LMS 8F, 8624, First Day In Service.

[@zacharyspinks6207]

Love this Engine! Amazing Video, Cheers.😃👍

[@alanlmsca]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed the video. It was one of the first I shot in HD! How time flies.

[@ichabodon]

Wow 28 years. That is what one calls perseverance. Well done to all the workers

[@alanlmsca]

Aye, they certainly did persevere. I believe the loco has now started its first overhaul in preservation.

[@alanlmsca]

Thanks folks for the compliments on the video. It was great for combine both my hobbies in one day! The chaps have really done an excellent job on her.

[@Mythocentric]

It's always a joy to see a working 8F back in service. As a former childhood resident of Blackburn I used to see them in large numbers daily on coal trains to and from Yorkshire (together with WD 2-8-0's). However, I would hope that her owners will put their ego's aside and return her to the livery she carried in the real world, including that 8P designation! They were not called Black 8's for nothing!

[@alanlmsca]

Glad you liked the video. You'll be glad to know that the 8F did get repainted into black. It's hard to believe that the above video was shot 11 years ago. I think the loco is about ready for its first overhaul in preservation. :)

[@brianmorris248]

I fired on 9 f s in the fifties . Brian morris

[@adrian.debeauvais5911]

Lovely video production 👌 . Sir William stanier would be most pleased that she is around still. Have always loved the LMS colour that is represented here. Keep up the good work 👏

[@alanlmsca]

Many thanks. Glad you liked the video. I think you are correct the Sir William would be over the moon to know that some of his locos are still around and providing enjoyment to the masses. :)

[@adrian.debeauvais5911]

@@alanlmsca Many thanks 😊 keep making these lovely videos. I hope you can beg a footplate shot sometime if crew could oblige. The iconic edwardian painter of trains C L Hamilton stated that the designs of sir William stanier were some of the most balanced mechanical trains he painted I know he was referring to duchess class with double blast pipe and without deflectors fitted. They're beautiful machines and the crimson red always for me sets them apart from LNER or GWR locomotives 🙂

[@alanlmsca]

@@adrian.debeauvais5911 Thanks. Will do. That would be great to film a footplate ride for sure. :) Yes, the crimson red is really quite striking, especially when newly painted.

[@Britishrailwaystories]

She looks absolutely splendid! Congratulations to all of your team and supporters.

[@martyn6792]

It is always great to see these magnificent machines in action

[@alanlmsca]

Absolutely! Hopefully before too long it’ll be steaming again. I think it’s under overhaul at the moment.

[@davidreid5672]

Superb restoration and professionally filmed of a truely great piece of Engineering.

[@alanlmsca]

Thanks. Glad you liked the video. I believe the loco is now undergoing overhaul.

[@Ljotulfson]

Unfortunately I couldn't make it down to Rowsley so your video is a wonderful documentation of the event. How marvellous it is to see this beautiful engine restored thanks to the efforts of a dedicated band of people. It was a familiar sight during the 1960s to see them on the former Cheshire Lines Railway around Manchester, quite a few being allocated at "9F"Heaton Mersey depot. It is a credit to all those involved in its restoration. Excellent! Thank you very much indeed.

[@boblovell5789]

Just come across this. Not crazy about the LMS scene, but what an achievement regarding the restoration. However, I think the livery is so suitable for such a magnificent machine. I hope it returns in red and becomes a celebrity.

[@alanlmsca]

Aye. The loco really did look good in that livery.

[@logotrikes]

Excellent photography...

[@alanlmsca]

Thanks.. Glad you like it. Just wish I had graded it a bit.

[@alanlmsca]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed the video. Already they been busy sorting out the teathing troubles with a couple of springs and hot axles, but once whe's bedded in, she'll be an excellent sight going through a small part of the Derbyshire Dales.

[@steamsearcher]

Just having a random search for my passion and came across. What a lovely set of projects. I remember the line back in 1965 on a journey from Manchester to Zambia. More steam of course. David.

[@alanlmsca]

Glad you enjoyed rekindled memories. Didn't know they ran steam services from Manchester to Zambia! ;-) :)

[@steamsearcher]

alanlmsca Having arrived at St Pancras my Uncle met us and drove to an airport. We then got on an aircraft almost steam driven to Paris, then to the Congo then the other Congo, then Ndola then Lusaka and finally car to Broken hill. My other passion is 5" live steam oops just ordered a set of Black Five plans and my other passion is Chinese women...dear lovely wife is from Sichuan China and we go in search of some lovely lines out there. David.

[@Hard-Boiled-Bollock]

I know this engine never wore LMS Crimson Lake in its working life, but they absolutely should have kept it like that. It looks amazing

[@alanlmsca]

I think it was painted as a bet, but it turned out better than first thought!

[@heyrodders]

great footage and great sound... very good and interesting narration and typed info... a real pleasure to watch.... thanks ;-)

[@owenmeschter9888]

Great footage and commentary

[@alanlmsca]

Thanks. Glad you liked it. Its amazing this was 11 years ago already!

[@alanlmsca]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@alanlmsca]

Many thanks for your comment. Besides railways, film making is my other hooby. So it was great to compine the two together!

[@alanlmsca]

@blaster2012 Thanks. Glad you liked the video. She's over at the Churnet Valley Railway now.

[@koreanature]

Wow... !!! My best friend, It's always great. I wish you every day of your development. Have a happy day!

[@2PistonRolling]

Good to see Steam Locomotive running back on track.

[@andro7137]

An excellent record of a fine engine, beautifully restored - the maroon livery may not be original, but really suits it. I'm curious to know why it says '8P' on the cab of an engine we used to know as the 'Eight Freight'.

[@alanlmsca]

Thanks, glad you liked the video. The livery is an original LMS livery, but was never applied to a 8F until 8624 was done, since it was a passenger livery. Hence '8P' instead of '8F'. :)

[@malcolmwilkinson4449]

@@alanlmsca which preserved line was this filmed on? My guess is East Lancs Railway but I am usually wrong!!😂😂😂

[@alanlmsca]

@@malcolmwilkinson4449 Hello. Sorry for the slow reply. The video was shot on Peak Rail near Matlock. I think the loco is now undergoing its first overhaul in preservation at the Great Central at Loughborough.

[@mattyboimatty]

really well done video. and i really like the narrating/ comentry.

[@alanlmsca]

Thanks. Glad you like the video.

[@alanlmsca]

Thanks. I kinda find doing a commentry one of the more difficult things to do. Few folks like the sound of their own voice. But just add that extra info that isn't given be just a selection of shots to music. Hope it helped convey the events of 8624's first day in service.

[@alanlmsca]

Thank you for the complement. The beginning of the shot was quite wobbly as I tried to feed my hand through the camera's handle to reach the zoom control! Ah good old editing 8). The first edit was 30 mins long, so I did a fair bit of hacking, which I think has improved the pace. I don't normally do commentries, as I don't like hearing my voice, but it just adds a bit of background info to explain what's happening, hopefully without being too intrusive.

[@cannadineboxill-harris2983]

I wanted to know why don’t dig a tunnel and do an extension for the main line Train so they extend the new abandoned underground stations. Why couldn’t they use the part D78 Stock train doors on the sides and also restructure the front face of the A60 and A62 stock that includes the class 313, class 314 and class 315 remix and make them all together and also redesign them an overhead line and also make them into six cars per units and also having three Accessible Toilets on that six cars per units A60 and A62 stock trains and also convert the A60 and A62 stock trains into a Scania N112, Volvo TD102KF, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXC, Gardner 6LXB and Gardner 8LXB Diesel Engines and also put the Loud 7-Speed Voith Gearboxes even Loud 8-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Gearboxes in the A60 and A62 stock, class 313, class 314, and class 315 and also modernise the A60 and A62 stock and make it into an 11 car per unit so it could have fewer doors, more tables, computers and mobile phone chargers? A Stock Train and also having 8 DisaAccessiblelets on those A stock trains. why couldn’t we refurbish and modernise the waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel and make it bigger and extend it to bank station, making it into a Triple-Track Railway Line so those 4 European countries such as Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden to convert the waterloo and city line Triple-Track Train tunnel into a High-Speed train? The Third Euro tunnel Triple-Track Train line to make it 11 times better for passengers so they could go from A to B. then put the modernised 11 car per unit A Stock and put them on a bigger modernised waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel so it could go to bank station to those 4 European countries such as Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. The modernised refurbished 11 cars per unit A stock could be a High Speed The Third Triple-Track Euro Tunnel Train So it is promising and 37 times a lot more possible to do this kind of project that is OK for London Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. Oh by the way, could they also tunnel the Triple-Track Railway Line so it will stop from Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex so that the Passengers will go to Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden and also extend the Triple-Track Railway Line from Bank to Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex Stations so that more people from there could go to Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden Easily. Why couldn't they extend the Piccadilly line and also build a brand-new underground train station so it could go even further right up to Clapton, Wood Street and also make another brand new tunnel train station in Chingford and could they extend the DLR? All of the classes 150, 155, 154, 117, 114, 105, and 106, will be replaced by all of the Scania N112, Volvo TD102KF, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXB, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 8LXB Diesel Six carriages three disabled toilets are air conditioning trains including Highams Park for extended roots which is the Piccadilly line and the DLR trains. Could you also convert all of the 1973 stock trains into an air-conditioned maximum speed 78 km/hours (48 MPH) re-refurbished and make it into a 8 cars per unit if that will be alright, and also extend all of the Piccadilly train stations to make more space for all of the extended 8 car per unit 1973 stock air condition trains and can you also build another Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive Companies and they can order Every 17 Octagon and Hexagon shape LNER diagram unique minor no.13 and unique small no.11 Boilers from those Countries such as Greece, Italy, Poland, and Sweden, can they make Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive speeds by up to 117MPH so you can try and test it on the Original Mainline so it will be much more safer for the Passengers to enjoy the 117MPH speed Limit only for HS2 and Channel Tunnel mainline services, if they needed 16 Carriages Per units can they use those class 55’s, class 44’s, class 40’s and class 43HST Diesel Locomotive’s right at the Back of those 16 Carriages Per Units so they can take over at the Back to let those Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s have a rest for those interesting Journeys Please!!!, oh can you make all of those Coal Boxes’s 16 Tonnes for all of the 117MPH Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s so the Companies will Understand us PASSENGER’S!! so please make sure that the Builders can do as they are Told!! And please do something about these very important Professional ideas Please Prime Minister of England, Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister of Germany, Prime Minister of Italy, Prime Minister of Poland and that Includes the Mayor of London.

[@silver760]

The cylinder rod glands we're leaking like a sieve on that day!

[@MrHarleyoldfart]

silver760 I'm not a train buff but i didn't think losing that amount of steam was ok.

[@alanlmsca]

Thanks for your comment. Yeah, I guess having the cocks open means that there is no steam pressure the other side of the cylinder to resist the slip? She's now on the GCR. I need to go see sometime.

[@heyrodders]

my pleasure Alan.... two very nice hobbies ;-)

[@lukeblake7003]

the 8f looks much better in. crimson lake livery than its usual black

[@LHoriginal]

I agree, although it does look more like a jubilee class

[@JimTLonW6]

Very impressive achievement.

[@likklej8]

Were there any 8Fs in LMS livery at the time they were built? Whatever it looks really great! I was used to seeing them pretty dirty and lime scaled hammering through Boxmoor Station on coal trains

[@alanlmsca]

I don’t believe there were. As I understand it the 8Fs went into LMS black livery. The reason why this 8F went into red was the painter was challenge to put it into passenger red, so he did. This particular loco is now under overhaul at the Great Central Railway in Loughborough, I believe. :)

[@likklej8]

@@alanlmsca I must admit it does look splendid in LMS crimson lake red!

[@utubebriano]

Isn't she just beautiful great video and comentary

[@alanlmsca]

Amazing loco and I think now started her first overhaul in preservation. Thanks for the kind words. Glad you liked the video and commentary. :)

[@ogauger]

an excellent made video! 5* fav!

[@duke68012]

I love the idea of the duchess of darley dale! Maybe Peak Princess?

[@RedArrow73]

4:31 - Battery loco from the Tube?

[@alanlmsca]

Ahhh, I see what you mean. However it was the cab of the diesel crane.

[@73096std5]

superb vid 5*

[@alanlmsca]

Or Duke of Devonshire, or Chatsworth House? Hmm I wonder... Have there been any other 8Fs named?

[@GWRProductions-kg9pt]

Royal Pioneer is actually a Hunslet Austerity not a J94

[@HeavensGremlin]

Did the LMS ever paint an 8F in Crimson....?

[@davidellis279]

HeavensGremlin. Not to my knowledge they didn't, they only ever painted them in black and they looked a lot better.

[@HeavensGremlin]

@@davidellis279 ;- They painted some of the Crab's in Crimson, but that was much earlier - I don't think the 5's appeared until about '34. It's better that schemes are accurate as far as possible - and REPRESENTATIVE too.

[@mattseymour8637]

@@davidellis279 they do look good in black but red is a nice change

[@doctordirk6316]

I thought they were only ever unlined black, being frieght workhorses.

[@caradis]

strange to see an 8f in lms marron

[@enterprisevi4440]

I think this is the HOGWARTS EXPREES

[@alanlmsca]

It does look like that loco, but it's not this time.

[@mattseymour8637]

Nice video and commentary! Don't make commentary like that now and also lovely loco and driven well

[@alanlmsca]

Thanks for the nice comment. Hard to imagine that this was 10 years ago.

[@mattseymour8637]

@@alanlmsca my pleasure! Time flies!

[@iantaylor4559]

It's an 8P!

[@alanlmsca]

Aye and I think that's what it had painted on its cab.

[@WhyAyeMann]

*Claps*