Visiting Engines

[@InverhavonRailways]

I remember riding on the 63 coach end of gala special. It was a VERY rapid departure from New Romney when a coupling failed and the front 8 coaches shot off like a bullet under Littlestone Road bridge before the drivers managed to stop! They backed up and reconnected to take the rest of the train with them on the 2nd attempt. A brilliant run then via Dungeness and back to Hythe. Many good memories in that video.

[@chandlerbstransport422]

The locos from Liverpool that year all met again at the RHDR Gala in 2022! It took long enough for that to happen!!!

[@751terriertravels.]

The guy driving the bwlr American engine still helps at the railway now!

[@electrocutas]

Brilliant extremely interesting viewing.. Thank you for sharing

[@adambate93]

Very enjoyable video. Interesting and insightful Thanks for sharing Adam

[@dthead]

Thankyou Derek for sharing. I do appriciate it !

[@peterhunt2723]

Was at the Liverpool festival, rode on the Ravenglass loco, lovely memory

[@flippop101]

Superb! Very grateful!

[@XNick291X]

Does anybody know about the DMU at 2:20? Is it still with the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway or has it been scrapped/privately owned? Many Thanks.

[@Hunter18ism]

Motors themselves I believe are scrapped or destroyed in the workshop fire if they were stored. The cars themselves were reduced to normal coaching stock with one or two being adapted for disabled use.

[@johntcashdown1363]

If they really wanted a red 482, then why didn’t the RHDR just send Hercules?

[@DerekSmith1949]

Hercules wasn't available and it was too dull a red. With Samson nearing its overhaul it was easier to paint bits of it red than to do a proper job on Hercules,

[@johntcashdown1363]

@@DerekSmith1949 ah ok thanks Derek. I remember buying a ticket on Hercules in 1981. Both that one and Northern Chief has not long come back from overhaul and they were still being worked back in

[@G5BTB5G]

Anyone know what happened to the Carnforth built coaches used at Liverpool?

[@jakeandfriends3554]

many places

[@G5BTB5G]

@@jakeandfriends3554 thanks

[@bm8292]

Are these steam engines manufactured today and where?

[@DerekSmith1949]

All of the RHDR locos were manufactured in the 1920s and 30s, but there are still manufacturers producing smaller passenger hauling steam locos. Companies like Maxitrak, Station Road Steam etc. There is also a market for second hand steam locos and there are several companies who buy and sell.

[@jakeandfriends3554]

hey derek ive heard u know alot about windmill?

[@DerekSmith1949]

I know the chap who used to own it but not much else - sorry

[@jakeandfriends3554]

@@DerekSmith1949 fair im trying to get a list of locos that are there for something im working on and cant seem to contact them directly

[@DerekSmith1949]

@@jakeandfriends3554 The railway and some of the stock has been sold to the farm owner recently. I'm not sure what is happening with the remainder of the stock although I know that the Barlow/Lakeside stuff is remaining in one place as a collection rather than being sold off.

[@jakeandfriends3554]

@@DerekSmith1949 are thats good would be nice if the barlows went to saltburn for a bit as that would mean all the barlows are in once place is there any info on city of london the black 5 out line and batterson as i was following them but but when dead at windmill again same with the 52 however im guessing thats with the lakeside stock

[@jakeandfriends3554]

sorry for asking so many questions its just that this is the best ive got at the moment

[@markharrington508]

So, Simon Batten is the only man to have ever driven The Bug in Norfolk?

[@DerekSmith1949]

The booked driver was Richard Batten who let Simon have a drive on this trip. RCB drove it a couple of times I think during its short stay along with one or two of the then BVR drivers. It was found that it was not really able to keep up with the timings so its stay was very short.

[@markharrington508]

@@DerekSmith1949 Thanks for your response. Not really surprising that the Bug didn't make the grade:; the bank out of Aylsham is a stiff test for many a loco and driver. If RCB decided it wasn't up to the job the that was the end of the matter!

[@DerekSmith1949]

@@markharrington508 Having bought Southern Maid out of Wroxham on a wet rail with a full set during one of the early galas I can do no more than agree about a challenge. I've driven the Bug on many occasions at Romney and it wasn't bad to drive but with a full set to Dungeness and back it was a constant battle to balance pressure and water level.

[@DillonTrinhProductions]

No redwood valley railway visit?

[@DerekSmith1949]

No, I'm sorry but at the time of the visit by both locos I was rather tied up with the visit and didn't have time to video it. I did ask if anyone had and video of the visits but nothing was forthcoming except a bit of extremely poor quality 8mm film.

[@DillonTrinhProductions]

@@DerekSmith1949 you mean filmed it?

[@DerekSmith1949]

@@DillonTrinhProductions No most of the stuff at that time I shot on video not film.

[@DillonTrinhProductions]

@@DerekSmith1949 I meant saying the word filmed, like for example: "I filmed a video today" It sounded more professional then saying: "I video a video at a event today" Don't you agree?

[@DerekSmith1949]

@@DillonTrinhProductions Film is that stuff with sproket holes down the sides - we tend to say I'm going to video something today if we are using video as the medium. As an ex broadcast TV cameraman I know that my fellow film cameramen would get very upset if I said I was filming a video. :-)