A shot of the locomotive and wagons would have been nice. Also, I note that it's not a tramway (electric), but in Germany, Poland and Russia they're nearly always electrified, even if rather crudely.
TheJohnscot There is a slight flat spot on one of the wheels on the Railcar Motor, however the design and makeup of these wheelsets prevents us from having them profiled or turned in the lathe we have access too.
Shameful this coal now comes in by lorry !!! i heard Coal was returning to Ketton works in Bogie wagons and there was going to be a trial soon by GB railfreight !! Delayed due to this virus!!
I worked the branch one Saturday, many years ago. Things have changed slightly since then. We tripped the coal wagons up from the exchange sidings in batches of three - the maximum load the Sentinel diesel loco could manage up the gradient. However, we didn't run round the back of the plant, as it seems from this video, but ran under the loading silo where we took the siding seen branching off to the left. The wagons were unloaded there. Eventually you hauled 9 empties back from the siding and let gravity assist going back to the exchange sidings, before returning light engine up to the works. I did take a walk around the site spotting a couple of out-of-use loco's elsewhere in the works.
WHEN DID THIS BRANCH OPEN?EXACT DATE AND HAVE THEIR BEEN ANY PASSSENGER TRAINS ON IT AND IF SO PLEASE GIVE FULL DETAILS AND DATES THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.
@@peterbuckley265 I can't be certain. It doesn't appear on OS maps dated 1935, but does appear on the 1952 map. The extension, as shown on the video seems to have been added in the last 10 - 15 years or so. Apart from organised photo charters or works open days then the only passenger workings over the branch seem to utilise goods brake vans only. The radius of the curves from Ward's Sidings up to the plant would preclude the use of standard passenger coaches. I may be proved wrong though.
WHERE IS OTHER FOOTAGE, BBUT ALSO THIS VIDEO FIRST APPEARED ON YOU TUBE, EARLY WED 29 APR 2020 THE FIRST I KNEW ABOUT IT, SO WHERE WAS THIS VIDEO THEN IN THE LAST YEARS AND 10 MONTHS, NO SIGN OF IT ON YOU TUBE ????, A MYSTERY !!!!!.
Nice video, the clip of single line reminds me of the scene from 1984 Thomas, Terence and the Snow episode, of Thomas going down the single line, this clip minus the snow!
@@timmungenast It sure is. Driving a multiunit Y6, Y7 or Y8 train is special. Driving the narrow gauge version, the Yp05, is the same fascinating. The control board is the same! The 1435t mm track cars are designen for 115 km/h speed and the narrow gauge ones for 85 km/h. The engine sounds are very similar even as the "big" ones has a turbo adding 50 Hp to the basic engine of 155 Hp.
What is this lovely old self-propelled railcar? This is the first I've heard of the Y7. I want one of my own, to travel the rails and live in for all the rest of my days.
Yeah these Railbuses are quite cozy. These cars have always gone by the name "Datebox" due to the shape of them. They were built in Sweden during the late 40's and early to mid 50's and are capable of running at up to 75 miles per hour. They were built to serve short, local railroads and some were in use all the way until the millennium on small rural railroads in neighboring Denmark. They have one in running condition in a nearby town too and it runs smoothly as always. In someways I would even say they're better than the equipment running today since comfort is top notch, and that they can pick up and drop off passengers without even needing to stop. They're awesome
