Dolgoch - Talyllyn's very own 'Old Lady' - Lawrie Goes Loco Episode 21.

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  • @benwise6517
    @benwise6517 4 роки тому +298

    It must have been an honor to drive the “Gallant Old Engine.”

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +65

      It really was

    • @benwise6517
      @benwise6517 4 роки тому +51

      @@lmm Is it wrong of me to think of Rheneas whenever I see Dolgoch? I know I'm gonna piss a lot of rail fans off. Also, I wish Skarloey-I mean- Talyllyn was there.

    • @Insect_Expert1489
      @Insect_Expert1489 4 роки тому +25

      @@benwise6517 I'm sure and well Dolgoch gets a chance to boast about also to mean there is nothing wrong with that after Awdry actually has a museum in in the Talyllyn railway museum

    • @sawyerawr5783
      @sawyerawr5783 4 роки тому +32

      @@benwise6517 not wrong at all. I mean, Reverend Awdry was invovled with the early Preservation efforts on the Tallylyn. Heck, I'm a yank and I basically learned about the railroad from his stories. he helped spread the name of the line.

    • @olly5764
      @olly5764 4 роки тому +29

      @@benwise6517 a friend of mine drives on the Talyllyn, and to wind him up, I always refer to the locos as Skarloey, Rheneas, Sir Handle, Peter-Sam and duncan, mainly to annoy him!

  • @ajaxengineco
    @ajaxengineco 4 роки тому +187

    I love how respectful you are as you speak about her. She is a gorgeous locomotive.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +25

      She really is a legend, and we do need to be thankful - who knows what preservation would look like if she'd failed during those first seasons

    • @pacificcoastpiper3949
      @pacificcoastpiper3949 4 роки тому +4

      @@lmm next time you come to the USA, you should visit #4014 on the Union Pacific railway

    • @ryanfounds4952
      @ryanfounds4952 4 роки тому +4

      @@pacificcoastpiper3949 I strongly support this. Or the 844 Highball!

    • @eliotreader8220
      @eliotreader8220 4 роки тому +2

      @@lmm did you feel like you was Edwin Jones or Jones the steam the engine driver from the Ivor the engine tv series when you got the fire going in Dolgoch's fire box in the second part of this episode. i only asked you that because you pointed out how Dolgoch is cearly a Welsh narrow gauge tank engine.

    • @britrailtog7085
      @britrailtog7085 4 роки тому +3

      If he wasn’t Respectful he’d have been beaten to death rather swiftly

  • @LIMowersAndMore
    @LIMowersAndMore 3 роки тому +38

    The whistle brings back a lot of memories of Thomas the tank engine that’s for sure, what a lovely little locomotive!

  • @PlainlyDifficult
    @PlainlyDifficult 4 роки тому +142

    Gotta love an episode of LGL!

    • @falloutgod3725
      @falloutgod3725 4 роки тому +8

      lol didn't expect to see you here.

    • @PlainlyDifficult
      @PlainlyDifficult 4 роки тому +9

      @@falloutgod3725 I'm everywhere!

    • @ThePoptardedtj
      @ThePoptardedtj 4 роки тому

      Lol

    • @alexphillips4325
      @alexphillips4325 4 роки тому +2

      @@PlainlyDifficult so this is how you do your documentaries. Omnipresence. Neat.

    • @rusty383
      @rusty383 4 роки тому

      @@alexphillips4325 Hello! My Name is Rusty Clarke! I was born in 1956 . So I missed the age Steam engines! But I Love the power and form . Love the unique features and beautiful designs of the English engines I hope one day we can ride one day! Love Rusty Clarke USA 🇺🇸

  • @michael32A
    @michael32A 4 роки тому +90

    "There is nothing that gives me any concept that I am in 2020."
    Besides driving Dolgoch, that in itself sounds _blissful_ . 😅

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +6

      It really was.

  • @johnrobbo69
    @johnrobbo69 4 роки тому +53

    The variety on your channel is addictive. That's from a transport and history nerd to a fellow bunch of like minded nerds. Thank you.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +5

      Thank you very much! Pleased to hear you're enjoying it!

  • @walruscrazy4390
    @walruscrazy4390 4 роки тому +45

    A great “Iittle Old Engine”
    Good to see Rheaneas’s Twin

    • @IndustrialParrot2816
      @IndustrialParrot2816 4 роки тому +3

      i know i culd have sworn that dolgoch must be the insprition for rheaneas

    • @trainlover1474
      @trainlover1474 3 роки тому +3

      @@IndustrialParrot2816 is this the engine that rheaneas is.based of

    • @terencewilliammckenna6121
      @terencewilliammckenna6121 3 роки тому +3

      Yes, it is

    • @christopherericjustinuy1552
      @christopherericjustinuy1552 3 роки тому +2

      He is actually Rheneas. His brother is Skarloey

    • @anuglypugduckling
      @anuglypugduckling Рік тому +2

      @@christopherericjustinuy1552 I don't know if it's what you meant but Dolgoch isn't Rheneas, I'm pretty sure they did actually meet in the books.

  • @mrviking2mcall212
    @mrviking2mcall212 4 роки тому +76

    That shed at the beginning looks like the tunnel Lady was kept in from Thomas and the Magic Railroad and I love it.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +19

      It's a wonderful shed!

    • @eliotreader8220
      @eliotreader8220 2 роки тому +1

      @@lmm a lot of history took place in 1951-2

  • @elvindeboisblanc7595
    @elvindeboisblanc7595 4 роки тому +17

    As an American rail enthusiast, I've always dreamed about riding on the footplate of a famous steam locomotive. One day, I hope that comes true.

  • @barstowtovegas8574
    @barstowtovegas8574 4 роки тому +36

    How clean is that loco? Well done to everyone looking after it.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +12

      The people at the Talyllyn are just top notch - they have a lot of pride in the fleet and it shows!

  • @studiocommer
    @studiocommer 4 роки тому +15

    It was so lovely to meet you and have you around, hope to see you again sometime soon, Kes & Steve.

  • @donwright3427
    @donwright3427 4 роки тому +36

    I always wave when I see her. The line runs right behind my work place.

  • @WaltsNephew
    @WaltsNephew 4 роки тому +5

    At long last!!! I have been searching for ages to see if somebody would look extensively at Dolgoch's intricate "Patent" valve gear, and you have! My sincerest gratitude to you sir for giving us a closer look at the Old Lady's marvelous mechanisms

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +2

      Oh you're most welcome! Glad to have been of service

  • @marty6779
    @marty6779 Рік тому +2

    Such a fantastic little engine. An old lady with spring in her step :)

  • @crystalrock18
    @crystalrock18 4 роки тому +2

    Getting to drive a piece of railroad history and the history of railroad preservation must be a true honor. Hats off to you from across the pond, and much respect to you too.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      It really was. Hope you enjoyed watching!

  • @norbitex8304
    @norbitex8304 3 роки тому +4

    I used to hate being short but after seeing you struggle with cabs i think i'll appriciate it

    • @lmm
      @lmm  3 роки тому +1

      Definitely! So many cabs favour a shorter crew!

  • @ShadowsAngelBlade
    @ShadowsAngelBlade 2 роки тому +1

    Dolgoch is an absolutely beautiful legend on the Talyllyn railway

    • @lmm
      @lmm  2 роки тому +2

      Isn't it just

  • @o.m.b.demolitionenterprise5398
    @o.m.b.demolitionenterprise5398 3 роки тому +3

    Loved all 270,780 seconds of this.

  • @Toast-vs6ix
    @Toast-vs6ix 4 роки тому +7

    What a beautiful place! Just watching this fires my passion for steam engines more and more! Thank you for the tour and experience of riding in the cab of Dolgoch.

  • @GamerB2022LikesTugs
    @GamerB2022LikesTugs 4 роки тому +45

    Imagine if someone starts talking about Thomas and friends.

    • @bentullett6068
      @bentullett6068 4 роки тому +11

      Dolgochs Thomas character is Rheneas. To be honest when I used to watch Thomas the Tank engine I always preferred the narrow gauge locomotives over the standard gauge locomotives.

    • @alanwiad3978
      @alanwiad3978 4 роки тому +4

      @@bentullett6068 I thought of Lady

    • @bentullett6068
      @bentullett6068 4 роки тому +4

      @@alanwiad3978 Rev Awdrey who originally wrote the Thomas the tank engine stories based the narrow gauge locomotives on those based at the Talyllyn Railway and other welsh narrow gauge railways railways like the Ffestiniog railway.

    • @PHsRailwayVideos
      @PHsRailwayVideos 3 роки тому

      @@bentullett6068 Same

  • @BigBoy4014.CM1
    @BigBoy4014.CM1 4 роки тому +8

    Great to see the actual model locomotive that Rheaneas was built after

  • @adamdrummer1991
    @adamdrummer1991 4 роки тому +12

    At around 42:03, that whole quote...wow, I think you were getting a bit emotional there lawrie, AND SO WAS I!!!!!

  • @ianrx122
    @ianrx122 4 роки тому +1

    Was told once that the brake valves they use for the air brake came from scrapped Melbourne suburban trains. Good to see that Victorian engineers had the sense to put access holes in the frame to make oiling easier.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +1

      Oh really? That's interesting.
      Yeah, most engines are designed so you can actually work on them

    • @ianrx122
      @ianrx122 4 роки тому

      @@lmm If what I was told is correct then it was the Victorian railways Tait cars that "donated" their brake valves.

  • @railnut21
    @railnut21 4 роки тому +19

    It is a lovely line with lovely volunteers. Hopefully you might get an invite to drive a Corris loco and train...

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +1

      It's absolutely super, and I'm really hoping to!

    • @terencewilliammckenna6121
      @terencewilliammckenna6121 3 роки тому

      Also, I’d like to hear about how Edward-Thomas and Sir-Haydn worked on the Corris (where they were called Hughes and Kerr back then after where they were each built at)

  • @Robabin
    @Robabin 4 роки тому +10

    What a lovely little engine I remember seeing her on my trip to the talyllyn I would love for you to do Sir Haydn at some time.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +5

      So would I! Hopefully the railway will be happy enough for us to return!

  • @TotoDG
    @TotoDG 4 роки тому +89

    At 500k, I reckon you’ll be driving Tornado. ;)

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +34

      I have fired her, so you never know!

    • @scottishsteamproductions2014
      @scottishsteamproductions2014 4 роки тому +3

      Or scotsman

    • @ianmcgee9945
      @ianmcgee9945 4 роки тому +9

      @@lmm You've fired Tornado? Do tell us the story sometime!

    • @Scioneer
      @Scioneer 4 роки тому +7

      What about Big Boy here in the States. :o

    • @henkbarnard1553
      @henkbarnard1553 4 роки тому +9

      @@lmm That wasn't very nice, Tornado has done a good job.

  • @jonathanhartfield533
    @jonathanhartfield533 Рік тому +1

    That is a beautiful narrow gauge steam train.

  • @KrisLovesAnime200
    @KrisLovesAnime200 4 роки тому +6

    One of the six engines reminds me of Lady the Magical Engine

  • @kevin2472
    @kevin2472 3 роки тому +7

    The sound of that little whistle took me back to childhood, it sounds just like the whistle that the producers of Thomas The Tank Engine used for the narrow gauge engines in the series!

  • @Wheeljack214
    @Wheeljack214 4 роки тому +6

    He-hey! It's Rheneas! Good to see you again, ol' boy. How's your brother, Skarloey, doing these days?

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +2

      Dolgoch's sister Talyllyn is coming to the end of an overhaul at the moment

    • @Anthonyvideogame
      @Anthonyvideogame 3 роки тому +1

      Everyone forgetting my boi Smudger

  • @christopherdelaburthe9708
    @christopherdelaburthe9708 4 роки тому +6

    Hi Lawrie, a very interesting and well narrated video! I hope your genuine and communicative enthusiasm will help them out during these tough times. Cheers

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +1

      Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it!

  • @thomassabeldindahouse6753
    @thomassabeldindahouse6753 3 роки тому +1

    I love this little steam Lady!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  3 роки тому +1

      She's stunning

  • @Sohave
    @Sohave 4 роки тому +1

    This is quit an amazing video of quit an amazing little locomotive, I like how pristine it is kept and the very respectful modifications, such as that the old oiler and spring gauges has not been taken off through made redundant by newer oilers and gauges! this is really what sets a preserved engine apart from one in regular service, it is telling a little story of its own.
    Kudos to the people at Talyllyn Railway for their amazing work!

  • @RNG_EDITS
    @RNG_EDITS 4 роки тому +3

    She's legendary for sure one of y favourite engines of all time really happy you've made an episode on her as always fantastic!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      Thank you very much! Wonderful experience

    • @Insect_Expert1489
      @Insect_Expert1489 4 роки тому

      same I'm happy

  • @JaihyukChoi
    @JaihyukChoi 4 роки тому +5

    Mate you have made me survive in this pandemic. Your videos makes my love with trains expand into ludicrous amount. You deserve way more subs and love mate keep up the amazing work!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      Really pleased to hear our content has helped you - there's a link to the discord if you're not there already. Lots of people to talk to

  • @terencewilliammckenna6121
    @terencewilliammckenna6121 3 роки тому +3

    I hear that on 8/26/1949, Dogloch cracked her frame. Was that what inspired Rheneas’s jammed valve-gear?

  • @SteamboatWilley
    @SteamboatWilley 4 роки тому +5

    Watching it move, it appears so smooth and quiet. I really must visit Tal-y-llyn at some point.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +1

      It's well worth a visit!

  • @sawyerawr5783
    @sawyerawr5783 4 роки тому +3

    She's such a beauty! I think I could honestly stare at Dolgoch for hours. I hadn't appreciated just how gorgeous a machine she is. almost seems a shame to even steam her...almost. XD
    It's really easy to tell how much care and respect you're taking with her too. I don't know if I'd ever touch her myself! Dolgoch really is a lady in every sense of the word. it's amazing to think she's 154!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      She's a work of art.
      There was a great deal of trepidation, I'm just really honoured that the railway was happy to let me have a go!
      It really did feel special.

  • @germantanker131johnny2
    @germantanker131johnny2 4 роки тому +6

    beautiful little loco!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      Isn't she just

  • @MrBnsftrain
    @MrBnsftrain 4 роки тому +14

    I knew it was a matter of time until you drove one of Tallylyn's steam engines!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +1

      I'm very excited that it happened!

  • @ILikeBurgers93
    @ILikeBurgers93 4 роки тому +2

    What a quiet little engine too! So beautiful

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +2

      She's brilliant!

  • @brydenj7279
    @brydenj7279 4 роки тому +4

    Im so happy you got to drive Dolgoch!!!!! Love the engine

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +2

      So am I!

  • @alegorailwaymodeller3115
    @alegorailwaymodeller3115 4 роки тому +28

    It has got to the point now where I see lawrie as a TV presenter
    one question how do you film the viaduct scene

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +9

      Maybe one day, that would be pretty amazing.
      We'll reveal that in a future video

    • @alegorailwaymodeller3115
      @alegorailwaymodeller3115 4 роки тому +1

      ah ok

  • @HM...333
    @HM...333 4 роки тому +4

    Love the intro, first time I have seen it!! It is great. And the loco, it is just stunning. You are one lucky man

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +1

      That I am! Feel very privileged. Pleased to hear you're enjoying the intro!

  • @Pogle
    @Pogle 4 роки тому +2

    thank you for this. this year has been horrendous for all of us, but you’ve taken us away from it all for 45 minutes and grateful for that. been going down for 19 months now and i wouldn’t have it any other way. had a charter, worked the whistles and the injectors on 2 this year, she really is my favourite. you’ve now covered the 2 locos i’ll be driving when i’m 18 on a driver experience. been looking forward to this all week and it was a refreshing conclusion to our mock week. if you ever get the chance i would love to see coverage of 1, 3 or 4 :)

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +1

      You're most welcome - glad you enjoyed the video!
      It's a super railway, really enjoyed my visit and look forward to returning!

  • @JintySteam1
    @JintySteam1 4 роки тому +3

    Wow! I've been eagerly awaiting the next Lawrie Goes Loco and it was well worth the wait!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      Pleased to hear it!

  • @collinparks274
    @collinparks274 2 роки тому +1

    here in america we have a steam locomotive that has never been retired, that is Union Pasific's 844 or other wise know as the "Living Legend" a "FEF-3" 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive built by ALCO

    • @lmm
      @lmm  2 роки тому +2

      844 is pretty cool

  • @SuperTrainStationH
    @SuperTrainStationH 4 роки тому +6

    This is like going to the Sistine Chapel and they invite you up onto the alter to handle the relics.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +1

      Pretty much, yes 😂

  • @michaelgayandproud6466
    @michaelgayandproud6466 4 роки тому +1

    Awsime train thanks for sharing her with us

  • @terencewilliammckenna6121
    @terencewilliammckenna6121 3 роки тому +2

    Our old beauty herself

    • @lmm
      @lmm  3 роки тому +1

      She's lovely.

  • @terencewilliammckenna6121
    @terencewilliammckenna6121 3 роки тому +1

    Many happy returns

  • @jeanricard918
    @jeanricard918 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you so very much, the best and most importantly video you have ever made.
    Best regards from Denmark.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      Thank you very much - I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

  • @skythehedgehog8987
    @skythehedgehog8987 4 роки тому +4

    Oh cool! Lawrie got to drive Rheneas! I know Dolgoch inspired Rheneas, but still, I wanted to make a joke.

  • @danielsellers8707
    @danielsellers8707 2 роки тому +2

    Looks even more like Rheneas in red!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  2 роки тому +2

      As Rheneas is based upon Dolgoch, that makes sense!

  • @patrickwebb7311
    @patrickwebb7311 4 роки тому +1

    You look thrilled. So glad you could return to the Talyllyn Railway.
    Funnily enough, I used to think buffers on narrow gauge locos was the norm thanks to Thomas and Friends. 😂

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +2

      I really was!
      It's funny isn't it!

  • @whoohaaXL
    @whoohaaXL 3 роки тому

    28:46 What a gorgeous camera angle and shot! LOVE what you do and your channel, Lawrie! Lets get this man to 100k subs, pronto!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  3 роки тому

      Thank you very much, really pleased to hear you enjoyed it!
      Here's hoping!

  • @Jappymovies
    @Jappymovies 4 роки тому +1

    Your enthusiasm for these gorgeous old engines is so addictive. it's always a treat to see you on the footplate enjoying yourself and explaining the workings of these old beauties.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      Thank you very much - pleased to hear you're enjoying what we do!

  • @Thomas_Morse
    @Thomas_Morse 2 роки тому +2

    Just like Rheneas, a galant old engine!!!

  • @exveefan
    @exveefan 4 роки тому +1

    Wonderful video, :-)
    It really baffles me that so many railway societies trust you to drive their locomotives.
    I can't even get guys in my own local miniature train society to let me have a go at driving their locos.
    Even though I owned a 5inch gauge Steam locomotive for 10 years. (Sold recently due to injury issues.)

  • @YoderMemeIndustries
    @YoderMemeIndustries 4 роки тому +2

    Much like Rheneas kept his railway running, Dolgoch kept hers running. Glad to see Rev. Awdry drew inspiration from real events or else I would never have found out about the Gallant Old Engine's basis.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      Yeah, amazing the stories sound almost like fiction 😂

  • @RisingJake
    @RisingJake 3 роки тому

    Truly a splendid engine!! Many thanks.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  3 роки тому

      You're welcome!

  • @iainbruce3376
    @iainbruce3376 4 роки тому

    Just watched this all the way through again. That loco is just something else.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      Thank you very much! She's magnificent isn't she.

  • @SomebodyThatYouUsedToKnow09
    @SomebodyThatYouUsedToKnow09 3 роки тому +1

    37:50
    Gotta love that whistle.

  • @eric2002-e5g
    @eric2002-e5g 4 роки тому +2

    Best nights are the nights with a new LMM video

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +1

      I can't help but commend your superb choice of evening activities

  • @terencewilliammckenna6121
    @terencewilliammckenna6121 3 роки тому +2

    Please list the real-life events of the RWS Skarloey and Mid-Sodor stories

    • @lmm
      @lmm  3 роки тому

      Almost all the stories are based on real events.

    • @terencewilliammckenna6121
      @terencewilliammckenna6121 3 роки тому

      @@lmm Yes, and I know most of them:
      Skarloey Remembers - Talyllyn resting in the shed, Dolgoch's department to be overhauled, and even a lady named Mrs. Pugh who was commonly late like Mrs. Last.
      Sir-Handel - Sir-Haydn's derailing.
      Peter-Sam & The Refreshment Lady - Awdry causing the driver's mother-in-law to be left behind on the Talyllyn.
      Old Faithful - Most likely if Talyllyn ever had a damaged spring, too.
      Little Old Twins - The BBC TV visiting the Talyllyn.
      Special Funnel - Edward-Thomas's brief diesel ejector and having a broken funnel from the Corris, and a washout on the Corris.
      Steam-Roller - A steamroller crash in Ireland.
      Passengers & Polish - Douglas stalling on a viaduct.
      The Gallant Old Engine - How Dolgoch saved the line from closure.
      The 1st 3 "Very old engines" - Real events of the Talyllyn's early days.
      Grand-puff - Sir-Haydn and Edward-Thomas being sold from the Corris, and a similar stationary boiler to Stanley's fate.
      Bulldog - Linda's leap.
      Sleeping Beauty - An abandened engine being rediscovered in South America.
      I just wanna know if there were any real events that inspired: "Trucks", "Home at last", "Rock n roll", "Duck and dukes", and "You can't win".

  • @piemaster347
    @piemaster347 3 роки тому +2

    What a nice little locomotive, I could see why they used a similar shape for Lady in Thomas the magic railway

    • @lmm
      @lmm  3 роки тому +1

      It's also the engine Rheneas is based on

  • @scaife1
    @scaife1 4 роки тому

    Brilliant video, I drove her a couple of years back just from Tywyn to the shed and back on a "driver for a fiver" event, such an amazing engine and railway. Keep up the good work!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      Isn't it just! Quite the thing to have driven isn't she!

  • @vegtamthewanderer1516
    @vegtamthewanderer1516 4 роки тому

    You posted an Laurie goes Loco video on my birthday! What a wonderful gift!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      Oh a delayed happy birthday! Hope you enjoyed it

  • @HeavyTanker-vx4oq
    @HeavyTanker-vx4oq 4 роки тому +2

    Just by that cab size alone you can tell this locomotive is from another Era

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +1

      It's very Victorian, but wonderful

    • @Insect_Expert1489
      @Insect_Expert1489 4 роки тому

      i can probable fit in him sorry i count Locomotives as boys

  • @levirhoden
    @levirhoden 3 роки тому

    I really have to wonder how UA-cam has never recommended this channel to me before now. I absolutely love your work!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  3 роки тому

      Thank you very much!

  • @CharlesTrains99
    @CharlesTrains99 4 роки тому

    Lawrie, a really great video , excellent filming and presentation. I like the style of your videos , the extensive , up close explanations of all of the operations , it seems like we are right there with you . Your enthusiasm for your subject shows through very much . Well done.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      Thank you very much, I'm really glad you're enjoying our videos!

  • @RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA
    @RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA 4 роки тому

    Yes, I AGREE - this is an incredibly beautiful locomotive !!! Love this engine! Greetings from Cape Town

  • @shakedydogshake
    @shakedydogshake 2 роки тому

    Man, just love that oxide brown paint color, polished black running gear and smoke box shroud, polished brass & metal work and white pin stripes!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  2 роки тому

      She's an amazing bit of kit

  • @kernow..exp.
    @kernow..exp. 4 роки тому +1

    That's a lovely railway there mate fantastic video yet again and greetings from your Cornish fan

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +1

      Thank you very much - glad you enjoyed it

  • @Daniellllllllllllllllllll
    @Daniellllllllllllllllllll 2 роки тому +1

    Watched this video 4 times. Will edit each time I come back

    • @lmm
      @lmm  2 роки тому

      Glad you've enjoyed it!

  • @ianmorris9199
    @ianmorris9199 4 роки тому

    What a fabulous vlog, done with such enthusiasm and clarity. Excellent work - it brings back so many great memories. SUPERB.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      Thank you very much! Really pleased you enjoyed it!

  • @terencewilliammckenna6121
    @terencewilliammckenna6121 3 роки тому +2

    Your a gallant old engine! When your rested, we’ll mend you so that you’ll be ready for tomorrow.

  • @michaelhayes1678
    @michaelhayes1678 Рік тому +1

    What a gorgeous girl Dolgoch is.

  • @PaulSmith-pl7fo
    @PaulSmith-pl7fo 4 роки тому +1

    Hi Lawrie. Great to see you back in therapy! I really enjoyed this video.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      It was an amazing experience! Really pleased to hear you enjoyed it!

  • @bentullett6068
    @bentullett6068 4 роки тому +2

    She's a beautiful little narrow gauge locomotive and looks well looked after

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      She's stunning! They're very proud of it at the Talyllyn, and it shows!

  • @guypenryn7008
    @guypenryn7008 4 роки тому

    I love the old boy checking up on you and his beloved engine lol. Looks like you had a great day, thank you for taking us all with you!

    • @sawyerawr5783
      @sawyerawr5783 4 роки тому

      ikr? I feel like the implication is, "hurt my old lady and thins will go poorly for you..."

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      It was superb. Glad to hear you enjoyed it!

    • @guypenryn7008
      @guypenryn7008 4 роки тому

      @@lmm loved it makes me smile as we can’t go out you are bringing it to us! Can’t wait to be able to get back out to play.

  • @takethetrainTRL
    @takethetrainTRL 4 роки тому +1

    Respect for those people involved to keep this great locomotive alive! 👏 🙌

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      Oh yes indeed, wonderful people!

  • @PaulinesPastimes
    @PaulinesPastimes 4 роки тому

    Wonderful. All of it. There is nothing else I can say. Cheers

  • @ByrdMann2010
    @ByrdMann2010 4 роки тому +8

    Dolgoch - sounds like a character from Tolkien!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      It does a little doesn't it!

  • @upwellonwards7373
    @upwellonwards7373 4 роки тому

    truly beautiful video lawrie perfect to see the old lady running with the original coaches and recently saw a cameo of yours on a north yorkshire moors documentary and it also reminds me of when i helped service fire and drive a 145 year old Rogers K class steam loco in NZ and running it along a length of the original trackbed of it's old line despite being burred in a riverbed for over 70 years and using it's 1910s boiler apologizes for dropping alot of info

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +1

      Don't apologise - we love hearing of people's experiences and stories - it's the best thing about this UA-cam lark, being able to connect with others!
      Was great fun to be able to take her out for a run.
      Oh the NYMR bit ties in with the Chasing Dinosaur video 'sleeping in a tiny French motor home' or something. Can't remember what I called it now 😂

  • @jeremiahlewis9296
    @jeremiahlewis9296 2 роки тому +1

    What a nice old Gallant old lady

    • @lmm
      @lmm  2 роки тому

      She's lovely!

  • @TheIhredpower
    @TheIhredpower 4 роки тому

    Splendid. Nothing else in a word describes this.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      Thank you! I'm so pleased you think so!

  • @shakedydogshake
    @shakedydogshake 2 роки тому

    Absolutely a beautiful locomotive!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  2 роки тому +1

      That she is.

  • @RoyCousins
    @RoyCousins 4 роки тому +1

    Magical. What a great little engine! 😎

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      She's absolutely super

  • @robertbrown2728
    @robertbrown2728 4 роки тому +1

    Lovely engine described very nicely. The ex Corris locomotives didn't have buffers during their time on the Corris according to all the photos I have seen.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      Oh is that so? Thanks for correcting me!

    • @terencewilliammckenna6121
      @terencewilliammckenna6121 3 роки тому

      Yes, either did Stuart or Falcon on the Mid-Sodor or in 4 little engines when they came to the Skarloey where they were renamed Peter-Sam and Sir-Handel, till the little old engines

  • @kymvalleygardensdesign5350
    @kymvalleygardensdesign5350 2 роки тому

    So good I have watched this twice more like this please!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  2 роки тому +1

      Pleased to hear you enjoyed it!

  • @derekp2674
    @derekp2674 4 роки тому

    Thanks very much for another great video. I was lucky enough to visit the TR in August 2020 and saw No.2 in steam then.

  • @kineticrail
    @kineticrail 4 роки тому

    Great episode. A real testament to you guys and the channel to be able to go to and review such an iconic locomotive.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +1

      Thank you very much! It's also a testament to you wonderful people for supporting us - without you guys we're nothing.

    • @kineticrail
      @kineticrail 4 роки тому

      @@lmm You film it. I'll watch it

  • @the2ndblunder
    @the2ndblunder 4 роки тому

    This is the first time I have seen this channel and I was already loving it 1 minute in

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      Glad you've found us, and hope you enjoyed the rest of what we do!

  • @garyhardwick8489
    @garyhardwick8489 4 роки тому

    It's a long,long time since I was at the Talyllyn Railway,I was a young child (I'm 49 now!) and I believe I did get haulage from Dolgoch. Must return soon. You clearly enjoyed yourself there,lucky man. Great video as usual,keep up the good work.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      Thank you very much glad to hear you enjoyed it - she's a very special engine to get to travel behind!

  • @Living_Life_RN
    @Living_Life_RN 2 роки тому +1

    Don’t know if I’ll ever go up the ranks to steam driver when I start volunteering at the TR but I’ll always love the joys of driving a narrow gauge loco.
    Also thanks for saying Tywyn and not Towyn.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  2 роки тому +1

      It's a wonderful thing to be part of!

  • @robinforrest7680
    @robinforrest7680 4 роки тому

    Lucky man Lawrie! I enjoyed that almost as much as you. I'm green with envy. Roll on the next one!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +1

      Very lucky - still can't really believe that it happened!

  • @RichardShipman
    @RichardShipman 4 роки тому +2

    Nice to see you having so much fun, please do let us know at the Corris Railway next time that you're in the area, and we'll be glad to do something similar ;-)

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +1

      Hello Richard,
      I did drop an email to you guys but never heard anything - I'd absolutely love to do Corris, you guys have made such amazing progress and have a couple of things I'd love to feature!
      Would you be able to drop me an email at Lawrie@lawriesmechanicalmarvels.com?

    • @RichardShipman
      @RichardShipman 4 роки тому

      @@lmm Thanks for getting back to me, email has been sent. Look forward to being able to have you over.

  • @ConnorsWorkshop17
    @ConnorsWorkshop17 3 роки тому

    Really enjoyed this thanks Lawrie, I k ow I love modern era locos but I do god Damn love heritage, I’ve always wanted to drive a steam loco only 2 years until I can

    • @lmm
      @lmm  3 роки тому

      They're wonderful things to drive

  • @WelshGiraffa
    @WelshGiraffa 3 роки тому +2

    To think it was Rheneas’s basis and not Skarloey’s to save the railway shes a beautiful looking steam engine really hoping I can visit the talyllyn railway someday to see the little engines and Rev w Awdry’s study

    • @jordantheriddler201
      @jordantheriddler201 2 роки тому

      And also smudger because rheneas and smudger are the same class of engine