How Gresley's A4 Pacifics became the World's Fastest Steam Engines

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3 жыл бұрын

This is a reupload of my original Gresley A4 Pacific video, now with new footage and a revised layout.
Though their mechanics are somewhat simplistic, their mixture of styling and a robust design helped them to become the world's fastest steam engines, as well as being a staple of the Golden Age of train travel. They could only be the Gresley A4 Pacifics.
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@davidford694 3 жыл бұрын

My grandfather was the superintendent of Banff National Park in the late 1920's. One day at dinner he mentioned that there was a British engineer staying in town. Chap's name was Gresley, which meant nothing to him. But my father, a serious train enthusiast even then, was very excited! So my grandfather arranged a visit. Gresley was touched that a small boy so far away in the dominions had heard of him, so he kindly gave my father signed photos of two of his most recent designs. My son has them now.

@samuelperrin5365 3 жыл бұрын

A beautiful story

@TankEngine75 3 жыл бұрын

Wow I'm amazed at how your (Grand)Parents met Gresley

@michaelcoldwater7147 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting

@michaelhawthorne8696 3 жыл бұрын

WOW, that's an awesome story.....

@datoneguyonyoutube 3 жыл бұрын

dat is amazing..

@Rog5446 3 жыл бұрын

When Gresley asked the running department for a driver for the Mallard test run, the running department told Gresley, they would supply the best driver they could find. Gresley told the running department that he did not want a good driver, he wanted a fearless driver.

@robrimell9684 3 жыл бұрын

...and a stoker with a strong back?

@agnostic47 3 жыл бұрын

Duddington wasn't "fearless", he had a reputation for taking risks.

@agnostic47 3 жыл бұрын

@@robrimell9684 Duddington is supposed to have said "aye, if I can have Tom Bray to stoke for me".

@PreservationEnthusiast 2 жыл бұрын

@@agnostic47 It was similar to when they scrapped Silver Link at Doncaster works in 1963. Dr Richard Beeching who was Chairman of British Railways Board at the time wanted the best torchmen on the job to ensure they did a thorough job cutting it for scrap.

@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis 2 жыл бұрын

@@PreservationEnthusiast Beeching strikes me as a remarkably petty person.

@Jonathantuba 3 жыл бұрын

A very well put together documentary worthy of being on National TV, rather than just KZfaq.

@ClearTrackSpeed 3 жыл бұрын

The first time I ran across this channel, I honestly thought this was ripped straight from TV it's that good

@chocococolatte3303 3 жыл бұрын

I AGREE

@fergus247 3 жыл бұрын

if it was on TV i would have never seen it

@johanswanepoelswanies7483 3 жыл бұрын

Yes 👍🏻

@catdemon922 2 жыл бұрын

* International TV

@theotherarctrooper771 3 жыл бұрын

Therapist: naked Mallard isn't real, it can't hurt you. Naked Mallard: 25:23

@STAR3XIAN 2 жыл бұрын

Banger comment for real Edit: for real tho why is it so scary 😔

@ivangenov6782 2 жыл бұрын

@@STAR3XIAN i think it's because of how the boiler looks compared to the rest of the locomotive, looking unfinished yet working totally fine, tho it doesn't scare or bother me

@STAR3XIAN 2 жыл бұрын

@@ivangenov6782 I mean yeah, It's what lays underneath, But it still gives off a unsettling vibe. I kinda got used to it now since it's actually cool to see.

@ivangenov6782 2 жыл бұрын

@@STAR3XIAN i think it looks like it's getting scrapped

@spankflaps1365 2 жыл бұрын

The full scene from this test-steaming of Mallard naked is on a few A4 DVD’s. Shame it’s not shown here, but it did a naked standing launch like a Formula 1 car. 130 tons taking off that fast is pretty impressive! 👍

@blacknight1003 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I remember the Great Gathering. My wife and I went to York to see them in all their glory, then they were all transported up to Shildon, were they were all fired up outside of the museum. A sight to behold indeed. This will probably be the last time these remaining class A4’s will be gathered together. What a sight to behold!!!

@Shark30006 9 ай бұрын

There would have been 13 A4s in preservation for the Great Gathering

@sd80mac 3 жыл бұрын

Just an absolutely well done video! As an American, I have never had much interest in British railways, however I have always had a soft spot for your steam locomotives. The A4s were truly ahead of their time.

@andysedgley 3 жыл бұрын

There remains an undeniable beauty and glamour to these streamlined steam locomotives. This video is a fitting and enjoyable tribute!

@petergilbert72 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, but I can’t help but think that a significant part of that was their ‘showroom finish’. Beautiful paint job, well polished. Pics of them in their wartime livery, and when neglected, makes them appear much more ordinary in appearance IMO.

@PreservationEnthusiast 2 жыл бұрын

@@petergilbert72 What you say is true. When they strip the casing off and start cutting them for scrap, they look the same as any other locomotive, including the inside of the boiler etc.

@ilaser4064 Жыл бұрын

Agreed, the Victorian Rail Spirit of Progress is a knockout to look at too.

@martentrudeau6948 3 жыл бұрын

The A4's are pretty, they're graceful, powerful, and styled like no other engine, it's nice to them preserved for all to see. Great video.

@skylerlojessy7613 Жыл бұрын

Yeah you sound good

@skylerlojessy7613 Жыл бұрын

So how can meet tot

@Shark30006 9 ай бұрын

There could have been 13 A4s preserved

@Shark30006 9 ай бұрын

The correct sentence should be “it’s nice to see them preserved”

@Shark30006 8 ай бұрын

Disposition of Gresley A4s: thirteen preserved; remainder scrapped. Preserved: 2509, 2510, 2511, 2512, 4489, 4490, 4491, 4492, 4498, 4488, 4464, 4468, and 4496

@LukeRichardson1981 3 жыл бұрын

The Gresley A4 in Mallard blue is my pick for most beautiful train of all time, and is to this day by far my favourite locomotive in history. This video helped me learn far more than I ever knew previously about this amazing locomotive type. Great job.

@Bluegreenslug Жыл бұрын

The name of that livery is garter blue

@Bluegreenslug Жыл бұрын

However mallard is the most known locomotive with that livery so it’s understandable on why you would say that

@al0zzz Жыл бұрын

It’s not a train unless it towing stock …

@PreservationEnthusiast 6 ай бұрын

@@al0zzz Even when it is towing stock it is a locomotive. It needs to be cut up for scrap and recycled due to consideration of global warming and climate change.

@voidjavelin23 4 ай бұрын

@@PreservationEnthusiast green cultist alert

@paulbennett4548 3 жыл бұрын

A wonderful trip down memory lane. My own personal memory of my one and only encounter of the A-4 Pacifics was the summer of 1954 some where near the east England town of Scunthorpe. I was on the platform with my Cousin Shelia and her husband when one of these engines came barrelling through the station whistle going full blast. It frightened me so much that I flew under Shelia's skirt and hung onto her legs for dear life and shrieking in terror. I was the age 4 and still remember it to this day. My wife insists it caused caused other problems but we won't go into that today. :o)

@shabbos-goy9407 3 жыл бұрын

I know the feeling...!

@Brommear Жыл бұрын

When I visited the UK in 2016 the Nigel Gresley looked pretty much like in your photograph at 27:27. It has since been completed and I have seen videos of it running ! Thanks for a very informative piece of history.

@home2624 3 жыл бұрын

Oh the thrill I had as a lad watching "Streaks" in Newcastle. My heart would leap when I saw one of these magnificent engines powering down the line towards me and then roaring past. I could never put in to words why they had that effect on me. All I know is that at the age of 66, that thrill remains with me to this day.

@ideitbawxproductions1880 2 жыл бұрын

I remember taking a trip with my family to the train museum in York in 1997. I became obsessed with the Mallard, the blue A4. such a beautiful and powerful locomotive

@crazypickles8235 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant and well executed documentary. Very thorough for the A4s. I love the live video of the Silver Link and the Jubilee. Hard to reckon what a hundred miles an hour looks like until one sees a consist blow through a station in 10 seconds or less

@chriswilkes236 3 жыл бұрын

Very much enjoyed this. My Great Uncle drove the Flying Fox many years ago. Thanks for uploading this.

@bapbeepskull 3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@geoffreyking1634 3 жыл бұрын

@@bapbeepskull fox was the best loco off top shed

@geoffreyking1634 3 жыл бұрын

Think you'll find it was silver fox

@dominicbuckley8309 2 жыл бұрын

A brilliant video, which deserves a wider viewing than just KZfaq. One small nit-pick from a naval point of view: 22:25 in the 1960s, Deltic diesels were used in the Ton class minesweepers - the Hunt class minehunters were not introduced until the 1980s. As an aside, the RN Hunts kept their Deltic diesels until about 2015 (replaced by Caterpillar equivalents), but those sold off to the Greek and Lithuanian navies still have their original engines: so the Deltic diesel has been in continuous naval service for about 65 years.

@anthonylulham3473 Ай бұрын

Excellent Niche Knowledge! Hopefully this gets some traction for amendments in pinned comment or similar

@NirateGoel 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see what diesels and electric Gressley would have built had he survived the war.

@bjoe385 3 жыл бұрын

We’d have intercity 1250s.

@gerogyzurkov2259 3 жыл бұрын

He could of been chief engineer of BR instead.

@thomashambly3718 3 жыл бұрын

Im fairly certain he designed the class 76, a very beautiful electric locomotive

@russellgxy2905 3 жыл бұрын

Well we have a glimpse of that with the Woodhead electrics. One of the last engines he designed before his death was "Tommy," the prototype for the EM1/Class 76. These engines in turn provided the basis for a passenger variant, the EM2/Class 77. A Gresley designed diesel is an interesting thought though

@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis 2 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure what he would have come up with, although the LNER would have found a way to get EMD power if they’d stayed independent for longer after the war.

@Shark30006 9 ай бұрын

Great presentation

@Clivestravelandtrains 3 жыл бұрын

This guy makes superb videos, my only quibble being Glasgow-Aberdeen being referred to as a "relegation"! Ironic that HST's are now seeing out their final days on that route too.

@timothysmith8300 3 жыл бұрын

What the hosts should have been scrapped along with the stupid idea called the apt huh what a joke the Hole idea of a train bending at curves they had no problems in the days of the king of the railways steam yes steam it will all ways be king ok .

@Sophiebryson510 Жыл бұрын

@@timothysmith8300 you’re a babbling madman, and the APT’s were the best trains. Some stem, like these ones are good others aren’t the best

@shad3thehunter989 3 жыл бұрын

When I was younger, me and my family went on trip to the North Yorkshire Moors for the day. My dad found that the Sir Nigel Gresley (60007) was running that day but didn't think nothing of it, other than he could get some amazing photos of it. It was a part of the first few trains of the day and we weren't going to be bothered if we weren't on the Sir Nigel Gresley one. However, it turned out to be the train that was heading down to Pickering which was the same train we had to get. My dad was buzzing all day long and this was back in the summer of 2013/2014 (I can't really remember that well)

@paulperrottet113 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent and very informative. Extensive achive film of these many historical events.

@ThorpRJ 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely video, thank you. A highlight of the A4's for me was at Banbury Station after the arrival of the Postal Pullman, I got to sit in the driver's seat of Mallard whilst she was in steam.

@deltavee2 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful machines and an excellent commemorative piece, Rory. Your work, as always, top notch with excellent film and stills, your trademark. Thank you.

@JamesSmith-mv9fp 2 жыл бұрын

The "Achilles heel" of the Gresley 3 cylinder locomotive classes including the A4 Class, which suffered from overheating of the centre cylinders big end bearing, was cured when BR sent A.J.Cook (ex GWR Swindon) to the Eastern as their new CME, in 1951. Cook quickly discovered that the centre Marine type big end bearing was sometimes being starved of oil which then overheated. So he used the same solution that had been applied to the GWR four cylinder types, by adding a full white metal lining and a felt pad to ensure a film of oil across the whole width of the bearing. The problem on the LNER locos vanished as a result.

@darkewolfrayet 2 жыл бұрын

I really love the amount of work you put into your educational videos of historic engineering projects!

@buffplums 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. Really well put together and narrated. Thank you

@Robsham1 Жыл бұрын

Living not far from York my dad took me and my brother to the railway museum almost every summer as kids, and of all the engines there the Mallard always stood out to me as special, there's something truly awesome about the design.

@bluebellsfan8704 3 жыл бұрын

All such beautiful engines! Thanks for filling me in! ✌🏽👏🏽👍🏽🚂

@4.6.5. 3 жыл бұрын

Stepney

@JOYOUSONEX 3 жыл бұрын

Great documentary. I enjoyed it immensely. Thank you.

@johntait491 3 жыл бұрын

Ruairidh, a lot of hard work, time and knowledge has gone into providing this very informative and entertaining video. Well done and thank you. ;-)

@peterlewis3540 3 жыл бұрын

What a superb video, very informative and full of interest. Thank You for posting it, it was a pleasure to watch, and i learnt so much about the A4s

@western_alex 3 жыл бұрын

This is excellent as always and very informative!

@takethetrainTRL 3 жыл бұрын

History at its finest! Thank you, sir! 👏

@kennydunn9469 3 жыл бұрын

Well done, thoroughly enjoyed that, keep up the good work

@speleokeir 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic documentary. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Great work!

@b3j8 3 жыл бұрын

Not only did they save 6 of these great engines, but all are in pristine condition! Here in the States, there are instances of more than a couple of the same class being saved. But never are they all in superb shape!

@TheRip72 2 жыл бұрын

Some of them looked a bit scruffy when they arrived for the Great Gathering, so the National Railway Museum cosmetically restored them.

@tk9839 Жыл бұрын

Amazing engines...they still look futuristic. I can only imagine the shock and awe people must've felt when they were first introduced in the 30s.

@sulray 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing , totally enjoyed the video

@michaellawlor1267 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely enjoyed this informative and well made video. Many thanks, Ruairidh

@fredfarnackle5455 2 жыл бұрын

The Golden Age of Steam! I would have loved to have seen all those loco's together again. Thanks for posting.

@armanstuff7017 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic watch, thank you

@chinook3302 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic effort, thank you.

@ncs8730 4 ай бұрын

Great video showing these great machines in all their glory! Big THANK YOU!

@johannessilver8653 8 ай бұрын

So grand video and loco. It is so valuable that those locos are still there in the hall and would be awesome to keep at least one in working order.

@neiloflongbeck5705 3 жыл бұрын

The North Eastern Railway was even more ambitious - they had wanted to electrify their section of the ECML in the pre-WW1 era. They electrified the Shildon to Newport mineral line at 1500V DC to test equipment.

@andrewdarley8988 3 жыл бұрын

I notice that at the time only 125 mph was claimed. However LNER publicity department quickly upped this to 126 to make sure they could claim the record from the Germans. Gresley was aware of this and it was partly his conscience prompted him to try and go one better. As someone has pointed out lower down the German feat carried out on the level and without breaking down had more merit. However this video presents a well-balanced account.

@casey6556 2 жыл бұрын

I am currently studying in Montreal and was absolutely delighted when I saw the Dominion of Canada in the railway museum now. It's an absolute beauty and reminded me of my late British grandfather, a retired airline ground engineer and lifelong fan of trains, especially steam trains. One fun fact about Dominion of Canada that can be seen in some of the photographs in the video is that it is fitted with a CPR-spec bell in celebration of its name. North American locomotives carried bells (and continue to use bell sounds) as a shorter-distance warning of movement, perhaps stemming from the fact that North American railways are less fenced/protected than their British counterparts.

@michaelhawthorne8696 3 жыл бұрын

That was a great bit of video Ruairidh, very professionally put together and the audio was spot on too. A lot of research had gone into that....and to quote another commentor Jonathan Tuba 2.. "Worthy of being on National TV, rather than just KZfaq." I have been to the NRM a number of times but alas not at the time when all those A4 Classes were together. I didn't see any footage of trains going over water troughs.....I have seen video of this else where but can't find it now, not for the love of money. One scene when this happened being filmed by a Helicopter, the train hit the trough and so much water was moved, the whole engine and tender dissapeared for a second, it was breath taking to see. I hope I can find some of this footage sometime. Once again though.... well done..👌👍

@Westside_Kenny 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video I love the LNER and east coat main line so this is good for me thank you for sharing

@meggiesteam1983 3 жыл бұрын

Very well detailed and brilliant video on the A4s

@steamgent4592 3 жыл бұрын

Very well done documentary on the A4 locomotives and the history behind them as well.

@DavidHesketh-no7jx Ай бұрын

I had the privilege of joining the great gathering, doing a round trip of 1800 miles by car, Toulouse - York - Toulouse, in one weekend specially for the occasion. Very emotional moment as, in my student days, I travelled by train several times between London and Newcastle, most notably non-stop on the Talisman pulled by an A4.

@jockellis 3 жыл бұрын

The speed record for a 1/8th scale, 7 1/2” gauge steam locomotive is just over 60 mph. That would be a scale 480 mph. Talk about a brave engineer.

@TimberSurf 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic educational video, cheers!

@oldwhinger2746 2 жыл бұрын

That was a great historical documentary from the age of steam - Thank you.

@johnebden5191 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. I was a keen train spotter as a young boy growing up in the UK. The A4s (streaks as we called them) were my favourites.

@robinforrest7680 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent vidéo btw. If the T1 build does attempt a new record there's no way Mallard will be up to take it back. Tornado owners take note 😉

@williamosborne7249 3 жыл бұрын

I dont think that the national rail museum would want to risk Mallard,her time has been and gone. To be honest I doubt that tornado could go for the record it. It becomes a streamliners game at these speeds

@robinforrest7680 3 жыл бұрын

@@williamosborne7249 Maybe time for the streamlined P2 design to show its potential. Mind you an 8-coupled loco at 130+ seems a strangely frightening prospect! Definitely a job for a fearless driver 😉 as Sir Nigel requested in 1938.

@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 3 жыл бұрын

23:24 look there’s the flying Scotsman the loco that was saved from the scrappy by Alan pegler in 1963

@johnniet.7820 2 жыл бұрын

Not being British (but with English ancestry), this video held my interest all the way through, and I must say it was very well done, with documentation and historic videos of supreme quality. Very interesting and informative.

@mjstow 2 жыл бұрын

Great video (and I'll repeat some other comments in that it's worthy of TV). It's great to get home from the stress and find a high-quality video about steam.... it's therapeutic.

@Queen-of-Swords 3 жыл бұрын

Nice to see a steamie vid with actual narration. Cheers.

@BulldogBill 2 жыл бұрын

A4 Sir Nigel Gresley is currently undergoing test runs after overhaul and is expected to be main line certified by the end of the year! For these test runs, bug fixing and running in period it has been finished in Wartime matt black which, imo is a nice touch

@garryteahan6375 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant Research- well Narrated and detailed, complete with excellent Archive Film and Images. You have a New Subscriber. Thank You for Your Work.

@Evaunit98 2 жыл бұрын

The A4s are the ultimate steam locomotive, they combine shear beauty, some of the best performance of any steam locomotive and not to mention Mallard’s Elusive record that personally I think will never be beaten

@167curly 3 жыл бұрын

I my humble opinion the A4s had a great panache, and I am fortunate to have seen them in steam in Kings Cross in the 1950s as a train-spotting school boy even if they were in a rather grubby outrward condition.

@kenstevens5065 2 жыл бұрын

I spotted from '59 to '63 around Doncaster, Leeds,York, Newcastle and I would say the turnout of the ECML pacifics in general was 50/50 from filthy to smart. The Cross locos seemed the smartest but correct me if I'm wrong. Anything with a Gateshead plate never seemed to see an oily rag ever! The drivers were friendly though. I saw most A4's but never Mallard until much later when she was in the NRM during the 80's. Just downhill after '63, even the pride of the fleet the Deltics were often as scruffy as the remnants of steam. Streaks that ended up in Scotland were a disgrace. Then of course along came girls after 1963 and they seemed as exciting as a well turned out A4 at the time.

@nilanjanmoitra4249 3 жыл бұрын

What a great video it was...thoroughly enjoyed it throughout! It was a great sight at at the end of the video to see that steam locomotives are well maintained in your country and many of them do work besides diesel and electric ones. I have seen many of the engines portrayed in this video in the National Railway Museum, York obviously in video!!!......and would like to definitely travel from India to UK to watch the museum only! Kudos to you for the research and all that you do for your videos... needs a lot of it actually! I WOULD REQUEST YOU TO MAKE A VIDEO ON THE NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM.....AND TO DETAIL ON EVERY LOCOMOTIVE AND OTHER RAILWAY PIECES THERE. I will the first one to watch!!!

@godfreyberry1599 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely agreed. British preservation from their amazing architecture to their mechanical genius really sets them apart from any nation in the world - respect!.

@JFW5358 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating video. Many thanks. Walter K Whigham was my grandfather. Until recently, the family had one of the massive nameplates.

@somersetdc 2 жыл бұрын

Great documentary...well researched and well delivered.

@owenchuarbx 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative. Cheers!

@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 3 жыл бұрын

17:32 there’s sir Nigel standing next to the engine named after him

@russellgxy2905 3 жыл бұрын

Perhaps he knew the engine of his namesake would one day break a record as well?

@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 3 жыл бұрын

Russell Streak yeah Russell and it’s did with the speed of 112mph during the post war year in 1959

@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 3 жыл бұрын

@Joshua Wardlaw yeah and hes also my idol too because hes the best man who wants his lner a4s to beat the rival lms coronations record

@Onthemainline 3 жыл бұрын

@@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 Agreed, my idol too

@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@johncunningham4820 Жыл бұрын

Excellent Short Documentary . These Mighty Machines are Legendary . And I suppose , could be considered the very " Soul " of Steam Punk . Having worked in Steam Power I can tell you , pushing a Steam Power Plant up towards an ACTUAL 100% output is a risky balancing act . Absolute Kudos to the Crews of these " Iron Horses " from a bygone era .

@daveroche6522 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting and informative - thank you very much.

@TheSilverDubberII 3 жыл бұрын

Fascinating. Thank you.

@stephenwise734 3 жыл бұрын

Aerodynamics! I think its as Beautiful as a Jag E-type. I like the " Mallard " best.

@fredericksaxton3991 2 жыл бұрын

In 1957 my father bought me Hornby Dublo "Sir Nigel Gresley" for my Christmas present. I never knew such locomotives existed. It took me about 30 years before I even saw this one one on television. Then in 1997 I heard that "Sir Nigel Gresley" was coming to the Watercress line in Hampshire to do a steaming weekend, (I think it was the Easter time), and I took my father and my self off to see her and we bought a ticket each and finally got a ride in the excursion up to Alton and back. Deep joy. :))

@philipholt9112 3 жыл бұрын

Hi looks good I did 50yrs on the footplate 8yrs on steam i started at edgeley shed on the 4th of April 1961 in 1962 as a fireman I finished my time out at longsight as a driver I finished in 2011 Regards Phil.

@bittern4464 3 жыл бұрын

I thought I was crazy when I couldn’t find this video, looking forward to watching the presumably remastered and revised version, the definitive edition if you will. Hope you’re doing well mate, and cheers for the informative and engaging content.

@SuperKarmachameleon 3 жыл бұрын

Great documentary!

@Simon_Nonymous 2 жыл бұрын

Great video - I learned a lot,thank you.

@paulholmes9385 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely excellent video

@victoriacyunczyk 3 жыл бұрын

11:40 The influence of the Milwaukee Road Hiawatha is clear.

@declanjoyce8640 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent...thank you...

@Robert-ff9wf 2 жыл бұрын

What a cool engine and the fact it can go over a 100 miles an hour is amazing!!! I would think those long rods that drive the main wheels would fly off!! All that mass going up and down so fast! Everything must be balanced perfectly I bet. It's hard to believe they could manufacture these engines so precisely back then!

@srinivasvaranasi1645 3 жыл бұрын

Very nicely presented!

@Tom-Lahaye 3 жыл бұрын

Overall a good and informative video, with well performed narration. But early in the video a few mistakes were noticed in the factual content. This is when some of Gresley's designs are summed up an H2 (by Ivatt) is mentioned but a K2 is shown, and where a K4 is mentioned a Thompson K1 is shown. Otherwise very complete docu on the A4, and the fact that the problem with the smoke was solved by a thumb impression is a funny one.

@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 3 жыл бұрын

At least all the other a4s survived the war apart from 4469 sir Ralph wedgewood which was the only loco being bombed

@ianr 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Enjoyed! 👍🙂

@fotonovella Жыл бұрын

Love your work. Well done.

@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 3 жыл бұрын

We are indeed in 2020 and 60009s time on the mainline is up and it’s now retiring

@dmv5552 3 жыл бұрын

A really good video and an improvement on the original as the better content and videos are a real tribute to an iconic British locomotive class. For those across the pond who query whether Mallard is the fastest steam locomotive; iti is officially and that's what counts. Whether another loco has exceeded 126 mph we will now never know so Mallard can sit contentedly in York.

@YukariAkiyamaTanks 3 жыл бұрын

Great video man thank you

@robharding4028 2 жыл бұрын

We had some of the worlds best engineers, and we built some of the finest steam engines anywhere in the world.I love the age of steam, Appreciate the wonderful film,

@ritchiesiepman5511 3 жыл бұрын

Mallard was always my favourite A4. It would be cool to see on the mainline

@unclestuka8543 3 жыл бұрын

I lived in Bowes road N 11 and used to watch the Mallard steaming out of the local tunnel going north. I was about 8 years old.

@chrisinnes2128 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry to say but it will likely never happen she needs so many new parts that she would end up not even being the same locomotive

@harrier331 2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisinnes2128 Thats a lie... It was restored to working order and only did a handful of runs, it is clearly still in perfectly good mechanical shape.

@Shark30006 8 ай бұрын

Silver Link is my favorite Gresley A4 because it ran the Silver Jubilee in 1935 and it reached 112 mph. It’s ashamed that Silver Link was scrapped and not preserved for the Great Gathering.

@christinewallace4578 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, thank you! I love these trains, I have a model of Silver King

@JFW5358 2 жыл бұрын

Silver Link?

@christinewallace4578 2 жыл бұрын

@@JFW5358 no, Silver King

@JFW5358 2 жыл бұрын

@@christinewallace4578 My bad. I did not know there was a Silver King but now I do, thanks.

@christinewallace4578 2 жыл бұрын

@@JFW5358 He was a beauty!

@niallleslie7419 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very ,much for a superb video.

@dave1001 3 жыл бұрын

Most enjoyable video and well narrated

@lylec7755 3 жыл бұрын

If I Owned a A4 I would Do Gresleys Request and Push a A4 To 130mph If I could

@Onthemainline 3 жыл бұрын

Same, I would too. My Great Grandfather was one of LNER's main drivers during the Heyday of steam and got Dominion of New Zeland up to 107.4 mph. The event never reached public as it wasn't intended and just happend when operating an express service on the mainline..

@davidantoniocamposbarros7528 3 жыл бұрын

Build a new Silver Link to break the record,after all she was the first A4

@TERRYBARTLETTRAILMAN28 3 жыл бұрын

Well Its a nice reupload but forgot Sir Nigel Gresley Reaching 112mph in 1959 when No 60007 did a Railtour with Driver Bill Hoole

@plunkervillerr1529 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful documentary , I enjoyed it.

@michealhunt2753 3 жыл бұрын

Mallards trip with the Postal Pullman ran more the Marylebone to Banbury, it also ran other trips with the last one being Leeds to Scarborough. It was in conjunction with the introduction of new stamps, one of which was Mallard. The main reason the Post Office wanted to celebrate the occasion was 150 years of the Travelling Post Office