Video of Britain’s largest operational steam loco. Recently restored Finnish Tampella 1016 at David Buck’s private railway near Maidenhead during a Branch Line Society visit.
Couldn’t agree more. I love Aveling Porter locomotives. They had an event at the East Anglian Railway Museum a few years back when 3 were in steam together
What a beauty, shame she is confined to a short length of track. Although she was Finnish-designed built, her new green livery combined with the double square side widows is reminiscent of NER/LNER designs.
What a beauty, I love continental locos in British liveries it's just so silly and beautiful. 5ft gauge sounds scary, but the sound that engine makes is gorgeous. Must be just me but I'm getting major Bressingham vibes to it
Nice work! I saw this loco over 30 years ago on Helsinki harbour waiting for shipping to Britain. Compared to Hr1 1009 and 1021, 1016 is in the best condition out of Hr1 class survivors.
That Finnish locomotive looks great! Shame it can't run anywhere else though. Also, it sounds like the driver isn't pulling down hard enough on the whistle. That, or there it's not getting enough steam.
The engine at 0:17, is that Sydnam from the Chatham Dockyard? A converted road to rail engine I see, what I believe to be, the Invicta horse on the front of the engine. Built by Aveling and Porter of Rochester, also the same company to have built Fred Dibnahs engine.
For anyone interested, here is what one of the same class locomotives looks and sounds like in their original livery pulling on the line. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VbWYai6ftcs.html And heres a cabride on the same engine ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tQcckgJDCL4.html
Non authentic livery. BUT that loco looks fantastic AND any guy with the commitment to restore a loco to that condition can paint it any colour he pleases.
And i thought brittish A-class engines were the biggest, meanest and baddest u had over there. There are still many Hr1 "Ukko-Pekka" locos running in finland. They use them as they should be used.
@@stuartchapman5622 Certainly this loco is wider and higher as the ‘loading gauge’ for UK standard gauge locomotives is much tighter than in most of Europe (where tunnels and over-bridges are more generous). I was probably thinking of boiler size.
@@terrier_productions Technically broad gauge is anything bigger than standard. So the gauge this locomotive runs at runs under that umbrella. 5ft 3in gauge, used in Ireland and Australia for instance, is also a broad gauge.
I did not make the original claim but my guess would be much taller and definitely wider than a 9F. Read all the other comments and I’m sure there will be more coverage in the railway press.
@@luislaplume8261 Having seen it for real, last year, I KNOW where it is. You were talking about a loco in the USA - WE are talking about a loco in England. My question was rhetorical, gettit?
@@stuartchapman5622Yeah but the 9F is longer 🤣🤣🤦♂️ Tallness and wideness don't necessarily equal large! And it's not even a British loco 😅🤦♂️ Not only that, I just googled and it's not even a standard gauge loco! I'm afraid you should probably re-title your video 'Finland's Largest Steam Locomotive' 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
That’s 1. Finnish 2. Not the largest as it’s a 4-6-2 wheel configuration And due to that it isn’t. Sorry to ruin your thing but this title is click bait. I knew this when I first saw the engine, The biggest wheel config I know of in England belongs to the 9f that I’m pretty sure is a 2-10-0 (maybe I’m not sure)
Railway and owner claim it to be the biggest operational steam loco in the U.K. in terms of it’s overall dimensions (w-h-l). Please see other discussion / comments below which are helpful. Also Trackside magazine posted of Facebook - Introducing Britain’s biggest working steam locomotive, Lady Patricia… A Finnish Pacific in BR Apple Green!
Since when did wheel configuration determine the size of a locomotive? A 5 inch gauge 9F is a 2-10-0 but that doesn't mean it's bigger than a standard gauge 4-6-2 does it? Largest means literally that - in height, width and length she is the largest operating locomotive in the UK.
No. Purpose built, albeit with many parts similar to a traction engine or steam roller. Biggest difference is that this has a chassis (frames), whereas traction engines are built around the boiler, with everything attached to it.
