Super Power Saturday - Triple S160's on the Churnet Valley Railway

Super Power Saturday
Churnet Valley Railway
Saturday 1st February 2020
Three USATC 2-8-0 S160 2253 Omaha, 6046 and 5197 are captured on the steeply graded Ipstones branch of the Churnet Valley Railway, hauling 8 Mark I's. The day culminated with triple-headed S160's, with a pair of class 33s on the rear adding additional weight.
Alongside looking at the multi S160 trains on 1st Feb 2020, we take a look back at 2253 on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway in September 2019, 6046 during her visit to the NYMR for the 2016 Autumn Steam Gala. We then look at 6046 at the West Somerset Railway in 2018 and in 2016 hauling a wartime demonstration freight at the Churnet Valley Railway. We finally look at 5197 during the 2019 Winter Steam Gala.
The event was held as a fundraising event to return trains to Leek. Visit reconnectleek.... for more information and to donate.
www.preservedrailway.co.uk
(C) Lee Andrew Davies 2020

[@lowrangemaniac5326]

Those beast sounds like a gatling guns! If it isn't the sound of power... I don't know what it will be so!😍

[@SimonTog]

Super great video, big thumbs up :)

[@HenrysAdventures]

Brilliant video! I had a great day riding and chasing the S160s!

[@steveshoemaker6347]

O'thanks very very much....Great stuff...! From the Ky state USA...

[@allan5919]

Fantastic series of videos with the S160s. Some great captures there.

[@Sonny_JC]

love how after you captured all three together u did a little bit on each engine fantastic also i love how the two black s160 whistles sound aurthentic yet oahma (also my fav out of the three) sounds out of place yet stunning

[@davidanderson1639]

Omaha has an LNER chime whistle, which if I’m not mistaken most of the S160s had fitted. Tbh, I do agree that the whistles on the other two is much more in keeping with the locomotives.

[@RavennaRailfan4070]

Great footage! If I remember what he said correctly, my great uncle got to operate an S160 in WW2 as an American soldier

[@raymondleggs5508]

They look a bit "Naked" without a headlight, its amazing how they were only meant to last for 3 months, and end up lasting for 70 years

[@Island_Line_Rail_Productions]

why do European steam locomotives not have large front headlights? Two little lamps really cant be that effective compared to what north American locomotives had. Even Russian/Soviet steam engines have large headlights and ditch lights