The Flying Scotsman From the Footplate

[@peterfrancis4769]

To all of you that were involved in the making of this film. Thank you. It is one of the best steam train productions I have seen.

[@DavidScholz-bu1ix]

I personally just suddenly couldn't agree more on that officially well-known observation as I personally just suddenly feel quite sure that Alan Pegler himself certainly would basically be happily looking down from Heaven right now knowing that the famously well-known sole-serving Doncaster built in the year of precisely 1923 respectfully L N E R class A1/A3 Pacific type of steam-driven railway tender locomotive designed by Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley himself known as the Flying Scotsman that he officially well-knowingly saved from the Scrapper's torch in the officially well-known 1960s for a specifically certain amount of money!

[@길수배]

낵타이메고 운전하는거 읏겨요

[@RonaldBruintjies]

I agree, the film is beautifully made and the sound editing allows the footplate crew to comment on the footplate events to put the viewer completely in the picture as to the events taking place.

[@catlover4971]

One of the few things left for Britain to be justly proud of. What a privilege it must be to man the footplate

[@TheParrman2001]

Well said

[@flybobbie1449]

Transformed the world, the original internet.

[@davidscholz3041]

I personally do wanna completely obviously agree! Also, apparently for another fact is basically that the famous locomotive designed by Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley in Doncaster in the year of exactly 1923 known as the Flying Scotsman happens to be the only sole-surviving brother of Gordon the Big blue livery paintwork-carrying L N E R class A0 pacific type of steam-driven railway tender locomotive!

[@davidscholz3041]

It's no secret that the famous locomotive designed by Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley known as the Flying Scotsman is basically the only sole-surviving brother of Gordon the Big blue livery paintwork-carrying the official #4 L N E R class A0 pacific type of steam-driven railway tender locomotive as revealed in the Railway Series book titled Enterprising Engines written by the famous Rev W Awdry himself!

[@DavidScholz-bu1ix]

​@@davidscholz3041I personally just suddenly realized that the safety valves of the famously well-known sole-serving Doncaster built in the year of precisely 1923 respectfully L N E R class A3 Pacific type of steam-driven railway tender locomotive designed by Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley himself known as the Flying Scotsman certainly happens to basically no shockingly surprisingly mean that they're capable of relieving the pressure in the boiler by venting steam out via safety valves! Well, unlike MEMNON over @ the well-known B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore in Maryland that officially happens to basically have been constructed in Newcastle in Delaware in the year of precisely 1848(exactly 1whole century prior to nationalization of the railways in the U K commenced SINCE safety devices for steam-driven railway locomotives certainly hadn't been officially invented yet!

[@aileenlightbody91]

I'm old enough to have had the privilege of travelling on The Flying Scotsman several times before steam trains went out of service. It's just a shame that most people, myself included, never knew or appreciated until now the hard work that went into driving it.

[@goldwing4221]

Flying Scotsman footplate ride EXCELLENT camera work cheers for sharing Phil. Fernley

[@charlieharper886]

Nice. I love videos like this where we get to actually see the crew at work rather than just a bunch of crossing run bys. I wish steam could be such a common everyday sight here in America as it seems to be over there, judging by all the other steam trains they pass along the way.

[@AdamWilliams-lc9sd]

not lodes over here but quite a few heritage railways

[@j.l_railphotography]

@@AdamWilliams-lc9sd over 150 heritage railways, multiple mainline operators, and hundreds of preserved locomotives. It's fairly common, especially compared to the preservation efforts of some other countries.

[@wakeer100]

This is an awesome video! What a wonderful look into the operation of a steam locomotive.

[@ronstarkronstark500]

Viewed now for the third time. Still a fresh as the first time. Fantastic really. A record for all time and seeing a majestic engine perform as only the Flying Scotsman can. Again thanks for a brilliant video exposé.

[@FB-tq5ln]

You cant beat steam, it's alive. Thank you lovely to watch.It brings tears to the eye.

[@6058jeremysmith]

I felt very peaceful watching this, thank you for the video...

[@ronstarkronstark500]

Absolutely fantastic. What a treat. Please accept my sincere appreciation for the lovely lensmanship, editing, great audio, and letting us watch from the footplate. Brilliant.

[@SYKAROST]

I trust you are aware that this is a professional TV production with linked remote camera's and post production narration & shown frequently on BBC4!!

[@johntait491]

Very nicely narrated. Informative and interesting.

[@rarejer]

Best hour spent in a long time! Very well done! Loved the drone shots!

[@thulasidalam]

Such a pleasure to watch! 🥰

[@DWtrainsNZ]

From someone living outside the UK that was really good. Thanks for uploading it 👍

[@luuk341]

Just splendid! I very much enjoyed that one!

[@rolandcolyer5199]

Amazingly informative and interestingly intimate video, especially considering that the footplate crew are self-confessed newcomers! Lovely tear-jerker! 😂 Guy xxx

[@donfredette533]

Absolutely a beautiful locomotive...what a dream that old machine could hammer down the line at over 100mph

[@jordancoleman9560]

I've watched them do the same thing to get challengers and big boys going in the mountains around Montana, super cool to watch

[@kennethmidwinter982]

Also, the lovely fireman is not putting the coal towards the back and sides . Look I am Mr Nobody. Love the video so much. Happy Days.

[@johndonovan2598]

Fantastic video. Lovely engine and a great crew. Thanks!

[@jeffreyhughes6244]

The very best footplate video.......will done! I am proud to be a shareholder.

[@scowell]

Watch the Duke from Winchfield to Eastleigh... you might change your mind.

[@66dunoon69]

What a sick sounding whistle for such a great loco

[@Chango_Malo]

+1. To be honest, most British steam whistles sound pretty anemic to me. This one is particularly whispy. But at least it's a steam whistle.

[@thattrainguy]

It's the worst wisteria I've ever heard, and I'm not a fan of the loco itself.

[@audinos1840]

Sounds like the whistle needs adjustment. Either it's being overblown or the bell is misaligned.

[@paulrichardson5892]

the whistle is that high a pitch because it carries further. In oz the tone is lower and sounds more throaty. The reason is also because in oz the lower pitch carries further. That is my understanding from what i have heard.

[@nellermann]

goes against all physics of sound travel and frequency for electromagnetic spectrum. With as many trains as they had and even still run their whistles aren't as over bearing like the US steam locos. Especially within crowded metros.

[@roykemp4941]

Fantastic video many thanks for uploading.

[@timgage8972]

It's so much more interesting when things don't go to plan. You don't drive a train, you operate an engine.

[@Steven_Rowe]

Nice video. Remember going on the foot platein 1966. She was at Hornsy one Friday night ready for a Saturday trip. Not many crowds back then as steam was sill clinging on in London at Marylebne and Waterloo. I remember thinking wow she is old at 43, now she is 95. Always good to see her running at speed though

[@paulcaswell2813]

Shhh. I'm worried that the powers that be will start panicking when the mainline 'stars' start topping the century. I remember the Shildon do, when No1 was treated with kid gloves (and still managed to put her tender 'on the floor'). She was about as old then as Scotsman is now...

[@keithmiller554]

FANTASTIC ALL WORKING AS A TEAM , THE TRAINS QUALITY ASWELL.

[@raptorproductions1639]

Love the British locomotive talk

[@wsmith6270]

Nostalgic to watch your video, steam trains operated in Jamaica in the early 1960s then the diesel engines came and now passenger trains are no more...

[@mjstow]

Great little film. I learned a lot.... also I lost count of the number of cameras you must have fixed on. Better than professional because it's not accompanied by nauseating music the whole time. Also, that beautiful bit of track around 27:08.... reminds me of all that Beeching (and Government) took from us.

[@garyklein7498]

I rode in the cab '1988 Bi-cenntenial' for Australia. It came to Seymour Victoria enjoyed from turntable yard to platform, coach coupling for return trip to Melbourne. Awesome loco smooth as silk when it,s in the correct zone.

[@jeffreyhughesmbe]

A brilliant video…….congratulations.

[@jackfairweather199]

Interesting that this locomotive was built in 1923. From what I was able to find it became the loco for The Flying Scotsman service in 1948 so she was pretty mature when she started the long run. Pretty neat to see that this classic beauty gets to stretch her legs from time to time these days!

[@bittern4464]

She was the locomotive built for the Flying Scotsman service in 1923, alongside two other A1 pacifics, hence the name...

[@keithwallace8840]

can't say much for the whistle, but the teapots on the firebox are a nice touch. Great Video

[@russg1801]

Video's like this illustrate why they were called "engineers" and not merely 'drivers."

[@edwardianeccentric]

Russ G Although ironically in the UK train engineers are called drivers.

[@thurstablelane7567]

Certainly are, locomotive engineers are called fitters over here as well. We don't call drivers engineers because they would arrive on shed, sign on, find the loco he was rostered too, then oil the loco up and then set the loco on its way to do a days work. As I understand it the US 'engineers' did a little more..?

[@joshneville8254]

It’s Not a great whistle sound tho

[@michaeljbrennan3728]

That was very enjoyable. Would like to see more videos like this.

[@peterwilliamallen1063]

They are only known as Drivers and Firemen in the UK

[@faizaamanfaizaaman-ve9ly]

cari sanipai jupe miyak👌👌👌👌👌

[@rain-bender4712]

I'm not a train enthusiast but just look at that! How can anyone not be suduced by the cab/footplate - whatever it's called - of this machine? The drama, the noise, the movement, the dynamics. Just look at that bendy brass pipework, the glowing fire, the dials and clocks. Listen to the scraping of the shovel, look at the billowing steam - and just imagine the heat and the smell. It's a cocktail that creates magic. I imagine being at the helm on a snow swept moorland landscape. Are those coffee pots on top of the fire? How wonderful must that be? I'm sure the reality of being a locomotive driver in the old days wasn't the same as it is in my imagination but it must have come close at times. No wonder this was every schoolboy's dream job. Being a spaceman or a fireman doesn't come close.

[@sampeacaml9307]

That symphony of sounds, indeed.

[@davidscholz3041]

I've especially wanted to mention that I personally had just been thinking about preserving the Flying Scotsman AGAIN for another return trip to the USA on his most awesomenessly grand rail tour as a new USA residential locomotive despite the obvious British origin 'cause it'll permanently have the requirements for the terrain including a cowcatcher as well as a beautiful brass bell! It'll also apparently even permanently have a good set of automatic couplers for coupling up to American origin rolling stock! In fact, he's completely obviously also apparently gonna have a replacement of his own official 2nd tender for carrying extra water as a specifically awesome way to cover looooooong distances of tracks of our own railroads in the USA @ a marvelous 100 MPH top speed! Also, apparently for another fact is basically that I've especially been thinking 'bout painting the Flying Scotsman back into his own officially original L N E R apple green livery!

[@davidscholz3041]

I've especially wanted to mention that I personally thought 'bout fixing on a new whistle to the famous locomotive designed by Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley that's basically very much well-known as the Flying Scotsman that sounds exactly like the whistle from the famous Thomas and Friends TV series when the Flying Scotsman made his own official first EVER speaking appearance throughout 2 movies known as the Great Race & Big World Big Adventures! In fact, it's completely obviously clear that the new whistle that I personally surely would look BASICALLY like the whistle on Memnon @ the B&O Railroad Museum despite sounding like the whistle from the popular TV show known as Thomas and Friends starting the famously cheeky Thomas the Tank Engine!

[@davidscholz3041]

I've especially wanted to mention that I personally think that the famously designed by Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley known as the Flying Scotsman certainly WOULD definitely look EXACTLY wonderfully awesomely splendid wearing his former number known as the number of 4472 since it's basically obviously clear that it's completely obviously clear to basically have been the same exact number that's basically been painted on the side of his own official 2nd tender that carries extra water as the Other Railway barely has any fuel for steam-driven railway locomotives! In fact, the famous locomotive designed by Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley known as the Flying Scotsman had been built in Doncaster exactly 1 whole century ago this month!

[@davidscholz3041]

I've especially wanted to mention that I personally 100% actually WOULD definitely like to be completely having such a great opportunity-taking task of featuring the famous locomotive designed by Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley known as the Flying Scotsman in a special Day out with Thomas once every year by simply placing a face on the front of the famous locomotive designed by Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley known as the Flying Scotsman's own smokebox as a specific way to make him look exactly like the character from the movie titled The Great Race when Gordon's brother made his own official full CGI animated imaged comeback!

[@DavidScholz-bu1ix]

I personally just suddenly came up with the officially well-knowingly clever idea of completely refitting the famously well-known sole-serving Doncaster built in the year of precisely 1923 respectfully known as the Flying Scotsman with a new firebox equiped with a door that officially can easily be opened via pedal on the footplate meaning that the fireman certainly would basically have easier access to the firebox when stoking the fire as the official idea came to me from watching the official 2004 movie titled The Polar Express!

[@DavidScholz-bu1ix]

I personally just suddenly feel quite sure that the famously well-known sole-serving Doncaster built in the year of precisely 1923 respectfully known as the Flying Scotsman who'd been the very 1st steam-driven railway tender locomotive to reach 100 MPH top speed certainly would basically love to return to the USA with me as his/her own official new private owner as that'll basically make all of Flying Scotsman's previous private owners feel very shockingly surprisingly proud starting with Alan Pegler followed by Sir William McAlpine,etc!

[@StephenForster-z3m]

brilliant video thanks for putting it up

[@PhilipFearnley]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@richcook2007]

That green and pleasant land.

[@AdamWilliams-lc9sd]

lucky it wasn't raining

[@maverick4220]

Brilliant, loved every minute of it.

[@v6200man]

Nicely done descriptive and interesting film - like the format

[@MegaSalem13]

Good one. Enjoyable and interesting

[@poly_hexamethyl]

0:35 - 0:50 That throttle lever seems to take some gawd-awful heaving to make it move. I wonder why they didn't build them with a wheel attached to a screw actuator or something like they did on ships?

[@fritz46]

You couldn't shut it quickly if necessary, for example when the wheels slip.

[@EnglishVeteran]

Wonderful, thanks for posting this.

[@Yeentenology]

Mallard (4468) used to be my favorite British train, but now the Flying Scotsman (4472) is my favorite British steam locomotive.

[@paulcaswell2813]

Both steam speed record holders. 60103 (as 4472) was the first locomotive to officially top 100mph in 1934 - and of course Mallard's 126 is still unsurpassed.

[@mayraolivares10]

I love the flying scotsman its so cool the desigh is

[@joeybattle5137]

❤️ that whistle

[@scowell]

Perhaps close the petcocks much earlier? I've seen drivers use the closing of the petcocks to pull away.

[@josephstevens1331]

It's likely it was Sat for a much longer time than first assumed. Also I guess they didn't fancy taking any chances as over 4 million quid went into it lol

[@rossbaines1863]

Grate video you cannot beet a sound of a steam train love it

[@kalvinchester4068]

Such a magnificent engine. It's sad that very few engines near me (u.s) actually run top speed

[@silasfatchett7380]

Flying Scotsman was the first loco to (officially) reach 100 mph, but is now restricted to 75,

[@ciro79]

amazing steam machine.

[@paulziolo9241]

I’ve had a lifetime as a university lecturer, but I still always dream of being a train driver. You guys who actually do it - what’s it like? If I’m an extremely good person and finally attain enlightenment, I hope I’ll achieve reincarnation as a train driver ....

[@_Michiel_]

It's an absolute joy! I'm a fireman in The Netherlands for the RTM (Rotterdamsche Tramweg Maatschappij in Ouddorp - www.rtm-ouddorp.nl/ ).Our track is 6 miles / 10 km long so a full ride is about 12 miles / 20 km. We drive smaller steam engines, diesel-mechanic and diesel-electric engines, but it is a joy nevertheless! Though we are all volunteers, we have followed an official course for driving steam engines and had to pass the same exam as the drivers and firemen did in the days behind us. Apart from the theory it boils mostly down to common sense and experience. How to maintain the balance between steam pressure, water level in the boiler and heat of the fire. How to drive effectively while still drive economically (and comfortably for the passengers). I'd say: look for a steam railroad foundation near you and just apply as volunteer! I bet they will be happy to have you. Show them that you're willing to make your hands dirty and are willing and able to use some elbow grease (for humble tasks as well) and who knows, you may still end up as a driver someday! I started as a volunteer at 49 and a year later I passed my exam as fireman. I'll have to make more miles of experience before I may apply for my driver's exam, but once again: it is fun!

[@Ashley_van_Schooneveld]

Remember seeing the Flying Scotsman at East Croydon a few years ago and it was the same driver. Looking like an old grumpy man.

[@philippankhurst6680]

Sorry, that can't be right. Roger doesn't drive on the mainline - a senior man on the SVR only I believe

[@philipstanbridge6535]

Roger was my driver manager when I joined Connex (now Southern) at Barnham in 2000. He’s a lovely man really

[@steveholloway1963]

Nice one 😊

[@burtwallace5909]

Yes . This country WAS GREAT. once.

[@T.L.G_studios]

How loud is the whistle from inside the footplate. I love steam trains but one aspect that always bothers me as a passenger is how loud the whistles are (especially compared with electric train horns) as I have kinda sensitive hearing.

[@Kanjilearner]

The Flying Scotsman, struggling to leave Bridgnorth Station while cold and on a gradient? No wonder his brother Gordon often gets stuck on his Hill.

[@vilmo825]

Hahahhahaaaaa

[@memahselfni]

Gordon isn’t real

[@DavidScholz-bu1ix]

I personally just suddenly couldn't agree more on that officially well-known observation as it officially makes sense to why Flying Scotsman's brother known as Gordon the Big blue livery-paintwork carrying the official #4 L N E R class A0 Pacific type of steam-driven railway tender locomotive's always oftentimes getting stuck on his own hill whenever pulling any type of train including the Express meaning that Edward the Blue Engine's gotta act as his own official banker; which certainly happens to basically have taken place during the show's own official complete classic era's complete 1st season episode titled Edward Helps Out that merges the official 1st pair of stories from the Railway Series book titled the 3 Railway Engines (Edward's Day Out/Edward and Gordon) into 1 whole official episode! In fact, not too long ago on this very day, I personally just suddenly saw a specifically wonderfully great KZbin video that's basically a Trampy movie titled Edward that's basically based on that officially well-known episode with some changes!

[@DavidScholz-bu1ix]

​@@memahselfniFYI, I personally just suddenly came to realization that Gordon the Big blue livery-paintwork carrying the official #4 L N E R class A0 Pacific type of steam-driven railway tender locomotive designed by Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley himself in Doncaster in the officially well-known 1920s certainly happens to be basically based on the well-known custom-built in the year of precisely 2008 Peppercorn L N E R class A1 Pacific type of steam-driven railway tender locomotive known as Tornado with modifications that officially include a larger boiler meaning that Gordon the Big blue livery-paintwork carrying the official #4 L N E R class A0 Pacific type of steam-driven railway tender locomotive's ACTUALLY considered to be exactly 100% real nonetheless!

[@peterwilliamallen1063]

@@memahselfni Yes Gordon is a real Engine and it is Blue, it is a Blue 2-10-0 millatary freight Austerity loco built in the 1940's for the British Army in WW2 and was based at Longmoor Millatery Railway in Hampshire UK now closed and is now based on the Severn Valley Railway UK, it is blue and named Gordon

[@davidscholz3041]

I've especially wanted to mention that I personally love this video showing a good effort of a crew to operate the Flying Scotsman who'd been claimed to be known as Gordon the Big L N E R class A0 pacific type of steam-driven railway tender locomotive's brother! And so, they're demonstrating very much how to operate Gordon's sole-seriviving brother of the Greasley designed L N E R class A3 Pacific type of steam-driven railway tender locomotives!

[@DavidScholz-bu1ix]

Gordon the Big blue livery-paintwork carrying the official #4 L N E R class A0 Pacific type of steam-driven railway tender locomotive: You're making me feel quite proud despite my own official secreted jealousy towards you, my own officially sole-serving Doncaster built in the year of 1923 respectfully brother known as the Flying Scotsman!

[@memahselfni]

Gordon isn’t real

[@DavidScholz-bu1ix]

Well fyi, Gordon the Big blue livery-paintwork carrying the official #4 L N E R class A0 Pacific type of steam-driven railway tender locomotive designed by Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley himself in Doncaster certainly happens to be very shockingly surprisingly obviously 100% basically based on the well-known 2008 custom-built L N E R class A1 Pacific type of steam-driven railway tender locomotive known as Tornado with modifications that officially include a larger boiler! And so, technically speaking through scientific notation, Gordon the Big blue livery-paintwork carrying the official #4 L N E R class A0 Pacific type of steam-driven railway tender locomotive designed by Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley himself in Doncaster in the officially well-known 1920s certainly DOES happen to be real!

[@DavidScholz-bu1ix]

EXCELLENT WORK WITH THIS OFFICIAL VIDEO TAKIN' PLACE ON THE FOOTPLATE OF GORDON THE BIG BLUE LIVERY-PAINTWORK CARRYING THE OFFICIAL #4 L N E R CLASS A0 PACIFIC TYPE OF STEAM-DRIVEN RAILWAY TENDER LOCOMOTIVE DESIGNED IN DONCASTER BY SIR HERBERT NIGEL GRESLEY HIMSELF AS A PROTOTYPE OF THE WELL-KNOWN L N E R CLASS A1 PACIFIC TYPE OF STEAM-DRIVEN RAILWAY TENDER LOCOMOTIVE'S OWN OFFICIAL SOLE-SERVING DONCASTER BUILT ON THE DATE OF FEBRUARY 24TH RESPECTFULLY L N E R CLASS A3 PACIFIC TYPE OF STEAM-DRIVEN RAILWAY TENDER LOCOMOTIVE DESIGNED BY SIR HERBERT NIGEL GRESLEY HIMSELF KNOWN AS THE FLYIN' SCOTSMAN!

[@DavidScholz-bu1ix]

❤

[@danielmkubacki]

Wow that was a great video.

[@blameusa7082]

2:25 Train Burnout awesome!

[@celiahuling8024]

I love it

[@tomedy_official]

0:28 this is gonna surprise you all, the driver and fireman are the volunteers and the other 2 riding are paid professional

[@edwardianeccentric]

Tomedy The fireman is a volunteer too.

[@emmawieldloch1431]

The driver is a professional as well I thought

[@jordanbrown7377]

Maya McCallum no I volunteer at seven valley roger (driver) and the fireman are both volunteers that are to of our senior drivers and firemen

[@deeremeyer1749]

Paid professional what's?

[@emmawieldloch1431]

Jordan Brown oh ok

[@adamoliveras9947]

I swear Brits and Americans may be almost the same not only do we all ride on opposite sides of the road and opposite driver seat but the footplates are also inverted 😂

[@j.l_railphotography]

British locomotives seem to vary a bit, earlier locomotives drive on the right-hand side, Scotsman too until she was converted to left-hand driving side later on.) The majority, particularly later designs were left-hand drive except from GWR which preferred the right-hand side drive right until the end of steam.

[@trainchaser17b91]

I dunno if this helps or not but I've heard the motto "Little and often" how much and how often Shovel 6 times spread the coal out and the smoke will turn a light gray and when it's white or black it's been 2 minutes and you'll repeat the cycle

[@jwatson9732]

What's the noise at around 41:24 as the engine starts moving?

[@elliotslater6448]

its him shovelling the coal

[@jeffreyhughesmbe]

This engine does frequent runs on the mainline and is usually handled most professionally.

[@poly_hexamethyl]

56:03 What are all those loops-on-the-end-of-a-rod on top of the signal gantry?

[@kennethmidwinter982]

I have watched this so many times, can you explain what a “ reverser” is please…..So sorry. At 67 you would think I would know. Kind regards.

[@Spinning327]

Express coming through

[@DavidScholz-bu1ix]

I personally just suddenly realized that's basically what Gordon the Big blue livery-paintwork carrying the official #4 L N E R class A0 Pacific type of steam-driven railway tender locomotive designed by Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley himself in Doncaster during the official 1920s certainly would basically say when passing through each of the stations on the Severn Valley Railway on an official complete non-stop passenger run from Bridge North to killer Minster!

[@wellingtonnorthjunction3911]

At the start put the reverser at 25% then put the sand on and open the reg to 20%

[@JMGamingVideos]

why are steam train safty valves so loud ? and how can u get used to the noise

[@paulcaswell2813]

Try a Kylchap double with the blower on at the other end LOL!

[@rd3ster]

Brilliant. Footage from every conceivable angle, including aerial as it passes through England's green and pleasant land. I would guess that those 2 white pots atop the boiler's mantle contain coffee. Wonderful to see such huge throngs gathered in so many spots along the route. Cultural patrimony kept alive. Superb.

[@ryanbird5419]

rd3ster We only drink tea in England

[@rd3ster]

Of course! Silly me.

[@billmoran3812]

Apparently people in the UK still have basic common sense and avoid contact with trains. Our much louder whistles and horns, flashing lights bells and other warning apparatus don't prevent frequent fatal collisions. Your track signals and token system have been replaced in the US by CTC and radio dispatched train orders.

[@jonathanpersson1205]

I suspect the token system is becuase its a heritage railway line. I guess its a bit late to strangle whoever designed that whistle!

[@sacredterrador5611]

What was the lever that the driver kept tugging on? I never saw it really move.

[@TheOli123440]

That would be the regulator. In other words, the throttle. The regulator admits steam to the cylinders which moves the locomotive. Steam locomotives seem very sensitive to the regulator. Too much throttle and the wheels will spin, like at the beginning of the run. The driver has to find the sweet spot between lack of power and too much of it in order to move the engine, so delicate operation of the regulator is necessary, even if it doesn't look like it's moved all that much. Although, the regulator doesn't look easy to operate. It seems very stiff and not ideal for precision throttle control.

[@roycamp795]

Flibble Wally i

[@iainjack1649]

Great video. So many 'experts' so little knowledge ;)

[@donfredette533]

Why is the horn so small ..the steam locos always had a huge loud horn..not a tiny whistle

[@voidjavelin23]

foghorns rarely used on steam locomotives, just say whistle already

[@JohnSmith-pd1fz]

Why do you never see crowds of people waiting about all along the trackside waiting to see a Pendolino go by?

[@nellermann]

Only the English would be wearing neck ties and have tea kettles on the fire box while manning a coal locomotive! Love it. But a bigger fan of our own railroad history in the US.

[@Lovo678]

You must be pi55ed we invented it all

[@gwo7610]

so many stupid comments, brilliant engine and crew and the severn valley railways is a superb day out!

[@tahibtahir3120]

Your stupid

[@dblissmn]

That's the nicest 25mph track you'll ever see. What's the reason for the low limit considering the nicely aligned, heavy welded rail?

[@benbrotherwood9128]

Heritage Railways do not have to apply for a full Safety Certificate if they remain at the 25mph speed limit. The standards you would have to meet to be able to apply for one would be beyond the capabilities of most organisations. It's not worth the effort over such short distances when you are basically selling a pretty view and a steam engine.

[@MrDibbsey]

Most heritage railways (but not all) operate as ‘light railways’ to avoid some of the more stringent regulations, a downside to this is the 25mph speed restriction. Not to say tat crews will necessarily stick to this.

[@elliotslater6448]

This s because its on a bank that is always moving so they do it incase the track ahead is broken or has a problem (i am a volunteer on the severn valley railway)

[@philippankhurst6680]

The LRO determines the maximum permitted speed of 25mph, but Mr Slater is right in that there are sections of the SVR which have caused problems with movement since the railway opened in the 1860s. At Sterns there is constant movement towards the river and there has been heavy investment at the County boundary recently for similar reasons. We shouldn't forget that in 2007 the line 'slipped away' in more than 40 places, so the topograpnhy and land does have a significant influence on how the railway operates.

[@jimsonbrown9768]

Why all the idiotic comments about the slow speed? This isn't a commuter train. People are riding it to enjoy the experience. Why would you want to go fast?

[@lotto123ish]

Have any of you seen the movie north west frontier.

[@baphomet66and6]

On BBC 4 last night . Very good prog,.... People out in their thousands to watch it pass.

[@johnmich5643]

So what actually happened at the start?When it didn't start off.

[@tinaskodra9492]

good video

[@stevesouthwick4211]

Well I wonder how scotsman copes with the 1/49 on the nymr

[@nanimys]

This documentary was shot in the year???

[@bigsai4472]

I hope one day I drive the Flying Scotsman, it’s been my favorite A3 Locomotive since I was 3 years old...I’m going to try to get a job at British Railways and hopefully one day I could drive the famous Steam Engine that broke 100 Miles Per Hour...I love you Scotty, but please wait for me until the time comes?

[@tonydelaney3536]

That wan not a flying start was it?

[@LoonasHusband]

The only thing I don't like acbout this engine is the whistle. It sounds so weak and gutless.

[@TrainTrackTrav]

Didn't Flying Scotsman use to have a chime whistle aswell?

[@peterwilliamallen1063]

No

[@j.l_railphotography]

She did carry one previously.@@peterwilliamallen1063

[@michaelhesterberg702]

I'm enjoying this video! Why do all the people just stand, waiting at every crossing to wave at the train? Was this journey something special?

[@philippankhurst6680]

The Flying Scotsman draws crowds wherever she goes. More than 40,000 people saw her that week-end at the Severn Valley Railway. She was the first engine to ever exceed 100 mph and is, arguably, the most famous locomotive in the world. She had just returned to steam after a break of more than 10 years.

[@memahselfni]

It's probably like how whenever Union Pacific brings out No. 844 or the Big Boy for an excursion, lots of people come out to see them.

[@ewannewton979]

Michael Hesterberg yes it was special it’s a very special loco it was a guest loco it’s very rare to see it

[@JJTis]

Great

[@Rorkazak]

Why the wimpy-sounding whistle ?

[@MrMKH2010]

That’s the problem with Gresly’s “All or Nothing” regulator. You either open it all the way, or you just sit there

[@henryhild7404]

Don’t get me wrong I love this engine, but I wish papyrus should of been saved too.

[@paulcaswell2813]

FINALLY someone who agrees with my long-held view that 2750 was more important than most of our preserved locomotives. Still the holder of the British unstreamlined speed record. Indeed, what I wouldn't to have both she and 2509 back on our rails. Without wishing to hurt certain people's feelings, 4488 (Dominion of Canada) was always regarded as the 'sluggard' of the A4s, and yet she survived, yet 2509, the first of the A4s, and probably the greatest day-to-day runner (27th Sept 1935 is a good start) of any British locomotive was lost to us. I have a photograph of her, languishing in a light dusting of snow, unwanted, derelict, and due for scrapping outside Doncaster works of all places :-(

[@henryhild7404]

Paul Caswell i totally Agree with what you are saying. I don’t know wether you agree wether alive link of the A4 should of been saved too because that hauled some very important trains, and still performed very well. In addition to this there also should of been more get king class saved too because as much as I love the castle and halls many of those where built would of been nice to have something a bit more rare. My favourite loco is Pendennis castle. What’s yours ?

[@paulcaswell2813]

Favourite preserved - Mallard for history, Green Arrow (60800) for design and work done. Favourite lost (apart from Silver Link) - GNR 1470 Great Northern - the first and pioneering Gresley Pacific.

[@paulcaswell2813]

On to my 'if only' list are two more - the original GW de Glehn compound Atlantic 'La France', and finally, SNCF 242A1 - Chapelon's masterpiece.

[@xjxnebxg]

@@paulcaswell2813 Dominion of Canada is at National Railroad Museum in Canada right now tho

[@petrired7701]

What country is this??

[@voidjavelin23]

the tea sipping brittain

[@petrired7701]

@@voidjavelin23 Surely the UK

[@voidjavelin23]

@@petrired7701 how cant you tell anyway

[@petrired7701]

@@voidjavelin23 idk

[@JUSJAK]

As kids we would hide in the tunnel in a alcove and wait for the steam train to come through

[@freeman8128]

Four people on the footplate? Sure that's enough? Is there anyone in the carriages?

[@michaelwootton8692]

veay good

[@verimmejzini6437]

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