new but... still. And also , what if we opened a restaurant thagt used steam loco- no. Thats just disrepect

[@kevfrombutterley]

It's a treat from a byegone era. The shovel is blasted with a very hot hose from the boiler feed, then sterilised by holding it in the fire. I'm not selling the idea as a great cooking method, just sharing our little bit of fun 😁

[@usstexasbb3555]

Well then I guess this is one way to cook your breakfast or meat on the go in a steam locomotive people back in the day in the 1890 up to the 1980s the problem in doing this 400 is cooking the bacon and eggs with the shovel a spare shovel clean and Crystal

[@kevfrombutterley]

As long as you clean the shovel properly you shouldn't get any crunchy black bits in your bacon and eggs. 😁

[@paulcaswell2813]

@@kevfrombutterley The official purpose of a slacker pipe is to wash the shovel ;-)

[@bruticusmagnus]

mmmm and some moldy peat bog cheese....

[@kevfrombutterley]

Peat bog cheese?

[@bruticusmagnus]

aisgillboxkev ancient cheese found sometimes in peat moss bogs

[@kevfrombutterley]

The stuff we had was delicious anyway, wherever it came from. Tesco's, I think.

[@peterjames2004]

not cobs ,,,,bread rolls

[@kevfrombutterley]

Apologies, I sometimes slip into regional dialect when I'm hungry. 🍽

[@peterjames2004]

lol

[@terryboyer1342]

Is that Julia Childs approved?

[@kevfrombutterley]

We'll never know.

[@JohnSmith-pd1fz]

++terry boyer++ Who is Julia Childs?

[@kevfrombutterley]

Julia Childs was an American chef. She passed away in 2004.

[@JohnSmith-pd1fz]

++aisgillboxkev++ Ok, thanks. So absolutely no relevance to cooking proper food the proper way then!

[@kevfrombutterley]

No approval needed 😁

[@carltorjusen558]

ask Marha Stewart to show you how to cook

[@kevfrombutterley]

Will do, Carl.

[@kevfrombutterley]

If you're reading this Martha, I'm free for a lesson this Saturday!

[@dutchsawdoctor]

😂😂😂😂😂👌🏻👌🏻

[@markedizonclemente4324]

dirty, that shovel make for coal ewwwwwwwwww u need CLEAN SHOVEL NOT DIRTY SHOVEL

[@kevfrombutterley]

We always clean it first 😂

[@aqsdfg25]

what filthy hands for cooking

[@kevfrombutterley]

To be fair, the dirt on our hands mostly comes from the coal and that won't cause food poisoning. You make a good point though. If we were serving members of the public we'd have do things differently. We were only cooking for ourselves.

[@saltbombcreations8336]

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?

[@JohnSmith-pd1fz]

But what about food hygiene and health and safety???

[@kevfrombutterley]

I think it was appropriate for the activity.

[@JohnSmith-pd1fz]

aisgillboxkev I was joking of course...

[@darthvaper1461]

Oh pish posh my dude (also only joking)

[@kevfrombutterley]

To be fair, about 6 months later I did have a tummy ache. I'll wash my hands next time.

[@jimyoung2188]

DONT WORRY ABOUT THE HYGENE AS THE HEAT OF THE FIRE WILL KILL ANYTHING ON THE SHOVEL EXCEPT DUST

[@samppisamppi3080]

😑

[@kevfrombutterley]

Try for a smile ☺

[@Raul1971xxx]

Delicious..