Somebody build a freelance American 4-12-2 in this scale or slightly larger, took up the whole workshop thereabout,they test ran the chassis without the boiler around the railway and they were going at a good clip of about 35mph
The loco at 7:43 I first saw on an Ivo Peters video when it was working at a colliery. Even in those days it was over 100 years old and had been kept in working order because of some very low clearances. Visually it was in an appalling condition leaking steam everywhere as it struggled with 16T mineral wagons. But so nice now to see it receive TLC.
I remember standing in the engine when it used to stand outside Porthmadog station when I was a kid in the 90’s, so good to see it restored and running.
Has the Corris ever before witnessed three locos in steam? I suspect that's a totally unprecedented sight. Now this is going to sound completely bonkers, but on that mixed working in the opening scene, No.10's exhaust sounded ...... happy!! I know all eyes are (quite understandably) on the sight unseen in a century of two Falcons in steam, but I have to say your C&W Dept have done the railway proud. As evidenced from any number of old photos, those goods and mixed workings really are authentically redolent of the line during it's working life. Big thanks to the folks around the coast for letting No.3 out to play, especially before No.4 comes home. This clip captures the atmosphere so very well. Thanks for sharing it with us.
@@preservedrailwaythere's an old photo of two Falcons, chimney first on the original (timber trestle) Pont Dyfi, on a train consisting of seven bogies plus brake van. That puts it between 1898 (when IIRC the MCW carriages 7 and 8 were delivered) and 1907, when the bridge was replaced. It's clearly a very deliberately posed shot, but given how rigorously the old company tried to keep trains to the shortest possible length, it had to have been a market day, a nearby Eisteddfod, or a fair day in Machynlleth. Was the (ECS) train pulled forward for the shot, before reversing back to Mach (Ooh .... there might be a song there!), or boogying back up the valley to collect the next load?
That was a really great video that captured the ‘spirit’ of the Corris Railway perfectly. I’m always surprised that all the Welsh narrow gauge lines have a very different atmosphere to them, ranging from the very professional Ffestiniog to the really rural atmosphere of the Corris.
It's a compilation of UK and Isle of Man narrow gauge railways so mostly 1foot 11.5inches/2ft, with some 3foot and 2ft 6inch and mix of miniature gauges
“Harvey’s different” “He doesn’t even look like an engine” “Surely the fat controller wont let him pull coaches” “ He’s just Cranky on wheels” “HE’S NOT TAKING MY MAIL”
"All GWR engines look the same, its boring" its called standardisation and guess what, it helped build this loco! Plus don't most people drive cars designed around standardisation?
I have attended the festival for the last few years and it’s great to see how different the site was in 2018. Nice to see some of the other old mining locos running, a couple of which I’ve never seen run. Great video, thanks for sharing. 😊👍
Great to see a Grange again, even if it is a new build! Also loved the sound of a goods train. Traditional sounds now seldom heard that take me back to my childhood.
No. 78059 is no longer in existence as it is now currently being converted to a BR Standard Class 2 2-6-2T class which is a new build under construction at the Bluebell Railway which is No. 84030
Brilliant addition to UK preserved steam that filled an important gap in preservation survivors, and will hopefully show what great locos they were. Only need the County finished for a full set of GWR 4-6-0s.
Now that’s what we like to see! So glad this has been done, full marks to 6880 group and GWSR Marvellous film, very well done. Cheers and keep up the great work - Alex.
