Not quite. Although based on USRA Mikado design they were lighter to run on war damaged track. The whistle is an "Atlantic" made by McAvjty foundry in St John New Brunswick to a Canadian National design ( designed by my father who was in the CN engineering department during WWII and was on the committee negotiating with the Free French for railway hardware). Although not as fuel efficient as French designs, they were easy to drive, simple to maintain and very reliable.

@@jaswmclark the original whistle is yes, but the one on the 1244 is a CN whistle combined with a lower South African one

thats because we combined a US and South African whistle on her ;)

hardly cleaned, hes just opened the nozzle to allow more oil to hit the burner, which naturally causes more smoke :)

The second loco is a German Class 01 Pacific. As for the whistle, it's not very French but it certainly sounds nice! I can only presume that the owning society wanted to make it feel more at home. Or perhaps they just like American whistles. Well, what's not to like about American whistles?!

@@ronfisher2-railwaytravelvideos Thanks, Ron.

the 141 R is an american locomotive build from 1945 on to replace the locomotives destructed by the actions of WW2.. it's not a french locomotive.

@@jeannotschumacher1024 Yes, I know; that's why I said that perhaps they wanted to make it feel more at home, i.e. America (or Canada), by fitting an American whistle.

For the origin of the whistle, please see my reply to Raymond Leggs.

Einen voluminösen Bass Sound kann die 141R 1244 nicht haben, da die Lok ein Kylchapp Blassrohr hat. Die 141R 586 klingt aber ganz anders mit dem Rundschlot..

Die 568 am Gotthard gibts zB hier: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hZt_jctp3s6-mGw.html

Direkter Vergleich mit 2x 01er ;) 26Promille talwärts Parallel inklusive Störung einer Flugshow... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sNmHZJdkyp_bpYU.html

@@etzelbox Geile Szenen Olaf. An die Jets kann ich mich auch noch erinnern. Ich stand in Rodi-Fiesso und hab dort die Ausfahrt der beiden 01er gemacht. Beim Warten sind die auch andauernd über uns weggeknallt

oil burners always smoke this black. also the quality of the oil isnt seen by howblack the smoke is, but how yellow it gets when the smoke is dissapaiting. we dont run the highest quality crude though as its hard to get in europe

Good question! There are several things that could come into play here. First and foremost; the coal quality does have an enormous effect on smoke production. Difference between batches (even from more or less the same area) can be huge: some burn very clean, others practically start smoking the moment you THINK of shoveling some on the fire. Some coal is just, well, crap. And welsh really was the best - stuff of that standard is simply not available in Europe. And sometimes you have to make do with what the company/club you're running at has on offer. Second, and perhaps a minor point, is that the safety valves here are not truly blowing off. They're simmering a bit, and depending on the state of them that can happen quite a ways before the actual blowing off point. Some of our locos start rattling and smoking ever so slightly even at 10-11 bars steam pressure, even though they only start blowing at 16 bars. It's when the steaming amps up and you hear them humming that you've gotta watch out. And third, this is the main line and frankly you gotta do what you gotta do. Now I don't know the machines in this video, but from what I know of our locos (several German types, mostly BR 23 on the main line), they're really working at their peak performance on the main line. It depends a bit on how much weight they're pulling of course, but in general you have to have them fired up right to the max of their working pressure, and with a hot, well-burning fire. Depending on the loco, they can really chew through coal surprisingly quickly at times. And some are very sensitive to "holes" in the fire - they can go down quite suddenly and strongly in pressure, and some locos are very stubborn about getting back to their feet when that happens. With our BR 23's, when they really fall down in pressure, you're kind of done for on the main line.. So even though a loco may be high in pressure, a fireman may see parts of the fire that need tending to BEFORE they come a problem. Or, as mentioned above, the loco simply needs more fuel to stay at that top-of-the-line working pressure. Combine this with the points mentioned above and you can easily get the picture presented in this video.

Also, I'm just now noticing the French loco is oil fired instead of coal fired lol - and oil tends to burn pretty black at all times ;)

@@NamuTheOrca Many thanks for the information folks. Always good to have an expert (or two) on hand!

The usual cause of Black smoke is for the benefit of photographers.

@@peter_cuthbert Hi 2 U As an old fireman I just want to let u know it is not the quality of coal but where u place the coal you actually fire with brains and not muscle Bad coal has effect on the klincker which in turn can have an effect on the steaming of the locomotive

No, it is all Switzerland

@@philippmuenchen2553 That explains the awesome beauty. Thanks! I wasn't sure since it's a French engine.

you probably were never in france😄

France is stunningly beautiful.

ist obligatorisch auf der gotthard strecke

No obvious coal in the tender, and a filler cap on top of the metal plate over the coal space. I suspect an oil burner.

she uses bunker oil from Holland

Aha. Thanks

🤣🤣🤣 besser kann man es nicht sagen

Dont the drivers make smoke for the photographers?

This baby is a heavy fuel oil burner. You can't clean her exhaust anymore like those large ships running on heavy oil.

@@kimpatz2189 "Can't" is a heavily overused word. Check out UP Big Boy 4014 burning #5 that needs heating to ~100 C before spraying. For complete combustion, you need to keep temps up (insulate the burner area) and thoroughly mix in adequate air. US warships, cans to carriers, burning residual NSFO very seldom showed more than a light haze from the stacks. Of course, on a loco you also need a knowledgeable and attentive fireman. We're missing the usual French attention to detail here.

Als Schublok oder auch Angstlok falls die Dampflok ausfällt👍

Das kann verschiedene Gründe haben: - Sicherstellung der Stromversorgung der Wagen - erhöhte Sicherheit: Der Gotthard ist auch für die 141 R kein Pappenstiel, mit der E-Lok steh eine zusätzliche Schublok bei der Bergfahrt und eine zusätzliche Bremse während der Talfahrt zur Verfügung. Zudem kann der Zug im Falle einer Panne aus eigener Kraft weiterfahren oder zumindest das Gleis räumen. - weniger bürokratischer Zoff mit anderen EVU: in der Schweiz ist der Fahrplan mittlerweile so eng getaktet, dass es kaum noch Lücken für solche Sonderfahrten gibt, entsprechend sind Sonerzüge nicht nur gerne gesehen, sondern werden oft auch als Risiko betrachtet. Zudem werden immer mehr Strecken mit z.B. ETCS ausgestattet und dürfen von Loks ohne entsprechende Ausrüstung nicht mehr befahren werden, weshalb es Sinn machen kann, eine Lok mit entsprechender Ausrüstung mitzuführen, was wiederum bürokratische Hürden abbauen kann. Ich kann verstehen, dass das den Eisenbahnethusiasten stört. Persönlich kann ich allerdings damit leben, wenn am Ende noch eine E-Lok dranhängt, wenn dadurch die Züge weiter fahren dürfen, zumal die Ae 6/6 mittlerweile selber schon historisch ist.

Gotthard strecke verlangt das bei dampf fahrten immer eine E-lok dabei ist, in diesem fall die Ae 6/6 Gotthard lok Aargau :)

well she has 2 turbos :D she runs 2 steam turbine dynamos ;)

Its an electric loco. Notice the pantograph... Far lighter than any diesel loco and can do most things like providing power to the coaches or air brake booster and dynamic braking and a back up.

@@kimpatz2189 I believe you are right that the use of a diesel/electric with historic trains like this is for dynamic braking

@@Azerkeux its actually because its a requirement for steam locos ont he gotthard route to have an electric loco on the back incase she bogs down as its an important route. at least the rear locos from the same time period as the 141r :) 1950s

ja das macht sie :) und ein klapf beim anzünden!

Dieser "scheussliche Kasten" ist das Spital von Luzern ! Falls Du mal zufällig dort drin zur Behandlung bist, kannst Du um diesen Kasten froh sein ! Mit Gruss Rudolf Hürlimann

You must be one of the thumbs down people. Of course, your own personal carbon footprint is nil........

gotthard strecke ist es obligatorisch, wir fahren die 141r oft ohne angstlok, aber auf der strecke ist es obligatorisch

Most people around the world will understand the EU flag as meaning Europe.

@@visionsofhere3745 How do you know? The EU isn't even a sovereign state, let alone a continent.