Me neither, an amazing achievement for the Atlantic team and it definitely felt so real seeing the team’s efforts finally in motion along the line

Superb clip. The GNR's large Ivatt Atlantics were closely related ... or 'copied' as some might have it (No.251 survives at the NRM). The North British ones were a very different beastie. See LNER Encyclopedia entry, their classes C10/C11. There, that's my gratuitous plug for the day!! 32424 is a magnificent achievement and has certainly come a long way from the chimney in front of a disembodied boiler I used to fold money into, each time I visited .... a long, long time ago. Given the drawings for the K Class have apparently gone walkabout, unless someone loses their marbles and restores 'Gladstone' to running order, I'd imagine 'Beachy Head' will be the one and only LBSCR tender loco we'll ever see in steam. That's one better than none and a damned good reason to head to Sheffield Park to experience this wonder for yourself.

The the GNR Atlantics were virtually identical, one of which still survives on static display. The NBR Reid Atlantics bear no relationship to the LBSCR Marsh Atlantics.

@@TheHoveHereticreally the It’s the other way around with the copy’s because the C1’s are older & they were designed first

@@teraris There are two GNR Atlantics - 251 and 990.

Amen to that my friend!

@@chaileystowe3026 Love the opening shots which are almost picture like from a youngsters train book. It reminds me of my engine in my Hornby clockwork train set, 60 odd years ago. 👍

Because after fourteen years of the Tories trashing the economy and cutting services we have a Labour Government that cares and hope of a decade of national renewal. Much as I love Steam I think the new government is more important right now. You might also consider that when the original was built a passport wasn't needed to travel to France from Britain.

@@pedonnghaileach5211 I can’t disagree with you!

@@pedonnghaileach5211 Well, now Lord (Peter) Hendy has been brought into Government, who knows - he's a great supporter of heritage on top of being a very wise railway manager.

The "American shunters" must the USA class that the SR converted to work Southampton Docks because of their extremely short wheelbase. And I think the Bulleid 0-6-0 must be the bizarre Q class austerity freight engines. I saw both of them when I was younger, on expeditions to the mainland. All withdrawn by the time I was about 12, alas. That's why it's so cheering to see Beachy Head brought back to life. Never thought to see a working Atlantic again.

Thank you for the kind words David, nice to hear you’ve got some nice memories of the Bluebell. Did certainly feel so real watching her finally in steam!

Not only used, that Atlantic type is brand new.

@@trenesdecolombiaPabloHiguita WOOOOOOO

Thank you my friend

I saw the boiler under tarps at Bluebell when I visited in 2019. Come a long way since then. Everything a loco needs to be in an Atlantic.

It's only got air brakes on the loco. But it won't ever go mainline unless dragged to another railway as there's no room to fit the electronic and safety equipment.

@@mattlander9119 it a nice addition to the Bluebell Railway,it's a pity the loco can't be turned at both ends so it can run chimney first.

@@johncourtneidge thank you, John. Who would have thought after the East Grinstead - Lewes line closed, that one day they’d be building their own locomotives

Which gap?

@@BrokenIET At least three - A Brighton Atlantic, a Marsh locomotive, and a larger LB&SCR locomotive.

@@bluebellsalmon True

Hope you enjoy your visit!

Cheers mate, look forward to seeing you there!

Locomotive. Locomotives pull, trains are pulled. I do envy you that you will be there on its maiden passenger run. Enjoy🥰

Cheers mate

@@scottlewis775 one would assume so!

@@chaileystowe3026 I think the ceremony will actually take place a week earlier, on Sunday 18th August.

@@bluebellsalmon another date to add the diary!

Thank you for the kind words, Simon 🙌

Welcome to the channel my friend, thanks for the sub!

Thank you! Cheers!

@@YorkshireMalsTrains thank you my friend, enjoy the Bluebell next week!

The Brighton company was one of the first of the few early adopters of the Westinghouse brake in the UK.

A not 251. This is a new build/ reconstruction of the Marsh H2 type atlantic.

@@mattlander9119 Oh right, I didn’t know the Southern had Atlantics.

The Brighton company was one of the first of the few early adopters of the Westinghouse brake in the UK.

The team refer to it as a reconstruction, rather than a replica. The boiler is ex GN Atlantic, which had exactly the same dimensions (because they came from the same basic drawings). Some things on the boiler have been modified to LB&SCR pattern, including an additional pipe inside the boiler, a new J-pipe and regulator valve, and an adaptation between the GN boiler front to match the LB&SCR-style smokebox. The Safety valves are LB&SCR pattern but with a modified fixing to allow it to sit in place of the GN style safety valves. The regulator handle and whistle are original from 'Beachy Head'. The H2 class plate in the cab, and I think the firehole door, are from other H2s. The tender frames (repaired and slightly modified) are from an LB&SCR B4 tender, and the tender axleboxes, springs and wheels are from a C2X tender. Pretty much everything else has been made brand new. 3000 drawings were drawn! 300 hot rivets just in the cab roof! Details of the boiler and tenders are at www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebell/locos/atlantic/background.html

Another better than new build. Well done to all concerned. Look forward to seeing her.

Yes like Birch Grove and Fenchurch it is air brake fitted on the loco and tender

It can, one day. But there's plenty of reasons why it's in this current livery, not least of which is that this was stated from the start, and was the basis on which £1.3 Million was raised to build it. In its final BR form it was: * The very last Atlantic running in BR service. * Was used on many railtours in the 1950s, including several over the Bluebell line. * It was this loco's scrapping in 1958 which led Brighton enthusiasts to realise that something must be done to save something of the history of the LB&SCR before it was too late, and led to the first meeting of what became the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society in 1959. So it is significant in the Bluebell's own history.

@@bluebellsalmon I see...

Cant see any broken bit, where do you mean?

No because there is no room for the electronic and safety equipment to go on such an old design.

It's been the plan ever since the project to reconstruct this locomotive was announced 23 years ago, and all the fundraising (£1.34million) has been on the basis that it would be initially in this livery. In its final BR form it was: * The very last Atlantic running in BR service. * Was used on many railtours in the 1950s, including several over the Bluebell line. * It was this loco's scrapping in 1958 which led Brighton enthusiasts to realise that something must be done to save something of the history of the LB&SCR before it was too late, and led to the first meeting of what became the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society in 1959. So it is significant in the Bluebell's own history. It will carry many other other liveries over the coming decades.

That is the air pump for the Westinghouse air-brake system.

@@user-cw9qn1nb2n Ah! Thanks for the info. Did they have Westinghouse brakes on the LBSC back in the day?

@@johnarmstrong3782 Indeed they did. Have a look at the LBSC "Terriers," the A1X 0-6-0 tank engines. They all have the Westinghouse air-brake pumps alongside the boiler.

@@user-cw9qn1nb2n Thanks so much for the interesting reply. Douglas Earl Marsh must have been a convert. Back then, as I understand it, none of the railway companies liked the idea of continuous brakes and the majority reluctantly adopted vacuum brakes?

@@johnarmstrong3782 The vacuum brake is a simpler system, relying on a continuous flow of steam through a venturi to maintain a vacuum in the train pipe. But, being simpler, also makes it slower to react. In applying the brake, letting air into that pipe, the brakes will come on on the 1st coach, then the 2nd, etc., all the way to the last coach, so the driver really needs to be in sympathy with his train, and to be able to feel what is happening in order to slow down at the correct rate. In the same way, when releasing the brakes at a station stop they are slow to come off, starting with the last coach and working forward to the engine, before the train-pipe is exhausted of air. Conversely the Westinghouse air-brake system, with its pumps, is more complicated, but allows all brakes on all coaches to be applied at the same time, which is a great time-saver. It enables the driver to run faster into a station, knowing he has full brake power available instantly. And in releasing them all brakes come off at the same time, in an instant. So station stops could be extremely short, which was a bonus when taking thousands of commuters into and out of cities every day. The Great Eastern Railway, out of Liverpool Street Station in London, was probably the best example of this in the UK.

It would need different parts to properly wear LBSC livery. Maybe one day.

@@meanwhileme4128 almost certainly not, not enough room in the cab unfortunately for the modern signaling equipment to give it a mainline certificate

@@chaileystowe3026 Any workarounds should, and _must_ be done for that matter...

I'm afraid you are apparently ignorant of the project's origins... since it's been the plan ever since the project to reconstruct this locomotive was announced 23 years ago, and all the fundraising (£1.34million) has been on the basis that it would be initially in this livery. In its final BR form it was: * The very last Atlantic running in BR service. * Was used on many railtours in the 1950s, including several over the Bluebell line. * It was this loco's scrapping in 1958 which led Brighton enthusiasts to realise that something must be done to save something of the history of the LB&SCR before it was too late, and led to the first meeting of what became the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society in 1959. So it is significant in the Bluebell's own history. * It's how many people in the Atlantic group remember it. Undoubtedly it will carry other liveries in subsequent boiler certificates.

@@bluebellsalmon Well said. I am probably the oldest contributor here (81) and I have seen this loco at work on routine trains on the Oxted line, along with its two sisters 32425 Trevose Head and 32426 St Albans Head. The train was the 6.10 pm Victoria to Brighton via Uckfield. It was non-stop E Croydon to Oxted so we called it "the Fast". Later, BR4 2-6-4Ts were used but they found it a bit much and U1 2-6-0's replaced them. The new livery is exactly as I remember them so well done The Bluebell. I never thought they'd finish the job but they have done. Brilliant!