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Bridgnorth to Highley on the footplate of 43106 at the Severn Valley Railway
Filmed on Thursday 14th September 2023, the official re-opening day for Eardington Station. On the first day of the Autumn Steam Gala at the Severn Valley Railway we join the crew of 43106 on the local stopping service between Bridgnorth and Highley. Calling at Eardington and Hampton Loade. More information on Eardington station can be found here:
www.svrwiki.com/Eardington
43106 is an London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) designed, British Railways built; Ivatt Class 4. Designed by H.G. Ivatt, the locomotive is a 2-6-0 'Mogul' designed for Mixed Traffic work. 43106 is the only survivor of a class of 162. In their working lives they were often used on secondary routes and branch lines just like the Severn Valley for local services.
More information on 43106 (and the wider SVR) can be found here: www.svrwiki.com/LMS_Ivatt_Class_4_43106
With thanks to the crew P Fathers, A Robinson and M Burton.
Please consider supporting the Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust;
www.svrtrust.org.uk
00:00 Awaiting departure from Bridgnorth
02:39 Bridgnorth departure
06:52 Knowlesands Tunnel
07:58 Eardington Summit
10:38 Eardington Station
12:12 Eardington departure
14:55 Sterns
16:20 Sterns to Hampton Loade
21:04 Hampton Loade
22:59 Hampton Loade departure
29:39 Country Park halt
31:12 Highley Bank Summit
32:15 Highley
www.svrwiki.com/Eardington
43106 is an London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) designed, British Railways built; Ivatt Class 4. Designed by H.G. Ivatt, the locomotive is a 2-6-0 'Mogul' designed for Mixed Traffic work. 43106 is the only survivor of a class of 162. In their working lives they were often used on secondary routes and branch lines just like the Severn Valley for local services.
More information on 43106 (and the wider SVR) can be found here: www.svrwiki.com/LMS_Ivatt_Class_4_43106
With thanks to the crew P Fathers, A Robinson and M Burton.
Please consider supporting the Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust;
www.svrtrust.org.uk
00:00 Awaiting departure from Bridgnorth
02:39 Bridgnorth departure
06:52 Knowlesands Tunnel
07:58 Eardington Summit
10:38 Eardington Station
12:12 Eardington departure
14:55 Sterns
16:20 Sterns to Hampton Loade
21:04 Hampton Loade
22:59 Hampton Loade departure
29:39 Country Park halt
31:12 Highley Bank Summit
32:15 Highley
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9 out of 10 1 point nice captions those in top left bigger or place on contrasting back ground often missed them and having to back track to read cheers
This style of reverser looks to me more accurate than the Johnson bar type.
Yes, it has a lot more finesse than a lever reverser (the term in the UK used for a bar reverser). In the UK we refer to this type as a “screw reverser”, they were common on locos expected to do longer distance / continuous running; so you can use the accuracy of having more notches to work the engine more efficiently. However a screw reverser requires much more effort and time from the crew to go from full forward to full reverse (lots of turning the handle), than a lever reverser would. So screw reversers were generally not found on types of locos expected to do a lot of shunting. (There are exceptions to the above, but that became the general principle).
@@Ben.Wright Thanks for the explanation and the differences.
@@cat793cdumpy not a problem! Happy to help / share the knowledge!
@@Ben.WrightI was watching a video earlier when they brought the Flying Scotsman to Australia and it was in South Australia and traveled to Victoria. They took the usual British whistle off and put a Nathan 6 chime from a 500 class mountain type loco from South Australia. Just like the big American Freight locos and it was awesome to see and hear.
@@cat793cdumpy the variety of whistles is very impressive, always amazes me how different sounding the designs are!
Watching this from Australia. Very nice video showing a very good crew operation a lovely steam locomotive. She is running very nicely. Well done gentlemen.
Thanks for the kind comments, 43106 is a fabulous locomotive, a firm favourite with many loco crews.
The K1 is alive!
I’m not sure I understand what you mean / the relevance?
@@Ben.Wright I think that locomotive is a k1 class which is the last locomotive bulit by the lenr and when they entered service the lenr was no more I also have a model of a k1.
@@659in ah i see! This loco is actually LMS Ivatt 4MT, 43106 (known as the flying pig) www.svrwiki.com/LMS_Ivatt_Class_4_43106
@@Ben.Wright sorry I thought it was a K1.
@@659in no problem at all! It’s easy to get locomotive types mixed up!
This is a great video! Didn't know much about driving a steam loco but think I learned a lot. Love the piece of wood to hold the brakes on. Thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks for positive comments - really glad you got something out of it and enjoyed it so much! Keep a look out for the next instalment along these lines!
Thanks Ben, what a lovely lovely video. I really enjoyed that, it took me back to gentler happier times when the world wasn't quite so mad as now.💖
Thanks for the kind comment Fred - I’m glad you enjoyed the video. I hope you get the chance to visit us and those gentler happier times at the SVR at some point!
Was the crew being assess by one of the founders of the seven valley railway?????
Paul has been a supporter and volunteer at the SVR since his teenage years in the 1960s; however he was not a founding member at the Cooper’s Arm’s meeting. He has however been a director and chairman of SVR(H), and is a trustee of the SVR Charitable Trust. The crew are not being assessed by Paul.
@@Ben.Wrightthank you for the information To me it looks like he was assassing the crew?
No problem Stuart. He isn’t assessing them; during an assessment an inspector would generally not get involved in any aspect of the loco operation. Paul is however providing some instruction and sharing his wealth of experience with the crew - who don’t have quite as many years on the footplate as Paul!
Great video, nice channel, subbed!
Very nicely done video, captions very useful, thank you for the considerable time no doubt spent editing. Very useful video for a prospective fireman elsewhere. Will be checking out the rest of your videos!
I'll watch any amount of these type of videos. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the positive feedback! There is more footage currently waiting to make at least another couple of this type of video - just need to find the time to edit it! Many thanks!
@Ben.Wright I travelled to Germany and travelled on the Brocken Steam Railway. While there I purchased a DVD, they had a recording from the front, back, near, and offsides in one trip. This meant that through the video, I could switch different views while watching the same run. Your video reminds me of that DVD.
@@dinmorejunctionmodelrailway thanks very much - that’s very high praise! The Brocken is on my list of places to visit this year, I’ve only heard great things! I’ll try and include at least one other camera view in future videos and maybe a forth when I can get hold of another camera! I think additional camera locations can only a good thing!
@@dinmorejunctionmodelrailway sounds absolutely ideal - I’ll look into staying there, thanks for the recommendation!
Excellent!
Thanks Laurence, glad you enjoyed it!
Very nice done video :)
Fantastic video, love the Pig. Greatly missed. Nicely controlled from the crew, nicely edited from yourself. Cheers and keep up the great work - Alex.
Lovely, thanks 🙏
Thanks Robert, glad you enjoyed it!
Beautiful view
I like 😘🌹🤗💐😍😃 this video 📸 very much 👍 Thank you 👍🌹
Arley to Highley aboard 75069 on the Severn Valley Railway Ben Wright love louis shirley
Bewdley to Arley aboard 75069 on the Severn Valley Railway BEWDLEY,STATION) love louis shirley
Kidderminster to Bewdley aboard 75069 at the Severn Valley Railway Ben Wright love louis shirley
Thank you Louis / Paul
got to give 5 stars haven't I
Hi Ben, Could you do a footplate video of 7714 maybe a POV if you had a rostered fireman turn on any loco.
Hi, Just seen this comment - sorry! Yes, I'll try and remember to do one on 7714 when I get a turn on it.
5:23 -> 5:40 is the filming location for the BBC 1976 television adaptation of Charles Dickens' short ghost story "The Signalman"; adapted by Andrew Davies and starring Denholm Elliott.
Good spot! I don't think the BBC version is currently available via the BBC or youtube, but I have found it on Dailymotion, if anyone wants to check it out - its worth a watch. www.dailymotion.com/video/x6c73c3
great video! 🚂
Fantastic!! Just add some information about this place and this bridge. From Wiki: The cast-iron arch bridge has four arch ribs each of nine parts bolted together. The arch elements were cast by the Coalbrookdale Company and the bridge was built by Thomas Brassey, Samuel Morton Peto and Edward Betts. Opened for traffic on 31 January 1862, the railway line was closed to traffic in 1963. The bridge survived the threat of demolition and was then used by the Severn Valley Railway. In May 1974, heritage passenger services were re-introduced between Alveley Colliery and Bewdley over the Victoria Bridge. It was restored in 2004.
Thanks for the info - if you want to learn more about the bridge (or any part of the Severn Valley Railway), the SVRs own Wiki is a great place to start: www.svrwiki.com/Victoria_Bridge
Very relaxing video , I like it very much
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome video Ben! What SEPA level was this?
@@Ben.Wright I did go a visit had had my first run on it! Was very low but still ace fun! Just uploaded my edit
That was great. I've never seen a video like that before, or heard such exquisite chuffing. Thank you.
Thank you for the lovely comment! I’m glad you enjoyed the video and the chuffing!
very interesting .i am a training fireman
Thanks for this, brilliant
No problem Norman, glad you like it!
Great way to film a run on the seven valley railway
What is the fireman doing when he adjusts some levers and then down the outside of cab. What is he looking for?
Those levers are for the injectors, there is one on each side of the engine, below footplate level, close to the cab steps. The levers on the tender are for the water valves, and those in the cab for the steam valves. Inside the injectors a jet of steam is used to accelerate and then pressurise the water. This allows the pressurised water to enter the boiler via the clack valves, without the use of a pump. This allows the fireman to keep the water level in the boiler topped up. If there is too much water or not enough steam entering the injector, waste water will spill out of the overflow pipe (just under the cab steps). Similarly if there is too much steam or not enough water entering the injector, steam will exit the overflow pipe. You can sometimes see water or steam exiting the overflow pipe in other photos and videos of all locomotives. Wasting steam or water is not very efficient, so when the fireman is looking over the side he is checking to see if he has got the balance of water and steam correct so as not to waste any water or steam. If he sees anything coming out the overflow pipe he adjusts the settings of the valves to get the balance right so as not to waste anything.
Very enjoyable Thank you.
Fantastic!
Thanks David, more similar videos currently brewing!
I know I'm going to love this video even before I watch it. 🚂🚃🚃🚃
Like the video very much .Lots of detail .Hope there more to come.
Thanks Dave, yes there are other videos brewing - ideally without the rattling next time!
What is f,,,,, is ratteling...??
ben the toolboxes are not bolted down part of the original design apparently, the crews were allocated a loco and if they swopped to another one the toolboxes were swopped to
I've enjoyed day trips on the railway from the 1982 83 era, and last time was when the newly opened Kidderminster station section before that we got on at Bewdley, fond memories this brings back ,must come along again when travelling is allowed still haven't done the new extension to East Grinstead on the blue Bell line either.
Well there’s been a fair few other new bits added to the railway since the Kidderminster section reopened - well worth a visit when you’re able to travel again!
Through good old highley
Highley is a rather lovely station, very chocolate box esque!
Great video. 7714 is a pretty impressive machine. Seems to punch above its weight
Well done PW. Panniers not always that steady.
The PW teams do an excellent job, in all weathers; and we very much appreciate them!
Looks like you put both cameras on the top of the pannier and the buffers of the pannier Ben
Yes Cameras were fixed to the centre lamp iron, cab side handrail and on the tank lifting rings - its surprisingly hard to find places to fix cameras where they defiantly can’t fall off!
This is brilliant 👍
Cool this. machine have corizma
It is a rather lovey machine John!
Ben Wright ye the machine. it is. interesting. one indeed!
6:52 Brilliant sound, she's powering along there
She sounded pretty fabulous coming up Eardington
Nice one! :-)