Shunting at the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway - Taking the fleet to the MSLR part 2.

Hello everyone,
For those of you who watched part 1 - taking the fleet to the MSLR, Lawrie mentioned that he was driving the steam locomotive on the second day of the gala.
So tune in and see what happened during the day.
If you want more information on the MSLR have a look at their website: www.mslr.org.uk/
A video featuring:
Lawrie - Driver - having a day on the footplate
Charles - Cameraman - there to film
Tom - Cleaner - enjoying a day on the footplate.
A video edited by Lawrie
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[@888johnmac]

Bacon & Eggs on the stokers shovel .. good to see some standards are maintained

[@lmm]

Eggs are really hard to do!

[@SirOsisofLiver]

Janney couplers had been around since about 1880 and were made the North American standard in 1913 so the trainmen didn't have to go between cars to couple. I always found it odd that chain and buffer coupling remained, and still used, in Europe. Interesting video, Laurie. And a neat little loco.

[@gs425]

That Commer knocker at the end is a star in itself. Have you done a video on it yet...if not perhaps put it in the list

[@lmm]

It'll feature in the future!

[@andrewpalm2103]

What an interesting little loco. Thanks for sharing the shunting demo, Lawrie. As a Yank, even though I have seen the brake equipment on detailed OO models, I had never seen the operation of hand brakes on prototype unfitted wagons. Very informative. Cheers from Wisconsin!

[@lmm]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Daisysdomain]

If that was your first time shunting with the loco then we'll done, I was taking photos and thought it was something you had done many times before. Also, I must say, that loco is perfect for the Mid Suffolk. When you got the wagons out, the MOY looked so natural a fit for the loco. I was hoping that you were going to run a mixed train, then I realized that the coaches were vacuum brakes, but I personally think it would look amazing. 2525 hauling the MOY and two coaches. Another great video.

[@lmm]

I've not done much with 2525 shunting wise, but we're briefed on the plan and have been trained how to do it properly. It does look super at the MSLR. The MOY is vac fitted but needs some work, I'd love to see it in the train too!

[@Halo1Buff]

It's always great to see the railway! I'm looking forward to the next video already.

[@lmm]

Glad you're enjoying what we do!

[@eliotreader8220]

@@lmm a very nice looking loco.

[@tomkilpin9156]

Great video, bacon would have been better had I not burnt it the first time round but 🤷‍♂️

[@lmm]

It's all learning. Keep the bacon moving

[@bentullett6068]

Those Belgium steam loco's were used on the Brussels tramways because recently sister loco No.8 Lucie owned by Paul Middleton aka Piglet from the North Yorkshire Railway took Lucie back to her back to her stomping ground for the the 150th anniversary of the Brussels Tramway. The full story is covered in the July-August edition on Steam Railway Magazine. It might be worth asking Beamish museum to allow you to test a UK version of one of the vertical boiler coffee pot loco's they have in their collection at the coal mine section of the museum as they are a obscure but interesting type of shunting locomotive. They also have a the pioneering wagon way railway with those replica's of early locomotives, tramway and a second railway in the town section which I can never understand why they didn't continue it down to the coal mine section as it does highlight the colliery on the signalling board in the signal box on this section of the line.

[@lmm]

Not exclusively. There was almost 900 of them built! Pigletts one did, I don't know where this worked. I really want to work with Beamish. They have so much wonderful stuff I'd love to share with a wider audience.

[@Duececoupe]

Been frying eggs, bacon, sausage etc., so many times while I was a fireman, best food and taste ever! 🤤

[@lmm]

I've never got the hang of eggs

[@andrewentwistle515]

What a great pair of videos from Lawrie & the LMM Crew. I will definitely give Lawrie 20 out of 20 for his Shunting Skills and the Great way that he did & his commentary work as well. I look forward to seeing what video comes next from Lawrie & the LMM Crew.

[@lmm]

Thank you very much!

[@Thebuzz_lovers91]

love your videos im 14 and i help at the severn valley railway locomotive depot

[@markpowell5654]

Just started out as a cleaner and helping rebuild a neilson 1884 loco keep the videos coming all ways a good watch

[@lmm]

Super! Hope you enjoy it

[@joelightrailway2362]

Excellent video of you on the Belgium steam loco doing shunting demonstration 👍👍 This is a railway that on my list for me to visit. I’m visiting the Blaenavon Heritage Railway tomorrow for their steam gala event and I can’t to visit a railway that I haven’t been since 2019.

[@lmm]

Oh that looks to be a good gala!

[@samuelwright4172]

Great video! give yourself a pat on the back for those shots, and 2525 looks immaculate. Hope you enjoyed taking the fleet to the middy

[@lmm]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it

[@fairywolf7515]

Never seen how the hand breaks worked on cars outside of the U.S. Pretty cool

[@lmm]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@brucehewson5773]

it is such a quiet machine

[@lmm]

It's a lovely little thing. If you get a good load behind it and open it up it sounds awesome!

[@markfrench8892]

Looks like a fun little kettle to operate.

[@lmm]

It's bonkers but super fun

[@crazyfvck]

The side shots really show just how short that locomotive is, something that didn't really come across in your previous review of it :) It was also great to see the repainted Ruston! :)

[@lmm]

It's a very oddly proportioned little thing. Yes the 165 is looking much nicer now

[@crazyfvck]

@@lmm It's adorable :)

[@bayernbahn1549]

Great, as always! That's a cute steam loco.

[@lmm]

Thank you very much - it's a lovely little thing

[@bayernbahn1549]

@@lmm Box locomotives are always cute in their own right.

[@NJPurling]

The Cockerill was meant to be a tramway engine around Brussel's in Belgium. A generally low-speed role. The makers didn't think much about convenience in servicing or operation back then.

[@lmm]

It's not too bad in truth. It's a nice little engine.

[@Taggart00]

Spotted Morgan on the Train

[@lmm]

I didn't even see that!

[@HoundSharkFishing]

Loved it as always

[@lmm]

Glad to hear it!

[@solarusthelonghaulerrailfa3226]

The little engine looks like a certain little box engine on a certain island 😁

[@romitiriccardo1151]

Who?

[@terrier_productions]

@@romitiriccardo1151 toby the tram engine

[@terrier_productions]

Looks nothing like Toby or a J70

[@lmm]

Does it?

[@richardbrobeck2384]

Love the video !

[@lmm]

Thank you very much!

[@brickleyyard4966]

Nymr has one like this called Lucie number 8 I believe It was restored by a chap thay nickname piglet

[@lmm]

Yes, same class. Piglet has done a top notch job on it too

[@johnrobbo69]

Nice video thanks. Is that a Morris Minor I spy in the convoy??

[@lmm]

No, my freinds Riley

[@epiculo2]

I have seen the broad gauge version of this Cockerill at Delicias Museum in Madrid. These engines have been common throughout Europe except, who knows why, Italy. p.s. never sell the 106, they don't make anymore such cars

[@lmm]

A broad guage version sounds very entertaining!

[@epiculo2]

@@lmm Yes, it is.

[@VintageRenewed]

Cool video for sure Kind of interesting seeing the shunting part since it really shows some differences between British equipment and operational rules compared to that of American equipment and operational rules

[@lmm]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@andrewreynolds4949]

There are quite a lot of similarities in rules from what I can see

[@VintageRenewed]

@@andrewreynolds4949 Same basic ideas but the hand signals or different, hand brakes and couplings are completely different etc And American switching operations the brakeman is throwing the manual switches instead of the extra person like they had who was only in charge of watching the switches

[@andrewreynolds4949]

@@VintageRenewed Yes it is a bit different, but quite a few of the hand signals looked very similar. The way they handle "going in between" is very similar to what I see here as well. It does strike me as a little unnecessary to have that many people for such a simple shunt, but it's not like I've never seen that happen here either.

[@VintageRenewed]

@@andrewreynolds4949 I didn’t really see any similarities in hand signals But different railroads have different signals So the railroad I help at could have different hand signals compared to other places

[@ramnrmeul]

2:22 I saw that wheelslip.

[@lmm]

I don't think you did, because there wasn't any.

[@andrewreynolds4949]

I believe you and Matt do a lot of editing between you, but who do you drag around as a cameraman on adventures like this?

[@jayvernon2575]

Was glad I could make it 😄

[@lmm]

Me too

[@eze8970]

🙏🙏

[@lmm]

👍

[@lewiswestfall2687]

thanks

[@lmm]

You're welcome!

[@itsonlyme9938]

Very interesting, what age is those 2 cars, it something that is not discussed on forums it tends to be about steam engines.

[@lmm]

I don't know when the we're built, the Moy certainly is a recreation of a local merchant

[@devontrainspotting]

Please go to the Lynton and Barnstaple railway in Devon

[@lmm]

I have enquired with the railway and not heard back

[@dsj672]

Very enjoyable as always. Is there a reason for the loco not being tightly coupled to the carriages?

[@lmm]

That's as tight as it goes.

[@austinholt9673]

The north yorkshire moors railway has one off these

[@lmm]

There's three in ticket atm, the other is at the lavender line

[@austinholt9673]

@@lmm OK THANKS

[@jaykewright]

Hi

[@lmm]

Hello

[@English_Nejsan]

Quick question are they're any plans to make a newbuild of the locos that ran this line?

[@lmm]

No, not currently.

[@ashleyshaunrichards]

Great video as ever. I enjoyed the music you used at the 14:00 minute mark. Does anyone know what it is?

[@TheHatMusic]

The track is called Solid State, and I'm afraid it's not currently up anywhere to hear outside of the videos. There is however an LMM soundtrack album in the works, and it will be available on there. The plan is to have it distributed through all the major streaming platforms so it will be up on Spotify, Apple Music etc once it's finished. We're looking at a release date of early next year at the moment, but it might be sooner depending on how much time I can get to work on it.

[@ashleyshaunrichards]

@@TheHatMusic that sound brilliant. I shall keep an eye out for it.

[@MicrowaveOven12]

Hello

[@lmm]

Hi

[@TwmUkLive]

Was this the one rebuilt by Piglet at the NYMR?

[@lmm]

No, Lucie is based at the NYMR, this is at the MSLR, but they're the same class.

[@superstepno835]

What steam tram was at the Soviet Russian narrow gauge railway at the narrow gauge tramway

[@lmm]

I have no idea.

[@wilfbm9067]

Did someone forget to tighten the screw link 🤣

[@lmm]

That's amazingly as tight as it goes.

[@wilfbm9067]

@@lmm blimey, I bet that gets bumpy if you're not easy on the regulator!

[@lmm]

@@wilfbm9067 I try to be very gentle and tighten the coupling as we pull away

[@RichardHunslet1963]

No Ruston 48?

[@lmm]

It was on display but we didn't do anything with it

[@alexthomas637]

🚂🚂🚂😎😎😎👍

[@lmm]

👍

[@iansmeeton5874]

No shunting pole?

[@robinhadley]

No Hi-Viz?

[@lmm]

Because normally the Shunt involves coaches and vacuum we don't normally use a pole at the MSLR. Hi viz isn't used for locomotive crew or those part of the demonstration, as it rather spoils the look.

[@ConnorsWorkshop17]

Ruston 48 ????

[@lmm]

It was on display during the day, it just wasn't in use.