The Austerity Steam Loco, Part 2

[@shug831]

I remember when the SRPS returned No.7 Austerity back to steam and they couldn't get the fire to light properly. Then an old timer told them to light it backwards, coal in first, wood and rags on top. And it worked, no black cab from smoke and the fire drew straight away!

[@GandyDancerProductions]

Hi Hugh, it's interesting the fireboxes could be difficult to light and they sweated during the process but i don't claim to understand what that means.

[@garryferrington811]

The visual and color quality on the interview portion of this is amazing. It looks like film!

[@michaelmiller641]

Wonderful!

[@TheFattHatt]

Brilliant little doc!

[@CorwinB5]

Another great video Jonathan, looking forward to the next instalment.

[@seanmckenna228]

Great series.

[@Steven_Rowe]

Another great video. love the explaination never assuming people know. I real love tank engines and the J94. I can remember them at Hornsey back in the late 50s and early 60s. Just a pity all the J50s were scraped. If i was cashed up I would get one built along with a Thompson L1.

[@GandyDancerProductions]

Hi Steven, I wish I'd got over to Hornsey Shed when it was steam but then again just when I was old enough to get out and about on my own steam was disappearing fast.

[@Steven_Rowe]

Gandy Dancer Productions Sadly your sentiments ring true with me.

[@johnhayward7173]

That will be filmed on the Embsay railway going off the Yorkshire accent. I live by the Ashton Field colliery line near to where it crosses the Blackleach reservoir onwards to Linnyshaw. The Ribble Valley railway have an Austerity class engine which they named "Walkden" due to the fact that they got bits for the loco from Walkden Yard.

[@GandyDancerProductions]

Hi John, you're right about the Embsay Railway but the ascents? Matt and I come from Manchester and Steven come from the Preston area. Do you ever walk the old railway route?

[@johnhayward7173]

No. I get my exercise as a volunteer on the East Lancs Railway. The old mineral railway lines around Linnyshaw, Blackleach, Walkden & Little Hulton along with the old BR lines have all been converted to cycle/ walking paths by Salford council. If I include the Bridgewater canal towpath you can ride/walk on quite an extensive system ie; from Monton to Leigh. NB; I don't know if you are aware that the 3300 hp winding engine at Astley Green is now ran (on air) several times annually.

[@GandyDancerProductions]

I had chance to wander around Astley Green Colliery museum and some of the old haunts when I visited last May. I snuck into the winding engine when it was still winding coal in 1970 and the engineman gave me a tour. It was an amazing machine.

[@jodywales6760]

Groovy

[@machiningbasics1729]

Marvellous video and as usual great to see more of ur old footage

[@philipm1009]

Great video much enjoyed my opinion the Austerity saddle tank is the nearly the best saddle tank ever built

[@dave41184]

Great stuff!

[@mattseymour8637]

good video! when the soldier melts does it go down onto the grate or down the side of the firebox and between the firebox wall?

[@garryferrington811]

Always a problem when soldiers melt down.

[@robertbartlett9084]

Embsay,not Embassy!