Vacuum Goods Train

[@dad1ipms]

I just love a freight and Pendon's portrayal makes me want to do better - I really MUST get weathering.

[@PendonMuseumVideos]

Geoffrey, we are really pleased that you are enjoying our freight videos and we look forward to seeing an example of your weathering when you get to do it......

[@IrishModelRailway]

Beautiful and informative video on this stunning historic layout. Thank you for sharing. M

[@PendonMuseumVideos]

Many thanks for your great feedback Michael, we very much appreciate knowing you enjoyed this video. More to come....

[@toby070]

I have to say it is model railways like this one that are among the only way to really see how trains were run back then. A very nice video and very informative too!

[@toby070]

One question that popped in my head: This diorama/layout is enormous, and I can imagine that you have a clear priority to run the model trains as smoothly as possible without awkward stops or derailments. But if the time comes when a train does inconveniently stop or derail, how do you go in to fix it? Especially when the diorama/layout is complete?

[@PendonMuseumVideos]

Good question Toby. We have access holes from which we can get to from below the dioramas to reach parts of the layout not otherwise accessible from the front.

[@landhopper4296]

As a local to Pendon, I always recommend going whether you like trains or not. It is a beautiful recreation of the past near where I live and a great way to see how the past was.

[@PendonMuseumVideos]

Thank you so much for your recommendation, we are really pleased that you enjoy your visits to Pendon and we totally agree, our Dioramas are a fully immersive experience for everyone, providing a glimpse into the past that is truly fascinating. We hope to see you again very soon.

[@gordonhardwick5151]

A wonderful train in gorgeous scenery. But when the commentator said it was a fast freight with vacuum braking I looked closely. The coupling detail and the buffers looked super but the vacuum hoses appear not to be connected up. Am I being too fussy?

[@MrNoUsername]

From the perspective of accuracy, yes it is incorrect. But since these are just models, it’s not that big of a problem as they are just representations of the real thing

[@PendonMuseumVideos]

Gordon, many thanks for your comment and question. As per the comment from @The Opera Ghost, We have attempted to represent coupled vacuum hoses on our fish train. It is enormously fiddly and can cause problems with derailing owing to lack of flexibility. Very thin rubber tube is used.

[@phil36310]

Great video, great information. Thanks for sharing !

[@PendonMuseumVideos]

Many thanks Filip. It is our pleasure.

[@Northerner_Transport_Hub]

Really strange locomotive which looks amazing and I know that most if not all of the stock is kit built, correct? Really nice to watch this long train snake it's way through the Vale scene. Just watched the new MSWJR video, could we see more from that please? I find it really interesting. Thanks.

[@PendonMuseumVideos]

Many thanks for your comment and question. The Locomotive is a 47xx 2-8-0 built specifically for fast fitted freights mostly run at night. Occasionally they were used on passenger turns especially on summer Saturdays. Our example is likely to be from a Finney kit and the majority of stock behind will be from kits as well.

[@railway187]

Very interesting 👌👍

[@PendonMuseumVideos]

Great to hear you enjoyed the video, more to come in the coming months.

[@ThatScottishAtlantic57]

Great video again fellas! 👍 Do you think (If they worked on the route during the time that is) we'll see a train from the 1925 locomotive exchange trials?

[@PendonMuseumVideos]

An interesting question. We do have a train representing the 1925 trials. LNER Pacific 4474 (later to become Victor Wild) hauling a down express. At present this is not currently on the layout. Maybe in the future.

[@ThatScottishAtlantic57]

@@PendonMuseumVideos Neat 👍 Well I look forward to it then =)

[@duncanharris9479]

The vacuum pipes aren't connected though 😢

[@PendonMuseumVideos]

Well spotted and thank you for paying such close attention to the video 😉. We hope it didn’t spoil your viewing and hope you are enjoying all of our videos.

[@peterdavy6110]

Vacuum brakes but it has a brake van. Did the Guard have anything to do other than check the loading and unloading?

[@PendonMuseumVideos]

Peter, good question. During this period, all trains had a Goods Brake van irrespective of whether continuous brakes were fitted or not. The guard was responsible for the safety of the train. It is only with modern air braked stock that guards have been dispensed with.

[@juliansadler6263]

Of course the old GWR made a USP out of the clean white smoke from Welsh steam coal. Nowadays Rees-Mogg says we must use the shale gas under our feet. 300 years of steam coal under our feet and go deep many more centuries. In the meantime we have Dean Forest coal good for domestic grates but won't burn hot enough for anything else. Or imported Colombian coal which burns black smoke. Or Polish lignite which won't burn at all.

[@Lennon6412]

Is this really the place to be advocating fracking?

[@juliansadler6263]

@@Lennon6412 Read my comment again. I oppose fracking and go for jobs in the coal industry.

[@Lennon6412]

@@juliansadler6263 fairs

[@PendonMuseumVideos]

Julian thank you for your comment. We really hope you enjoyed the video.

[@smhorse]

Politics infects everything these days, even model railways 🤷‍♂️