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THE LIMITATIONS OF HEAVY LOADS ON SOUTH DEVON BANKS. Of course what few seem to understand about the gradients in South Devon is that even the largest steam locos cannot surmount these gradients with a 12 coach train, and a 120 ton Diesel loco in tow, (as the total train weight exceeds even a King Class's maximum load). Unless the Diesel provides some of the power. Indeed in BR days it would have been prohibited to run passenger trains with a "swinger" (a heavy weight) on the rear of the train, as this presents serious dangers in curves ! Something the current "Mickey Mouse, headless chicken" railways in Britain have conveniently forgotten. When they binned the BR rule book (written in 150 years of blood), and replaced it with a "modern commercial outlook" !!!! Posted by a qualified Railway Mechanical Engineer, with experience on many Railways Worldwide !

Way too much background wind racket 🙁

You are right, "to The Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Trust, thank you". A most beautiful loco.

OMG. Plymouth has lost virtually everything.

Beautiful county spent many happy days back in the late 1950s-early 60s great video love the way the size of the consist changes!

Great filming! You'd think anyone could make good videos with all the equipment available these days but no. You can tell the work of a professional and you've captured it perfectly. Thanks for posting.

A really nostalgic look at the "withered arm"! I have recently moved to Exeter and I'm trying to catch up on the railway network that once existed. I travelled over much of it in the summer of 1962 when I had a 'Freedom of the West of England' rail rover ticket. If you know where to look this video shows it's still possible to see the old railway infrastructure.

Beautiful video. Lovely locos and the British countryside, what can be better?

It's a fabulous video with wonderful views. Thank you regards Ian.

Thank you took me back to when I was a Tacker and Padstow, so many sad Memories.

I just wish they would not push with the diesel….

When a lad in my steam spotting days, being South London, I regularly went down to Redhill. Eventually Reading Southern shed was closed and the turns were transferred to Reading GW. Grange, Halls and Manors plus 43xx became a regular sight at Redhill but never any tanks.

E X C E L L E N T ! !

They sure were not hanging around on this tour! Very dramatic footage. Great👍

Wonderful stuff, thank you & even the geese & the dog wanted a better view !!

Nice video. I’ve seen 2 black 5s running the Jacobite recently on my Scotland holiday. Numbers 45407 ‘The Lancashire Fusilier’ and 45212. Still haven’t seen 44871 to this day😂

Beautiful countryside, weather and Black 5. What more could one ask for!

Great video! Here’s a question u probably don’t hear too much as people are more interested in the camera but what tripod do you use?

Very nice, thank you for showing them.🎉

Great footage, thanks for sharing. I went yesterday and it was a great day out.

thats a nice video

I saw both runs at Newton Abbot, however I got some stunning footage of it on its return run

'Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noon day sun'! Lovely W Country show, thank you for showing us! How does the 'clagger' at the stern know when to open up the throttles and assist the monster up front please?

How much power comes from the locomotive at the back?

Big Dog at 3:22!

The new flux capacitor in Betton Grange seems to have done the trick!

What can I say - brilliant footage as always!..... I was committed to volunteer gardening duties but could hear a lot of loco movements and whistles across the Tone valley. A lovely day!

A stunning engine Sir Nigel Gresley

Very well produced.

In the 1960’s and 70’s our regular holidays were to a campsite above the docks at Par, you could visit the docks to see Alfred being prepared (Judy was stored out of use), Westerns were everywhere, clay hoods formed the trains, and ECC ran tours of the Par works and Blackpool pit as well as producing various free brochures and booklets about their business.

3:32 I’ve been to st Ives 4 times before

1:31 today 7812 Erlestoke manor is preserved and can be seen on heritage lines especially the Severn valley railway where the engine resides along with 7802 Bradley manor

1:42 today 7820 dinmore manor is also preserved as of now

7:38 this is where you change here for the Bodmin railway which is next door to the main station of Bodmin parkway

Very nicely done!

That one train is carrying 10 times the amount that the old hood wagons did. Also, JEEZ how much clay do you think they able to extract at one time. If you knew the process you'd be better informed.

Superb performance by the A4 in what was horrible conditions on Saturday.well done filming this on Saturday ❤thanks 😊

China clay deposits are found in many parts of the world but Cornwall's are renowned as some of the best. One reason why they are exported worldwide. Each china clay pit is unique in its chemical makeup and the technicians in the industry are adept at mixing the various deposits to customers specifications imparting unique characteristics depending on use.

I worked in the Stoke on Trent ceramic industry for almost 50 years and the industry in its heyday used so much clay that most of it was brought in from Cornwall and Devon by train with 2 large depots. One at Cliff Vale and the other at Longton. I believe some is still brought in to the Cliff Vale depot but only a couple of times a year now.

Great video!

0:55 I like the way the driver of the 150/2 gives the horn sound to sir Nigel gresley after it sounded the whistle

It’s almost like sir Nigel gresley is being followed by the plane

Excellent, in rotten conditions. Superb engine.

One of my favourite engines and so good to see it here in Paignton WOW😊

How many tons on the move here ? amazing video , thanks .

Brilliant footage mate I was stood next to you at Britannia Level Crossing Lower Dartmouth Ferry certainly nice to see 57311 with her

very well photographed............................

Very nice, thank you.

Great video. I hope you didn't get too wet yesterday, I certainly got drenched! Kind regards, Thomas

Cool.