LMS Archive - Little and Often

London, Midland, and Scottish Railway's Steam Firemans Training Video - Little and Often.
Uploaded for use as a training Aid. All rights owned by Railfims Ltd.

[@mitchelcamera1937]

I'm a driver on the North Norfolk Railway and I have shared this excellent film with my mates via our volunteers website. In a very simple and straightforward manner, this film lays out the necessary actions to keep that needle on the red line. Great Stuff!

[@Isochest]

Glad to see it. I remember a loco on the NNR obviously at full pressure at Weybourne back in 2009. Steam was escaping from the pressure valve. I thought this was such a waste though it was grey rather than black. Since then happily the NNR is now linked to the Network Rail national system and I hope to see both the NNR and Network Rail grow in size and importance.

[@ripamontiangelo6097]

Good morning Sirs as a former italian rail tecnician, i appreciate very much this merveilleuse video... BRAVISSIMI! , My compliments... Greetings GOOD LUCK, Angelo

[@PowerTrain611]

I used this video as a tutorial for firing the LMS Black Five (by Bossman Games) for Train Simulator. It works flawlessly.

[@JimTLonW6]

Very interesting these LMS training films; watching this I feel sure I could fire a steam engine myself with no further instruction!

[@stevie65able]

Really interesting information. Steam locos are simultaneously simple and complex .

[@Tom-Lahaye]

The use of unscreened coal made the fireman's duty more difficult for sure, having to break the large lumps and obtain somewhat evenly sized pieces. The fines and dust in between would not do the fire much good as well, flying up trough the tubes and causing sparks and lots of smokebox char. I assume it was cheaper for the railway to buy this coal instead of sized coal.

[@JimTLonW6]

These LMS training films are pretty good. I like this one, after watching it I feel sure I could fire a locomotive despite never having done so before!

[@PeterPan-iz1kk]

Very instructive and interesting. Thanks! :-)

[@markcarey8426]

Excellent vid. Very informative. I've loved steam engines all my life since I lived near engine sheds as a boy but have only now realised the significance of the different colours of the smoke. Amazing. Old vid but very good information. Thanks.

[@sirrliv]

Very interesting indeed, although I note that they left out a few common scenarios, like what to do when entering a tunnel. If you were to follow their advice to the letter in that scenario, you'd have flames blowing back into the cab & someone would probably be hurt or killed. One should always remember to close the firebox door, dampers, and blower fully before entering a tunnel.

[@spencerhardy8667]

One in each corner and one down the back! You expect Blidsworth cobbles and get dusty slack...

[@thisisbob1001]

Very interesting video

[@RichardGMoss]

Fascinating, thanks for sharing.

[@tanyasanders1990]

Fireman duties require multi responsibilities of maintaining proper protocol of overseeing the boiler ,s water/steam levels as the locomotive keep a full head of steam.

[@colinbarnes971]

tanya sanders

[@jorg167O]

Very instructive 👍

[@223marcia]

love it

[@penybontshed]

Useful tips for my 5" gauge loco!

[@charleselliott2534]

I was a fireman at Willesden Junction from 1960 to 1970 I don't remember this.

[@coloradostrong]

No you were not. You sold pastries from a broken food cart. With a ripped umbrella on top. Quite shaggy.

[@JintySteam1]

I wonder if the animation was done by Disney or MGM or some animation studio like that.

[@Oldskoolride79]

Great vid, thanks for uploading

[@MrSnappie]

I am sure I never saw this film in the early 60s as a trainee fireman at Willesden, little and often was the rule (no cash) was coal and rule 55 was the main one

[@Forestfella]

Thats is an unholy amount of slack in the back of the tender!

[@JintySteam1]

12:29 may be wrong but I think that is Alfreton Tunnel

[@porneliushubertsthaicuisin1316]

how many pounds can one of these shovels hold

[@Rinishie]

Take a drink everytime the man says "Black Smoke."

[@LHoriginal]

No

[@LaurinLaki]

Very helpful... That accent tho, sounds like hes talking about "controlled farting" xD Well I suppose you can also increase the heat a little by farting into the firebox...

[@gerry343]

How did the fireman watch for smoke when running at night?

[@pwhnckexstflajizdryvombqug9042]

They were probably so used to it that they just knew

[@starbar1958]

Budding engineers would never be taught this in school today as it does not satisfy any modern agenda..inclusion, etc.