I think these wagons may be semi-permanently coupled in sets of 4? Maybe there was a problem with this set, and they were detached and left at Lichfield, to be repaired and collected later. That would be quite some operation to remove a set of 4 wagons from such a long train! Maybe the passenger trains were delayed 'due to a broken down freight train'
Hello. I was born & bred in the South Wales valleys, the son of a miner, and coal trains were everywhere. They were mainly hauled by 37s, due to the tight curves. Even though most loaded trains moved down the valleys, adequate braking force was essential, so double - and even triple - heading was not uncommon. 47s and 56s became more common as time went on, and eventually 66s took charge of what was left of coal haulage during the late 1990s and into the 2000s. The final South Wales coal train ran early this year, I think, from Cwmbargoed. It was the end of an era.
I never knew there was a loco named after Almon Strowger. When I was studying Telecommunications Engineering at Uni many moons back, his name was as a huge player in the development of the modern Telephone. He essentially patented the first proper automatic telephone exchange, derivatives of which were used in the UK until as late as 1995, and coincidentally in the same village as I’m waiting to access the railway right now, Crawford.
@southcalder That's an interesting story, but I don't think the name appears in my video? Am I missing something, or did you reply to the wrong video perhaps?
Good to see them in action Jim. I have mixed feelings about them as I love 08s and 09s and hate to see them being replaced but on the other hand it's good to see another loco and a different style
@southcalder Thanks for your comment. It is good to know that there are still places with a variety of trains to be seen. I would like to go back there sometime, to do a current day version of this video.
Always good to see a rabbit. They still are around I believe. Possibly more common in Eastern Europe. Ludmillas are great as well. I more into my French locos but do like the German stuff
Great footage, a great day and glad the boys got the win after a fantastic season. Best of luck to all the legends leaving us this season, and to all the fresh guys having to fill their shoes. COYS!
