I work at a heritage railway and there's a steam train that visits about once a year. The line also crosses a dual carriageway with plenty of traffic and I just love thinking about how they must feel watching a little tank engine roll across at no more than 10 miles per hour
@@yn1578 not if you died in half the time using this machine then a horse. only the horses died from overworking not the humans from inhaling these fumes
@@hotbowlofstu9228 "half the time" is a bit of a stretch most people probably died from road accidents at speed, which was probably not much more than horse related accidents, fume inhalation health issue's would only really occur in later life and would include the majority of people in civilised countries including people who used horse's primarily, which is why most people used to die in their sixties and fifties.
@@Aman-fv5if I didn't realise horses could blow up and kill( horses killed people but not nearly as often as the conditions int he industrial age or burn a person's skin off most of there bodies. people today still use horses but they don't use steam engines I wonder why
I remember when, just after WWII, a local coal merchant in Aberdeen used a couple of these steam wagons for delivery customers. I regretr they were scrapped before I could get hold of one.
Только паровая машина предназначалась не для современного климата (если вода замёрзнет, то котёл лопнет). Это означает, что в то время не было зимы! Only the steam engine was not intended for the modern climate (if the water freezes, the boiler will burst). This means that there was no winter at that time!
Used to see one of these,on a regular basis,as a lad,delivering coal in Walsall! I’m 78 now,so,around 1950 ish. Great to see some have survived to this day.
My late father worked on these vehicles in the 30s. He was a regional manager with one of Scotland's major hauliers (Muttar Howie). He said they kept on a few steam wagons right till he left, because they would go up hills that the IC vehicles then just wouldn't look at (even in reverse.)
@@BobMarley-bp6sh are you poking fun at roundabouts cause they are 10 times smarter then a stop sign America has finally started using them on outskirts of city's where they are expanding
A very good, and sadly deceased, friend of me and my father owned one of the timber tractor versions, ARE 195; that thing was an absolute hoot, and these videos are taking me straight back to it. Remember him occasionally passing other road users with it, and the look of horror and alarm, and the sight of eight fiery tonnes of approaching death was absolutely hilarious. We used to joke about the power steering, and his standard response, with a huge breathless grin on roundabouts and junctions was ‘yup, one man-power!’ Richard and John, thank you both very much indeed.
dziękuję za wspaniałą podróż~w czasie i przestrzeni chwilami byłem z wami czułem ten pojazd warto ozywić i cieszyć oczy tym pojazdem coś pięknego!!!!!! pozdrowienia z Polski!
spent pretty much the entire first 16 yrs of my life on the back of sentinels in one shape or another, or with my mum and sister following my dad in the car behind, he used to restore them for a living! his name was mick tuxworth if anybody knew him? so many happy memories attached to steam and the people involved with it!
That is incredible. I would love to go out for a spin in that. You can see how steam power is so addictive, it's alive!! I haven't watched a video that's made me smile so much in years
Kerosene burns too hot for steam usage. It would destroy the temper on the boiler plates! That said, I am curious if any of these had been converted to be oil-fired.
Driver/engineer: "Two more scoops!✌" Scooper: "Holy sh!t! The cabin's on fire!" Driver/engineer: Calmly slows down, carefully wipes loose coal into the burner, and replaces the cover like it's just another day driving to work.
That truck is nothing short of AMAZING! It looks very much like a modern truck with the arrangement of the wheels granted the cab looks a bit different but all in all it looks pretty conventional by todays standards! I am also incredibly impressed that it can be driven in modern traffic, Its not the fastest thing on the road but it going around turns its rate of travel is acceptable and to think its driven by a steam engine! I think this truck is pretty amazing in every way!!!!
I will convert mine to burn fuel oil for the boiler so I will not have to shovel a lot and I can go out by myself, without anybody else. I will have a steamy good time! I am looking for a 1935 S-Type with the four cylinder engine. It ran so very smooth and did not have all the unneeded, "refinements," of later steam lorries. Everyone knows when something is advertised with added, "refinements," it just means those worthless gizmos will break sooner than later. It also means less heavy duty parts that will break easier.
TARMAC is the obvious showcase, and for good reason. That thing is awesome! I can see why the Brits used it in WW1; they're a railroad-base economy so it make sense they'd simply make a straightforward transport truck with a strong enough engine to pull the weight it needed to. It doesn't look difficult to operate, either. Nim sure a fair number of former train crew drove or worked on them! 👌
Steam is just so different so simple and kind of magic driving that truck was really hard work not like todays trucks specially on the roads they had back then.
This lorrie ran at high rpm, compared to locomotives, and tractors. It sounded wicked, when rolling pretty good. I wondered if it was a turbine, but I guess not.
@@truecamvidea5881 I have got that, but there were steam turbines, and still are. I was, still am, curious, as to why the engines, in these trucks, turned at much higher rpm than steam locomotives and tractors.
I can remember years ago, there was a business near Halifax in West Yorkshire that had at least 3 of these parked up in their yard. This is back in the 60’s when vehicles were a lot smaller, so these seemed huge at the time.
What an amazing machine! The sounds it makes alone are enough to make the hair on your head stand up! John, you must have been in seventh heaven! I know I would have been. Great video. Thanks.
@@thegeforce6625 They were getting rare by that time so I was pleased to have seen them doing what they were designed to do. Most big ships in Southampton at that time were also steamers. Grand day out which included a trip on the ferry to the Isle of Wight. What stayed in my mind was an amazingly ramshackle steam dredger with a very low freeboard and a load of complication on deck. I was lucky to see SS United States, SS Canberra, RMS Queen Elizabeth, RMS Queen Mary, LaFrance, Fairland, Fairwind, SS Neu Amsterdam, RMS Queen Elizabeth 2, SS Capetown Castle and many big crude carriers. To be honest I can't remember which were SS and which were RMS, but anyway they all looked fantastic! Of them all, the QE2 looked the best to my eye, though of course that one came later. For some reason I don't understand, the 'Zing' brand of fizzy pop has stuck in the memory too. Oh yes... steam locos ruled the LSWR mainline expresses and semis too :-)
Oh my Lord, that was the best ride along video I've seen this year. I love how it backed up coal smoke when you had to stop with the top off the furnace. Haaaaa.....I love it. I'd spend all my money on coal.
I would have these kind of toys if I were rich.What fun they are having.I love the tire noise and it probably smells great! Oh well, this is the next best thing.Thanks for your posting Doubleboost .
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Wow totally amazing movie John. Well done. Worthy of a professional short film. That steam truck is racing along at a fair old speed too. Fred Dibna, as we know him in the UK will be smiling down upon you.
I hope stuff like this hangs around for a long time hearing the music wagon in the back seeing the fair tents awesom. There is 1 steamer at Middletown PA grange fair today in 2022 first one I’ve ever seen
Lucky, if that flame had actually seared off your eyebrows it would've been an MOT failure right then and there ;-) Fantastic machine, thanks for the ride. Next time bring a kettle and brew a cuppa on the go!
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Sandra Weindel You're not aware how much of an issue was replenishing the water supply on steam locomotives? Range was mostly limited by water before coal. Presumably it would be a similar story with a road-going vehicle.
Unsafe Velocities I think she meant that her miles per coal lump was funnier. It was funny enough for me to reply. Old steam engines did need lots of coaling stations and water towers to keep running. I remember an experimental Buick (GM) that ran on powdered coal, but it kept on fouling out the spark plugs.
Buddy Clem Oh, yeah, I realised what was meant. I just thought the significance of what you said had been missed. Because a mainline express locomotive usually has between 8 and 10 tons of coal (some more, some less) in the tender. That was, I believe, enough make long distance runs between stopping stations. However, in Britain such a locomotive would have around 5000 gallons of water. In Australia you can roughly double that figure, sometimes nearly triple, but for the same about of coal. Line-side water tanks must have been further apart, and that was the problem. Probably took on coal at more stops in Australia than Britain anyway, but the ratio is the key. I think I remember reading about that Buick too.
I didn't knew about steam powered trucks. Here in Italy they didn't exist, or there were very few of them. Before diesel they only used horses, in fact one of my ancestors was a horse carter ( if that term does even exist ). He used to transport dirt from the river we had in the town. He had lost a arm under a train and yet he was able to shovel the dirt on the cart. He used his armpit as a anchor point and loaded with the other hand. I have never seen him, but my mother and my grandmother say he was beautiful to see, because of how well he perfectioned the movement. Great veichle tho, very beautiful
So, on this day the Sentinel DG8 Steam Wagon was Double Boosted no less! Richard Straughan didnt just make your day, he made your [and our] week, month and year. What an adventure, and all caught on camera. Try fitting air bags in that truck!
When I was in 6th I got this doubt whether they use to run steam engine cars jeeps , buses , trucks . Now it was cleared . Thanku sir for keeping this video.
Don't see many top loading boilers. I bet driving that around town gets plenty of looks! Thanks for taking us on the ride! I think I would probably try to modify it for a better forced draft system to make it burn cleaner an d so it wouldn't blow back on ya when the throttle is closed.
bcbloc02 Is that what happened @8:37? doubleboost I certainly enjoyed the ride along John, thanks for taking us around on the food run. I noticed everyone on the round-about gave heed when you gents steamed into town, LOL! BTW, do all 4 tires up front steer that lorry? Beautiful Beast, laughed the whole video like a wee child! Aloha...Chuck
bcbloc02 I wonder if any of the latter models, or even other lorries had a coal feeding system. Even a gravity fed funnel with a spring loaded flapper valve would be a nice upgrade and may allow for a one man operation. I can see it in my mind's eye, but not knowing the finer points of using coal may be leaving my design wanting... Thanks for the reply Brian, and it's a shame neither of you can make it to Stan's Summer Bash, it would be nice to truly "make your acquaintance" with a firm handshake and even a treat for Bailey, if they're allowed.
The big locomotives used augers with steam jets controlled by the fireman to blow the coal around the grates to keep the fire even, I have never seen a setup like that on a little engine but I see no reason it couldn't have been done. Baily has never ridden further than Kansas I am sure he would enjoy Ca! yall are gonna have a blast.
Bailey + Swimming pool = big time fun! I will keep you in mind while we talk shop, is there anything you'd like me to look for specifically during the tool trading portion of the party? I can be your eyes for that if you like...Aloha, Chuckles.
Great lvog John, love these, makes a change from engineering jobs. Many thanks for sharing over the year and may I wish you and Debs all the best for 2024 and more success. Stay well.
