@@lmm If your heart had filled, and flowed out your eyes, that is honest and natural. You would not have been alone. They were joyous tears,, if any. Nature herself cried, to mask other tears. .
when i was little we were on a train to bedford and at the time i was wearing a baseball cap that said train engineer on the front and the ticket inspector saw me with this hat on and asked me if id like to ride in the cab with the driver which i though was cool i never get that experience again ever since then ive always been interested in trains
Never mind not exciting, as has been said below, what a heart warming video. It was nice to see how much affection and memories a little loco like that can bring to so many people. I've never seen you so proud and Lady McAlpine was thrilled by it all and overjoyed that Sir William McAlpine has a great home.
What a great video! When I volunteered at the Avon Valley Railway as a teenager I lusted after owning a Wickham trolley (I was weird) so I know how much that little Ruston means to you!
Excellent choice! The railway industry and enthusiast community has certainly had some wonderful characters and larger than life personalities and so, not surprisingly, you fit right in there sir! The little Ruston surely couldn't have a better new home and owner and it's a joy to see how happy it makes you.
@@lmm Indeed and it looks like it was a wonderful naming ceremony, despite the weather. I do hope you can continue its Santa tradition in some manner in the future. If I were ever fortunate enough to own one I'd call it Turpin, which was the name of a plough-horse both my parents worked in their youth and the Ruston shunters are such marvelous little work horses! :)
A almost fairytale ending to a great story, Sir William McAlpine would’ve been mighty proud that his train went to someone with such love for the little locomotive.
It's a really nice full circle. I have photos of shaking air William's hand with the old nameplate when we took her home, and now with Lady McAlpine now the engine is in use again. I think it's why he sold it to me, he wanted it to be loved and appreciated.
Fantastic Lawrie! I could see that this was a very important occasion - and to have your loco (and a modest little loco at that) named after such a high profile character in British industry must be so rewarding.
i'm not crying, nope, not me. you've done a wonderful thing, you have. good on you for remembering him this way. your heart is one of the big reasons your channel has grown as it has. never lose that.
I saw the article in the magazine Lawrie, been waiting for the video ever since! I think it will become a celebrity shunter, being named after such a prolific railwayman!
What a sheer delight to see the little Ruston 48 proudly wearing the name of her former owner! Despite the rain, she looks quite smart, especially with her new gleaming nameplates! I cannot fathom just how proud you must be feeling, of both your loco and the Mid Suffolk Light Railway! What a special treat to hear about indeed, I can hardly believe it's for real!
I really can't believe it. Not any of it, the naming, the man I purchased it from, or just the fact that she's mine. I was so very proud, and to have my own Loco at the railway that I came to as a child is pretty special. She did look pretty good!
Notice the green paint on the 165 in the background. Must have been a great honour for your engine to bear the name of the late, great man who did so much for railway preservation.
Railway Mania podcast brought me here. I was aware of your channel for a long time, but since hearing the podcast and the story of the Ruston, it's taken on extra interest for me watching the story of the engine unfold.
It is amazing that you managed to do this and also come and join us for the aftermath of the Santa Pod £500 Challenge on the same day. This was indeed an incredible moment!
This is exactly the kind of content I come to UA-cam for. Excitable nerding, tributes to beloved friends and peculiarly-specific railway-related stuff :)
It may not be fast and exciting but to see you and Lady McAlpine so happy is FAR FAR more important. Two people with a memory and common love. I still don’t know who was happier. And no one should care. The arm around you and the little hug meant more than all the words ...... Loved it Amacf
This is a wonderfully wholesome video, and a great tribute to Mr. McAlpine. Ordinarily I wouldn't care for tiny Industrial (Disease) engines like the 48DS, but I have changed my mind since I started watching LMM about a year ago.
We would absolutely love that! Drop us an email at Lawrie@lawriesmechanicalmarvels.com and we'll see if we can make it happen! Would you guys be interested in us coming down to film with you guys regardless?
@@lmm sadly I am only a 13 year old Railway enthusiast who doesn't have power over the Plym Valley Railway but I will send them an email and see what they decide. Thanks for the offer
It is said, No one really dies, as long as they are remembered. I am glad to Sir William kept alive by his beloved engine. Please pass this on to the Lady. Both gentle showed great and generous spirits. The event touched me deeply. May God bless and keep you all.
Lawrie - great video, and what a lovely story of a locomotive and the people who have been associated with her. Knowing the MSLR was taken up by a Ruston 48, and knowing how loved she was by Sir William & Lady McAlpine, she is in absolutely the right place and right owner/custodian. Good Luck!
Well done Lawrie I admire your passion for things mechanical and it's been a treat to see this lovely little gem bought back to life. Thanks for all the videos.
Beautifully - and sensitively - done, sir. Faith in humanity restored. I think Lady McAlpine has just joined the guest list for my ideal dinner party :-)
In what way was this not the most exciting video? Your modesty is charming mate, but the comments below say it all. A lovely video of a proud moment, excellent stuff, thanks again for sharing it with us. And props to Lady McA for rocking up with a loco handbag.
Well it doesn't quite have the, 'will they get there' or the Dodge collection or Loco delivery videos 😂 I'm just glad you guys have enjoyed it, I'm certainly very proud. She was lovely! It was an honour.
Hey, I loved this video, beautiful! :) I can see why you are so mad about this little locomotive! :D If only we had a good train simulator... :( the ones we do have are not my cup of tea.
Lucky Lucky Man . You look so proud driving her on her first passenger run . great video and I'm so happy for you to have a dream come true. regards Mark
Bravo Sir, Very well done. I enjoyed watching you bring this engine back to like . This was a very nice tribute to Sir William McAlpine . Wishing you many years of operating it and the pleasure it brings to all who see it. Charles M
We've done a fair bit in Ruston's now 😂 Glad you enjoyed the video, I am so very proud! Thank you, I am very pleased with it too! Every time I see it I'm still amazed that its mine!
As much as I would've loved to see Sir William name the loco, I think Lady McAlpine was brilliant, adding her anecdotes to the occasion... I don't think I've ever seen you smile so much, or waffle on as much haha 😂 Here's to the little 48! 🍻🥂
This might sound strange, but i'm glad you've not kept it 100% original and made it yours with this. To many people are hung up on "originality" that they forget that these things were regularly changed. It's a lovely name, I'm sure he is smiling down and muttering "It's not an A3, but I love it" You're living every railfans dream. Enjoy yourself.
Thank you, I get what you mean! I'm currently considering the concept of having it lined. I think she looks pretty good as is though. I really hope that he is. I am having quite a large amount of fun!
Love it man, each time I see you and your ruston. it's why I subbed. plus that laugh lol and sorry about the sponsorship comment. I support you with it.
I love this film, so much love for a little loco and the enthusiasm is infectious! Any chance I could life a few of the sounds of the loco at work to put with a model railway video I am planning please?
Well done Lawrie, I met Sir William in 2011 at Trinity House London . along with Prince Michael of Kent. Sir William a nice guy that shared the same interest as me.
This is my collection, I also work in the rail industry and have worked on most types of Diesel locomotives including PWM651 , a Ruston shunter. I have a Ruston engine in my road roller ua-cam.com/video/6AukDsePZy4/v-deo.html
Sir William was a lovely chap, very much made me feel like he was one of us. Oh that's quite an impressive collection! I'd love a go in the bigger of the road rollers! That looks awesome!
@@lmm A couple of years have gone, I was reunited with PWM651 after 22 years and drove it, Your Rustons big brother ua-cam.com/video/HAd3smEy0lM/v-deo.html
Great to see it finished. Mabey you should consider installing vacuum brake on it in the far future. I've always had an intrest in Sir william mcalpine as my dad was present at the 1988 Aussteam 88 and traveld behind 4472 on a trip from Melbourne/spencer street to seymour. Love the vid mate it brought a tear to my eye.😊😊👍
I've played with the idea of vac, but installing is expensive, she never had it, and would rarely get to use it. Never say never though! Oh that's quite the thing to have done! Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels If you can would you mind looking at my video of the middy? Was taken at the 2018 Wartime Gala I think before your Ruston arrived. It’s on my list to revisit in 2020. ua-cam.com/video/kV94HGaEjts/v-deo.html PS: the middy stuff starts at 12:14
This is a coincidence I have just received a miniature 00 gauge Ruston 48 in the post today. Hornby should do a model of your loco it's such a lovely example.
@@lmm you might be able to get somewhere if you drop hornby a general enquiry email off there website with a image of the locomotive attached to it. Then you might get a response off someone relevant.
Names really are something quite special for a locomotive. There's something kind of Ivor-esque about a long name on a little Ruston, too, though I think it fits really well! What an honor! I've actually been thinking about drawing your Ruston in a sort of cartoonish, near-UPA sort of style - Would you mind?
@@lmm And named after such a preservation hero, couldn't have been more perfect. Excellent, I'll try to have that done sometime soon! Industrial locos have great proportions for caricaturing, should be quite fun.
I think it fits her...perfectly. I think wherever Sir William is he's smiling...perhaps moreso that it's not some fancy, flashy mainline engine, but a simple yeoman of a diesel that bears his name. I never met the man, but from what little I've read of him, he seems the type to be more impressed by that! I love that Lady McAlpine seems to be having an absolute blast on the old engine too. I hope one day I can do something similar for the one surviving steam engine of my favorite (American) railroad: My grandfather loved trains and that same company, and got me interested in trains through it, in many ways. My fervent dream is one day I can climb aboard her cab with his picture in my vest pocket, just to say, "We did it." (Apologies profusely...I did not mean for that to go on as much of a tangent as it did).
I really like that idea too! I hope he knew just how happy it had made me to be able to get her! Lady McAlpine was just brilliant. She really made the day. That would be a lovely thing to do! Best of luck! Which Loco and railroad?
@@lmm its the Missouri Kansas Texas, MKT or "Miss Katy" as her fans call her. the engine is their number 311, an 1870s 4-4-0 that worked until the 50s on the massive branchline in Oklahoma, the Northwest District. Miss Katy never had the biggest steamers (hell, her biggest steam loco was a 2-8-2) or the flashiest trains, but damn was she the best. The engine actually has the distinction of being the only locomotive to have arrived at its museum under its own steam. she was backdated and used as a touring prop to celebrate the railroads history in the 50s, that's why she survived. the Katy Railroad Historical Society (of which I am a member) is slowly cosmetically restoring her to her 30s-50s configuration.
@@lmm Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels I know, thats how I recognised it! I love the green. Wasn't it a rusty red colour? I joked with somebody about buying that exact locomotive. You have done a sterling job and I am speechless.
You looked like you were close to tears there Lawrie.
Lady McAlpine looked so happy to see that one of her late husband's locos in use again.
It was very moving. I was touched by how much Lady McAlpine cared and how happy she was. It was a really special day.
@@lmm If your heart had filled, and flowed out your eyes, that is honest and natural. You would not have been alone. They were joyous tears,, if any. Nature herself cried, to mask other tears. .
Oh I like that someone updated it!
I kept it all together but it was quite emotional!
@@lmm brilliant this film mate .you can see how genuine she was brilliant😍
Honoured to have been there for this
Very pleased to have you!
This was great kinda like a bonus Lawrie Goes Loco.
I did think about releasing it as part of that, but deserved to be it's own thing.
when i was little we were on a train to bedford and at the time i was wearing a baseball cap that said train engineer on the front and the ticket inspector saw me with this hat on and asked me if id like to ride in the cab with the driver which i though was cool i never get that experience again ever since then ive always been interested in trains
That's pretty good!
I can't actually remember what I footplated first. Certainly enough to get the bug.
I got to ride in the cab of a Canadian National EMD GP9 when I was 10 years old (late 1970's). It was up and back in the railroad yard, but oh so fun!
That's how they get you hooked, those train people.
its good to see sir Williams flying Scotsman and Rustin 48 are still running strong and its good to see lady McAlpine is still alive and well
It's quite an honour to have it
love her handbag!
Hahaha. She was lovely.
Her ladyship certainly has a very... distinctive dress sense.
When I first saw it, I thought the nameplate was in the bag! xD
Ay, it is a lovely little locomotive and it's wonderful that you named it after Sir William McAlpine.
It's a really lovely little thing.
I'm so honoured to have been allowed to name it after the man!
A fantastic and heart warming video keep up the fantastic work.
Lots of love from Hannah
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it.
What a lovely thing to do, I'm sure Mr McAlpine would be proud, you and your group have restored them, kudoa
I really hope he would be.
I'm so happy for you Lawrie and I'm sure Sir William would've been filled with excitement and gratitude upon the sight of this.
I really hope he would be. I'm so proud of it.
Never mind not exciting, as has been said below, what a heart warming video. It was nice to see how much affection and memories a little loco like that can bring to so many people. I've never seen you so proud and Lady McAlpine was thrilled by it all and overjoyed that Sir William McAlpine has a great home.
It really was a superb day. I was very proud indeed. It really does look perfect at the MSLR too!
What a great video! When I volunteered at the Avon Valley Railway as a teenager I lusted after owning a Wickham trolley (I was weird) so I know how much that little Ruston means to you!
Thank you very much!
Wickhams are great fun!
The Avon Valley is a lovely line too!
Excellent choice! The railway industry and enthusiast community has certainly had some wonderful characters and larger than life personalities and so, not surprisingly, you fit right in there sir! The little Ruston surely couldn't have a better new home and owner and it's a joy to see how happy it makes you.
Thank you - it was already named Sir William when I purchased it, so the re dedication made sense to gain the full name.
@@lmm Indeed and it looks like it was a wonderful naming ceremony, despite the weather. I do hope you can continue its Santa tradition in some manner in the future. If I were ever fortunate enough to own one I'd call it Turpin, which was the name of a plough-horse both my parents worked in their youth and the Ruston shunters are such marvelous little work horses! :)
That's a super little name!
I'm going to see what I can make happen at the MSLR!
You are an absolutely bloody fantastic bloke
Why thank you!
The smile says it all mate that's one day you'll remember for a long time
Yes indeed! And I've got the video of a lovely reminder!
You were so incredibly happy to rename the little engine that could. I’m really happy 😃 to have found this channel and watching your escapades.
I really am very proud to have been able to do it! Glad you found us and you're liking what we do!
A almost fairytale ending to a great story, Sir William McAlpine would’ve been mighty proud that his train went to someone with such love for the little locomotive.
It's a really nice full circle.
I have photos of shaking air William's hand with the old nameplate when we took her home, and now with Lady McAlpine now the engine is in use again.
I think it's why he sold it to me, he wanted it to be loved and appreciated.
One of your best videos! I didn't think your grin could get any wider than when you picked up the Massey digger, but it looks like I was wrong!
Thank you! I was really very proud. It was truly such an honour. And to be able to work its first passenger train. That was pretty awesome!
Fantastic Lawrie! I could see that this was a very important occasion - and to have your loco (and a modest little loco at that) named after such a high profile character in British industry must be so rewarding.
Thank you! It's really quite amazing! I'm so very blown away that it actually happened! It's a very big name for a very little engine 😂
i'm not crying, nope, not me. you've done a wonderful thing, you have. good on you for remembering him this way. your heart is one of the big reasons your channel has grown as it has. never lose that.
Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed seeing what we did.
It was really very special.
I'm just being me, I'm glad you guys enjoy how we're doing things!
I saw the article in the magazine Lawrie, been waiting for the video ever since! I think it will become a celebrity shunter, being named after such a prolific railwayman!
Yes, it takes us some time to get the video out after we shoot it.
I hope so! That would be rather good fun!
What a sheer delight to see the little Ruston 48 proudly wearing the name of her former owner! Despite the rain, she looks quite smart, especially with her new gleaming nameplates! I cannot fathom just how proud you must be feeling, of both your loco and the Mid Suffolk Light Railway! What a special treat to hear about indeed, I can hardly believe it's for real!
I really can't believe it. Not any of it, the naming, the man I purchased it from, or just the fact that she's mine.
I was so very proud, and to have my own Loco at the railway that I came to as a child is pretty special.
She did look pretty good!
Brilliant Lawrie. Brought a tear to my eye. Thanks.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. I was almost at that stage during the day!
What a lovely video, and what an honour.
One of the best /nicest things I've seen on UA-cam.
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed seeing the day. I have felt very honoured the whole way through the ownership of the Loco!
Notice the green paint on the 165 in the background. Must have been a great honour for your engine to bear the name of the late, great man who did so much for railway preservation.
What a marvellous video! Lady Mcalpine looked to happy and touched by this! Best video yet!
Thank you so much! She was absolutely amazing. So kind and seemed genuinely happy by the whole thing!
Railway Mania podcast brought me here. I was aware of your channel for a long time, but since hearing the podcast and the story of the Ruston, it's taken on extra interest for me watching the story of the engine unfold.
It is amazing that you managed to do this and also come and join us for the aftermath of the Santa Pod £500 Challenge on the same day. This was indeed an incredible moment!
To say it was a busy day is an understatement. 😂
@@lmm, you did well, sir!
@@lmm, you did incredibly well that day!
Thank you!
This is exactly the kind of content I come to UA-cam for. Excitable nerding, tributes to beloved friends and peculiarly-specific railway-related stuff :)
Think this one may have hit the nail on the head then! Glad you enjoyed it!
You must be so proud of your little Ruston!
Sir William would be proud of what you've done for the little engine.
Thank you, I really am proud. I like to think that he would be happy with what we've done.
It may not be fast and exciting but to see you and Lady McAlpine so happy is FAR FAR more important. Two people with a memory and common love. I still don’t know who was happier. And no one should care. The arm around you and the little hug meant more than all the words ...... Loved it Amacf
It was really very lovely. I was so blown away by how happy Lady McAlpine was, it really was the icing on the cake. The hug was lovely 😊
As usual Sir some of the best work out there. If you want to come to Texas let me know LOL. It's videos like this that has me inspired to keep going
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed the video. Texas is very much on my list of places to go!
Glad to be able to help.
Well congratulations. It can't be everybody who owns a loco named after a Knight of the realm.
It's a super name for a tiny little Loco!
This is a wonderfully wholesome video, and a great tribute to Mr. McAlpine. Ordinarily I wouldn't care for tiny Industrial (Disease) engines like the 48DS, but I have changed my mind since I started watching LMM about a year ago.
I really like little diesel engines. They've got character! Glad you enjoyed the video!
You could feel the sentiment of that hug between lawrie and lady mcalpine. Well done and look forward to visiting the middy in 2020
Thank you, it's a truly lovely moment. Look forward to seeing you down there
You need to bring your 48D down to Devon would look brilliant on the Plym Valley Railway for a gala. Great Video and lovely name for a lovely engine
We would absolutely love that!
Drop us an email at Lawrie@lawriesmechanicalmarvels.com and we'll see if we can make it happen!
Would you guys be interested in us coming down to film with you guys regardless?
@@lmm sadly I am only a 13 year old Railway enthusiast who doesn't have power over the Plym Valley Railway but I will send them an email and see what they decide. Thanks for the offer
Couldn't think of a better name. Good on you my friend !
I'm rather proud it must be said! Thank you!
You looked so proud and choked up. Well done buddy brilliant video
It is said, No one really dies, as long as they are remembered. I am glad to Sir William kept alive by his beloved engine. Please pass this on to the Lady. Both gentle showed great and generous spirits. The event touched me deeply. May God bless and keep you all.
Thank you, I for one will certainly never forget the man. I am truly honoured to be able to have the engine carry his name, its just amazing!
Superb video and what a fitting tribute to the great man himself. I’m sure he’d be very honoured!
I hope so! I really hope he knew how happy having the engine had made me.
Love how she had a locomotive clutch purse for the occasion
She was amazing. It was a great little touch!
Lawrie - great video, and what a lovely story of a locomotive and the people who have been associated with her. Knowing the MSLR was taken up by a Ruston 48, and knowing how loved she was by Sir William & Lady McAlpine, she is in absolutely the right place and right owner/custodian. Good Luck!
Thank you so much!
It's all been such a pleasure.
It's certainly very loved now!
Well done Lawrie I admire your passion for things mechanical and it's been a treat to see this lovely little gem bought back to life. Thanks for all the videos.
Oh my god ! You actually brought tears to my eyes, to see you and lady mcalpine so happy , so nice well done pat yourself on the back ,good on you
I wasn't far away from tears myself at the time. Thank you
Wow. Really touching hearing you talking about this - I can really feel how much it means to you. Fantastic work Lawrie.
Thank you, it really is quite an important little thing. I'm so proud!
This is why I love railroads, history and the people it helps bring together.
It's lovely. The bringing together of people is one of the best things.
Beautifully - and sensitively - done, sir. Faith in humanity restored. I think Lady McAlpine has just joined the guest list for my ideal dinner party :-)
Thank you very much. Lady McAlpine was just superb. I was so happy that she came and seemed so pleased with the Locomotive.
Absolutely wonderful. All your hard work rewarded.
You and the Sir William did shine, and would have had it been raining buckets. Congratulations!
Thank you very much! The weather held off enough not to spoil the day!
Sincere congratulations, the pride shows in your smile. 🚂
I genuinely have never been prouder
Lovely locomotive! Lawrie you truly are amazing!!
In what way was this not the most exciting video? Your modesty is charming mate, but the comments below say it all. A lovely video of a proud moment, excellent stuff, thanks again for sharing it with us. And props to Lady McA for rocking up with a loco handbag.
Well it doesn't quite have the, 'will they get there' or the Dodge collection or Loco delivery videos 😂
I'm just glad you guys have enjoyed it, I'm certainly very proud.
She was lovely! It was an honour.
14:25 that smile says all.
A very classy thing you did Lawrie
It was the only thing to do really.
Lovely video. Your pride shows through, and is well deserved.
Thank you - I really was very proud that day!
Wow just wow amazing work from the whole team and community and what an amazing way to honor an amazing man
I am really very honoured. It really has made the Loco even more special.
Not the most exciting? More than exciting enough for me! You certainly seemed thrilled to bits.
Well, it's a bit different to the normal 'Will it make it home' kind of thing 😂
I was so proud! Such a good day!
I cannot wait to see more of this Ruston, hopefully in 2021
Hey, I loved this video, beautiful! :) I can see why you are so mad about this little locomotive! :D If only we had a good train simulator... :( the ones we do have are not my cup of tea.
It's a magnificent little thing. The train sims don't capture anything like the sensation of driving a Loco. Glad you enjoyed it.
Lucky Lucky Man . You look so proud driving her on her first passenger run . great video and I'm so happy for you to have a dream come true. regards Mark
Yes I really am! I was just over the moon! Still can't quite believe it all happened!
Glad you enjoyed the video!
Bravo Sir, Very well done. I enjoyed watching you bring this engine back to like . This was a very nice tribute to Sir William McAlpine . Wishing you many years of operating it and the pleasure it brings to all who see it. Charles M
Thank you very much! I'm sure she's going to to give years of pleasure!
I really hope he'd be pleased with how much I love it.
Very fitting choice of name. Great to see the loco is now being used and cared for.
It's nice to actually have it be useful!
Dude I'm quite high right now and this video has honestly brought me to tears it's so heart warming lol, anyway nice little loco!
It's quite the bittersweet tale - glad you enjoyed it though!
Congratulations, can't wait to see more in the future
Thank you! It'll be sure to feature again in the future!
fantastic video Lawrie and love your little ruston
Thank you very much!
I love it too!
@@lmm your more than welcome
Good job with the Ruston 48!
Now I feel like making the locomotive in LEGO!
Thank you very much! I think a lego model wouldn't be too hard to knock up!
Congratulations on many levels. A pleasure to see such happiness. Cheers.
Thank you so much! I was a very proud chap!
What a thoroughly lovely video, new to the channel and loving the content. Superb work Lawrie!
Thank you very much!
What a lovely video, you must be so proud! The loco looks superb, it was whilst looking up Ruston locos that I found your channel. 👍
We've done a fair bit in Ruston's now 😂
Glad you enjoyed the video, I am so very proud! Thank you, I am very pleased with it too! Every time I see it I'm still amazed that its mine!
Congratulations the engine looks amazing and what a perfect name for little Ruston .keep up the Videos they are awesome.
Thank you very much! I'm really very proud of it.
anyone who gives this a thumbs down has no soul or heart .. really nicely done Lawrie
Thank you very much! It was a really lovely day!
Brilliant loco - brilliant gesture. Top work.
It's a super little engine! Thank you very much!
This has made my day
Hello Tom
Thank you, it certainly made mine!
That's awesome. Congrats on finally getting a good name for it.
Thank you! I'm really really excited by it. Lovely name to have on the thing - I'm very proud
that was a great video - thanks for posting and looking forward to visiting the Railway next year
Glad you enjoyed it! It's a super little railway! Love being part of it.
Gorgeous video lawrie, the loco is splendid!
I'm really very proud of it, thank you!
As much as I would've loved to see Sir William name the loco, I think Lady McAlpine was brilliant, adding her anecdotes to the occasion... I don't think I've ever seen you smile so much, or waffle on as much haha 😂
Here's to the little 48! 🍻🥂
She was absolutely superb. It was a truly special day.
I was very happy indeed.
love your ruston 48 loco and love your videos on locos would love to see more mate
I love it too!
There is lot more in store!
@@lmm beauty mate cant wait and love your ruston 48 mate shes a real beauty
Congratulations Lawrie! A fitting name.
Thank you very much.
It just seemed like the right thing to do!
This might sound strange, but i'm glad you've not kept it 100% original and made it yours with this. To many people are hung up on "originality" that they forget that these things were regularly changed.
It's a lovely name, I'm sure he is smiling down and muttering "It's not an A3, but I love it"
You're living every railfans dream. Enjoy yourself.
Thank you, I get what you mean!
I'm currently considering the concept of having it lined. I think she looks pretty good as is though.
I really hope that he is.
I am having quite a large amount of fun!
@@lmm Please do consider lining. That would be the icing on the cake.
Take care, have fun.
I'm thinking about it 😂
Love it man, each time I see you and your ruston. it's why I subbed. plus that laugh lol and sorry about the sponsorship comment. I support you with it.
I hope to be able to feature the Ruston more next year, we'll see what happens with it.
😂 No problems buddy
I love this film, so much love for a little loco and the enthusiasm is infectious! Any chance I could life a few of the sounds of the loco at work to put with a model railway video I am planning please?
Excellent. Well done to you and to all involved.
Thank you very much! I have had lots of help!
_"I'm employing you to clean my engine."_
That's what SHE said.... 😝😝😝
*IT'S A BEAUTIFUL LOCO! GREAT VIDEO!!*
😂 😂
Thank you, she's a beauty.
Well done Lawrie, I met Sir William in 2011 at Trinity House London . along with Prince Michael of Kent. Sir William a nice guy that shared the same interest as me.
This is my collection, I also work in the rail industry and have worked on most types of Diesel locomotives including PWM651 , a Ruston shunter. I have a Ruston engine in my road roller ua-cam.com/video/6AukDsePZy4/v-deo.html
Sir William was a lovely chap, very much made me feel like he was one of us.
Oh that's quite an impressive collection! I'd love a go in the bigger of the road rollers! That looks awesome!
@@lmm We got some very big kit in preservation in my area including a massive Cat 666 scraper ua-cam.com/video/Z4U0mNbvh4Q/v-deo.html
Now that is mega cool!
@@lmm A couple of years have gone, I was reunited with PWM651 after 22 years and drove it, Your Rustons big brother ua-cam.com/video/HAd3smEy0lM/v-deo.html
Great to see it finished. Mabey you should consider installing vacuum brake on it in the far future. I've always had an intrest in Sir william mcalpine as my dad was present at the 1988 Aussteam 88 and traveld behind 4472 on a trip from Melbourne/spencer street to seymour. Love the vid mate it brought a tear to my eye.😊😊👍
I've played with the idea of vac, but installing is expensive, she never had it, and would rarely get to use it. Never say never though!
Oh that's quite the thing to have done!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
@@lmm thanks for the reply. And i see that the ruston 48's big brother in background is having a repaint.
Yeah, they're using some of the left over paint from mine. Hopefully we'll have the pair of them in green for next year.
Not gonna lie you have done extremely well with it
Thank you, I'm really very proud!
Awesome loco. I’ll have to come film it running soon, I only live a few miles from the middy so it’s a nice Sunday out
I'll try to let people know if it's going to be out and about.
I rarely know tbh 😂
It's a nice railway and worth going to anyways.
Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels If you can would you mind looking at my video of the middy? Was taken at the 2018 Wartime Gala I think before your Ruston arrived. It’s on my list to revisit in 2020. ua-cam.com/video/kV94HGaEjts/v-deo.html PS: the middy stuff starts at 12:14
Alright, I demand an explanation! Why did I have to spent most of this video wiping tears from my eyes?
Great story, well done!
Thank you very much!
A real honor!
It was something special.
This is a coincidence I have just received a miniature 00 gauge Ruston 48 in the post today.
Hornby should do a model of your loco it's such a lovely example.
It's a wonderful model isn't it! I want them to do mine. 😂
@@lmm email simon Kohler of hornby I am sure he would add it to the various liveries they will produce for future models.
If it does get added, will you get it and do a video of the OO guage compared to your engine?
It's worth a try! Anyone got an email address?
Hahaha, yes that would be quite good
@@lmm you might be able to get somewhere if you drop hornby a general enquiry email off there website with a image of the locomotive attached to it. Then you might get a response off someone relevant.
fab stuff Lawrie well done fella
Thank you very much!
I still love the look James gave you
Me too!
Names really are something quite special for a locomotive. There's something kind of Ivor-esque about a long name on a little Ruston, too, though I think it fits really well! What an honor!
I've actually been thinking about drawing your Ruston in a sort of cartoonish, near-UPA sort of style - Would you mind?
It's quite special isn't it! Super long name for a tiny locomotive.
Go ahead! I'd love to see it.
@@lmm And named after such a preservation hero, couldn't have been more perfect.
Excellent, I'll try to have that done sometime soon! Industrial locos have great proportions for caricaturing, should be quite fun.
I'm looking forward to it!
I think it fits her...perfectly. I think wherever Sir William is he's smiling...perhaps moreso that it's not some fancy, flashy mainline engine, but a simple yeoman of a diesel that bears his name. I never met the man, but from what little I've read of him, he seems the type to be more impressed by that! I love that Lady McAlpine seems to be having an absolute blast on the old engine too.
I hope one day I can do something similar for the one surviving steam engine of my favorite (American) railroad: My grandfather loved trains and that same company, and got me interested in trains through it, in many ways. My fervent dream is one day I can climb aboard her cab with his picture in my vest pocket, just to say, "We did it."
(Apologies profusely...I did not mean for that to go on as much of a tangent as it did).
I really like that idea too! I hope he knew just how happy it had made me to be able to get her!
Lady McAlpine was just brilliant. She really made the day.
That would be a lovely thing to do! Best of luck! Which Loco and railroad?
@@lmm its the Missouri Kansas Texas, MKT or "Miss Katy" as her fans call her. the engine is their number 311, an 1870s 4-4-0 that worked until the 50s on the massive branchline in Oklahoma, the Northwest District. Miss Katy never had the biggest steamers (hell, her biggest steam loco was a 2-8-2) or the flashiest trains, but damn was she the best.
The engine actually has the distinction of being the only locomotive to have arrived at its museum under its own steam. she was backdated and used as a touring prop to celebrate the railroads history in the 50s, that's why she survived. the Katy Railroad Historical Society (of which I am a member) is slowly cosmetically restoring her to her 30s-50s configuration.
I'm new to the channel, I recognise the locomotive. It's the only name you could give the locomotive and a nice addition to the locomotive's story.
Thank you - she already had the name Sir William when I purchased her, the full name just seemed like the logical way to go.
It looks very smart 😂
@@lmm Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels I know, thats how I recognised it! I love the green. Wasn't it a rusty red colour? I joked with somebody about buying that exact locomotive. You have done a sterling job and I am speechless.
Yes, very faded red. If you look back through our videos there is one of the collection of it from Fawley Hill in the condition you'd remember!
Congratulations!!!
Thank you very much!
You look so proud! I have two models now :)
I really was! Was an absolutely stunning day.
I really do need to get myself one!
Beautifully done Lawrie, think we could get a look at that green and yellow lined fowler?
I'm hoping to - else there are some elsewhere that are possible