Britain's Greatest Machines With Chris Barrie - S02E04: Trains

Britain's Greatest Machines With Chris Barrie - S02E04: Trains - The Steam Pioneers (5.1 DPL II, HD)

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12 жыл бұрын

Grab your anoraks and climb onboard the 1820s, one of the most revolutionary decades in history. In just ten years transportation evolved from foot and horse to the first passenger railway, forever changing British society. Chris follows this breakthrough, heading down a mine to witness rail's beginnings and taking a spin on the Trevithick Puffing Devil - the world's first high-pressure steam engine. Finally, our intrepid presenter climbs on to the footplate of some of the earliest and most famous trains in the world. TV icon and vintage machine enthusiast, Chris Barrie, serves up a big dose of nostalgia in this exclusive series celebrating British design.
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@KD_king.daniel 3 жыл бұрын

When I was born I MAGICALLY liked trains, and that’s what I’m born for, liking trains

@Weird...101 Күн бұрын

oh same

@JoeyLovesTrains 4 жыл бұрын

12:01 “and what about the brake?” “Oh, don’t worry about that.”

@yemmel9761 3 жыл бұрын

Oh god...

@DiscothecaImperialis 3 жыл бұрын

Did Trevitick forget that horsedrawn stagecoaches have brake levers?? or didn't he figure out what safety valve is?

@Combes_ 3 жыл бұрын

@@DiscothecaImperialis Yep

@4201productions Жыл бұрын

I used to love watching this when I was 4, Thanks algorithm gods

@PatrikFormanek1 4 жыл бұрын

"Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast" What a guy!

@MikeT-TheRetiredColonel 3 жыл бұрын

What a guy!

@Peppercorn60163Tornado 3 жыл бұрын

What a guy indeed!

@adamchmielewski6162 3 жыл бұрын

What a homo-sapien!

@rokamayono2312 2 жыл бұрын

Quite a fellow indeed

@riazhassan6570 3 жыл бұрын

There can be nothing but admiration for the long line of British achievements in technology. They changed the world. Newcomen’s engine was the real game changer. Sure, there were earlier experiments with steam, but this was a prime mover that worked. It opened avenues for improvement, adaptation and innovation

@carminemurray6624 Жыл бұрын

That is true, Britain 🇬🇧 was the original innovators of everything even firearms. High Tea was a great contribution to society.

@whovianhistorybuff Жыл бұрын

The biggest contribution Newcomen made to the world was something that's vital to nearly all modern engines, before newcomen steam powered pumps were around like a steam pump built by Thomas Savory or as he called it in his patent "machine for raising water by the appellant force of fire" but all the valves and taps that worked it had to be opened and closed by hand, operating it would be a matter of Close valve A Open valve B Close valve C Open valve D Close D Open C Close B Open A Repeat ad infinitum Newcomen worked out how to use the momentum of the engine to open and close its own valves automatically using belts and cams, or as we call it valve timing, something that nearly all engines from steam to petrol and diesel engines need to work.

@riazhassan6570 Жыл бұрын

@@whovianhistorybuff Nothing but the highest praise for Newcomen. However, we hear that the valves on the early engines still had to worked manually, usually by young boys who could be hired cheaply. The self-actuating possibilities were apparently actually worked out by an unknown twelve-year old who found the work unbearably boring

@SocratesAth 9 жыл бұрын

I'm pleasantly surprised by the fact that all these fully functional replicas exist!

@nlsupernovaable 7 жыл бұрын

SocratesAth yeah that's something that britain is good at. it is the country most connected to a lot of it's history that i know of. it probably helps that a lot of inovative stuff came out of britain in the past, so there is a lot that should be conserved i guess.

@backpackerthrulife8497 5 жыл бұрын

And the metalwork is art.

@mikewhitney8615 5 жыл бұрын

If this were in America it wouldn't still exist. We have no love for our past; we knock it doiwn, throw it away, replace beautiful old buildings with ugly functional. We tear down statues and images of our past because they're "politically incorrect." I envy you Brits your respect for tradition and history.

@virtuouscookieeater 5 жыл бұрын

@@mikewhitney8615 There is a working steam engine train in my town that does holiday oriented events, one being the Ghost Train which is a house of horror on wheels, and the other being the Polar Express, and before it started being a tourist attraction it was an ore train that hauled or for decades. The station has a diesel engine for work and the steam engine as a fully functioning museum piece. America isn't bad, just some areas look move on from the past.

@mikewhitney8615 5 жыл бұрын

People who move on from the past become airheads like so many Americans are today. They know nothing of their history, nothing of the provenance of their ancestors, nothing about what made America a great nation long ago and, from the looks of your spelling, you must be one of them. Postwar America was the beginning of our downfall, especially once it devolved into the drug-infested, politically-correct, fantasyland of the 1960s. Once America was a beautiful country filled with beautiful buildings, charming towns, uncluttered countryside, and reasonably knowledgeable people. In the 60+ years since the end of the war (I'm talking about the Big one, not these neocon disasters of today), the U.S. has deteriorated in a heretofore inconceivable way. Most young Americans are so ignorant they can't even tell you why we speak English. (Hint: it has something to do with England). The depths of stupidity in this country are beyond plumbing any more. How sad! And, no, I'm not a Trumpie, and the fact that so many mentally defective baby boomers voted for this obscene fraud is testament to what I've been saying here. I voted for Bernie Sanders in hopes he can save this nation from the oligarchy that has so tragically beset us. But, of course, the filthy Clintons stole the nomination away from him, and in 2020 they'll do the same and hand it to that peckerwood Biden. @@virtuouscookieeater

@krisgold9077 5 жыл бұрын

It's great to see that Rimmer has mastered a topic. Undeniably he will always be a smeghead however it is a fascinating documentary taught simply. Thank you to all involved; for a look at the efforts of the guardians of this history and some stories of the history itself. Good Work Chaps!

@Dr-Dumbass Жыл бұрын

That's just Chris Barrie

@minicle426 4 жыл бұрын

"Sir, could we take a break for a while, it appears my intelligence circuits have melted..."

@chugzzz 4 жыл бұрын

Noob

@Deepthought-42 3 жыл бұрын

Holly: That’s Kryton!

@abbyalphonse499 3 жыл бұрын

"We'll never get through this all if you keep taking your breaks!"

@brsrc759 5 жыл бұрын

Holy crap I was taught the first automobile was invented in the late 1800s not 1802.That steam trike has got to be the first automobile

@skivvy3565 4 ай бұрын

The first one was indeed the bike thing

@nikesb9420 21 күн бұрын

@@skivvy3565that was 1885 I think idk which one your talking about

@andyharman3022 4 жыл бұрын

I now have a whole new appreciation for Richard Trevithick.

@joesila3105 4 жыл бұрын

YE, he wasnt a looser, rather was pioneer

@StarSong936 7 жыл бұрын

I'm still looking for his collection of 20th century telegraph poles. Chris is a good presenter. I love it.

@whovianhistorybuff Жыл бұрын

What about him looking into the definitive history of pockets?

@harveyleander9256 4 жыл бұрын

Unbelievable. Thanks to the work of Captain Dick 200years ago, we now can now put smegheads in space. Lovely to see Chris present this :)

@TheGreyTurtleEntertainment 2 жыл бұрын

The fact that I am shocked at how sincere Chris Barrie can be, is a testament to his acting skills on that show he's really well known for.

@davydp 2 жыл бұрын

With him not being a smeg head? Lmao

@MrJimbaloid 2 жыл бұрын

Check out his (top gear) vid on the E-type Jag.

@TheJoshtheboss 7 жыл бұрын

I just can't take Chris Barrie seriously. I always see Rimmer. Gift and curse of Chris Barrie.

@HrhFish 6 жыл бұрын

What about Mr. Brittas? If you aren't from the UK that was a great series he did. It was called The Brittas Empire about a bungling incompetent leisure center manager. Leisure center is posh for swimming pool. Here's a link for people that have never heard of it. This link is my fave episode where he unwittingly foils a big drug deal at the leisure center. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nd5glNJjt62wdp8.html

@mikebailey783 6 жыл бұрын

Seconded! Brittas was a wonderful show, one of the finest BBC comedies of the 90s. - My DVD box-set comes out regularly.

@BertGrink 6 жыл бұрын

I will state here for all to see that 'The Brittas Empire' is by far the funniest show i've ever seen. After having watched it on BBC via my local cable TV provider, i quickly purchased the DVD set from BBC as well.

@naveenpathania 6 жыл бұрын

Oldest british steam engine kzfaq.info/get/bejne/irCin8xi3r7Tlqc.html

@dogmannz 6 жыл бұрын

Regardless of what you may think of him, the fact even today all these years later he is so readily recognizable as Rimmer says a lot about how well he played that character.

@adamshaw2932 5 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic watch! The way that Chris Barrie presents these programs makes it really easy to take in the information and fun to watch! Although there was a little tinge of sadness at the part where he drives the replica of Planet. That took place at Manchester's museum of science & industry, located in the original Liverpool road station, but due to a new loop of mainline track connecting Manchester's two main stations, Victoria & Piccadilly, Its no longer possible for the museum to run Planet as the remaining stretch of track is too small. Not that the museum isnt worth a visit anymore! far from it! Thankyou very much for uploading these!

@peterbuckley265 4 жыл бұрын

BUT RIDDLED BY INCORRECT FACTS DUE TO INCOMPETENT RESEARCHERS, SEE MY CORRECTIONS ABOVE, IN CLEARER UPPER CASE DUE TO POOR SIGHT DUE TO DOUBLE VISION < THIAROID PROBLEM CAUSING THIS > MAKING LOWER CASE UNCLEAR TO USE.

@SteamMasterGaming 9 жыл бұрын

Got to love history of steam engines

@pokemontrainermichael5551 4 жыл бұрын

Aggre

@infinitethenextkazekage392 3 жыл бұрын

As a steam train sys that

@railfano172 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@bakedpotato. 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@Farooqueakhan 2 жыл бұрын

I found it truly amazing that technology spread at an incredibly fast pace almost two centuries ago. Within two decades from the first run the steam locomotion arrived in Itsndia and regular train service began - with the permanent infrastructure on ground as well as the rolling stock. That'd be a breakneck speed even for today's projects of similar size using all the modern technology. Truly truly a great feat. It was all done for money for sure, but that's beside the point.

@olsmokey 2 жыл бұрын

Just like heavier than air flying machines. Once the principles were worked out, the floodgates were opened and progress went into high gear.

@monitorlizardkid8253 5 ай бұрын

question, do you know where I can find the intense violin theme that plays at 34:57? I would rather like to find it.

@chivalry 4 жыл бұрын

Steam engines are dangerous. 1700s: *BUILD BIGGER!*

@13minutestomidnight 3 жыл бұрын

Well, those low-pressure steam engines were actually very safe (according to safety standards at the time...which were pretty terrible). Of course, high-pressure steam engines - which were actually very dangerous in comparison - were put on personal transport and shuttled people around an over-crowded city. Just ignore the occasional explosion.

@generalsquirrel9548 2 жыл бұрын

@@13minutestomidnight i wonder when the safety value was invented? Alot of steam engines used them to prevent well the boiler from going boom

@redwest4865 8 жыл бұрын

Might be the best documentary I've ever seen. Would love to make a replica of one these bad boys and make a tourist railroad with all the abandoned track in this country laying around.

@nenadvujacic4485 6 жыл бұрын

4:47 sori MON

@nenadvujacic4485 6 жыл бұрын

4:55 majk čurajjn

@nenadvujacic4485 6 жыл бұрын

4:55

@naveenpathania 6 жыл бұрын

Oldest british steam engine kzfaq.info/get/bejne/irCin8xi3r7Tlqc.html

@mtpender69 5 жыл бұрын

Something like this? www.visitnsw.com/destinations/north-coast/port-macquarie-area/wauchope/attractions/timbertown-heritage-theme-park

@hampter8056 2 жыл бұрын

thank you i live in poland and i turned on the english natgeo and i mised this one. so thank you.

@newenglandwirelesssteammus4167 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic explanation of the evolution of steam power and its transformation of the entire world.

@ibizenco 4 жыл бұрын

We now may find all these steam engines funny things, but just think about them for a few moments, and then they become a fantastic invention back then.

@royexcellentalexander8308 5 жыл бұрын

This is by far the best documentary I've ever seen give it to the Brits for preserving their beloved history the rocket train the humor of the narrator.. this could be a box office movie.. very good

@MarkStoneLimited 2 жыл бұрын

Love the old days. I love to see the old trains with my own eyes. My dream

@Sugarmountaincondo 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome historical train video. The working examples of original & replica units were fantastic to see and everyone involved in the maintaining or building of such should be commended greatly. I learned a lot from this video and as a rail enthusiast who has rode trains all around the world, it was important for me to learn about the British originators, designs & concepts during this evolutionary time frame. Thank you so much for posting it. AA++ Rating

@BillyO 7 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic series; I hope ALL of them are available on YT here.

@jamesraymond1158 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Every minute. Amazing. So much like the development of airplanes 100 years later.

@japeking1 4 жыл бұрын

My mum was proud of her first job ( 1939 ) as a typist in the railways office at Stockton; the building where the first ever railway ticket had been sold.

@lexthepikachu851 5 жыл бұрын

us, the British, are a nation that values our history and its good we've brought back the original greats that brought about these revolutionary changes in the world with these replicas for everyone to see and learn from, but we are now also building brand new steam engines. The people that built BR 60163 Tornado, the first BR locomotive for 40 years, are currently well into building a brand new LNER P2 Class locomotive called "Prince of Wales" and it is NOT a replica because it is continuing the class and will be numbered 2007.

@davidjones341 5 жыл бұрын

Hope they bring back the e2 tank engine

@silasfatchett7380 4 жыл бұрын

@@davidjones341 As long as they paint it red.

@Gearz-365 3 жыл бұрын

I would like for them to bring back a Claud Hamilton locomotive

@carminemurray6624 Жыл бұрын

The Steam Locomotive still lives !

@rohnerw 8 жыл бұрын

Absolutely wonderful video history of the beginning of the industrial revolution and the birth of modern transportation. The railroad.

@rollinwithunclepete824 5 жыл бұрын

I thoroughly enjoyed that! Took me a a couple of minutes to get over Chris Barrie (Rimmer) as presenter, but his wry humor worked!

@RichardTrevithick8437 Жыл бұрын

OMG I'M IN THIS!!!! Thanks, Guys, for giving me back my nostalgia!

@Klutech 5 ай бұрын

Wow Richard, I thought you died nearly 200 years ago! Many thanks for inventing the train and mad props for learning how to use a computer!

@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp 6 жыл бұрын

The Steam Engine is indeed the greatest British invention!

@bavarianbanshee 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@Senyrar 5 жыл бұрын

What about the internet ?

@TankEngine75 5 жыл бұрын

@@Senyrar IDK

@madddawg1369 5 жыл бұрын

Algore invented the internet. (sarcasm)

@SeattlePioneer 5 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest inventions in world history.

@johnstone3053 6 жыл бұрын

...a true piece of british engineering history.....magic....

3 жыл бұрын

"But what about the brakes.???" "Oh, don't worry about that...." I love it, just as I loved all these videos.......

@polygamous1 4 жыл бұрын

Guys you just cannot imagine how much I love these documentaries just Brilliant informative educational n historically amazing for someone like me who knows nothing these are God send thanks

@peteacher52 3 жыл бұрын

What a dork; a veritable fellow in the Pickwickian sense.

@jelofts 7 жыл бұрын

Very informative. Amazing replicas. Fascinating!

@naveenpathania 6 жыл бұрын

Jim LOFTS Oldest british steam engine kzfaq.info/get/bejne/irCin8xi3r7Tlqc.html

@gazzab3224 5 жыл бұрын

Love the sound and power of steam

@littlehelphere 5 жыл бұрын

Chris Barrie is good at this.

@glendooer6211 4 жыл бұрын

Can believe how well these parts are machined??

@NorbertRoll 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely great documentary. Excellent.

@johnandcarolynhealey6445 7 жыл бұрын

I love Barrie's docs! They are extremely informative and interesting.

@nlsupernovaable 7 жыл бұрын

John and Carolyn Healey he's a good host. genuinly interested in the content and lots of knowledge. much like james may, i love him as well.

@51WCDodge 6 жыл бұрын

That's because he is a genuine Mechanical Nerd. He loves old machines and has a number of his own including a Harley Davidson Military motorcycle.

@naveenpathania 6 жыл бұрын

Oldest british steam engine kzfaq.info/get/bejne/irCin8xi3r7Tlqc.html

@redoctane13 5 жыл бұрын

To me, he will always be Rimmer, god i love this guy.

@stephanieukueje8767 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Look forward to watching more of this kind!

@asimnawaz9256 Жыл бұрын

Great production and great presentation 👏. Descendants of those wonderful poineers should also be included in these videos. It would be interesting to know how they feel about their ancestors whose achievements brought revolutionary changes to human lifestyle.Not only the descendants, general British people should also be proud of their countrymen's achievements. Other people should also focus on these innovations. They shouldn't pay heed to one-sided propaganda against imperialism.

@timosha21 5 жыл бұрын

I am a train and I approve this video

@michaelkaiser4674 5 жыл бұрын

Nice video,thanks for sharing life with enthusiasm awesome

@china-trip Жыл бұрын

Wow, My best friend, I liked the video very much, thanks you for sharing, stay safe, stay blessed

@sknowonweb 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice . Right after watching a doc on shinkansen , watching this increases my respect towards these machines . அருமை . Bravo .

@GarryStebbings 9 жыл бұрын

very entertaining and well researched and presented, excellent video

@naveenpathania 6 жыл бұрын

Garry Stebbings Oldest british steam engine kzfaq.info/get/bejne/irCin8xi3r7Tlqc.html

@carlevins1302 5 жыл бұрын

Still can't get over Ace Rimmer talking about locomotives

@GeraldProductions650 3 жыл бұрын

I love it

@PowerPuppet 2 ай бұрын

OH MY GOD THE MUSIC AT 1:41 IS GREAT

@eldmusic 4 жыл бұрын

4:12 wait so one of the first functioning steam powered engines was built by a man named Thomas? Maybe it’s fate

@schmenkspeedtyping218 4 жыл бұрын

@Khiladi_99 4 жыл бұрын

😏

@karma9681 4 жыл бұрын

thomas the tank engine is his reincarnation

@chongtetyin4691 4 жыл бұрын

😏😏😏

@clifftonicstudios7469 4 жыл бұрын

@@chongtetyin4691 Thomas is named after him

@mike-rayner-videos 6 жыл бұрын

fantastic video.. i love it

@jenniferthemelaniemartinez7383 2 жыл бұрын

I hate you

@jenniferthemelaniemartinez7383 2 жыл бұрын

Go get terminated

@jenniferthemelaniemartinez7383 2 жыл бұрын

You to blame

@jenniferthemelaniemartinez7383 2 жыл бұрын

I really hate you so much I love you getting terminated because you don't like it

@derekstocker6661 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic programme, many thanks to all who made this wonderful window into the past possible.

@PAVANZYL 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Thank you.

@w4rr10r11 9 жыл бұрын

Not as big of a train guy as I was when I was young, but this is really interesting. Good bit of watching. :)

@Gearz-365 4 жыл бұрын

I'll be honest, I wish the steam age was brought back😞. I know steam machines are less efficient, but they definitely beat modern machines for fascination.

@codprawn 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine a small fusion reactor. We could have steam trains then that would only need water!

@Nick-xm1ux 4 жыл бұрын

Good News: A steam locomotive can use anything that burns as fuel, biofuel, vegetable fuel, and even better... TORREFIED BIOMASS!! Which is a lot cheaper, cleaner, and a lot more efficient than other bio fuels. Which means diesel locomotives can be easily replaced back by steam locomotives. Which means that we could see the rebirth of the steam era. www.quora.com/Do-Steam-engine-locomotives-have-any-advantages-over-any-form-of-modern-locomotive-engine

@Gearz-365 4 жыл бұрын

@@Nick-xm1ux Sweet! Hopefully it does happen

@Nick-xm1ux 4 жыл бұрын

@@Gearz-365 Hopefully so. The only thing we can do is support its development. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ntujdqx1p5PHYoE.html

@jwalster9412 4 жыл бұрын

@@Nick-xm1ux what if there was a steam generator inside and then electric traction moters on the driving wheels? that would solve many of the steam locomotives issues

@OmmerSyssel 4 жыл бұрын

Magnificent Heritage and documentary.

@arnabkumardey6604 5 жыл бұрын

great clips Mechanical Engineering will be always stays at top rank rather than other engineering✌✌✌✌💪💪💪💪💪. I am a graaduate mechanical engineer.

@twothreebravo 6 жыл бұрын

2 1/2 minues in and I'm all like, "Holy %#$& It's RIMMER!"

@jamesjay5156 8 жыл бұрын

Love Britanniens there great👍🏽👍🏽💯

@anoopkhandekar799 3 жыл бұрын

Super video nicely made thanks a ton. I wish in my childhood these were available

@torgeirbrandsnes1916 2 жыл бұрын

I love this series! Thank you!

@alainarchambault2331 4 жыл бұрын

38:51 Not exactly the smoothest set of tracks I've ever seen.

@deutschevolksmiliz 2 жыл бұрын

Doesn´t bother the rocket...so...It seems fine?

@vtr0104 2 жыл бұрын

@@deutschevolksmiliz For the speeds at the time, having dead-straight tracks wasn't really a requirement. Considering they were still struggling with building over rough terrain, we should be thankful they even worked at all.

@deutschevolksmiliz 2 жыл бұрын

@@vtr0104 yeah i mean as long it doesn´t bother the rocket and it works it´s fie with these tracks

@MrJohndoakes 4 жыл бұрын

15:42 The "Half in the Bag" piano music, "Fifth Avenue Stroll" by Glenda Austin.

@FuckTard-qb5tr 4 жыл бұрын

MrJohndoakes I thought I only noticed

@YourMissingEyeBrow 3 жыл бұрын

Can't help wonder how primitive the world would still be without us Brits inventing and innovating.

@nitro105 11 жыл бұрын

I love this train show! thanks for the upload.

@kpdvw 7 жыл бұрын

Arnold Rimmer aka "Smee-Hee" acording to Kryton...!

@anjnapratap2519 7 жыл бұрын

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC does it again! 5 stars * * * * * for everything :-)

@lycian123 6 жыл бұрын

I thought Newcomen, Trevithick, Watt and the Stephensons did it?

@eskigunler62 4 жыл бұрын

wooow so much beautiful and historical old machines for england i like it this video

@openworldgamedevjontyin2242 3 жыл бұрын

I LOVE TO WATCH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ... WONDERFUL VIDEO

@MrDalek2150 7 жыл бұрын

"running almost silently" He says as he has to yell over it.

@adamchmielewski6162 5 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY, HES BEING SARCASTIC I know this might be a joke, don’t wooosh

@EPVids330 4 жыл бұрын

Adam Chmielewski r/wOoSh Joke btw

@whyisthereaspace6002 4 жыл бұрын

Weesh

@jackhewitt7902 4 жыл бұрын

That’s the British sense of humour in a nutshell.

@user-xxxxxn 3 жыл бұрын

ever heard other steamloco's?

@michaelbowman7558 8 жыл бұрын

As a loyal fan of Red Dwarf here in the states, I'm a bit surprised to admit that I didn't recognize Rimmer. He looks better now that he's not that character anymore. Good seeing him, though!

@arjovenzia 6 жыл бұрын

Michael Bowman it is nice seeing Chris Barry as someone other than a total smeeeeegheeeeeead. Because I'm sure he's a nice bloke, with interests I relate to. There are still a plethora of Rimmer-esque expressions he pulls, but it's Chris, being Chris, playing with things he enjoys. Similarly with Tony Robinson. Baldrick is my favourite Blackadder character, and to see him be so anti-baldrick in timeteam n his other docos is excellent. I'm sorry, Chris, Tony. You shall forever be Rimmer n Baldrick. But loved and appreciated for your buffoonery and civility. Of course your bloody knighted. Good game sir.

@Videogame-Matt 6 жыл бұрын

But he is still a smeghead

@calvingreene90 6 жыл бұрын

But a likeable smeghead.

@naveenpathania 6 жыл бұрын

Oldest british steam engine kzfaq.info/get/bejne/irCin8xi3r7Tlqc.html

@QLDrailfan798 10 ай бұрын

I've learnt more about the industrial revolution here than I have at school, and all in a shorter time too. just goes to show how much you can learn in a nearly 50-minute video.

@godfreyberry1599 4 жыл бұрын

Superb presentation. I believe I have watched and enjoyed this at least 20 times and discover something new everytime!.

@fishpop 4 жыл бұрын

Some of the BGM in this is Kevin Mcleod! I recognise it from several KZfaq videos.

@lautanbintangempatlima8350 3 жыл бұрын

So can you tell this one 04:32

@theromulanwarhawk 9 жыл бұрын

Smeghead rides again!

@markpenrice6253 6 жыл бұрын

#smegmanonatrain

@TheOMGWTFBBQ777 6 жыл бұрын

lol was like who the hell is this guy he looks familiar

@scoobycarr5558 5 жыл бұрын

Many thanks to England and its fine legacy of providing quality transportation to the masses and its excellent status as the founding father of the modern railroad - which culminates in the railroads of today across the globe.

@nicktrains2234 5 жыл бұрын

railway, not railroad. Get over your obsession with cars america!

@scoobycarr5558 5 жыл бұрын

Nicktrains thompson Now is this the reason why you have an obsession with wagons? This is the modern era, not the time of the pioneers! We Americans tend to like our cars.

@mometawh 2 жыл бұрын

woderful ...train is the best invention and following the devolepment is extremly fantastic

@TheGreatSovietUnion2 8 жыл бұрын

Ahhhhh, I love British docs

@TheNextGoogification 6 жыл бұрын

It was interesting seeing the transformation of how a 1769 stationary steam engine, being adapted to fit into some type of a moving vehicle. I just can't imagine doing that, with the state of what they had to work with way back then. Just the Metallurgy alone could kill you, you no idea how strong stuff is.

@bratuadriandumitru5290 6 жыл бұрын

National Geographic reward 100 stars for history railway

@Cockroach2008 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I respect your privilege to have a differing opinion without holding a grudge or bad feelings toward you. I respect your difference in opinion as well! Have a good Memorial Day Weekend!

@Rickimusic 4 жыл бұрын

I had no idea that self propelled engines were running so early in the 19th century.

@OmmerSyssel 4 жыл бұрын

First cars were actually electric driven,with a motor build in each wheel.. Certain important inventions seems to be forgotten speeding on

@homeless_horse2038 5 жыл бұрын

40:58 haha, a FOOTnote, and he lost his leg

@matiaspugliano1556 2 жыл бұрын

This is very nice, thank you very much for uploading it

@ktxed 4 жыл бұрын

dude lost his leg and died from complications, yes a "sad footnote" indeed

@normbarbour1001 10 жыл бұрын

Both Newcomen's and James Watt's engines were condensing engines, not expansion or "pressure" engines. Both produced the power stroke by using the vacuum produced by the condensing of steam in a cylinder. Both designs used a "walking beam" to convert the downward motion of the cylinder on its power stroke into a lifting motion for pumping water from mines. The cylinders available at that time were very crude, and could not contain high pressure - there is a piston from a Watt engine in the science museum in London. As I recall, the piston is a rough casting, about 5 feet in diameter, with a concave outer rim. The concavity in the rim was wound with rope to act as a seal between the piston and the cylinder wall. Watt recognized that the Newcomen engine was inefficient since it required the cylinder to be heated and cooled for each power stroke. Watt improved upon Newcomen's condensing engine by adding a separate condensor to the power piston, separated by a valve. Hot steam entered the cylinder while this valve was closed, then the valve would open when the piston reached the top of its stroke, allowing the steam in the cylinder to enter the condensor. The condensing action was aided by a spray of cold water in the condensor, and the cooling water and condensed steam were then drained from the condensor while the piston was being raised by steam pressure. Thus, Watt's design allowed the piston cylinder to stay hot and the condensor to stay cold, giving greater efficiency and allowing faster engine operation. Watt also developed a connecting-rod design that allowed the up-and-down motion of the engine to produce rotary motion, without infringing upon another's patent on the usual connecting rod and crankshaft design which is common today.

@984francis 10 жыл бұрын

I thought that what (excuse the pun) distinguished Watt from Newcomen is that it was Watt who went on (after greatly improving the condensing system) to use steam pressure rather than condensing vacuum?

@stevennielsen8691 10 жыл бұрын

You're right.

@schmenkspeedtyping218 7 жыл бұрын

SO CAPTAIN DICK INVENTED THE TRAIN I USED TO GO ON

@markpenrice6253 6 жыл бұрын

All true and very informative, unfortunately Chris' script had to fit into about a third of that length so the detail was dumbed down for brevity :)

@johnv341 5 жыл бұрын

No. I believe that Richard Trevithick was the first to use "strong" (high pressure) steam. And the first to take paying passengers on a steam train (Catch-Me-Who-Can).

@fcukmegently 2 жыл бұрын

Already knew most of this stuff, but watched all of this video and really enjoyed it. A great story teller with plenty of humour and irony included. An ideal presenter with excellent 'filming' & editing.....enjoyed.

@monitorlizardkid8253 5 ай бұрын

Do you have any idea what the song is that plays at 34:57? I need it.

@Yamaha950 4 жыл бұрын

kudos to the brits for keeping so many of the super early ones around, the originals at that

@SteamTeamRedubUK 10 жыл бұрын

I can hear the smegness in Barrie's voice. LOL

@SteamTeamRedubUK 10 жыл бұрын

Not if you're a Starbugger.

@hoss0821 10 жыл бұрын

SteamTeamRedubUK

@jgdsgh 7 жыл бұрын

SteamTeamRedubUK who's Barrie

@greenwallcali7638 6 жыл бұрын

SteamTeamRedubUK what’s happening you were on 3 years ago sub to me

@DavidAndrewsPEC 6 жыл бұрын

Chris Barrie - played Rimmer in Red Dwarf.

@Jorganti 9 жыл бұрын

I'd love it if they just made an episode of him walking around Red Dwarf and explaining the rooms and technology. :D This is still interesting though.