It’s so cool to see a machine that’s well older than any person alive today still in running order. Hope somebody with knowledge and finances gets it back on the rails. Some objects tend to develop a “soul” of sorts, something that just refuses to fall silent. This locomotive has to be one of them.

the amount of people this machine helped ( to heat their homes, feed families, delivering all sorts of goods) is amazing! imagine how important just one machine is for it's home country and even worldwide. its a venerable task. it's great to see these old simple and strong still able to do what it was designed to do. stands testament to the men that built it as well. nice of you for posting this ! thank you!

Having taken several fan trips in the UK, some of oldest equipment still running can be seen there. Some are main line trips which surprised me; Even the London underground has vintage trips to the suburbs on weekends at certain times of the year. The Bluebell was my favorite, running on a dedicated rail with even a tunnel on the route. Takes lots of volunteers to keep them all going.

Wonderful to see these old steam locomotives preserved and running. 👍

These are truly prices of mechanical art! Something so stoic yet classy about the designs of these engines.

Gorgeous! In June 1970 I spent a great day with a German 0-6-0T with similar outside Stephenson, running at Achern(?) Love the crane loco too!

To me, it's the most remarkable machine ever invented ,I LOVE THEM

“Eh? What’s that Sonny?” Jokes aside, I love this guy/old gal. Truly beautiful majestic locomotive in its own right :)

Imagine some kid watches this video and talks about how much these engines look like they’re from Thomas.

I love the rhythm of that loco. I think it's the only working loco with Gooch valve gear isn't it?

i DO HOPE THAT THIS LOCO GETS BOILER OVERHAUL AND CERTIFICATE TO STEAM AGAIN

This is Sonny's basis for the new Thomas & Friends double length episodic special, Marvelous Machinery :)

Bust my buffers that’s one sharp loco!

Wonderful exhaust sounds ... great video thanks for sharing

Stellar presentation. Thanks for sharing. :)

It's pretty normal for a loco of any age to withdrawn from traffic when the 10 or 7 year boiler ticket runs out till they can get a new boiler ticket it's not really a big deal but still a lovely loco

Thanks for sharing this! Very nice camera work. Self propelled steam crane is an interesting piece as well

I'm sorry to hear that they retired that beautiful old locomotive. I really enjoyed your video and subscribed. Thanks for sharing...Wilmer

I love you Bellerophon

That engine doesn’t look a day over 70 years old, it’s in such great shape.

Thanks Alan. Always a favourite of mine. Noel

Hey, it's Sonny.

That’s Sonny from Thomas and friends marvelous machinery

Great footage! Such a cute little engine

I know of two steam loco,s that were built in the 1860,s, this one was a few years later. But i Really hope it will get a new boiler and steam again for all to enjoy! They are wonderful machines fascinating to watch!

Cool to see Harvey helping out! Hahaha

What a beautiful old locomotive, and that valve gear is something to behold, and that engine / crane is the craziest thing I have ever seen.

In Thomas & Friends, Sonny is based on this engine

Too bad the series is over, this gave me an idea for an episode about Sonny and Harvey working together.

What a beautiful machine. Thank you so much for the great video. I just subscribed!

Thomas and friends is known to put trains that are out of service into their show

Super footage of this great little loco Alan, that final assualt gave me goose bumps. Regards, Brian.

As an old fasioned engineer all my working life I hate to see any machinery in a museum gathering dust. It's like looking at a corpse. I wonder how many of the 30,000 odd steam trains are in use. Three who commented felt the need to go one better. Why ? The title reads 'ONE OF THE........ We invented these beasts, made the fastest and still make them. Must be mad - I hope so.

Alternate title: Sonny retires.mp4

After Many years as a monument loco, QGR A10 0-4-2, 10 inch cylinders, was sent back to Ipswich Railway Workshops, where it had been assembled in 1865 ( Nielsen built), for the QGR. It served first as a light Passenger engine, then as a contractor's engine for railway building, all over Queensland till the 1920s, then retired to Roma Street Station ( Brisbane) with two of its original passengercars. Later a change to Limestone Park, Ipswich again as an outside monument. Finally to the Ipswich Workshops Museum, where it was rebuilt, and put into Heritage Service, Now in 2020 ( 155 years old, still running..).no boiler problems thanks to The Workshops Museum.

great video alan

It's just something so cool about locomotives and then I remember being a young man and running down to the train tracks to watch the locomotives. Maybe it's the raw power or the beautiful precision of engineering. But I think most boys are just drawn to these majestic beauties

Excellent video !!!

Looks so beautiful ❤️😍😊

Wow!, that is Amazing.

Sonny & Harvey

Sonny's second chance as a steam engine to live on and not be scrapped

I JUST LOVE THAT STEAM ENGINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1:20 oh my god that steam

R.I.P Sixteen from the railway series in the background 0:38

This must be the original Model of Sonny from "Thomas and Friends"!

neat to see this old stuff (from usa) :)

I saw that engine whilst it was on the seven valley railway for the spring steam gala

Kool loco even more unusual was that crane loco!

Great video, great sounds. In New Zealand we do have a small steam engine A67 it was built around that same year, ( not sure exactly of the year ) and it is still in operating condition to the best of my knowledge.

What a great little locomotive. 1 in 19 grade... That's crazy!

Great to see that people care enough to preserve steam trains like this. It reminds us of the advancements we have made.

its interisting to see a "harvey " reference hint, acting as a banker .:) i hope she is able to be able to steam again in all her glory.

Спасибо тем, кто хранит это чудо!!!

The featured loco is cool, but that loco/crane/Derrick/espresso etc. thing is without a doubt one of the neatest rail contraptions I’ve ever seen! Would love to know more about it! Nothing like that in the states!

SONNY FROM MARVELOUS MACHINERY !?!?!?!.!?!?

Great sounding locomotive.

What a beautiful loco, the Gooch valve gear is really interesting to watch, hopefully Bellerophon comes back sometime in the not too distant future.

Stevensons link motion is very common on traction engines, but you don't see it on railway locos very often. They usually opted for something that only needed one link, rather than a pair. Keep the width down. Nice old machine. It'll be back.

Sonny and Harvey hard at work!

Locomotiva linda e fantástica. Abraço! Rio Brazil

In village old diesel engine sound is yet popular. Like that steam engine arrive,passing,and passed away sound very natural effects to one who able to understand this things.

Can someone tell me why there seems to be one engine on each end of the line of cars? I don’t know much about trains.

btwhow old is this train compared to No.1 talyllyn?

Очень красивые локомотивы. Я приятно удивлён. Удачи Вам.

In the uk or the us?

When im an adult, i might be a train engineer and if i succeed, I'm gonna buy this train

hello sonny

Well, if you got the money right, someone can bring this thing to Meiningen in Germany, Europe's last professional repair for steam engines they will renew the boiler. They are also able to build a new one, if necessary.

I went on her a couple of years ago.

Awesome video and it's sonny's basis

Hey! It's Sonny! (From Marvelous machines)

God gift to the humanity.great efforts and creativity of those engineers given to days railways to the mankind to enjoy.may god bless and give place in heaven to those creative engineers.

Beautiful machine.

Sonny be working

Old people in 1874 thats enought i will ride my horse

I would love to run a steamer on a heritage railway

this here, sonny from BWBA (ttte)

Awesome enjoy watching. A shame it can’t run anymore til rebuild is boiler. Rebuild it. Thanks 🙏

Great little engine

ITS SONNY

I remember this engine visiting our railway in Belgium. I think this was round the year 2000. In mostly remember how slow the injectors were. I think it is the oldest engine to have piston valves?

This is the engine sunny was based on in marveles machinery Thomas and friends

What kind of valve gear is that?

my left ear loved this

Delightful. Always a favourite of mine. Interesting-the ink is actually straight on this engine?

This is Sonny from Thomas and friends

What a beauty, where is it kept?

Nice

The loco at the back of the goods reminds me of Harvey.

I first saw Bellerophon at Howarth on a siding in the early '70's painted brown. Strangely she suited it. A fabulously charismatic loco.I hope that she is back in steam soon.

I remember some old car mechanic saying that you can tell the condition of the rings by the interval. Listen and if you have a frequency analyzer app on your Smartphone you might see some interesting things.

I would have loved to see that steam derrick in operation!

Does the Bellerophon have a brick arch in the fire box? Interesting looking at the plentiful black smoke compared to the support locomotive.

Actually Furness Railway No. 20 was the oldest engine to steam this year but was also withdrawn this year.

i swear to god every video of a cool old steam train has that specifically one person in the comment section saying they need to be scrapped

Now where have i seen this elegant and a beauty of a machine? *Oh yes, the shitty season 24 of Thomas and Friends.*

sonny is loudest steam locomotive there is in my opinion

Horrible black smoke, not the best fireing. Compared to the pre preservation condition Bellerophon was in in the 1970’s at the KWVLR waiting her turn for restoration and the funds needed she looks great. Thank you to all those carrying the torch forward for future generations.

By 2020, as Mattel made Season 24 of Thomas and Friends and Marvelous Machinery, that engine is based off Sonny.