Wash and brush up - British Transport Films - British Rail steam loco maintenance - 1950s

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Bennett Brook Railway

Bennett Brook Railway

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@rajabhausurwase5227
@rajabhausurwase5227 Жыл бұрын
Salutes to those scientists and researchers who invented such a gigantic engines and developed the skill to operate it. Thanks for presenting such videos for present generations to nourish and cherish to undergo hard work. 🙏
@judefernandez827
@judefernandez827 4 жыл бұрын
Just a beautiful video , My father was a driver and my father in law was Boiler Chargeman in the loco shed in South India 🇮🇳 and my cousins were firemen and guards and yardmaster and station master . Cheers from Australia by way of India .
@noorinoori3167
@noorinoori3167 3 жыл бұрын
All your ansisters and your elders serve indian railways man and what are you doing in Austreliya?Only telling stories to the childrens of Austrelia...
@Holy_Bell
@Holy_Bell 2 жыл бұрын
😲
@oscarchavira2497
@oscarchavira2497 2 жыл бұрын
@@noorinoori3167 p pop pop
@bootstrapbill9489
@bootstrapbill9489 2 жыл бұрын
Napier Deltic Animation
@bootstrapbill9489
@bootstrapbill9489 2 жыл бұрын
Napier Deltic Animation
@adrianbabino8580
@adrianbabino8580 4 жыл бұрын
was english. Now after so many years I know what this good man did in his maintenance job. The steam locomotives were know as "Caprottis" but their real class was "Pacific" Thank You !again!!
@beeble2003
@beeble2003 8 ай бұрын
Not sure what you mean. This locomotive is a 4-6-0, not a Pacific (4-6-2) and it doesn't have Caprotti valve gear (a few members of its class were fitted with it, but not this one).
@woobyvr9654
@woobyvr9654 2 жыл бұрын
I'm one of the few people in this day and age that still works as a steam locomotive fitter for a living, pretty much do the exact same stuff these guys in the video, although we use some different methods to do stuff shown in this video. Its a hell of a job to do and I cant imagine the turnaround these guys doing it back then had. its very different in this day and age, there isn't an infinite amount of man power like massive workshops used to have so exams and maintenance takes a lot longer. they used to have separate fitters, machinists, welders, tube sweepers, examiners, barmen, washers and dozens of other roles. Now days you learn to do ALL of it yourself, its a lot more daunting than what it once was
@tompodnar3066
@tompodnar3066 2 жыл бұрын
Where are you a fitter? Im in the US in Cleveland.
@woobyvr9654
@woobyvr9654 2 жыл бұрын
@@tompodnar3066 Victoria Australia
@greenrosenz
@greenrosenz 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Woody is this a full time job on a working railway or a vintage touristy railway. I'm sure it is daunting, I know the British Railways has a very large workforce but they were obviously needed to achieve those turnaround times.
@woobyvr9654
@woobyvr9654 2 жыл бұрын
@@greenrosenz full time job as a fitter on operating steam locomotives
@ThatRailwayEngineer
@ThatRailwayEngineer Ай бұрын
I’m a cleaner (trainee fireman) in the UK and it’s nothing like this. Cleaners don’t bother with the insides of the engines anymore. That’s usually left for off period of a locomotive when it isn’t running, and the owner of the locomotive, usually a driver or fireman (depending on who owns it) will do this. Washouts are pretty similar apart from the fact that the hoses are a lot thinner and the water pressure is more powerful. This is only ever done with the engine is in a cold state as well for safety reasons. Cleaners only bother with the outside of the engines these days, usually washing the wheels, frames and the body.
@TheMartinchostar
@TheMartinchostar 2 жыл бұрын
Detailed step-by-step old school steam engine maintenence. Bravo!
@alsonberg
@alsonberg Ай бұрын
This film is really a great insight into how labour intensive the steam era was. It's understandable why the leadership wanted them gone. Thanks for posting this historic footage.
@suryaprakashbellary8773
@suryaprakashbellary8773 Жыл бұрын
Very informative and gives an idea about the dregery involved . Hats off to these men who ensured the condition of these majesti c engines to the best possible condition.
@thomashenderson3901
@thomashenderson3901 4 жыл бұрын
Keep coming back to this, very enjoyable.
@richardgriffin9676
@richardgriffin9676 Жыл бұрын
I always find this film so amazing that ' it takes so meny men to look after a steam engine
@mohans287
@mohans287 4 жыл бұрын
Hard work, total dedication and precision at every turn. Good old timers. Salute you.
@barbaramoran8690
@barbaramoran8690 4 жыл бұрын
These guys loved their work..73020 is so cute!
@ctecrwp
@ctecrwp Жыл бұрын
Never noticed this engineering masterpiece....thanks.
@kaasmeester5903
@kaasmeester5903 3 ай бұрын
What a job that was, to take care of the engine when it returned to the shed, inspect and clean, and get it ready for another day’s work. Two guys run the engine, but I had no idea of the team and the work involved to keep that engine in running order.
@arthurdanielles4784
@arthurdanielles4784 3 жыл бұрын
My brother always watched the steam trains pull into the station from the bridge nearby. "A magnificent sight to behold, a true majestic beast in all its glory puffing away." My treat later on in life was the visit to the rail museum in York (UK) It was truly memorable. 😀Thanks for giving us an astonishing oversight of what it took to maintain such a beast. #Respect for those who toiled on the railways in its hey day of steam. We Brits invented the railways but sadly this is a reminder that we failed in so many ways to innovate and create whilst so many other countries took rail and transport to such levels that left us trailing behind. You only have to look at Japan and China with their high speed super trains, the infrastructure, the innovation and creativity to realise how much we have lost when we should have been ahead of the game... from the off. Stay safe whoever, wherever you are. 😐👍
@yours_sincerely48
@yours_sincerely48 2 жыл бұрын
You be surprised that China operated past year Y2K on steam trains. They still built steam trains up to 1998. Imagine having steam trains and MagLev operating in china country in the same decade.
@arthurdanielles4784
@arthurdanielles4784 2 жыл бұрын
@@yours_sincerely48 I actually witnessed the steam trains in both China AND India (the Maharaja's ?) I think the Railway museum (York ) had one of the China steam and carriages trains.. Still got pics somewhere.. 👀
@victorhillyar7309
@victorhillyar7309 2 жыл бұрын
A problem in the U.K. is that we needed short distance trains so having to build special long distance lines really was uneconomical when You can run trains bypassing the local stations at 125 mph+
@sanjeevpereira8141
@sanjeevpereira8141 2 жыл бұрын
Great vedik Team work British quality and craftsmanship to its core Awesome just too great Love fm Goa India
@adrianbabino8580
@adrianbabino8580 4 жыл бұрын
I thank You so much for this "vintage" information!! My (now ex) wife´s Grandpa worked in Casilda´s locomotive yard in Santa Fe, Argentina. In those times all railroad material
@TheWhiteOwl23
@TheWhiteOwl23 4 жыл бұрын
I had no idea these machines were so incredibly complex. Astounding.
@xyz.ijk.
@xyz.ijk. 4 жыл бұрын
Actually much more complex and elegant than this film shows -- imagine stripping one down to bare and rebuilding it, as required by code ... or the "firewheels" to "re-tire" a driving wheel. They look like one piece, but they're not!
@kanjitard
@kanjitard 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly. I was thinking a coal fire under a water tank that produces steam when boiling, but nope
@davidmarsden8008
@davidmarsden8008 3 жыл бұрын
They were actually living things
@gorporpio
@gorporpio 2 жыл бұрын
Also known as a contraption.
@X3ABnew
@X3ABnew 2 жыл бұрын
Please note how longlasting was the service in comparison to the working (on rail) time. The efficiency was so low
@tismeagen684
@tismeagen684 2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating footage, those old steam engines were very labour intensive to maintain and costly to run, but nonetheless they were an interesting historical engineering development.
@WildPhotoShooter
@WildPhotoShooter 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, the cost of labour alone made steam financially impossible when diesels were available to do the same job.
@MGDumasia
@MGDumasia 4 жыл бұрын
Salutes to the designers of steam locomotives and to the dedicated workers. No whistle of the modern locomotives like old one, shrill tone fill the thrills in the skin.
@selvarajabraham9608
@selvarajabraham9608 2 жыл бұрын
This was the system back then when I travelled by train, hardly adware so much made the speed and success of our happy train journey! Hats off to those who went through the ordeals.. served us happily, God bless their posteriors
@stevengrantham7551
@stevengrantham7551 25 күн бұрын
I was a power plant operations and maintenance guy for twenty six years. These guys make my era of steam power seem like child's play 😮
@scopex2749
@scopex2749 4 жыл бұрын
I uses to do all this as a volunteer on Severn Valley Railway! Raking out the fire, shovelling the smoke box out etc. I used to look like a miner at the end of the day! You could only see me at night when i smiled!
@brianparkhurst1019
@brianparkhurst1019 2 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful film, reminds me of the old Walt Disney films about how things work. I don't what it is, maybe because I've made my living with my hands as well, but I can watch stuff like this all day.
@sandeeppaunikar
@sandeeppaunikar 4 жыл бұрын
It's really great to watch such video documentation. Sheer team work era, I wonder even inspection guy was involved himself thoroughly. I understand why it calls good old days.
@blmeena1376
@blmeena1376 4 жыл бұрын
Very Good video
@SR-fx5sm
@SR-fx5sm 2 жыл бұрын
Nothin good about it..these men had it rough.
@grandadgamer8390
@grandadgamer8390 Жыл бұрын
My god, the man hours needed to turn a steam engine around and back in service. Incredibly. I'm a diesel generation, as a kid seeing first HST at Paddington was incredible 🙂
@vpat_patv
@vpat_patv 2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful explanation of the steam locomotive maintenance works. Good job 👍
@davemac3579
@davemac3579 2 ай бұрын
My Dad was a Fireman on the old British Railways in the 50's ❤
@rapturebound197
@rapturebound197 2 жыл бұрын
Great detail and photography. This was hard heavy work. Thanx for the show 👍
@luisreyes1963
@luisreyes1963 Ай бұрын
A flim showing us just how complex a steam locomotive's maintainance can be. 🚂
@stevengreen4148
@stevengreen4148 4 ай бұрын
Thank you once again for an informative video on KL stay safe
@ChefEarthenware
@ChefEarthenware Жыл бұрын
Nice as these steam engines are, I can see why they were replaced with diesels. That's a ferocious amount of maintenance.
@shetijay
@shetijay 2 жыл бұрын
Oooh i wish i was born during this period,i love the workmanship.
@eliodavidoliva4042
@eliodavidoliva4042 Жыл бұрын
Good Job guys , It makes me remain to my grand father ..he was an steeam locomotive driver here in Argentina
@0dbm
@0dbm 4 ай бұрын
🤙❤️🤙 Steam was so short lived Beautiful video Thank you
@0dbm
@0dbm 4 ай бұрын
If it doesn’t ring true ,it will have to be replaced ❤
@0dbm
@0dbm 4 ай бұрын
Well placed cobs ?
@Otaku155
@Otaku155 2 жыл бұрын
One thing this video does not really show is how heavy some of this stuff is; the smoke box locking bar alone weighs about 250 to 350 lbs depending on the locomotive.
@simonf8902
@simonf8902 2 жыл бұрын
The lock looks remarkably clean after several days in service !! Good stuff.
@richardbrown1189
@richardbrown1189 2 жыл бұрын
Looking at the amount of downtime and the sheer number of men involved in keeping a steam engine running it's no wonder BR were so keen to go over to diesel locomotives!
@sarahemerson6567
@sarahemerson6567 2 жыл бұрын
That animation is outstanding for it's time!!
@aspjake123
@aspjake123 2 жыл бұрын
Completely fascinating Thank you!!
@ele4853
@ele4853 2 жыл бұрын
I had no idea about how many different tasks it took to make a loco runs! Super labor intense! Amazing how they used to do this and nobody even thought about it!
@beeble2003
@beeble2003 8 ай бұрын
People thought about it a lot -- that's why the lococomotives were designed to facilitate the cleaning processes. It's also why diesel locomotives so quickly replaced steam.
@D.Salter
@D.Salter 2 жыл бұрын
I had to do this today on an Andrew Berkley Engine. It's quite complex and very dirty! We don't have jet powered machines. We have this long brush on a stick; and you have to remember to turn it clockwise other wise the brush twists off, then somebody has to squeeze into the tiny firebox! Never realised how complex it was until this morning when I arrived.
@opdrvr
@opdrvr 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Great video!!
@arbjful
@arbjful 4 жыл бұрын
Very nice. Brings back memories of going off on vacations on trains.
@traktorworks3200
@traktorworks3200 2 жыл бұрын
this is the other side of your fun and games on your vacation. a lot of hard working people making your vacation happen. i hope you think of this when you recall your vacation times. heaven forbid the amount of hard tedious dirty and oft unsafe work these men had to do just to earn a wage. i would bet not one of them was unhappy to see the end of the coal trains and all that went with it.
@alpeshrathod7524
@alpeshrathod7524 4 жыл бұрын
Really very nice information and hard work of team that they maintained a Loco very well. Enjoyed this video and got facts about steam engines.
@BustedDrunk
@BustedDrunk 2 жыл бұрын
Superb video, of great interest to anyone involved in modern boiler operations also.
@himanshusharma5141
@himanshusharma5141 2 жыл бұрын
Superb documentary
@johndavey72
@johndavey72 Ай бұрын
Lovely ....wonderful ......scrumptious 😊❤
@AnthonyTolhurst-dw1nc
@AnthonyTolhurst-dw1nc 4 жыл бұрын
I remember my last steam train journey in 1966 or so, from Riverstone to Blacktown and back. Different from today’s stuff, rickety wooden trestle and, black sooty smoke, the lot.
@petedube9367
@petedube9367 4 жыл бұрын
I rode on one of these steam trains in 1959 from Kettering to London . Stayed in London for a few days and took a train back to Kettering . Never did marry that girl .
@howardlitson9796
@howardlitson9796 3 жыл бұрын
So many undergraduates student in period of university get married from age 20 to 30, and then after bachelor degree and master degree graduation, they worked in factory. Their age were 30 years old. It's factory internship employee training and apprenticeship.
@howardlitson9796
@howardlitson9796 3 жыл бұрын
Pete Dube maybe you didn't know about situation.
@howardlitson9796
@howardlitson9796 3 жыл бұрын
These people have family.
@chrisfisher5960
@chrisfisher5960 2 жыл бұрын
Never mind, you took a train ride!!
@jonathan461965
@jonathan461965 32 минут бұрын
Teamwork at its finest. We were the best in the world at this. Sadly, all but a memory now. 😔
@MrDavil43
@MrDavil43 4 жыл бұрын
You can see why steam had to go, all those people and all that time needed between revenue earning usage. But how magnificent they looked and sounded.
@StonyRC
@StonyRC 4 жыл бұрын
Davil - Yes indeed, very labour intensive, but in those days coal was VERY cheap as a fuel source and there was a need for a lot of jobs in the post-war era. More importantly though, the ash and burn products in the engine were WILDLY carcinogenic plus the dust caused horrendous lung disease for the poor buggers that climbed in and out of the fireboxes! But it was indeed a most wonderful sight to see an engine in full steam. I'm old enough to remember seeing the last of them in the 1960's and travel on them with my parents.
@K-Effect
@K-Effect 4 жыл бұрын
The railroads used to make a gobs of money. They could spend money like water, look at the old railroad stations. When business dried up because of vehicles and airplanes efficiency and cost cutting became very important. Look how many railroad companies have died off in the past 80 years.
@manga12
@manga12 4 жыл бұрын
@@K-Effect right but, there are advantages of steam that it can use anything combustable and makes more power the harder you push it, though lots of the work in theory could have been trimmed down, if you look at what Argentinian engineer Livio Dante Porta did with steam locos, its fascinating he got lots of the maintenance down, and combustion much more efficient with a gasmaker firebox, and using better pistons with diesel quality sealing, you also have the exhausting system, he made advancements in that as well, please read up on what he had to say if you are interested in steam power, he died in 2003, but he wrote many treatise on steam and thermal dynamics once that was applied it did wonders, and he had several that followed his footsteps, like Davidson Ward though, and many took from the lessons he taught. sure steam is labor intensive but it was one of portas engines that produced the highest power to weight ratio even more then a diesle electric engine, and lots of the down time could be taken out with the things porta talked about, and though in theory they could develop even another generation of steam locos, that used techniques and advancements that had yet to be reached, as even his engines and advancements were only generation 2 at least at the time of his death. but please read up on him, he was a no bull kind of fellow but said by one person I know at the historical railroad I help out at to be just as nice a person as he was good at engineering.
@barbaramoran8690
@barbaramoran8690 4 жыл бұрын
manga12 I heard that the man could have developed steam engines more efficient but still looking like the beautiful traditional steam engines like 73020 .Wish there were engines like that in USA .I’d love to hang out with one like I did several times with Union Pacific 844 who they keep as a pet.A place like Sodor would be paradise for me !!!!
@willpederz3464
@willpederz3464 4 жыл бұрын
yeah and now we have got all these people unemployed claiming benefits while the yuppies run the country
@davestrains
@davestrains 4 жыл бұрын
fabulous video, thankyou for sharing it!!!! cheers,dave
@BennettBrookRailway
@BennettBrookRailway 4 жыл бұрын
No worries!
@basiraza740
@basiraza740 4 жыл бұрын
Ok
@SimonWallwork
@SimonWallwork 2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful film.
@IS-L
@IS-L 2 ай бұрын
My old man was a firemen on steam. He always said, "it was a poor fireman that let his engine steam poorly". The trick was to shovel in a load of sand while the blower was onsand blasting the tubes and shoving the muck up the flue.
@nunyabizness199
@nunyabizness199 4 жыл бұрын
I think this is one of the most interesting videos Ive seen on this subject, and I worked for the railroads...👍
@alubhaichopda4773
@alubhaichopda4773 3 жыл бұрын
टटंटंटंटंबटं
@sarathchandra2285
@sarathchandra2285 4 жыл бұрын
I am very glad to see such videos.
@dannyc.jewell8788
@dannyc.jewell8788 4 жыл бұрын
Nice to see the process ,I never knew any of this stuff before or even wondered about it
@jhonmerrick6038
@jhonmerrick6038 4 жыл бұрын
@dannyc.jewell8788
@dannyc.jewell8788 4 жыл бұрын
@@jhonmerrick6038 Comments like yours makes You Tube what it is today
@KhatuYogesh
@KhatuYogesh 4 жыл бұрын
An Era when there was a value for hardwork ,skill and expertise...not to money and consultancy!
@1JUSTGOTLUCKY1
@1JUSTGOTLUCKY1 2 жыл бұрын
Great video...very informative!! Thank you for the post!
@ap42869
@ap42869 2 жыл бұрын
timeless and authentic sir 👍
@mauriceupton1474
@mauriceupton1474 4 жыл бұрын
Very labor-intensive but at least everybody had a job.
@MrStarfishPrime
@MrStarfishPrime 4 жыл бұрын
And with that job you could raise a family
@larmar
@larmar 4 жыл бұрын
Today nobody would do that work, what work? Surely your not talking to me!
@davidantoniocamposbarros7528
@davidantoniocamposbarros7528 3 жыл бұрын
@@PreservationEnthusiast in your dreams bud
@davidantoniocamposbarros7528
@davidantoniocamposbarros7528 3 жыл бұрын
@@PreservationEnthusiast oh really? If so then apparently preservation doesn't exist then
@beagle7622
@beagle7622 3 жыл бұрын
Never mention Asbestos it’s everywhere. Just making a point, no eye protection,ear muffs. No workers comp if you get sick or injured. Terrible dirty working conditions.
@grumpyg9350
@grumpyg9350 4 жыл бұрын
Great video. Wouldn't change a thing. 👍👍👍👍👍👍😷
@xr6lad
@xr6lad 3 жыл бұрын
8+ hours from cold to get up enough steam. All you need to know as to why, despite the romance, steam had to die on the railways. 8 hours vs 10 minutes flicking a switch.
@PeterPan-iz1kk
@PeterPan-iz1kk 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Thanks! :-)
@Quebecoisegal
@Quebecoisegal 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful machines.
@parthabiswas2952
@parthabiswas2952 Жыл бұрын
MARVELOUS JOB.
@markbarber7839
@markbarber7839 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video.
@rameshsastry6779
@rameshsastry6779 4 жыл бұрын
Very interesting.👏👏👏 , how well the team works. And they their work. Perfectly. Very good.
@narenderpal8995
@narenderpal8995 3 жыл бұрын
So nice hard work and all of have cool work...still awaited today life.
@JohnPlant90
@JohnPlant90 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting "Work Wear" and Personal Protective Equipment!
@edwardgray154
@edwardgray154 11 ай бұрын
when you worked on 1 of these steam locos you will know you put in a hard days work.
@nikerailfanningttm9046
@nikerailfanningttm9046 2 жыл бұрын
I wish BR never retired steam for good, seeing mainliners such as the A4, A3, Lord Nelson Class, and others still in revenue service today would be so grand.
@tompodnar3066
@tompodnar3066 2 жыл бұрын
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@beeble2003
@beeble2003 8 ай бұрын
But they wouldn't still be in service today, just like most of the diesels that replaced them in the 1950s-60s aren't still in service today.
@MrPete1x
@MrPete1x 2 жыл бұрын
Next time you hear a politician say "we've worked very hard" remember these guys and think to yourself "no you didn't"
@robertwilson123
@robertwilson123 2 жыл бұрын
And that ladies and gentlemen was why diesels engines were brought in. An enormous force of men to every couple of weeks give a steam engine a huge overhaul... Diesels just switch on and start up and occasional servicing.
@galefeynman9796
@galefeynman9796 2 жыл бұрын
I totally understand that tapping the stream pipes with a hammer is probably the only real way to check the pipes for rust, but the amount of anxiety watching him do it gave me could probably provide enough energy to run five stream engines alone.
@urs2357
@urs2357 Ай бұрын
Very good information video
@MARKETMAN6789
@MARKETMAN6789 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for a very informative video
@eoj2495
@eoj2495 4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful film, very interesting!!
@starvingartist6754
@starvingartist6754 2 жыл бұрын
My grand dad worked on freight train engines from 1901 til the 30s , he invented two parts for the engine, but I'm not sure what they were !
@tyrel7185
@tyrel7185 2 жыл бұрын
Good work team!
@marksmith-gc5yo
@marksmith-gc5yo Жыл бұрын
very interesting to watch
@Predikant
@Predikant 2 жыл бұрын
The graphics created at the time were excellent considering that the technology wasn't what we have at our disposal nowadays.
@stevecurd9113
@stevecurd9113 2 ай бұрын
What a fantastic era
@syedabidnri5999
@syedabidnri5999 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for all
@keithevans7996
@keithevans7996 11 күн бұрын
What a brilliant film.
@salamehkhraisha3765
@salamehkhraisha3765 Жыл бұрын
The steam train had been the main transportation mean connecting the capital Amman with the capital of South Desrt Maan before the sixties of last century .the present desert highway was was not existing that time
@simongleaden2864
@simongleaden2864 2 жыл бұрын
This engine was still quite new when this was filmed, only a few years old at most. BR built hundreds of new steam engines in the 1950's, but there was no shortage of decent British coal and any oil imported for fuelling diesels would have had to be imported, using scarce foreign currency.
@lorumipsum1129
@lorumipsum1129 2 жыл бұрын
I believe 73020 was scrapped in the early 60s unfortunately. Would love too see a modern remake of this vid with the same engine
@beeble2003
@beeble2003 8 ай бұрын
@@lorumipsum1129 Late '60s -- withdrawn from service in 1967 and scrapped the following year.
@dh4521
@dh4521 2 жыл бұрын
I wonder if the engines were maintained in a heated state for most of their time in service, just being cooled down for maintenance work? Such a lot to learn from these wonderful old films, thanks for sharing them.
@bonzomcdrumcat4989
@bonzomcdrumcat4989 2 жыл бұрын
They were. Unless they weren't needed for a few days, while they were in a shed not being used, a man would come around to keep the fires going so the crew didnt have to wait 6+hours for enough water to boil
@dh4521
@dh4521 2 жыл бұрын
@@bonzomcdrumcat4989 Thanks for the reply. Makes perfect sense 👍
@robertharwood1012
@robertharwood1012 4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fascinating!
@johnkolassa1645
@johnkolassa1645 3 жыл бұрын
Some of these jobs must have been very hazardous. I'm glad the industry is safer today. I'm surprised that mechanical stokers weren't the norm in the 1950's.
@xr6lad
@xr6lad 3 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised they were never converted to oil burning like many countries steam engines.
@exadorthecat3346
@exadorthecat3346 2 жыл бұрын
Best coal in the world was in Scotland. Why import oil.
@geekyboringfilms233
@geekyboringfilms233 2 жыл бұрын
Mechanical stokers need finely-crushed coal rather than big lumps, otherwise they seize up. This means that the draught on the fire draws a lot of coals through the boiler and out of the chimney, making mechanically-stoked engines dirtier and less efficient.
@johnkolassa1645
@johnkolassa1645 2 жыл бұрын
@@geekyboringfilms233 Thanks.
@matekochkoch
@matekochkoch 2 жыл бұрын
@@xr6lad Running a steam engine on oil makes no sense for a country with diesel engine industry. In that period Britain had to import almost all oil and the coal mines were still in operation, so there wasn't an incentive either. It was simply cheaper to build newer more efficient diesel locomotives, than converting them.
@jimc4731
@jimc4731 4 жыл бұрын
It is said for every hour the engine spent on the rails working it spent two hours in the shed undergoing maintenance. JIM
@simonsadler9360
@simonsadler9360 Жыл бұрын
Just been talking with the Mayor in the healt center in Gaianes , as a young boy remembers using El tren de Las Inglesas steam , & later in Spain many steam voyages when diesel was coming .Was on a trip on a Deltic for Cromptons years ago , crunch bang no lube in gearbox that was what broke our electric motor shafts , oh the embarrassment towed to Derby by a King class , we got back to Chelmsford by steam ,.the noise in the Deltic correct had earmuffs on plus all ourAmmeters !
@rayc.8555
@rayc.8555 4 жыл бұрын
I had no idea just how labor intensive the old engines were.
@theoccupier1652
@theoccupier1652 Жыл бұрын
They were labour intensive but lovingly cared for ... Not like the boxes on wheels where they just swap out parts or just scrap them
@austinniederjohn9813
@austinniederjohn9813 Жыл бұрын
Most of the men who worked on them did it out of love for the locomotives
@xr6lad
@xr6lad Жыл бұрын
@@austinniederjohn9813no. They would have starved if they didn’t work. Don’t suggest some nobility here.
@robertgift
@robertgift Жыл бұрын
24:31 Grade peak sign? *1 in 335* /\ *1 in 266.5* ? Would like to have seen the scale removed. As a proper tophat and tailed chimney sweep, I use metal-bristled brushes on thend of me flue rods.
@cameronduff884
@cameronduff884 2 жыл бұрын
I've got a clock like this, wondering if there are people that collect and repair them still.
@wintersbattleofbands1144
@wintersbattleofbands1144 2 жыл бұрын
No, all old clocks are unfixable as it's a prehistoric forgotten technology... I'm being sarcastic. Of course there are. Try a Google search.
@dennisneo1608
@dennisneo1608 Жыл бұрын
Great old days. Sad all these men are long gone.
@Embracing01
@Embracing01 2 жыл бұрын
Never seen this film before. I wonder why this wasn't shown during Channel 4s Going Loco season of steam and railway programmes on Sept 1990?. I know they did show the film made in the late 50s called Enginemen but not this particular film.
@charlie8970
@charlie8970 4 жыл бұрын
I'd rather live in those times and work like these men did than these sick times
@davidgray2653
@davidgray2653 4 жыл бұрын
I agree whole heartedly these are sick ti.Mrs no more jobs for life
@WhiteCamry
@WhiteCamry 4 жыл бұрын
Call your Gallifrey Travel Agent today!
@barbaramoran8690
@barbaramoran8690 4 жыл бұрын
I’m sure working with steam engines was fun .The engines were cute and loved the men back .I met Union Pacific 844 and got to hang out with him several times .Real diesels are inanimate and not like in the Thomas series .but Steam engines are half human .844 is .I would have loved it if there could have been some engines like 73020 in USA .He is so cute in the video .You can tell that he hated flue cleaning and washout . Engine wasn’t smiling when his face showed.He looked unhappy .When face showed later after screens were put back and was closed ,Engine looked like he was glad washout was over .Parts needed for seeing eating and breathing swing to left when smokebox door open remain intact and engine remains conscious .I’ll bet that film they didn’t use showed engine crying during flue cleaning and washout .The rids day high pressure sprays looked quite unpleasant .73020 was young .Born in late 1951 and movie in 1953.; I’ll bet with the movie crew there he behaved as badly as he thought he could get away with ..”I WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW HOW MUCH I HATE X DAYS !!! “Who could blame him. I felt culture shock when I saw what the engine had to go through twice a month . It looked a bit like torture although it was medically necessary and he had to hold still and take it .Once the washout was over ,they would have dried his tears and later given him a treat . Choo choos have mouths and they probably eat people food .After his dinner I think they gave him candy or ice cream .Engines can eat ice cream when not in steam.
@gerrard1144
@gerrard1144 4 жыл бұрын
@@barbaramoran8690 i like your imagination.
@gerrard1144
@gerrard1144 4 жыл бұрын
@MusicalElitist1 if someone cannot type, they're not a boomer. Geez. Can't believe some people these days. What if english isnt his first language? What if he is just a kid? What if you were in that situation, baby boomer?
@harriex3574
@harriex3574 2 жыл бұрын
complex indeed, admiration for these pioneers in the industrial revolution. we have big big probs because of this, but the individuels are great.great stuf to watch n learn.
@RaimundoNonato-nk9sc
@RaimundoNonato-nk9sc 2 жыл бұрын
Emoção pura quando nós,da termodinâmica, nos deparamos com essa preciosidade!!
@Louis-kk3to
@Louis-kk3to Жыл бұрын
One of the most important aspects of high technology
@FayazAhmad-yl6spFZ
@FayazAhmad-yl6spFZ 4 жыл бұрын
Hi any one can answer me! no doubt the whole engine is amazing machine but for me the fire box is more interesting, I wants to know what kind of insulation they were using in fire box so the iron of fire box in not melting due to high temperature of coal burning, I think may be bricks are used for insulating the floor and walls of fire box.
@Spookieham
@Spookieham 4 жыл бұрын
Fire brick insulation plus the fire sits on a grate. The firebox itself is part of the boiler shell so is surrounded by water on all sides except the bottom. The stays hold the firebox in position against the boiler shell.
@hastyone9048
@hastyone9048 4 жыл бұрын
Many boiler fire boxes used asbestos as well...although I’m not sure if they were used on Steam locomotives.
@FayazAhmad-yl6spFZ
@FayazAhmad-yl6spFZ 4 жыл бұрын
@@Spookieham Thank you.
@chriskaine8329
@chriskaine8329 4 жыл бұрын
@@hastyone9048 Yes, plenty of asbestos was used on steam locomotives. My grandfather who was a driver said that after re-lagging, you'd come out white with the stuff as all the loose bits blew off into the cab!
@b3j8
@b3j8 4 жыл бұрын
@@chriskaine8329 Not to mention what you breathed in! Many workers have died in agony from yrs of inhaling asbestos fibers into their lungs!
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