'The Great Survivor - The Story Of Furness Railway No 20'

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  • Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
  • This film tells the story of Furness Railway Number 20 which is Britain’s oldest working standard gauge steam locomotive and which is the flagship locomotive of the Furness Railway Trust. The Furness Railway Trust has its engineering base in Preston at the home of the Ribble Steam Railway where Number 20 was filmed in steam during March and April 2022.
    Number 20 was built in 1863 by Sharp Stewart & Co. of Manchester as one of a batch of eight 0-4-0 tender locomotives supplied to the Furness Railway Company between 1863 and 1866. The rapid growth of traffic on the Furness Railway in the 1860s meant that this class of small four wheeled engines soon became obsolete and in 1870 F.R. Nos. 17, 18, 19 and 20 were sold to the Barrow Haematite Steel Co. Numbers 25 and 26 followed them to the steelworks in 1873.
    Number 20 continued working there until retirement in 1960 when diesel locomotives were introduced. She thus completed 90 years service at the steelworks.
    The good news is that Furness Railway Number 25 has also survived and has recently been acquired by the trust and is awaiting restoration.
    As well as showing the wonderful sight of Number 20 in steam in early 2022 this film tells the story of the years from 1863 through to 1960 and the donation of Number 20 to a Barrow school as a playground toy on retirement. We then follow its journey from there over many years to be purchased and restored to its current beautiful condition by the Furness Railway Trust.
    And there also is a mysterious case of mistaken identity which was only solved during restoration!
    I must acknowledge the trust website and the book 'The Great Survivor - The Story of the Rebuilding of a Vintage Furness Railway Engine' by Tim Owen, published by The Cumbrian Railways Association and The Furness Railway Trust, which tells the FULL story of Furness Railway Number 20.
    www.furnessrailwaytrust.org.uk
    ribblesteam.or...

КОМЕНТАРІ • 60

  • @royfearn4345
    @royfearn4345 Рік тому +4

    There is something so satisfying about Era 2 locos and rolling stock!

  • @pipafumador
    @pipafumador 10 місяців тому +2

    Los felicito por haber logrado esa restauración tan exacta de la locomotora original.
    Saludos desde Chile 🇨🇱, Sudamérica.

  • @joshslater2426
    @joshslater2426 Рік тому +5

    Quite impressive that this lovely loco has survived for so long and is still going strong. Perhaps it could pay old Coppernob a visit at York or help raise funds for a Furness Railway loco new build?

  • @britishgypsum4347
    @britishgypsum4347 10 місяців тому +3

    Cracking video and I can say that it is a joy to drive FR20 indeed. It is a lovely loco and full of character.

  • @Terry.W
    @Terry.W 2 роки тому +20

    Yes this is a lovely little steam train ...I hope it runs for years to come.

  • @muricatrains
    @muricatrains 2 роки тому +15

    Very nice video. It's nice to see 20 recieving the love it deserves.

    • @theyellowfactory
      @theyellowfactory  2 роки тому

      Thank you Caley. 20 is very, very well looked after at the trust by the two chaps who worked very hard to bring her back to life in 1998. She certainly is a good looker too...

    • @kayenzky
      @kayenzky Рік тому

      @@theyellowfactory hope there is still more uk 4-4-0

  • @englishtwister
    @englishtwister 2 роки тому +1

    Oh how lovely.
    And I have photographs of myself with the FR 20 locomotive, soon after its restoration to steam, in August 1999. With a reunion taking place at Buckinghamshire Railway Centre in May 2022. :')
    As for FR 25. I have photographs of a young me and my brother, taken by a family member next to FR 25 in the guise of Percy, on its track plinth.

    • @theyellowfactory
      @theyellowfactory  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you for this comment. Its a beautiful locomotive.

  • @christofsmanlib1385
    @christofsmanlib1385 2 роки тому +6

    Very well composed video. It's certainly great to see actual history of a loco I see so often.
    Thanks for sharing (◕‿◕)

    • @theyellowfactory
      @theyellowfactory  2 роки тому +1

      I'm pleased you enjoyed my film. Thank you for this message.

  • @danielsellers8707
    @danielsellers8707 Рік тому +7

    Looks like real life Edward - he'd have known old No.20 in his Furness Railway days. I could imagine No. 20 being Edward's mentor when he was young.

    • @OzzieMozzie777
      @OzzieMozzie777 10 місяців тому +2

      Definitely a bit older than Edward

  • @derekwalmsley5768
    @derekwalmsley5768 2 роки тому

    An excellent informative and well-produced mini-documentary. Thanks Gary.

  • @jackbodenmann7379
    @jackbodenmann7379 10 місяців тому

    it's really cool to see the old girl looking and sounding as if she were fresh from the builders. Beautiful!
    Jack

  • @davidowen6977
    @davidowen6977 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you. A pleasure to watch 👀. A well crafted,informative, illuminating video 🌟

  • @tajci38
    @tajci38 5 місяців тому

    Very interesting and informative - thank you for posting this!

  • @YsanneOshea
    @YsanneOshea 10 місяців тому +1

    I had no idea there were, in fact, two locos. Thank you for posting this!

  • @onanysundrymule3144
    @onanysundrymule3144 2 роки тому

    That Sir is a wondrous and heartening story, and so very well told too. Thankyou kindly. I could just imagine that chuffing up to Coniston from Froxfield, what a wondrous dream that would be.
    What is the building at 10.09 mins please, I don't think I have ever seen that structure? Or is the old BHS co offices opposite Asda, where Kayray vending operated from until about 1990 or so?
    Kind regards.

    • @theyellowfactory
      @theyellowfactory  2 роки тому

      Sorry for delay in replying. I'm not logged into google permanently so play catch up when I am. I too imagine this engine in certain places... at Furness Abbey Station, steaming across the Roa Island causeway to Roa Island station and Piel Pier, pulling Sir James Ramsden's private coach... The building at 10.09 is the front entrance to the steelworks as was. It's on Hindpool Road facing down Duke Street which comes up from Ramsden Square. So its at the junction of Hindpoool Rd and Duke Street. Yes it is just a little down the road from the present Asda site. Thanks for keeping in touch.

  • @barryphillips7327
    @barryphillips7327 Рік тому +1

    Australia has a similar loco about the same age

  • @jonathanhartfield533
    @jonathanhartfield533 Місяць тому

    Hey isn’t that a train that is based off from Disney’s The Wind in the Willows?

  • @SukumarGhos-h4g
    @SukumarGhos-h4g 4 місяці тому

    Thisismydiscoverd

  • @SukumarGhos-h4g
    @SukumarGhos-h4g 4 місяці тому

    Good morning

  • @SukumarGhos-h4g
    @SukumarGhos-h4g 4 місяці тому

    Good

  • @jandoerlidoe3412
    @jandoerlidoe3412 11 місяців тому

    Awesome restoration - or is it a rebuild ? : I wonder what the wooden box next to the smoke box contains.... oiling cans & rags ?

  • @klein2042
    @klein2042 Рік тому

    11:35 Is that Sir Topham Hatt?

  • @FriskDreemurrOfBiggCityPort
    @FriskDreemurrOfBiggCityPort 8 місяців тому

    Very Victorian style.

  • @philipdoran6596
    @philipdoran6596 Рік тому

    Wonderful story, thank you for sharing

  • @alexhayden2303
    @alexhayden2303 10 місяців тому

    What good are carriages with windows you can't open and look out of?

    • @scottfw7169
      @scottfw7169 10 місяців тому

      They might be good for keeping hot coal cinders from burning your eyeballs.

  • @mikego18753
    @mikego18753 Рік тому

    Enjoyable,well put together vid.
    Thanks.

    • @theyellowfactory
      @theyellowfactory  Рік тому +1

      Thank you very much. I thoroughly enjoyed making it!!

  • @russellnixon9981
    @russellnixon9981 10 місяців тому

    Lets hoe the Lottery comes up with some more funding to get the other one back in stem.

  • @john-pu5uy
    @john-pu5uy 11 місяців тому

    Poor drivers... never gave a thought about them lol

  • @kneewall49
    @kneewall49 10 місяців тому

    Are there any info pages on how this engine mechanically works? What drives the wheels, some gear system under the chassis, seemingly not the connecting rods?

    • @theyellowfactory
      @theyellowfactory  10 місяців тому

      I’m just a film maker sorry but that would be an interesting question for the Furness Railway Trust!

    • @kneewall49
      @kneewall49 10 місяців тому

      @@theyellowfactory :) thanks. Let’s hope we get an answer. Looks like a toy shutter, not a real loco :)

    • @knottyal2428
      @knottyal2428 10 місяців тому +2

      Look at 7.42 to see the two inside cylinders in the frames. They drive a crank axle inside, and the outside rods are just coupling rods.

    • @kneewall49
      @kneewall49 10 місяців тому

      Thanks. I thought that was the case; makes seemingly easier mechanical sense, except for maintenance perhaps?

    • @drewzero1
      @drewzero1 10 місяців тому

      Typically one axle would be driven by inside cylinders, and the other axle(s) would be driven from that axle by the connecting rods. The arrangement was very common in the UK but pretty much unheard of in many other parts of the world.

  • @warrenlehmkuhleii8472
    @warrenlehmkuhleii8472 11 місяців тому +1

    1863, she was built during the American Civil War. What a grand old lady.

  • @flowerfrombfdi
    @flowerfrombfdi Рік тому

    Are there any k2s still around?

    • @terrier_productions
      @terrier_productions Рік тому +1

      No.. all were withdrawn between 1929 and 31 with no survivors

    • @flowerfrombfdi
      @flowerfrombfdi Рік тому

      @@terrier_productions awwww:(

    • @terrier_productions
      @terrier_productions Рік тому +1

      @@flowerfrombfdi HOWEVER, if you count a certain fictious island then techniacally 1 was preserved.
      TBH not many pre-grouping classes have entered into preservation.

    • @flowerfrombfdi
      @flowerfrombfdi Рік тому

      @@terrier_productions heyyy

    • @danielsellers8707
      @danielsellers8707 Рік тому

      I could imagine Edward knew old No. 20 in his Furness Railway days!

  • @S.M.A..
    @S.M.A.. Рік тому +1

    If she was a thomas charcter what do you think her name and personality would be.

  • @jacobparry6212
    @jacobparry6212 Рік тому

    furness railway no.20 is currently at the blaenavon heritage railway on visit for the steam gala. Unfortunately it's broken down

  • @johnkennett6013
    @johnkennett6013 Рік тому

    As so often wonderful filming spoilt by the musical background

  • @doctoremil2678
    @doctoremil2678 2 роки тому +1

    I hope that No 25 will some day be restored to its original condition as well.

    • @kineticrail
      @kineticrail Рік тому +1

      The plan is to restore no.25 in her current saddle tank state to give the comparison