First day of running-in trials for Samson

This afternoon Samson undertook its first day of running in trials at the narrow gauge colliery railway - with builder Dave Young and Paul Jarman at the controls.
Samson is a narrow gauge locomotive based on the Stephen Lewin engine 'Samson', which was built in 1874 for the London Lead Company to use on the one mile tramway at Cornish Hush mine in Weardale.
Samson was used in Weardale for a quarter of a century, replacing horse traction but was scrapped around 1904.
Working alongside Paul Jarman, Assistant Director Transport & Industry, volunteer Dave Young started building the engine in January 2013 after he had drawn up plans from just a photograph and an engraving.
For more information visit Beamish Transport Online; beamishtranspor...

[@jelofts]

What a delightful machine! Well done David, a triumph!

[@rogeranderson8763]

A breath of fresh air.....a man and a dream, brought to reality. -Veteran '66-68

[@Rainmanxxl1967]

I like the idea of a traction engine on rails ; Best of two worlds

[@nickcarter9538]

Asolutely terrible ride as they have no suspension. Brilliant piece of industrial archeology.

[@Skoda130]

@@nickcarter9538 nor do regular steam engines.

[@lawnmowerdude]

Skoda130 traditional steam engines totally do.

[@Skoda130]

@@lawnmowerdude You can't suspend coupled axles properly. And certainly not independent of each other.

[@c418stal5]

Skoda130 I can give 2 examples of locomotives with suspension UPRR 4014 and UPRR 4014

[@johndavies9270]

I've seen the book about Samson, and am very impressed, as I was with the 'Steam Elephant' also at Beamish. Well done all concerned - she's lovely. Better not give Dave Young a copy of the 'Chronicles of Bolton's Siding for Christmas' - he might get plenty more ideas from that!

[@Priest57man]

That chugs along lovely.

[@jermca]

Lovely piece of engineering, that!

[@Enrico_Aln_668_FS]

Excellent locomotive!

[@knight_bracher4290]

Well done David, Fantastic! Truly FANTASTIC!

[@stevendouglas6594]

More or less a farm steam tractor on rails---very neat.

[@JintySteam1]

Its basically a traction engine on railway wheels.

[@alexhando8541]

I'm not sure if Stephen Lewin made traction engines as well as locos, but they definitely got influence from them, using a geared single cylinder system

[@howarth004]

Well done Dave and Paul ....she is a little beauty

[@barnabyhills4078]

thats a lovely little engine, well done

[@foxinaboxr2039]

that’s so cool. where i live we have literally none of those. I LOVE STEAM TRAINS

[@martinsims1273]

Brilliant. Want one of these in MY garden! :-) :-) :-)

[@gabrielbennett5162]

Looks like a converted traction engine. I've seen old pictures of a homemade 4-2-0 built along the same lines from a Case traction engine by a logging company in the States.

[@vickyp6812]

This locomotive was built from scratch based on a photograph and a lithograph.

[@danieljones1861]

I know steam engines are sometimes referred to as iron horses, but this one sounds like it gallops as well.

[@Lighting_Desk]

I've been very curious about the narrow gauge railway at Beamish for a long while. Good to see locos running on the line at last! Will there be offers of passenger rides?

[@jacobchernack1055]

Never overlook a little engine!

[@commiemark]

Whats your favorite steam locomotive mines the union pacific big boy

[@0o.sero.o0]

It's so cool🚂

[@prakashsagayanathan2152]

Great idea

[@danielbueno251]

Samson at your service!

[@garylangley4502]

I am very impressed. Best wishes.

[@baconburgerboy1583]

At the start : "Eh just another narrow gauge locomotive nothing special. After seeing the fly wheel on the boiler : I'LL TAKE YOUR ENTIRE ASSEMBLY LINE!!!

[@xshadowgaming9017]

Z J أغنى ريفء عراقي لءتءذاكنت فلنلان

[@mattseymour8637]

She goes well and has lots of power!

[@andgate2000]

Torque. It’s probs 60 hp max

[@jatinbagri9144]

Amazing

[@Funandsports12]

Super sound good work i like it

[@samrpitindianclassicalmusi2783]

Outstanding

[@Tombola1993]

I never seen a narrow gauge traction engine before.

[@rosetheis1403]

Me neither

[@rosetheis1403]

Well not in real life that is

[@bickyrajpoot9393]

9.

[@ReshamSingh-ms4hj]

Wonderful

[@abdullahrawahahchannel1921]

Ma shaa Allah 😮

[@jatinbagri9144]

I like it 👍👍👍

[@brassandbricks7701]

I was just wondering if anyone build something like this... And then YT suggested this XD

[@perov_77_26]

Cool, like that.

[@hohohihek119]

Ilike to sound mechine👍

[@donwright3427]

Nice for engine good fast shiny brass Choo cho noise like buttered chease and herring I guess

[@eliasteodoro5675]

Sistema maravilhoso inventado pelo mestre de engenharia (Wilhian vilhegagnon) em 1732.

[@princecharon]

Clearly, that little engine could.

[@lavacharam1346]

How come this much clarity video then

[@gurdevsingh580]

Good

[@superstepno835]

It’s friend from taleland railway

[@ZooTycoonLord]

what an adorable little iron pony you guys got there

[@markalov-go2jt]

I like 🚂

[@ajaxengineco]

Is this a new build or an extensive rebuild? Is she an Aveling and Porter? Absolutely brilliant regardless, lovely to see such an unusual design at work.

[@danielcallender8649]

Replica

[@michaelchristensen2917]

i like old steam trains

[@teescottageguyproductions]

Can the public see that part of the railway?

[@travellingwithmillieallaro5961]

Cool!!

[@serhiyranush4420]

Why is it jumping up and down when on the move?

[@eliotreader8220]

since she was built how much coal does Samson use during her day's work and what does Beamish think of her as a visitor attraction?

[@andyg3]

i want one!

[@aroldovilela5762]

Os carros dos playboys da época

[@ShinHoshinoHiromitsu77]

やっぱ蒸気機関車は格好いいなぁ～

[@sawomirdoraczynski9685]

Brawo!

[@halloranedward]

Where in the steam line is the whistle attached? I always assumed it was waste steam at the exhaust but someone suggested it was a pilot relief valve or bleeder blow off valve Any one knows for sure?

[@tinkercrab11]

what does the big wheel on top do?

[@ggdubgaming8072]

Trevor the railway traction engine

[@JintySteam1]

what gauge is it? The track looks wider than 2ft. Also the engine looks like it could do with a wheel under the footplate.

[@Mike121243]

May I ask, are the axles sprung? If it is not sprung, how does it allow for undulations in the track? I am building a traction engine that goes on rails in 2" scale. It will run on 7 1/4" gauge track. The traction engine is a Burrell agricultural, although the Norfolk firm never actually built anything like it, so it is basically a freelance model. I am trying to make it look convincing though, as if it is from a prototype from back in the day.

[@nickcarter9538]

Aveling Porter made a number of railway engines of this type, non had suspension, the driver of "Simonite" tells me it is a rough ride.

[@SierraRail3Prod]

Friend (the engine) from taleland railway (roblox) in real life:

[@HyperCat72]

Was looking for this comment

[@royyanhadiwijaya5241]

ah hell nawh mayne who used the enlargement machine on the toy💀💀💀

[@kenet71]

Hi speed rail... In the 19th century.

[@bigboy9693]

Run them in fast, they go fast.

[@lmsjinty2289]

You know samson looks a bit bouncy

[@pomulaberburu1788]

👍👍👍

[@matt_6526]

Its literally Friend from Taleland railway on roblox

[@HyperCat72]

Yea

[@raymondleggs5508]

Sounds like manual air pump

[@Allinone-uy9uk]

Kewe saho sah hoya

[@pigeonliveryworks]

Seen it in the shed! When will it run again?

[@zechariah8845]

that is one weird locomotive

[@jakirhssain2166]

Masaallahthaparakallah

[@mhdadventure6650]

Like

[@rajputkuldeep230]

पहले पटरी अाई या ट्रेन बताओ👍

[@stechanina3631]

B

[@protoharry552]

It sounds like breathing, especially at the start

[@idinahuisukapidoras]

Hello from Russia🇷🇺

[@musman316]

Usmanali

[@TheBaritoneCrooner]

Should be called Bouncing Billy! Seems like a highly inefficient design!

[@danielcallender8649]

Did the job that was asked if it.

[@francesca-en8nm]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@vikashkumar-vl4io]

Bhakwas