Lawrie's Day of Driving at Chatham - Chasing Dinosaurs Episode 15
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- Опубліковано 27 лис 2024
- Hello all you fine folk.
Today we're talking a look at The Chatham Historic Dockyard's Railway - where Lawrie rostered for a driving turn.
The twist with this video, is that it was all filmed by one of his friends who came along for the day, and then presented Lawrie with the footage.
So enjoy seeing what a normal day of operating looks like at the Dockyard! If you want more information on the Royal Historic Dockyard and it's railways, have a look here: thedockyard.co...
A video featuring Lawrie,
Footage by Loz.
Edit by Lawrie.
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I'd love to see a collaboration between you and Drachinifel on the importance of dockyard railways and railways as a whole in supporting navies not just in england, but around the world
Definitely would watch that. Would be a good chat
Drachinifel is great, he does stuff on the Venom Geek Media youtube channel, he is so knowledgeable
We actually did some work with him - we got him into Chatham to film
@@lmm He did do a channel plug for you on his history of Chatham video. It is sort of weird when youtubers you know and love also know other youtubers you know and love
I grew up in the dockyard volunteering and then later as paid crew on Kingswear Castle. I remember watching Ajax and her running mate Achilles chuffing up and down with the late Bill Hedges at the controls.
Oh really? Quite the sight!
If I lived anywhere near Chatham I would be there all the time. Has almost everything I'd want in one spot. Trains, ships, boats, old buildings, all in a historic setting. Looks like a fun place to volunteer.
It's really super!
Great little run round, you can imagine how busy it must once all have been! Thanks Lawrie! 🙏
Would have been quite the sight to behold
Scouting round the map, there's potential for expansion but not much and that is, from a south Devon railway perspective, makes me love a little railway more. The a38 like the pedestrianised carparks either side limit the railway, and so the staff push more for what's on the railway and what the railway can see. That gets the coal burning, internally speaking anyway! Good on you lawrie to support a fantastic thing I'd never see shy of Bristol!
No room for expansion unfortunately, we have buildings or land each end meaning no possibility for more track
I wonder, in these more respectful times, whether accommodation would have been made, to save the terminus at Ashburton and the line to it.
There's not really anywhere to go, development at both ends blocks any more progress. Besides for a demo showing what a Dockyard would have been like, this is perfect.
I was born in Gillingham, and my Grandfather worked in the docks. Used to love watching trains traverse the line from Gillingham station down into docks until the Dockyard closed in the 1980's. The trackbed and bridges still exist all the way from the Dockyard to Gillingham station, would be great if it could ever be brought back into use and run passenger services between Gillingham and the Docks.
Wow what a great video. What a great way to "Let of Steam" & have Fun driving a Diesel Shunter about all day long. Here's to seeing your next Interesting Relaxing Train Video.🙂🚂🚂👍
Glad you enjoyed it, it was a really nice day!
Looks like a fun day out.
At first I thought the tracks went on public roads, then I figured that they are within the naval dockyard.
It is within the Royal Historic Dockyard, but the public do drive the road section
Great video. I quite like watching locomotives doing some shunting of wagons.
It's a great place to just watch things Shunt about
I used to live in Rochester and remember the steam up weekends. Miss it so much. Went back this summer but nothing running sadly.
They only operate on select dates I'm afraid
I use to get cab rides on Ajax in the 1990’s when my dad had his trade stand at the Chatham model railway exhibition on the docks. Some years they had the steam cranes working too and they were real good fun on the footplate.
One of the steam cranes has just steamed again!
Those model railway exhibitions were brilliant. Used to spend my pocket money in there and the signalbox in Chatham.
We have one of Thalia's sister locos at the Dolgarrog Railway named 'Taurus'. Unfortunately it's out of traffic following flood damage sustained in 2020.
Oh really - Where's that?
I was at Nuclear Towers for two years. Lived in HMS Pembroke barracks for 1 of them. Always fascinated by the dockyard rail system. Some of which was still in operation for removal of reactors.
Oh really?
I really enjoy Dockyard railways. They're fascinating!
I feel like I've seen you here before, driving a crane, I've been to Chatham when I was in my phase of interest of boats. Then I caught a glimpse of you coupling near the rear end of Chatham.
Finally, after so many videos with cars, some lomotives!
Glad you're enjoying it!
Yet another lovely little vid
Thank you very much
yes, I will be there tonight! the Chatham and district model railway club occupy the ropery basement in the dockyard! Ajax and Thalia are familiar sights to me! I did do some firing on Ajax some years ago!
I didn't know it was there!
Lovely! Should've let you drive Ajax tho.
FWIW, I'd love to see you do a video on, more or less, how to drive a steam loco -- what each control does individually, what happens when you move it back or forth or twist it this way or that, what each dial and gauge means and what to watch for (and where to keep it), at least roughly, and how they all play together. Maybe it should be two videos, actually, now that I think about it -- one as the driver and one as the fireman. Obviously it'd be intended more as "edutainment" at best, and not a manual ;) but I've yet to see a coherent such explanation that I could properly well understand here on YT, and I've looked plenty.
I was thinking of doing one in firing - but yes, how to drive a steam locomotive sounds good fun too
I remember the USA dock tanks that the Southern took over. With their short wheelbase they lasted almost to the end and were much favoured for visits to goods lines on 'specials'.
I really like the s100's they're chunky things
Another cracking video. I guess this is the original Docklands Light Railway?
😂 It's amazing to think how many places had sprawling dock railway systems like this back in the day.
I’m there every fortnight, one of the nutters looking after the lifeboats.
Dad used to take me to the Navy Days here. I think we had Merchant Navy class locos to pull us then. There were mothballed vessels tied up in the Medway. In museum days though, I came co-taking summer school parties. A wonderful place to visit.
Oh super - it's a fantastic collection, keep up the good work!
i have a soft spot for chatham as you well know lawrie thats victorys old home, but when i went they had ajax and the planet top and tailing the full legnth of the goods train and that made some noise, so its quite interesting to see the railway operating like this from the volunteers perspective
It's a really good set up!
great video next time your down you should visit the chatham model railway club which is under the ropery
Is it!?! I never knew
Great stuff Lawrie, I remember the last vid you posted from that place, that was brill too.
Thank you, it's a really good place
@@lmm lawrie, I can’t afford a loco but I’ve just purchased an engine plate off 88ds no 338424, which ran for north eastern electrical and mechanical works in hull. Do you know who i can contact as to its history, location etc? Cheers and love your 48ds 🤜😬
I've been meaning to ask for a while. Engines like Ajax don't have a water tender because the have their water tank over the boiler.
So where do they have their coal supply which in larger engines is carried in the tender ?
Either side of the footplate. Very small. Firemans shovel was from a companion set.
Coal is normally in a bunker or two just in front of the cab
volunteering for a railway sick i like the style keep it up
shame that you didn't get to work with Ajax
Yes, I was disappointed by that too
cor this must have been filmed ages ago, that little grey peckett is now at quainton and has been repainted into a lovely maroon livery
It was a while back
@1:18 Haven't seen that video yet Lawrie, looks like Ab 608 "Passchendaele" in New Zealand
Sadly not much of a video, hopefully I can get back and film some more there
@@lmm one railway I suggest you could visit in NZ is the Bay of islands vintage railway in Kawakawa. They are the first railway and passenger rail in the North Island and got a good collection of shutters you could possibly drive
This is cool
I agree!
A new series for the channel lawrie goes out 😁👍
I like it!
Good morning
Evening
When are you thinking of visiting the tanat valley light railway?
Will hope to organise it for next year
You got to get to the colonies man especially Maine!
I know! It's on my Todo list
Chatham !!!! I'm from Chatham !!!!
Nice to have that on your doorstep!
Is thalila running some sort of gardner 6XLB? sounds very nice
It’s a Gardner 6L3 same as overlord
As above
When this was an active dockyard, how common would it be to have several locomotives operating at the same time? Seems like it could get crowded, I also wonder how signalling was performed here, was it more down to the drivers judgment seeing as the speed limit is low enough
I think it was alot of judgement, given a list of orders of you need to go do, xyz and other engine off do abc
What's wrong with the audio ? It seems really muffled
As mentioned in the video description, a friend popped along and filmed everything, so it's on his camera, not the normal LMM kit.
Lawrie, did you have to do anything to prove that you're competent to drive the train? What about if you were carrying passengers?
I have absolutely no doubt about your abilities, just wondering how you get to drive a train at a narrow gauge/local/museum railway. Looks like there are a bit fewer regulations and requirements than on the main railway network....
Pretty sure to become a driver you start at the bottom as a cleaner and work your way up. Pretty sure on your first day as a driver you’ll be under observation and trained until they feel you are fit to go out on your own. Could be wrong but seems reasonable
Start at the bottom and work you way up
Depends a little on what we're doing.
When we're filming a review we're under supervision from the railway.
For this, I enjoyed filming with them so stayed as a volunteer and completed the training to show I was competent to be a driver
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