The A1 Peppercorn's in their Heyday

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Here is the second video of my new series of steam locomotives in their Heyday. This time its the FANTASTIC A1 Peppercorns. Recorded as the most reliable locomotives in the BR days, these were the last of the LNER's express passenger locomotives. Designed By Arthur Peppercorn, 49 were built, all of which were scrapped. In 2008, a new A1 Peppercorn was finished, the 50th locomotive in the class, no. 60163 "Tornado". All Footage is copywright of their respected owners, this is only for entertainment purposes and no profit is being made from this. Thank You!

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@rweezy3604 5 лет назад

In their Heyday, the A1s were truly powerful and magnificent machines

@soundnicetome 8 лет назад

And so they may remain....one of the best classes of locomotives built...could be a rough ride at times...but an A1 would always get you to your destination. Thanks for posting this video...brings back many memories for me?

@philipmancera5796 4 года назад

Gordon would be very proud.

@henryhild7404 4 года назад

soundnicetome how do u mean a rough ride ?

@henryhild7404 4 года назад

No reports say they gave a rough ride, not that I can find anyway

@ironphilly2366 2 года назад

tornado: hi

@Haltwhistle00 11 лет назад

Glad you enjoyed it! The music is "I Vow To Thee My Country". It is the instrumental, Orchestral version by Gustav Holt.

@Rudymira2 6 лет назад

Haltwhistle00 From the Planet Suite?

@philipmancera5796 4 года назад

Haltwhistle00 this was also played in Winston Churchill's Funeral video.

@paulcaswell2813 3 года назад

It's from 'Jupiter', from Holst's 'Planets' suite.

@philipmancera2505 3 месяца назад

@@paulcaswell2813 and also played in Queen Elizabeth II Funeral Video.

@DavidSanchez-ks4ub 10 лет назад

Looks like these engines never suffered from flat spots, they always smooth out their wheels when starting a train.

@adammiranda357 Месяц назад

Even though we have Tornado to carry their legacy, I still wish some of the original A1s got a chance to be preserved.

@jimward8095 2 года назад

Watched these magnificent machines in the day...never realising that they would go....fantastic steam??

@philnewstead5388 4 года назад

Hard to think it was over 50 years ago. I grew up in Potters Bar and was regularly taken as a small boy to see the steam trains. To think that the Deltics and the HSTs that subsequently took over front line duties on the ECML have themselves passed into history.

@w33shy26 2 года назад

Such a beautiful steam locomotive, now their legacy loves on in Tornado... which as of writing this is in bits as it in overhaul... but still beautiful non the less

@Nubfist 3 года назад

British steam locomotives of the 20th century are (in my opinion), the most beautiful machines in the entire world

@howarth004 12 лет назад

those where the best days

@SkyeSoarer04 6 месяцев назад

Well at least we have Tornado to carry their legacy

@jazzman1626 6 лет назад

Very enjoyable indeed!

@looneyirish007 4 года назад

every one of them scrapped. Sad that not even one was saved from the original 49

@Creeperboy099 6 лет назад

Makes me wish that more Pacifics and E2s survived

@jmtrainz2582 4 года назад

The E2s were shit.

@XenoMobilePhones 4 года назад

Aye. Thomas deserves to ride the rails again.

@jmtrainz2582 4 года назад

They were a failure, couldn’t steam, weak, too big.

@samstainer7455 2 года назад

@@jmtrainz2582 Utter bollocks. I worked with an ex Gateshead driver who had driven everything on the ECML, he reckoned they were "cracking locomotives", "unbreakable" he called them.

@jmtrainz2582 2 года назад

@@samstainer7455 You’re saying that LBSCR E2s were on the East Coast Mainline, part of the northeastern region?

@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 10 месяцев назад

All of the original peppercorn A1 locos are scrapped as of today except the brand new loco 60163 tornado which arrived in 2008

@bluerazor7049 7 месяцев назад

Which is a shame but at least Tornado is the new and now sole member of the A1 Peppercorn class.

@Masire0009 6 лет назад

The A1's are a fantastic type of engine. It does make history happy that Scotsman became an A3 but left only but none A1's left. But, Scotsman does have the A1 feel and is still a great A1/A3.

@dubsy1026 6 лет назад

This isn't the original Scotsman type A1, this is the one designed by Arthur Peppercorn in the 1940s. Tornado, built in 2008, is still around today. Scotsman is very different to these locos IMO.

@Masire0009 6 лет назад

I totally forgot Tornado existed...

@BlackMan12331 2 месяца назад

Is this the class that great northern of the A3s got converted into

@robkleinherenbrink5690 7 лет назад

Sadly, none of theys beautifull machines where preserved, butt we have 60163 Tornado, the first steamlocomotive built for the 21st century

@BlockedUser420 7 лет назад

yeah how ever the plans for no 60163 are like 56 years old or something tornado was built after the peppercorn A1s where scrapped cuz tornado was made in 1994 - 2008

@jonnyp841 3 года назад

@@BlockedUser420 you dont say..

@foxcell 11 лет назад

if only a blue police box was a valuable then back in time I'd go :-D Good Video

@michaelnaisbitt1639 6 лет назад

The Britannia,s the Duchess the Princess Royal class and even a V3 but no one thought to preserve at least one A1 ?? If it was,nt for Tornado being built from scratch no example of a A1 would exist

@julyleonard Год назад

My favorites are WP Allen (BRWS) & Tornado.

@directedbydave9798 10 лет назад

To bad saint mungo,a A1 that was planned to be preserved,was scrapped.atleast we have tornado to represent mainline steam

@WPAllen 7 лет назад

Diesel Dave14 I thought it was Great Eastern! I hope they build more A1s, like WP Allen and Great Eastern and Kittiwake and Patrick Stirling.

@Shark30006 4 месяца назад

Shame that none of the original Peppercorn A1s were preserved. It would have been better if we had ten original Peppercorn A1s in preservation

@Shark30006 Год назад

60145 Saint Mungo should have been the candidate for preservation.

@theaccountofmine.8779 2 месяца назад

Last withdrawn I believe, though I think having Tornado was ultimately the better outcome. She’s largely original in her design, just factory fresh and with some of the kinks ironed out. I think she’s more impressive than a preserved A1 ever would have been, the sheer dedication and ingenuity that went into her, really a work of art. But then again, Mungo would’ve definitely been a star had she escaped the torch.

@Shark30006 2 месяца назад

@@theaccountofmine.8779 , it would have been better if we had two original Peppercorn A1s in preservation: 60145 Saint Mungo and 60158 Aberdonian

@WPAllen 7 лет назад

Such beautiful engines. Did anyone know that 60157 Great Eastern was going to be preserved but Blue Peter was instead after a miscommunication?

@robkleinherenbrink5690 7 лет назад

60114 W.P. Allen . No. The Owner of Blue Peter wantend to buy an A1. Butt They where al scrapped after 1966. So Blue Peter was an Recomended purcase. Because it was stored ore something. However There was an atempt so save 60145 “Saint Mungo”. Butt The People that wantend to save 60145. Didnt have the Money

@araucanoraptorargentinus3973 Год назад

Source?

@crewelocoman5b161 Год назад

The Peppercorn A1s in their Heyday.

@davidantoniocamposbarros7528 3 года назад

At least Arthur Peppercorn had a much better image then Thompson

@Mustang525 Год назад

Why does it look like these locomotives were painted very dark grey

@BlockedUser420 7 лет назад

GUYS you know 60163 well there a replica but there plans to build them are over 60 years old

@michaelnaisbitt1639 6 лет назад

I never understood why the A4's were preserved the A2's the A3 the b

@steam1303 2 года назад

2:40 "express engines don't haul freight". THEN EXPLAIN THIS

@robertlarkin3463 2 года назад

Scotch Goods....

@thebignoob1569 4 года назад

Bruh imagine scrapping all 49 of these.

@thebignoob1569 4 года назад

Imagine rebuilding Gresley’s first pacific into something hideous.

@thebignoob1569 4 года назад

The B1 was the only good Thompson design, rest were mehhh

@thebignoob1569 4 года назад

Left the locoyard for scrap ;)

@thebignoob1569 4 года назад

Tbh the A2/3 wasn’t that bad

@daylightman8459 3 года назад

Hey! The K1’s, O1’s and L1’s weren’t that bad! They’re Thompson designs!

@ukball6497 6 лет назад

Are you using I vow to thee my country?

@michaelcoley7649 3 года назад

Why no description or commentary; and what’s with the apostrophe?

@daystatesniper01 5 лет назад

And if the people in charge of the A1 trust used their heads they could run Tornado with the names and numbers of long lost examples ,but in their "wisdom" they don't/won't

@5nemo 11 лет назад

Enjoyed the clip, can you tell me the title of the music?

@starlighter191 8 лет назад

What was the music you used?

@kylekustka 8 лет назад

sounds like the game civilization 5s soundtrack

@Haltwhistle00 8 лет назад

I can confirm that it is "I Vow to thee my Country", instrumental version

@davidwhiting1761 7 лет назад

This melody was originally part of "Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity" from Holst's "The Planets". The melody is heard somewhere near the middle of the movement. I performed it as a senior in high school. This particular chorale section has been adapted and rearranged for several things, similar to the hymn section of Sibelius' "Finlandia". Of all the arrangements I've heard of the Jupiter chorale, this has to be one of the best. If you haven't heard the original, I personally recommend looking it up; it's well worth the time :)

@starlighter191 7 лет назад

I know the song. I happen to have it on cd

@phillippawelch5746 6 лет назад

This is a version of Holst's Jupiter, commonly called Thaxted, it is elsewhere on youtube: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-87Xkr8z3lEo.html