In Finnish locos there were a pneumatic door opener ...no need for the doorman. Kylälä was also a Finn to invent the double exhaust system which was a vital reason for Mallard to record speed. Thanks for the video.
Never to be repeated the jocks of the day,still got reel to reel tape of Fluff introducing the Who-Join Together and Ed Stewart playing TinTin-Toast and Marmalade and the Young Generation-Boomerang on junior choice,taping with the mike off Dads fidelity radio.
I would absolutely love to do that! I've done the standard tower tour, but not right up to the top. I am a rock climber, that top section looks easy but very exposed. I have done the ao nang tower in thailand, it has some very exposed bits too. You feel like it's all just going to fall, but of course it isn't.
The lady with three boys is my beautiful granny. I believe you know my uncle Pete, too? She’s been gone a while now. My Dad (John) sent me the link! It’s lovely to see her talking and so young. Thank you for the video!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️
The people who do this kind of work are a different breed. Don't know if I could do this even watching it on here I get tingling in my feet running up through my legs and tummy. It's unnerving stuff.
The Greatest of all time. Radio 2 started to die the day we lost Brian. With the passing of Terry now Steve, Ken moving on etc. There's only one master left and I send my families love to you Johnnie Walker. Thank you all for the fun and enjoyment we have had listening to you all. RIP Radio 2.
Hello me old Mayeys. Poor old Brian against his own wishes was axed by the BBC, Brian expected after 63 years of loyal service and personally knowing all the big name dj's at the BBC, he'd have some loyalty. Unfortunately not, Blackburn jumped at the chance of replacing Mathew's
When I was a fireman at Cardiff Canton in the early 1960s I never had a 'second fireman' I had to do it all myself. We normally used the firehole flap and rarely used the doors. I noticed the fireman did not put any coal in the back corners - this usually burnt the back of your hands. As for the driver wearing gloves - whatever next. That said wonderful video and long live the GWR,
My old man used to work in Barry in the 80s , last off on valleys lines treherbert, not sure where he was before Barry but got picture of him in Neasden London in the 50s and a nice picture of him with his mate in front of a steam locomotive numbered 6695, the old man sadly passed away in 2008, Marcus morris.
Power and majesty, a sight to behold. It's a good piece of driving to catch that slip, the awful wheel slip of Peppercorn A2 Blue Peter shows how a wheel slip can turn into a disastrous tragedy.
LOVELY bit of film. We too often admire clips of these magnificent machines in action without offering proper tribute to the skill and very hard work of the fireman that made it possible. The split screen, showing both the train in motion and the work on the footplate, is a most effective presentation. Oh yes and back in the steam days, the "runners" would only have one fireman. He probably wouldn't work the doors, but would have to lift and lower the flap which covered about half the opening, as well as seeing to the water feed, dragging coal forward on the tender as necessary, watering it to keep the dust down and a lot of other jobs. True heroes.
It's great to hear Alan Freeman post 1967 and the days of the "BBC Passed for Security" stamped script and Fluff being able to self operate the controls, sounds great! 👍 Just sounds so much more liberated and vibrant.
I was an old oak common fireman back in the I never got a chance to fire a king but you must remember they would never to fireman on the footplate and if you are firing working the doors you would be doing that by yourself and working the injectors as well normally the driver would not be standing it would be on that some head very clever inventions where they would bolt on a padded seat to the wooden one and not get off it until we had reached our destination or we were getting relief
On one hand it’s a shame but on the other you have to consider that Salisbury is an utter arse-ache to drive in now so just think how bad it would be without the ring road.
The person filming that would literally never have believed that one day in the future what they were filming would be available for the whole world to watch.
he read out 2 requests for me, I have lost them and would love to find the episodes, is there anywhere to find every episode, I loved Brian, he made my Saturday morning feel so good, Blackburn is a poof
Nice to hear the songs in chart order ,really brings the time and atmosphere back ,the old 1950s cars ,ford populars ,Austin's ect ,the all new hilman avengers ect ,the hippies,oh and the skinheads and new high rise flats ,tank tops and mini skirts 1970 what a year . Thanks for this magical piece of pip history .
Hi Peter. I came across your Channel when looking for Railway content, imagine my delight when I saw the legends the late Brian Matthew and Alan Freeman. We all taped POTP but YOU saved it ! Well done you. In 1970 I was to turn 21 I’ve had a fabulous couple of hours of nostalgia. Many thanks,Staybright! Best regards Graham Hooton
Desperation is the English way! On most steam locos around the world the driver could operate seated with finger tip controls. This is unbelievable to see how you could possibly give full attention to the signals and tracks ahead. Shovelling from the floor of the tender..! That is absolutely back breaking, nice loco but so archaic.
