Mallard On The Mainline
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- A few shots of A4 no.4468, Mallard on railtours in 1988. I had intended to post this video in time for the
70th.anniversary of the record run in July but misplaced one of the master tapes. The loco is seen at York followed by some on train footage on the Settle & Carlisle and then at Carlisle. Lineside shots taken in the Hope Valley,the Standedge route and on the Settle & Carlisle. Recorded on standard VHS video and before I discovered that a fluid head tripod was a good investment so not top quality!!!
Hi, folks, "MALLARD" driver here, I drove the mighty beast on 13/8/88 over the Settle to Carlisle route, I was limited to 60 m,p,h, which to her was just a steady trot, down mallerstang bank, she was screaming on her whistle , to go faster and faster and when I rubbed the brake,she juddered and sqeeled in protest,,,A week later they knocked the life out of her and buried her in the tomb of York museum.
Thanks for your input John, what great memories you must have. I travelled on one of those runs over the S &C, quite a thrill to ride behind her. A great shame that she's now stuffed and mounted. I thought it a waste of money bringing the two A4s from America when Mallard could have been returned to steam
I've worked in a large museum and they are some of the worst places to put great Items like Mallard. The have this "Museum mentality" which means they would rather see a exhibit decteareate physically than repair or maintain it in working order. God save them from replacing a worn out item with a new one, even if it's an authentic spare.
Just look at the abortion they've made of the Cutty Sark!
Luckiest train driver in the world
My grandfather had a hand in building the Mallard. He was a riveter at the Doncaster works. I never got to see her in action, and agree it is a shame she’s just sat in York rather than still running like the Flying Scotsman.
How do we know you are Mallard's driver from 1988?
What can I say that hasn't already been said, I suppose it's a great treat when you've captured these events before most people had stated videoing, and the results are amazing..so well done Austin...5*
I was watching Flying Scotsman in Australia and this one of your came up Austin....what a superb record of when Mallard did the main line for a short while...thoroughly enjoyed it...Bob
fantastic footage,,i was born in leeds and visited NRM every year as a kid,,ive stood on the foot plate of the "Mallard"..My dad worked at leeds engine company as a forgeman ,and forged the cowcatcher for the "Flying Scotsman" for it's first trip to America
Love the look of the Mallard, my fav steam loco. To see this running at 125mph must have been amazing!
I JUST LOVE THE LOOK OF A4 WITH VALANCES!..they should all look this way!
I recall messing around (as and apprentice) on the UofSA..when it was in at St Rollox works in Glasgow around 1977 for some bushes..........
It's about time someone put forward the incredible Mallard for a major sponsorship to meet the costs for repairs and overhauling, maybe from the proceeds of National Lottery or something like that. How I wish these trains were back on the tracks again where they truly belong!
Undoubtedly the British built the world's best steam trains. Just waiting for Bachmann to release The Mallard any day now, Beautiful steam, beats diesel for me any day.
the Mallard has such a unique paint scheme. I'm from "across the pond." if you put two British steamers side by side from the same class, I wouldn't be able to tell them apart. But you see the Mallard coming and you know it's her.
I think all our operational A4's have the corridor tender. Those Hiawathas were an awesome looking machine, what a shame that none survived.
Thanks Bob, wouldn't mind having the opportunity to film her again with our present equipment, but sadly that seems unlikely
One thing I'd love to see when she's back on the Main Line is her going for her record again or dare I say it, break it. To me it would be a complete rarity to see any steam locomotive today going at 100 miles per hour like any express engine would have done in the old days. To see Mallard going for her record again would be the greatest event to happen in Main Line steam workings.
Never mind the "VHS" quality - you captured a lot here., including the pre-welded rail wheelbeats. Great to see this just after Mallard was towed to Shildon. A reminder of what could be, given a vast amount of money.
brings a tear to your eye know that she will never run agine and makes you proud to be British!
A truly beautiful locomotive.
Nicely done. The final view looked as if they were in a painting. Thank you for sharing.
Yes A4's really suited the streamlining, a really handsome machine
I was on the station at Grindelford in 1988 when she stopped for a photo oppurtunity.
the crowds were so bad the only way you could get a photo was to hold your camera high and hope for the best.
some people even jumped onto the track to get shots, a passenger train had to stopped coming the opposite way out side the station.
the driver of Mallard was blowing the whistle like mad in order to get these people off the track.
they just thought he was doing it for effect.!!
The Mallard is built in March, 3rd 1938 and my birthday is on March, 3rd! L O L !
I think for a lot of people Mallard would be their favourite...a race would be very interesting!!
I think you're right, PRR S1 was a brilliant piece of engineering. Mallard was run almost to breaking point to get that record
I'm still amazed that a steam engine managed in excess of 125mph. If i remember rightly, the Mallard still holds her world record, but she did blow a boiler in the process
Thanks very much. Its not an impossibility that one day she could return to steam but I doubt I'll be around to see it.
Thanks, glad to bring back those memories for you. Just wish todays camera equipment was available back then.
Thanks very much, look forward to seeing that video sometime.
Yes indeed, the valences over the wheels add to the grace I feel.
I agree fully, so good that there is plenty of steam still about to recapture those memories.
Thank you, I went back to the same spot on Standedge a few years ago to film again but unfortunately the trees and bushes have really taken over
Superb footage of the old bird from this era!! 5*****
really great video superb. Loved the view comming through the cuting and the scenery was stunning
Thank you, I would like to think the people of Britain are proud of our heritage but sadly, too many are not.
The God of all steam locomotives.
The Mallard was pulling severn cars when it broke the record. Any alleged claim of any train going faster than the record is unconfirmed, hence it's still the record.
Thank you for your kind comments
Currently on display at Locomotion, Shildon, not at the NRM at present
Thanks, they were beautiful engines
@Mechknight73 - she didn't blow her boiler. A bearing overheated. She was able to carry on to the next station and was repaired.
When you think how old the design is, the A4 still looks very modern. An inspired piece of design
Yes thats where she is, still on display. She hasn't been in steam since 1988
It was hand held actually but image stabilising wasn't heard of back then!
I would like to see an LNER A4 brought to Australia, as the Flying Scotsman (an LNER A3 at the time) was way back in 1988. It's just a pity that our lousy track wouldn't stand up to her 125 MPH running! I wonder what steam loco is like at that incredible speed???
It was 1988, the fiftieth anniversary of the record run.
Many thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for that, I think I will stop all further views and stick on 4468!! What a coincidence.
I believe it was 1975, in June she is being towed to Shildon by Tornado to go on display at Locomotion while the NRM is being redeveloped
Ha ha! one of the few compensations of getting older is having been able to be around for sights like these.
I wrote the National Railway Museum at York, the caretakers of Mallard, about the possibility of having her run again like this, and they said it would need a major overhauling/rebuild of the boiler and the superheater elements, to say nothing of the steam cylinders, which is currently beyond their budget, so in all likelihood, Mallard will never steam again unless someone ponies up the money, a real pity...
Although I'm hailing from the USA, I'm a big fan of foreign railroading!
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Mallard , die schnellste Dampflok der Welt !
Ich wünschte wirklich, ich hätte mehr Aufnahmen von ihr in Aktion
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video
Thanks, perhaps a million might do it, the new parts is the stumbling block with the NRM as they like to keep things as original as possible.
They should get the city of Truro working again
That would be nice, maybe one day, unless the NRM give it away!
I agree she looks in great shape too so can't imagine it costing the earth to do it. NRM spent way too much money on the Scotsman imo it's basically a brand new engine.....
I heard they recorded the 126mph record by recording the clatter of the railway lines.
I would have thought they would laid mile yardsticks out and then recorded the time taken to cover them
Beautiful i Love mallard a4 class
Yes they were wonderful locomotives
My pleasure, I'm only sorry I haven't got more footage of her. Maybe one day....
In 1986 they did just enough work so she could steam for a few years up to the anniversary of the record run and she was then returned to the National Railway Museum. Repairs to mainline standard would be costly and the museum is already over budget on repairs to Flying Scotsman. But, maybe one day the will and the money will be available. Meanwhile we do have three working A4's on the mainline
I love the mallard. She's a wonderful locomotive
Cheers, you should try a driver experience course, great day out and unforgettable.
To be honest, Mallard had one connecting rod bearing run hot during her record run. Can I ask any yanks, do you wonder that EVERYBODY HATES YOU when you can't accept this utterly beautiful loco has the record
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
Thanks, glad to hear of your interest in steam, keep on enjoying it.
Thank you, I think the A4's are a beautiful design, but Mallard is a bit special isn't she?
They really need to preserve this and run it again like they're doing with Flying Scotsman.
I'd have hoped they would have restored her for the anniversary a few years ago rather than bringing in other A4's which seemed to draw the attention away from Mallard in my opinion
@@acw71000 Would Mallard even work properly anymore though is the question.
Providing money was available for an overhaul there would be no reason why she couldn't run again.
@@acw71000 True and they have restored many steam locos in the past.
FABULOUS film. And... look at the number of coaches and I bet they're all full. Can't understand why the Beeb - during the current "age of steam trains" programming - hasn't done an A4 Special. They probably think it'd make people even more dissatisfied with the present poor, overpriced, unfriendly, never-on-time services !
Wow 4 A4s can operate! One of my favorite locomotives. Anyone know how many have a corridor tender? I know 60007 does. Too bad here in the USA none of the Hiawathas survived past the very early 1950s
Indeed she is, thanks for your comments
Sure was, I wish you would get more smoky scenes like that these days but its very rare now
I reckon lots of rail enthusiasts are waiting for that win on the Euro Millions. Just think of all those engines we could help
Yes, that would sure be an impressive lineup. Thanks for your comments
You have some great memories there George (apart from the speeding ticket!) There is nothing to compare, I don't think, with the sight and sound of a steam train in full flow. A great shame that 4472 has so many problems these days.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it
Thanks very much! pure nostalgia!!!
60 mph?? Tick over for that beast I would of thought!
She was the first train to go 126 miles an hour which is an EPIC achievement for steam traction
Amazing Video, mallard is a wonderful bit of enginering!! 5 stars
I think you're right, given the right conditions, coal and crew it could be done.
mallard is moving to the nrm in shildon very soon. its even on the nrm shildon website! cool coz i live up north in newcastle:)
It seems strange to me that the NRM are trying to raise funds to bring the two A4's home from Canada and the States for the 75th.anniversary of 'Mallards' record run in 2013 in order to display all 6 preserved A4's together. Perhaps it may be better to spend the money on 4468's restoration
We can but hope and as I've said in other comments, you can never say never if the will and the money is there to restore her
Something the Brits can be proud of.
I suspect there were a few parts that needed replacing after the record run!!
Fantastic vid. What's Mallard's current status? Is she due an overhaul, anything....?
Not for a long, long time. Withthree A4s currently in working order, there's not much need to steam Mallard for the moment. Maybe when it's time for one of her sisters to get a boiler refit or something.
Great video! 4468 video views when I watched lol!
Thanks, yes she did reach 126 mph in 1938 but that was a test with the engine pushed to the limits. I don't think the intenetion was to operate in everyday service at that speed, but perhaps the next generation of steam locos could using lessons learnt frrom 1938.
Good video thanks for sharing.
Thanks David, a pity she didn't run in the 'digital age'
Thats a very interesting suggestion re the Star but can't see the NRM wanting to cut it to reduce the height for the modern mainline.
Sadly they don't make them like that anymore.
@pyrofella however, the national railway museum are going to get her going again in the future.
Mallard's world speed record has never been officially exceeded by a steam locomotive, though the German Class 05 was at least very close: in 1936, two years before Mallard's run, 05 002 had reached 124.5 mph but that was on a slight down hill where German trains fractionally less speed was recorded on the flat.
There are quite a few engines I would like to help with a nice win like that. I bet the NRM would put up some silly objection to having 'Mallard' repaired even at someone elses expense
Well, you couldn't ride behind her anyway as she is now on display in the National Railway Museum. For now you'll have to enjoy the many videos of her in action.
why do I love trains?
Yes indeed and the record speed reached was actually 126mph for a short while.
TO TURN MY SPEAKERS WAY UP AND LISTEN TO THE CLITTYCKY -CLACK OF THOSE WHEELS ....
Can't recall if I heard this from Steve Davies (then running the NRM) or George Muirhead (Locomotion in Shildon- both spoke to the Friends of Darlington Railway Museum) but the thought a year or three ago was "We're restoring the most famous loco' in the world (4472)- why dilute attention by running the second most famous at the same time?"
Now Scotman's a money pit and neither is running with a major anniversary coming. Everyone's got 20:20 hindsight of course but oh dear...
Thanks, steam trains are one thing we do well I reckon
In regular service an A4 would've done 90mph which is impressive even now :)
Hopefully they are Andy, thanks for your comments
What happened to her actually? All that I know is that she is standing in the National Railway Museum...