LET'S GET AN ENGINE READY
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3 жыл бұрынFollow us as we show you the process to lighting the fire in the belly of our steam engines to get them ready for a day at the railway.
@Will-ux9nh 3 жыл бұрын
Lovely video Can’t wait to visit soon! 😀🚂
@timd8776 2 жыл бұрын
400 shovels of coal into a cold boiler... one must be patient warming a boiler unless you enjoy replacing stays
@FutureRailProductions 3 ай бұрын
Coal takes a higher temperature to ignite. He's doing everything right.
@geoffhurrell8478 2 жыл бұрын
What about checking there's water in the sight glass first?
@Hard-Boiled-Bollock 7 ай бұрын
The job that was done on Whillan Beck to bring it back to life is incredible 👍
@uries15 3 жыл бұрын
No mention of checking the boiler water level before lighting the fire. Perhaps it came out in the edit as I can't believe it wasn't done.
@eliotreader8220 2 жыл бұрын
not mention covering the fire grate with a bit of gravel to keep it clean of clinker
@uries15 2 жыл бұрын
@@yeo5811 My comment was clearly misleading, for which I apologise. As I said, I'm sure checking the boiler water level was done and done very deliberately; it's just curious that this vital step was left out of a video that is all about the process of lighting up a steam locomotive. All best wishes.
@srajfnly2 2 жыл бұрын
@@eliotreader8220 that was the second thing they mentioned
@MicrobyteAlan 2 жыл бұрын
Well said, beautiful machines. Thanks
@struck2soon 4 ай бұрын
Judging by the small flames coming off the firebed I am guessing this is more of an anthracite coal than a bituminous coal?
@Strasburg_Railfaner611 3 ай бұрын
How long did these fire ups take
@stephensettle 3 жыл бұрын
Great video! How long does the preparation take?
@tomyrail7468 2 жыл бұрын
about 30-1 hour if i'm correct
@robr3633 2 жыл бұрын
Assuming the footage is all in chronological order, I noticed that you lit _River Irt's_ fire first but she was the last to leave the shed! Does she take longer to steam?
@delilapipoly 2 жыл бұрын
🥰🥰🥰
@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE Жыл бұрын
Please excuse my ignorance, but how does gravel on the grates prevent the formation of clinkers?
@LEVELCROSSING225 4 ай бұрын
As the fire burns, it sticks to the fire bars. The ballast is used to prevent it from sticking to the fire bars. Makes it easier to lift the clincker off the bars and dispose of it properly. Clincker effectively welds itself to the bars if not properly managed.
@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE 4 ай бұрын
@@LEVELCROSSING225 thank you for clarifying that. I've burned a bit of coal before, but not an extensive amount. What a beautiful piece of kit
@Will-ux9nh 3 жыл бұрын
Where’s Katie! 😀👍
@xr6lad 5 ай бұрын
For god sake mate. Buy some equipment. Buy a proper torch. Don’t use a ‘mobile’.
@waterside13 4 ай бұрын
I think he was checking the boiler shell and using the torch and camera option to view the top area which could be difficult to check. Good idea.
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