The Armoured Train in need of a Haircut

The Armoured Train in need of a Haircut - "Hairy Mary" Havelock

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Күн бұрын

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@TrainFactGuy 4 ай бұрын

You ever seen a train get a haircut before? *Fires up lawnmower*

@ComengProductions 4 ай бұрын

don't forget the weed whacker!

@kingadam69 4 ай бұрын

@@TrainFactGuy and the scythe!

@BrentSudric 4 ай бұрын

@@kingadam69and the angle grinder

@brenlc1412 4 ай бұрын

“Get a haircut, hippie!” -Jane Doe, 1968

@edward002gaming 4 ай бұрын

"nope" - Dell Conagher, 1968 after two seconds when the soldier said the line

@brenlc1412 4 ай бұрын

@@edward002gaming “Go back to Calgary, you cow-herdin’ Canadian!” -Jane Doe, 1968

@TB76Returns 4 ай бұрын

"Hey Private Haircut! I might've taken a bit too much off....Yer Head!" - Tavish DeGroot, 1968

@brenlc1412 4 ай бұрын

@@TB76Returns “Ace reflexes, ya bomb-chucking waste of good scotch!” -Mun-Dee Mundy, 1968

@gooddaytoday128 4 ай бұрын

@@brenlc1412 "You'll never hit me! You'll never hit my tiny head! It's so tiny, I got a frickin'... Such a tiny li'l head!" - Jeremy Elbertson, 1968

@fishman501 4 ай бұрын

I feel like they missed out an opportunity to nickname it 'Dreadlock'

@TankEngineMedia 4 ай бұрын

That is a appropriate name for it, and it’s very funny

@kaitlyn__L 4 ай бұрын

Something tells me the white South Africans running the railways at that time wouldn't have been into that...

@fishman501 4 ай бұрын

@@kaitlyn__L Good thing that system is gone now

@kaitlyn__L 4 ай бұрын

@@fishman501 amen to that

@BrandEver117 4 ай бұрын

Should have got a Manscaped sponsor for this one lol

@KlaxontheImpailr 4 ай бұрын

Or Venus😆

@LoneWolf-qq9oy 4 ай бұрын

They gave a train a ghilli suit

@KlaxontheImpailr 4 ай бұрын

It reminds me of the guy from Full Metal Panic crossed with Thomas and Friends.

@lukechristmas3951 4 ай бұрын

I wonder if it's possible to model "Hairy Mary" Havelock. Because that is a crazy look for an armored train!

@kingadam69 4 ай бұрын

Havelock looks like Cosuin Itt from the fucking Addams Family with all that ropey hair. Like good lord.

@misterflibble6601 4 ай бұрын

The Itt mobile with dreadocks

@Locomonarch 4 ай бұрын

The Natal Government Railway was one of South Africas Big 4 which were later merged into the South African Railways. The Cape Government Railway had tender locos at the very beginning of its operations in 1863. Also Well done for referencing the DRISA website.

@dragonblaster-vu8wz 4 ай бұрын

Hardly the strangest way to armor a vehicle. Soft body armor is still made and used today (at least in America), and it's even capable of stopping some larger rounds (occasionally pulling the armor though the torso, but not the point). And I didn't know there were other tender tank locomotives apart from the one on the Ffestiniog Railway. Could be worth a video if the topic interests you

@andybelcher1767 4 ай бұрын

Tenders were put behind tanks to extend the coal and water capacity on longer runs. It gave the engine more scope for work; in limited space without, and long runs with, without having to have a second specialist type engine.

@JohnDavies-cn3ro 4 ай бұрын

Tender/tank engines used to be quite common, particularly in Africa and parts of South America etc, but there have been some in other countries. The old Prussian State line equipped a number of T3 class branchline tank locos with tenders, for the reason Andy states; I'm not sure how many more there were

@Tom-Lahaye 4 ай бұрын

Amazing that this locomotive was withdrawn that soon. Many other contemporary NGR locomotives survived a lot longer, like the 4-6-0 at 0:40 . The side tank/tender configuration was used on more South African locomotives of that era, also later some tank engines had tenders added to improve range. Boer is the Afrikaans and Dutch word for farmer. The oe in Boer is pronounced more like oo in the English word boom, not completely right but more like it.

@lonewolf4215 4 ай бұрын

With a name like havelock it sounds like it should be running a city somewhere

@SylviaRustyFae 4 ай бұрын

At intro Q; my immediate out loud response was "Valkyria Chronicles"; bcuz damn does that series go hard with its armored trains, ones even part boat xD

@denpadolt9242 4 ай бұрын

As strange as it may seem to have a train armoured with rope, it's actually not that unprecedented in world history. The big point of comparison would be the 'cotton-clads' of the American Civil War, which were strapped with bales of cotton to absorb cannon fire. On a more person-sized scale, Mesoamerican warriors also wore armour made of layers of cotton thick enough to absorb Spanish musket shots. All of these examples gain their protectiveness from how well fabric can spread out impacts.

@kaitlyn__L 4 ай бұрын

There's also the way that Arabic armour in the Middle Ages used layers of cloth interwoven, versus European plate armour. There's records of knights being amazed at how lightweight, manoeuvrable armour could resist their swords. Ironically, the heavy and reasonably blunt swords needed to break through plate armour was probably the worst opposition against that fabric armour, as lighter-weight sharper swords did a lot better against it!

@redtobertshateshandles 10 күн бұрын

Mongols wore silk undershirts to prevent arrow penetration.

@Ballticklerpaul 4 ай бұрын

Bro would have the thickest Jamaican accent 😂

@higgs923 4 ай бұрын

It is said that the rhythm of those eight driving wheels were the origin of Reggae.

@BradvT13 4 ай бұрын

Steam still operates on a portion of the same Old Main Line between Durban and Cato Ridge (Umgeni Steam Railway) Even have some rolling stock used during the Boer War.

@ChimpManZ1264 4 ай бұрын

The real life Wooly Bear! 😂

@muhammadizzdanish2562 4 ай бұрын

Percy definitely doesn't like it 🤣💀

@TankEngineMedia 4 ай бұрын

I didn’t know trains could grow hair, that engine should probably get that hair cut

@nikolausbautista8925 4 ай бұрын

So... While Winston Churchill didn't "Ride" a Wolly Mammoth- as per Doctor Who... He did come pretty darn close!

@yoyleb1711 4 ай бұрын

was literally just watching one of your compilations! brilliant timing!

@stuarthart3370 3 ай бұрын

Is there any explanation as to why nobody thought to preserve it? I'm astonished at both the disinterested and uninterested attitude of those who built it. Many thanks for the story, I'd never heard about the Havelock until today!

@NWR58 4 ай бұрын

I'm getting "Red Guy" vibes.

@multifan75 4 ай бұрын

It looks like a metal woolly mammoth

@MoonwolfeConsulting 4 ай бұрын

Wooly Mammoth on rails?

@KlaxontheImpailr 4 ай бұрын

I love to think Hairy Mary was at least partial inspiration for Cousin It from the Addams family. Hell, maybe she’s some kind of monster disguised as a train and they’re both related.

@olic9804 4 ай бұрын

Also known as "stringy billy" apparently

@DennisLora2001 4 ай бұрын

Good story man ❤❤ 1:37

@caledonianproduction 4 ай бұрын

I guess you could say havelock made the cut

@agoogleaccount2861 4 ай бұрын

It's the dreadlock express ..

@primrosevale1995 4 ай бұрын

Finally, a train that can get a fade.

@G-Forces 4 ай бұрын

Wait they got it re-railed during an active ambush?!

@Hybris51129 4 ай бұрын

"We need to get this thing back on the rails right now or we are going to die." Is pretty motivating.

@G-Forces 4 ай бұрын

@@Hybris51129 I mean yeah, but it's still a several ton engine...

@flyer3849 4 ай бұрын

@@G-Forces it wasn't fully derailed

@NoewerrATall 4 ай бұрын

I think that we need a follow-up. . .

@pancakebob553 4 ай бұрын

HMS Terrible is my new favorite ship name

@redtobertshateshandles 10 күн бұрын

Have lock. The name obviously inspired the idea.

@bowlinerailfan 4 ай бұрын

Winston Churchill: "Your majesty, have I ever told you about a locomotive I met that needed a barber?" The King: 😳

@barnykirashi 4 ай бұрын

HUNGARY MENTIONED!

@SmudgeThomas 2 ай бұрын

Didn't know until you said it this was the engine in Churchill's ambush...not sure they show it "young winston"

@MatthewsBranchLine 4 ай бұрын

Was made fun of for their appearance, but then pulled Winston Churchill. Just goes to show that looks aren’t everything.

@harrisonallen651 4 ай бұрын

The Komodor Commando

@Leonardo-cw1dd 4 ай бұрын

a narrow gauge engine that looks like a mop? now that is a strange engine

@mlgodzilla4206 2 ай бұрын

That’s one mammoth of an engine

@maiyo8518 3 ай бұрын

Oh no! It’s a ghost train!

@sandvicheatfresh 4 ай бұрын

the one from laputa looked pretty cool

@philpots48 4 ай бұрын

Wouldn't want the loose ends of the ropes to get caught in the wheels.

@Austriantrainguy 4 ай бұрын

Engerth-Loco

@ljosephdumas3113 4 ай бұрын

HMS Terrible? While I understand the meaning - to strike terror into an enemy - still an awful name for a ship.

@joseph_the_radio_demon_1959 4 ай бұрын

Now I am curious, I do love the history of 'Hairy Mary' and how it got it's armor and name from the thick ropes placed on it, but I'm curious about something else, specifically the song used, it sounds like a composition made by Mozart, and I'm curious as to what is the song called, since it does sound lovely