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I don’t care what country or state they’re from, steam locomotives are just awesome pieces of technology. There’s nothing that could ever completely replace steam locomotives even if only in the hearts of railfans
10 years already. I remember when Sir Keith Park came out of the last restoration at the Severn Valley Railway. It holds a special memory for me as I had a family party for my 21st Birthday on the Severn Valley Railway and this was the locomotive hauling the dining train I was on. Good luck getting Sir Keith back through he maintenance schedule.
Here in America, Steam locomotives run longer than British locomotives instead of 10 years American steam locomotives need to undergo a FRA Mandated 1,472 day inspection and Overhaul once every 15 years
@@LongIslandRailfanneryes this is the difference once more,between the USA and the UK. Health and safety,over the top here. Like our heritage railway owners are going to put out Locomotives that are not fit for purpose. Boilers that can explode and killing people. I think that the people who run our heritage railways are probably more safety conscious than the people who regulate them. What heritage Railway would put out a loco that is anything other than totally safe? Absolutely ridiculous.But this is the UK. It would only need one ruthless company to have an accident,and that would end our Heritage Railways. The British Government would stop all of them in an instant. Especially with our new Labour Government. Not going to happen.
Im so glad ur saving this beautiful girl she’s gonna be running rlly smooth in 10 years after her overhall (im a teen fan and i rlly like locomotives and i cant spell good bc i type to fast or dont feel like typing)
My grandfathers (both of them) used to drive steam locos, but where would they have been without the teams that gave the engines their vital maintenance. Thank you for the insight lads.Champion work. I look forward to future videos.
I seem to remember meeting you once way back, Keith Watson the signally chap was my father and we went round the works once with my very young toddling daughter.
A real blast from the past. When I was a lad back in the late 50s early 60s these light pacifics were the regular work horses on the Southern Region line through Salisbury down to Exeter and the South West.
60 years from the end of steam. In the ‘old days’ locos went through general overhauls and, over a period of time became ‘grandfather’ brooms’ the loco may be officially 40 years old but very many of the parts are now replacements. Based purely on ‘make do and mend’ repairs we would now have no working locos, and the preserved railways would have died. It is absolutely wonderful the guys like yourselves, and the preservation movement in general has been able to move forward into a ‘general overhaul’ environment replacing and rebuilding whatever is necessary. OK a ‘general overhaul’ may now take ten years rather than ten weeks, but WHAT AN ACHIEVEMENT, IT IS BEING DONE.
Thanks Brian. The time an overhaul takes is dependent on a two critical factors. The first being money of course and the second being boiler engineer availability, providing of course that you already have in place other suitable staff and tooling to take care of everything else.
Thanks Stefan! We rescue, and restore them as well. All the loco's we own came from a scrapyard. Check out our website to see the story of each one we've saved. southern-locomotives.co.uk
I have history with smoke boxes. When I was a small boy around 1960, my dad took me to an open day at a locomotive works. There was so much to see including a large locomotive whose smoke box door was open. There were steps so you could climb up and see inside - which of course I did. Unfortunately, I was so excited that I toppled forward and fell inside. I was returned to my father by a helpful railway man covered in soot from head to toe and dumped in the bath for a good scrubbing when we got home.
@@railwaymaniacs Alas no, other than it towered over 8 year old me and was black. Just how black I found out when I fell into the smoke box lol. I should add that this was at Inchicore locomotive works in Dublin, Ireland. I still laugh when I think back to my father's face when presented me in my extremely sooty state. And then he had to get me home in the car without getting it filthy.
that was brilliantly educational. it shows exactly how to do the job and how difficult it is. I wish we had more videos that showed the whole job of dismantling and repairing a loco to put it back to steam again. and the extra work needed to put it back to mainline steam.
You really had me going then. I was really horrified when you said you are scraping the steam locomotive. I really don't want steam trains being scrapped I love them so much if any of them were to be scrapped I would be heart broken.
A very interesting video. I have worked on the restoration of diesel locomotives, but never steam. Keep up the good work. I visited the Spa Valley a few years ago, and enjoyed it. Everyone was so friendly.
You little minx! What a tease! Lovely to see these great feats of engineering still alive. Was this a Barry relic? Thank god for the scrap merchants at Barry (Woodham's) or we would have lost 100's of steam engines. The only shame is being in South Wales, few LNER or LMS stock was sent there, and thus was lost. But the upside is plenty of Gods Wonderful Railway was preserved. Thanks for uploading. Loved it. Pip Pip.
And plenty of These Beutiful engines more BB and Merchant Navy locks survived the torch than any type thanks to Dia Wooham who without Heritage railways wouldn't have survived, so thanks Dia and your family!!!
That was really interesting 👍🏻 I’ve subscribed so I can follow the progress of this fine Southern steam locomotive even if I’m a BR standard man from Manchester area lol 😆
Interesting to see the small holes in the chimney petticoat presumably to improve draw in the smoke box.Also the Lemaitre inspired multiple blast nozzles.
Very much genius locomotives . Not surprising really as they were (in my opinion) designed by a genius too. The Deltics were classics for the east coast routes but Bulleid Pacifics were the Deltics of that period . Great video, I'm often at the Spa valley as I live relatively local and often wondered what was going on with the loco , now I know .Hope she'll be hauling trains soon or at least helping others .-bud the painter-
Great new channel, and great video. Hope lots more to come. Dumb question: Could you pressure wash the smokebox first? - ok, perhaps tricky to find a volunteer. Hmmm - down the blastpipe first (the washer head). Ok that would make things go rustier. Interesting back in the day what tools they would have used. Look forward to the next one.
Bit anti "We are a grandmother" but Britain has a huge amount of coal that can be extracted safely. Already China is using clean burn +gas scrubbers for power stations. Britain the innovator of many technologies should fight to keep these marvelous machines running.
We are working on bringing you footage featuring each of Locomotives that have been rescued from the cutting torch and have been or will be restored for the pleasure of everyone!
@@railwaymaniacs I was watching it in the background while playing a game, so I wasn't giving it my 100% attention. I did find it interesting, though, and I might look into some of your other stuff. it was interesting seeing the long tubes used to superheat the steam, and seeing two people sat inside the smokebox really drives home just how big the various British Pacifics really are.
@@railwaymaniacs also, I will say the clickbait title was a bit far enough into clickbait to be genuinely false rather than just being exaggerated. I was expecting something like the boiler being bad enough to need full replacement, and actually needing to be cut and and removed in pieces to make room for a new one, rather than the more mundane heating up of what was clearly a fitting that is meant to be detached without any actual cutting.
@@bow-tiedengineer4453 I think the video title was deliberate 'tongue in cheek' to grab your attention. It worked for me as I was brought up 'train-spotting' these locos as a boy. So glad that it's just an overhaul being performed. Made me watch though!
Please correct me if I'm wrong but couldn't the super heater pipes be made from stainless steel. I was told they were only made of mild steel or something like
The cost would be huge to have them in stainless and probably wouldnt help.They wear out from the inside caused by the steam rushing around the bends in the elements. The elements don't last forever.
Yes you are correct. The only way to ensure their survival is for them to earn their own keep by attracting existing and new enthusiasts to buy tickets and travel behind them.
In those days, time in the shed was lost revenue. Nowadays you're waiting for donations and/or income from seasonal tourist traffic and there are also......"the regulations".
A month? Half that. The workshops had huge production lines dedicated to rebuilds & spare parts ready to be swapped on. Now there are no spares so parts need to be refurbished by small teams of specialists & any worn out parts need to be manufactured. An overhaul on old anything is very hard work.
@@TheRip72 I agree there good buddy. Just refurbishing anything on my own old body is costing the NHS a fortune... with some work being outsourced to specialists! 🤣
We are at an early stage with Brocklebank Line. We are about to shot blast and paint the frames. Progress takes place as and when funds are available. Keep watching the Southern Locomotives website and of course this channel to see how things progress!
Pretty much yes. The steam gets reheated so contains much more energy than before so pushes the pistons with more power and better efficiency. Hopefully in upcoming videos we can go into more detail and show you how things really work!
What stops the superheater element wearing through the fire tubes? I'm thinking that here must be a lot of friction due to metal on metal contact during heat expansion and running vibrations.
Hi Dean. You're a poet! You had me worried there, for a moment! Great tour of the smokebox. How is it that the super heater elements being removed are OK for 257 Squadron, but not for 34053? Is it because 34053's ticket has expired, but not 257 Squadron's?
You are correct Paul. The elements we removed here are in good condition. With 34053 going for its overhaul it was decided to remove them and fit them to 34072 257 Squardron as its elements were beginning to give trouble.
I don't understand how the boiler's "ticket" can have expired, but the superheater elements are still OK enough to re-install in another locomotive. If the boiler has expired, wouldn't all the parts be expired, too? Their tickets should be the same age... And wouldn't it be a better idea to just make more superheater elements, new with long lives ahead of them? These will wear out, eventually, so you'll need to replace them with new eventually.
Hi Reg. A few good questions there. We are able to re-use the elements as they were able to be tested hydraulically (to 400psi) while removed from the boiler so proving that they are satisfactory to use. They can indeed last many years, the previous set in 257 were fitted by BR whilst still on mainline duties! These ones we fitted here will probably be replaced with new ones at the loco's next overhaul.
So I’m a little confused, is 257 squadron being scrapped as well? Or is it just getting the parts from the rebuilt Bulleid Sir Keith Park? And is Sir Keith’s time over and being sold for scrap?
We restore steam locos from scrap yard condition so they can once again bring the joy of steam to another generation. Sir Keith Park is receiving a well deserved overhaul at Southern Locomotives works at Herston and will be back in action next year. 257 Squadron is at work on the Spa Valley Railway in Kent. The superheater elements you watched us remove from Sir Keith were to replace ones in 257 that were due for replacement.
It's just beginning to have its 10 year overhaul which involves a huge amount of work including changing the boiler. Hopefully it will be back running again next year.
The superheater elements/pipes we removed from this loco are to be fitted to another loco named "257 Squadron". This loco named "Sir Keith Park" will receive new superheaters during its overhaul that has already began .
Here at Southern Locomotives Limited we don't scrap them. In fact our steam loco's were rescued from the scrap yard and we restored them! It's always nice to here from other people that love steam.
Im still learning the terminology. Coming from a vehicle background I was corrected when I called some loco frames a chassis! I hope you enjoyed the video.
We need all the help we can get. This loco"Sir Keith Park" will be running again next year but we currently have 2 similar locomotives that need a lot of financial help. One is called "Sidmouth" the other is called "Brocklebank Line" both were rescued from the scrap and need restoration. Visit southern-locomotives.co.uk for information to support us or buy some shares. Glad you enjoyed the video.
That was one of the plans we had along with using a scaffold tower but it was decided not to for various reasons, the main one being space close to the loco shed. It worked out fine in the end though. Thanks for watching.
This was our first video, as of June 2024 it has 73000 views!
Please comment below and let us know which one of our locomotives is your favourite and why.
We now have many railway videos for you to watch and new railway projects already being filmed for you so make sure you have subscribed to the channel so you don't miss out on a new video!😊
I don’t care what country or state they’re from, steam locomotives are just awesome pieces of technology. There’s nothing that could ever completely replace steam locomotives even if only in the hearts of railfans
Yes that is try
Hello there I think that they should keep from Rachel
Its nice to see a steam locomtive saved from the breakers touch and brought back to life again
We are currently trying to restore 2 more. You will see them in future videos.
@@railwaymaniacsplease never scrap any of them!
10 years already. I remember when Sir Keith Park came out of the last restoration at the Severn Valley Railway. It holds a special memory for me as I had a family party for my 21st Birthday on the Severn Valley Railway and this was the locomotive hauling the dining train I was on.
Good luck getting Sir Keith back through he maintenance schedule.
Here in America, Steam locomotives run longer than British locomotives instead of 10 years American steam locomotives need to undergo a FRA Mandated 1,472 day inspection and Overhaul once every 15 years
@@LongIslandRailfanneryes this is the difference once more,between the USA and the UK. Health and safety,over the top here. Like our heritage railway owners are going to put out Locomotives that are not fit for purpose. Boilers that can explode and killing people. I think that the people who run our heritage railways are probably more safety conscious than the people who regulate them. What heritage Railway would put out a loco that is anything other than totally safe? Absolutely ridiculous.But this is the UK.
It would only need one ruthless company to have an accident,and that would end our Heritage Railways. The British Government would stop all of them in an instant. Especially with our new Labour Government. Not going to happen.
Im so glad ur saving this beautiful girl she’s gonna be running rlly smooth in 10 years after her overhall (im a teen fan and i rlly like locomotives and i cant spell good bc i type to fast or dont feel like typing)
Thanks for the message!
Don't worry too much about your spelling, your heart is in the right place.
@@railwaymaniacs aw ty🚂❤️
My grandfathers (both of them) used to drive steam locos, but where would they have been without the teams that gave the engines their vital maintenance. Thank you for the insight lads.Champion work. I look forward to future videos.
More on the way!
I seem to remember meeting you once way back, Keith Watson the signally chap was my father and we went round the works once with my very young toddling daughter.
A real blast from the past. When I was a lad back in the late 50s early 60s these light pacifics were the regular work horses on the Southern Region line through Salisbury down to Exeter and the South West.
What I like about this video is that you are showing the actual process rather than an overview like everyone else does.
Thanks pal🙂
60 years from the end of steam. In the ‘old days’ locos went through general overhauls and, over a period of time became ‘grandfather’ brooms’ the loco may be officially 40 years old but very many of the parts are now replacements. Based purely on ‘make do and mend’ repairs we would now have no working locos, and the preserved railways would have died. It is absolutely wonderful the guys like yourselves, and the preservation movement in general has been able to move forward into a ‘general overhaul’ environment replacing and rebuilding whatever is necessary. OK a ‘general overhaul’ may now take ten years rather than ten weeks, but WHAT AN ACHIEVEMENT, IT IS BEING DONE.
Thanks Brian. The time an overhaul takes is dependent on a two critical factors.
The first being money of course and the second being boiler engineer availability, providing of course that you already have in place other suitable staff and tooling to take care of everything else.
I admire Your dedication an enthusiasm to keep these giants alive! You have my triple AAA -Rating for Your work! Congrats!
Thanks Stefan! We rescue, and restore them as well. All the loco's we own came from a scrapyard. Check out our website to see the story of each one we've saved.
southern-locomotives.co.uk
I have history with smoke boxes. When I was a small boy around 1960, my dad took me to an open day at a locomotive works. There was so much to see including a large locomotive whose smoke box door was open. There were steps so you could climb up and see inside - which of course I did. Unfortunately, I was so excited that I toppled forward and fell inside. I was returned to my father by a helpful railway man covered in soot from head to toe and dumped in the bath for a good scrubbing when we got home.
What a great story. Do you remember what type of loco it was?
@@railwaymaniacs Alas no, other than it towered over 8 year old me and was black. Just how black I found out when I fell into the smoke box lol. I should add that this was at Inchicore locomotive works in Dublin, Ireland. I still laugh when I think back to my father's face when presented me in my extremely sooty state. And then he had to get me home in the car without getting it filthy.
that was brilliantly educational. it shows exactly how to do the job and how difficult it is. I wish we had more videos that showed the whole job of dismantling and repairing a loco to put it back to steam again. and the extra work needed to put it back to mainline steam.
Sounds like your speaking from experience Andrew.
You really had me going then. I was really horrified when you said you are scraping the steam locomotive. I really don't want steam trains being scrapped I love them so much if any of them were to be scrapped I would be heart broken.
A very interesting video. I have worked on the restoration of diesel locomotives, but never steam.
Keep up the good work.
I visited the Spa Valley a few years ago, and enjoyed it. Everyone was so friendly.
It's a great railway
You little minx! What a tease! Lovely to see these great feats of engineering still alive. Was this a Barry relic? Thank god for the scrap merchants at Barry (Woodham's) or we would have lost 100's of steam engines. The only shame is being in South Wales, few LNER or LMS stock was sent there, and thus was lost. But the upside is plenty of Gods Wonderful Railway was preserved. Thanks for uploading. Loved it. Pip Pip.
It was a Barry wreck and we are currently trying to restore more locos as funds come available.
And plenty of These Beutiful engines more BB and Merchant Navy locks survived the torch than any type thanks to Dia Wooham who without Heritage railways wouldn't have survived, so thanks Dia and your family!!!
Indeed so!
I'm not really a kettle fan but I do like a rebuilt BoB or MN. Keep up the great work to keep the old girl going!
Brilliant video chaps! Absolutely loving your channel ! Keep up the good work!
Glad you enjoy it!
A great insight to what goes on behind the scenes. Thank you.
Many thanks
So glad skp is getting done. Can't wait to go behind this stunning locomotive again.
hey, thats me! was a brilliant experience, excited for the next one
It's great working with you Harry
That was really interesting 👍🏻 I’ve subscribed so I can follow the progress of this fine Southern steam locomotive even if I’m a BR standard man from Manchester area lol 😆
Holy s*** i thought it was being scraped
Interesting to see the small holes in the chimney petticoat presumably to improve draw in the smoke box.Also the Lemaitre inspired multiple blast nozzles.
That was the most stressful 1 minute of my life holy crap
Nice video. Getting down and dirty, keep it up guys👍
Great stuff keeping these Loco`s running👍🍻.
All the best with the long job ahead of you. We have all been there. Greetings from New Zealand.
Cheers pal.
Really interesting video - thanks for uploading. Look forward to seeing future content.
I Honestly thought you were going to scrap this beautiful steam engine.
It surprised me how much I missed working on this engine when it left SVR
Very much genius locomotives . Not surprising really as they were (in my opinion) designed by a genius too. The Deltics were classics for the east coast routes but Bulleid Pacifics
were the Deltics of that period . Great video, I'm often at the Spa valley as I live relatively local and often wondered what was going on with the loco , now I know .Hope she'll be hauling trains soon or at least helping others .-bud the painter-
Great new channel, and great video. Hope lots more to come. Dumb question: Could you pressure wash the smokebox first? - ok, perhaps tricky to find a volunteer. Hmmm - down the blastpipe first (the washer head). Ok that would make things go rustier. Interesting back in the day what tools they would have used. Look forward to the next one.
Bit anti "We are a grandmother" but Britain has a huge amount of coal that can be extracted safely. Already China is using clean burn +gas scrubbers for power stations. Britain the innovator of many technologies should fight to keep these marvelous machines running.
This is an extremely interesting video , I hope that you will make more about overhauling this steam loco . I have subscribed .
We are working on bringing you footage featuring each of Locomotives that have been rescued from the cutting torch and have been or will be restored for the pleasure of everyone!
@@railwaymaniacs , that’s excellent news .
I assumed the terrifying title was just clickbait. Glad to be proven right, it'll be interesting seeing the ugly side of maintenance.
We were trying to grab people's attention. Did you watch the whole video, what did you think?
@@railwaymaniacs I was watching it in the background while playing a game, so I wasn't giving it my 100% attention. I did find it interesting, though, and I might look into some of your other stuff. it was interesting seeing the long tubes used to superheat the steam, and seeing two people sat inside the smokebox really drives home just how big the various British Pacifics really are.
@@railwaymaniacs also, I will say the clickbait title was a bit far enough into clickbait to be genuinely false rather than just being exaggerated. I was expecting something like the boiler being bad enough to need full replacement, and actually needing to be cut and and removed in pieces to make room for a new one, rather than the more mundane heating up of what was clearly a fitting that is meant to be detached without any actual cutting.
@@bow-tiedengineer4453 I think the video title was deliberate 'tongue in cheek' to grab your attention. It worked for me as I was brought up 'train-spotting' these locos as a boy. So glad that it's just an overhaul being performed. Made me watch though!
Interesting video fellas! I kind of wondered how you got the superheater elements out. I look forward to seeing more videos from you guys!
Had me worried for a moment
Please correct me if I'm wrong but couldn't the super heater pipes be made from stainless steel. I was told they were only made of mild steel or something like
The cost would be huge to have them in stainless and probably wouldnt help.They wear out from the inside caused by the steam rushing around the bends in the elements. The elements don't last forever.
i love to see the smokebox of a british locomotive. i work with 4 german steam locomotives the 65018, 23023, 011075 and 41105
More smoke box action coming up as we fit these elements to a different loco.
Save it.
The phrase 'A sound running shed job' comes to mind (Schmidt Superheater description).
What a furious comment.
Once they're gone... they're gone remember that......
Yes you are correct. The only way to ensure their survival is for them to earn their own keep by attracting existing and new enthusiasts to buy tickets and travel behind them.
You need a cowboy/drovers hat. Makes a huge difference. Like having a dust umbrella. :o)
In their day they would have been stripped down to the frames, completely rebuilt then painted within a month. Now it takes years!
In those days, time in the shed was lost revenue. Nowadays you're waiting for donations and/or income from seasonal tourist traffic and there are also......"the regulations".
A month? Half that. The workshops had huge production lines dedicated to rebuilds & spare parts ready to be swapped on. Now there are no spares so parts need to be refurbished by small teams of specialists & any worn out parts need to be manufactured. An overhaul on old anything is very hard work.
@@TheRip72 I agree there good buddy. Just refurbishing anything on my own old body is costing the NHS a fortune... with some work being outsourced to specialists! 🤣
I dint know broklebank line survived !!! Merchant navy's are so amazing my favourite type of locomotive !!!
We are at an early stage with Brocklebank Line. We are about to shot blast and paint the frames. Progress takes place as and when funds are available. Keep watching the Southern Locomotives website and of course this channel to see how things progress!
Save.
I always wanted to see the inside of a steam loco's smokebox.
34053 Sir Keith Park is preserved
that bulleid pacific 34053 needs to be saved! I want it to be saved! it breaks my heart seeing these poor engines being cut up.
Don't worry. It's safe!
@@railwaymaniacs oh,all right,good!
Saved, Its can be repaired, Still very use full on rails like tours
hi, and i thought overhauling a Peckett was hard ! good luck
Im saving all of them
So the steam is collected in the dome and sent to the smokebox and then to the firebox end and back to the smokebox then into the cylinders?
Pretty much yes. The steam gets reheated so contains much more energy than before so pushes the pistons with more power and better efficiency. Hopefully in upcoming videos we can go into more detail and show you how things really work!
It's like the grim reaper is voicing this video
SAVE IT!!! DOWN WITH CUTTER'S TORCHES!!!!"
THIS SCARED ME SO BAD FOR A SECOND
Same
Sorry to scare you but we needed to catch people's attention and draw them into our world of steam preservation.
Sir Keith park: I guess it's time for me to go NOT HAHA
What stops the superheater element wearing through the fire tubes? I'm thinking that here must be a lot of friction due to metal on metal contact during heat expansion and running vibrations.
I will try and answer your questions Simon in a future video.
“I will put you back together.”
- Fredbear plush
SLL do such an amazing job. Note the cab numbers not in the centre of the cab and too closely spaced. Otherwise -- perfect!
Thanks for the praise and the criticism! We will have a chance to correct this soon.
If you check out our latest news on our website you can see that the cab is off, refurbished and awaiting its numbers so hopefully all will be well.
Thank god, I was like Nooooooo!, especially since in Africa and China they still scrap steam locos unfortunately.
Great dusty work, well done.
Watching in Australia and now Subscribing
Good man. There are some more videos coming soon @
SAVE. If it can't Run take it In-Doors and Put it on Display as a Museum Piece...
It'll be pulling trains again after its overhaul.
Hi Dean. You're a poet! You had me worried there, for a moment! Great tour of the smokebox. How is it that the super heater elements being removed are OK for 257 Squadron, but not for 34053? Is it because 34053's ticket has expired, but not 257 Squadron's?
You are correct Paul. The elements we removed here are in good condition. With 34053 going for its overhaul it was decided to remove them and fit them to 34072 257 Squardron as its elements were beginning to give trouble.
I don't understand how the boiler's "ticket" can have expired, but the superheater elements are still OK enough to re-install in another locomotive. If the boiler has expired, wouldn't all the parts be expired, too? Their tickets should be the same age...
And wouldn't it be a better idea to just make more superheater elements, new with long lives ahead of them? These will wear out, eventually, so you'll need to replace them with new eventually.
Hi Reg. A few good questions there. We are able to re-use the elements as they were able to be tested hydraulically (to 400psi) while removed from the boiler so proving that they are satisfactory to use.
They can indeed last many years, the previous set in 257 were fitted by BR whilst still on mainline duties! These ones we fitted here will probably be replaced with new ones at the loco's next overhaul.
So I’m a little confused, is 257 squadron being scrapped as well? Or is it just getting the parts from the rebuilt Bulleid Sir Keith Park? And is Sir Keith’s time over and being sold for scrap?
We restore steam locos from scrap yard condition so they can once again bring the joy of steam to another generation.
Sir Keith Park is receiving a well deserved overhaul at Southern Locomotives works at Herston and will be back in action next year.
257 Squadron is at work on the Spa Valley Railway in Kent. The superheater elements you watched us remove from Sir Keith were to replace ones in 257 that were due for replacement.
@@railwaymaniacs gotcha, thanks for clarifying that for me. I’ll totally go to see both of them someday
2023 will be an exciting year for Southern Locomotives Limited.
Superheaters work, but everything I’ve learned says a tightly bent tube flapping about in a mobile steam tube is a bad idea. Obviously it isn’t ^-^
Can remember her at the g c r running brilliantly
SAVE
This locomotive looks pretty well kept I take it you are dismantling it and using spare parts from it for now until it can be restored itself
It's just beginning to have its 10 year overhaul which involves a huge amount of work including changing the boiler. Hopefully it will be back running again next year.
Ohhh nice btw this is my second acc
Save them
save... easy answer... we can dig up more iron or scrap from somewhere else... Aint no one building steam locos anymore.
Off to the shower!
Is this loco being cannibalised or overhauled? You said that the super heater pipes are going elsewhere so where does it leave this loco?
The superheater elements/pipes we removed from this loco are to be fitted to another loco named "257 Squadron". This loco named "Sir Keith Park" will receive new superheaters during its overhaul that has already began .
@@railwaymaniacs OK thanks, I was a bit confused. Glad to hear both will be reborn😊
Save the steam engine!!!!!
is this volunteer work or are you employed?
The four of us in this video are volunteers.
@@railwaymaniacs thanks for the info
The old time engine men would've get all that dun in under five minutes
You are probably right Alex!
Save
I pick saved 😊
Too right. Hopefully we will have it back running very soon.
jesus you scared the scrap outta me i thought you were serious
Here at Southern Locomotives Limited we don't scrap them. In fact our steam loco's were rescued from the scrap yard and we restored them! It's always nice to here from other people that love steam.
Great video thank you
Glad you enjoyed it. We enjoyed making it. There are more videos coming!
#SAVESTEAM!!!!
Yeomen volunteers doing sterling work, but don’t let their enthusiasm get in the way of H&S.
Save this steam train 🚂🛤️
SAVE THE POOR SOUL
Please save the steam locomotives
Thornbury Castles heading the same way. She'll never run again.
Sir Keith Park will back in steam next year after its boiler swap and overhaul.
No don't scrap it save the beautiful engine the world don't make then anymore
Funnel? that must mean ships have chimnies.
Im still learning the terminology. Coming from a vehicle background I was corrected when I called some loco frames a chassis! I hope you enjoyed the video.
Interchangeable names m8.
first ime ive ever been clickbaited
Is it actually getting scrapped
No it's not getting scrapped. It's getting it's 10 year overhaul.
Who is Can save the Bulleid Pacific?
It's safe. It is being overhauled.
Oh phew another steam loco saved formt he cutter's torch :D
Save !!!
SAVE WEE CANT SCRAP THE THE STEAM ENGINES THEY HAVE BEEN RUNNING FOR SO LONG PLUS THER THE MOST POPULAR TYPE OF LOCOMOTIVE!!!!!
its not being scrapped
SAVE,And sell and if that does not work,Then excursion
This locomotive is absolutely beautiful. I’d like to know if you’re able to accept donations? I can’t afford much but I’d like to help if I can.
We need all the help we can get. This loco"Sir Keith Park" will be running again next year but we currently have 2 similar locomotives that need a lot of financial help. One is called "Sidmouth" the other is called "Brocklebank Line" both were rescued from the scrap and need restoration.
Visit southern-locomotives.co.uk for information to support us or buy some shares. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Maybe this is obvious but so you get the pipes out on the level, why not park a bogie flat in front of the loco?
That was one of the plans we had along with using a scaffold tower but it was decided not to for various reasons, the main one being space close to the loco shed. It worked out fine in the end though. Thanks for watching.