Vintage LMS railway film - On the shed - 1930s
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- Опубліковано 22 січ 2022
- This vintage railway film, produced by the LMS railway in the late 1930s, details the process of stabling, repairing and preparing a steam locomotive on the London, Midland and Scottish railway.
This is what my Grandad did, my Dad's Dad. He was a driver for the LMS. Started with the Midland Railway in the late 19th century. Retired from the LMS towards the end of the 1930s. The engine featured here is Royal Scot 6170 British Legion. I know my Grandad drove Royal Scots towards the end of his career, but I don't know if he ever drove this one. It's very interesting to see this. A pity that the images are so unclear. I expect it was sharper originally...? Thanks for posting.
It’s a pity than only a minority of steam sheds had these facilities. Right to the end of steam power some sheds required manual coaling of locomotives involving loading tubs which were lifted and tipped into tenders and even direct shovelling from a platform or coal waggon into the tender. Brutal work for the shed crew (Cleaners, Passed Cleaners). And yet, I would have chosen your Great Grandfather’s life!
@@stephensmith799 Not my Great Grandfather, just my Grandfather - my Father's Father. Not so many generations ago. He started as a cleaner with the Midland Railway in Derby in the 1880s, and died in 1953, having lived just long enough to hold me, as a baby, in his arms. So, I never actually knew him personally, just heard family stories about him.
@@kleedhamhobby Got that👍. It is wonderful being a grandfather 😉 He’d have been so pleased in you
Excellent. So good to see these machines from bygone times. Brings back memories for me.
I love seeing the old films.Great stuff thanks John
This is great. My pal's dad drove steam for the LMS. He'll love this.
The more I see these films of how our railways were operated, I think its a wonder there were not more accidents. Or perhas we've gone H & S bonkers now !!!
Anyway, it's so good that these films are available so the younger generation can see part of their history. Thanks.
I worry that these films will be too long and not 'enough' to engage folks. That would be a shame. To appreciate what you have you need to respect what went before
Watching the dirt swirling about it’s easy to see why steam had to go, men today would rightly not tolerate such conditions.
On the GWR the job of cleaning the firebox was given to the junior most cleaner. If the residual heat wasn’t bad enough, some senior cleaner might creep up and shut the fire door, while his mates would light an oily rag under the engine.
Like 11 very nice video, greetings 🚂👍📽️🔝
Well you learn something everyday with old films like that - thanks for uploading.
As for the loco 6170 - a little info from Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LMS_Royal_Scot_Class_6170_British_Legion
What a wonderful world. The 👍👍👍
No dust masks in those days!
Something like 600,000 employees on the railway in those days!
way was the fire lighter lighting the fire with fire lighters i thought they normally used a few oily rags
From the days when industrialised countries balananced their populations and it's skills to the workforce.
I wonder what happened to 6170?
I wouldn't want to be 'the fire boy'.
What is the fireman putting into the firebox at 16:17 ? Looks like a sort of tunnel or a gardening cloche! Maybe to split the coal to the sides, though that's easy enough for a fireman to achieve.
I believe it’s called a battle plate or something like that. It helps direct secondary air through the fire hole door and over the fire
@@sam_rahan5314 *Baffle plate 👍🏼
@@seemorebeer2848 of course! Knew it was something like that
@@seemorebeer2848 Did all LMS engines use that?
All this hot dusty work being done with no dust masks, no gloves and no hard hats.
Bob’s your Uncle
The most reliable in the World laughs, I worked for British Rail and they where anything but reliable!
Britain used to be a worldwide powerhouse!! Now it’s the United States of Europe. A complete laughingstock 😂😂
MMMMM VERY POOR QUALITY FILM EH! MMMMMMMMMMMM
Can you do better ?
(Just asking !)
@@OldSonyMan no sorry but at least you have made the effort thanks sony mmmmmm and it does give us a good insight to railway operations as they were in the 1930.s mmmm
@@ericlees7518 somewhere out there is the original film version which technically could be directly transferred to digital, but alas without the right person doing it 'ostensibly' for free, then it probably isn't going to happen !