Remember talking to a guy who had been a fireman on the GWR when they still had steam. He described how depending on the driver you would fire the engine for a hill, the worst ones he described as "head down ass up and shovel like F**k." Great seelng these lovely locos doing what they were made for.
I spent many happy hours at Potters Bar in the 50's & 60's watching these fantastic Pacifics roar through every 5 or 10 minutes especially on a Summer Saturday. So glad we have some preserved.
Steam truly stretching legs, with their running gear flying around and incredible passe is enough to stir the emotions to make a man cry. I hope one day here in north America may see one of our preserved steam legends do a similar speed achievement!
He couldn’t even look at the camera or have the decency to remember any of their names whilst making families wait 4 years for his statement to police while driving a Porsche up a motorway claiming too sick to make statement! He had no right to speak my friends name or any of the others. He relied entirely on that piece of paper because he never cared!!!!
Wow, wow, wow! That just goes to show what the team and the engine can do together in such a short time to keep steam well and truly alive keep up the good work keeping steam alive everyone from John and Nora here in kidlington in oxfordshire
Thanks for posting this. Scampton Says No. Important to get rid of the so-called ethno-nationalists. Brilliant protesting, Rachael, Mandy and Sue. You've been at the main gates protesting from the start.
Thanks for sharing. We are in Northeye where it's nearly a year and no decision has been taken. We've been to Scampton a few times and support the opposition all the way.
Disgusting! Moving 2000 people there is going to swamp the local community. The infostructure isn't there to to cope. Edward Leigh needs to step up and defend the base.
Stop Rewarding Start Deporting they are not wanted at scampton , Stop Rewarding Start Deporting after the bibby r*pes and the abuse of women and cvhildren where there migrants are housed VOTE REFORM
From steam to jets to rockets to wars why are the British so good at inventing and pushing the boundaries and not bragging with all the razzmatazz that we do in the USA… a cup of tea and a pint of beer and back to their sheds inventing … dam their good..
If Scampton gets turned into a Heritage Centre @@paulkeeble97 they say that they intend keeping the runway open, that means it can be used by the Reds again, and also the possibility that there could be regular air shows there too which would be great..
