I was involved with these as a young man in Australia about 55 years ago, now heading into retirement I'm getting the bug back again. Than you for a wonderful journey
Got a recommendation if you're looking for more. I first caught an interest from a video called "Steam on the Lakeland Pass", featuring an engine called Western Star. Might still be here.
Well, that was a sight for sore eyes! I was born in Llangollen, was brought up in Glyndyfrdwy and the building behind you in the car park at Corwen is the Health Centre where my now deceased mother was the Practice Manager for many years. There used to be a traction engine or two (perhaps even three) on our farm, although they had long gone before I was born. What did remain however were the implements such as a belt driven sawing table, two threshing machines and few more which I believe were used with the traction engine(s). I now live in Futtsu-city, Japan and have been in Japan for the past 31 years and haven't been back to Wales for nigh on 10 years.
SEDDON FAMILY.. oh so many thanks for a great trip though the valles. the way it was meant to be done. !!!! thank you stay safe and well .. ill look you up on my trips round. atb tone
Choice of holiday, two weeks in the South of France or two weeks of traveling by traction engine in Wales........... Traction engine all the time. Great video, thank you.
living van actually not a trailer. Fred brought his off a farmer who wanted to set fire to the woodwork so he could sell the metal bits for scrap. in Fred's own opinion it was in a right old state.
Well I Really enjoyed this video it was just tremendous to see these old steam traction engines going along the road, so thanks to the person who made this video, l say well done.
Good video i volunteered at llangollen railway when i was younger with my grandpar Collin Daintith who was a painter/signwriter nice to see it still going
Absolutely brilliant video, we have a 7nhp ransomes and planning to do some decent roading this year, may have to have a go a at little video myself 👍🏻
Beautiful! Too bad we can't road our engines to events here in the US. One time it was possible, but not now. Traffic is too impatient and todays drivers would as soon hit you than go around. Our engines weren't designed for fast travel, and no nice rubber tires either.
@@tsuaririndoku we also use steam technology in ships and more power making facilities. As most power is created by the steam turbine connected to a generator. Coal plants use this. I was talking about locomotives. And cars/trucks. I feel most of our climate issues could be solved if we converted steam technology to electric heat instead of fossil fuels. At that point all your doing is releasing water into the atmosphere. And this is totally possibly assume countries in ww2 converted there steam locomotives to electric boilers. And if you closed the system using a condenser. It would be a way more efficient system. Like the Alberta dolbert cars.
Fred Dibnah had an engine like this I wonder what happened to it after he died? I know one of his sons has the steam roller Betsy I think it’s name is.
The steam tractor he had, along with pretty well all his belongings apart from the roller (which was retained by the two sons Jack and Roger, who take it in turns to run it) needed to be sold to pay for costs. One of his daughters was able to buy the landrover to keep that in the family as well.
@@rudycarlson8245 i believe it still is, but don't know of any specific videos that feature it. It will sometimes be at steam rallies around the manchester area, astle park, cheshire steam fair etc, so may briefly appear in people's videos taken at those events.
