Tom Ingall
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Return of the Bluebird. A 1930s London tram runs for the first time since 1957!
A film 67 years in the making. The Bluebird was built in 1932 as a glimpse of the future of urban trams. Except it didn't turn out that way. Though well received, it was the only one its type built. It was sold to Leeds and then saved as a museum piece in 1957. It wasn't until the 2010s when restoration began to running order at the National Tramway Museum in Derbyshire.
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'Tornado' is back! (Very nearly). What still remains to be done?
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A1 Peppercorn Pacific No 60163 'Tornado' built in 2008 has been out of traffic for a couple of years for a major overhaul. Now it's ready for steam again and the trust who look after it tell us what they've done and what their plans are.
You spin me round! Driving wheels machined for brand new B17 class locomotive.
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There are 2 brand new steam engines being built in Sheffield at CTL Seal. Here's a closer look at the B17 which is now having its six driving wheels machined. With a smokebox outer wrapper now sitting on the frames too, it is really starting to look like an engine! www.b17steamloco.co.uk
New build steam loco Hengist gets more wheels
มุมมอง 7K8 หลายเดือนก่อน
An update from the recent open day at CTL Seal in Sheffield where two new steam locomotives are under construction. A quick look at how Clan Class Hengist has acquired new pony truck wheels.
HENGIST - The latest on a brand new steam under construction in Sheffield.
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An update from the team raising money and building the next in the long scrapped 'Clan' locomotive class. Hengist is currently under construction in Sheffield. There's another chance to visit the works in April 2024. Visit www.72010-hengist.co.uk for more information or to donate.
The extraordinary story of Test Car 2 - how to make sure a wagon's brakes work!
มุมมอง 16Kปีที่แล้ว
The Great Central Railway is home to many unusual vehicles. Test Car 2 is one of them. Converted from a passenger carriage it was used to 'let go' or 'slip' wagons from the back of a short train to test how effective their brakes were. It was useful for evaluating new designs of wagons before computer modelling was widespread. Rather than be converted back to passenger stock, the vehicle has be...
Tornado hits the East Coast Main Line for the first time ever - November 2008
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A film from the archive. In November 2008, after trials at the Great Central Railway and some shorter main line runs, the brand new A1 Peppercorn Pacific No 60163 'Tornado' took the East Coast Main Line for the first time for performance trials. This was the final one of three main line trials before the locomotive was painted and prepared for its first ever rail tour. There was a load of sever...
Flying Scotsman celebrates its 100th birthday in action at the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway!
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It's the most famous steam locomotive in the world - probably because it has led an extraordinary and charmed life. In this short film, there's a little bit of history and some great pictures of Flying Scotsman working hard - and at rest. Over the Spring Bank Holiday at the end of May in 2023, it was celebrating its centenary at the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway with a series of special tra...
How they work - what's happening out of sight on the San Francisco Cable cars?
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Here's a more in-depth look at the workings of San Francisco's unique cable cars. What goes on below the slot - how does the cable stay in tension and how does the grip work? I've already looked at the history and taken a ride in this film th-cam.com/video/QtFpFHuy6D0/w-d-xo.html This is a closer look at the technology developed in the 1870s and 1880s which keeps them moving for the delight of ...
The incredible San Francisco Cable cars - now 150 years old. A short film by Tom Ingall
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Heading to San Francisco? As the song says you'll leave your heart there, particularly if you ride one of the city's unique cable cars. Incredibly they are 150 years old in 2023 and even more incredibly are completely manually controlled. The cable car grips onto a constantly moving underground cable through a 'slot' between the running rails. Unlike a funicular railway, the car isn't permanent...
One modern Sheffield factory - building two brand new steam engines. A short film by Tom Ingall
มุมมอง 395Kปีที่แล้ว
It's 2023 and perhaps one of the last things you'd expect to find in a modern factory which produces bespoke components for the renewable energy industry is TWO brand new steam engines. That's exactly what's happening at CTL Seal in Sheffield. A British Railways Standard Class 6 and London and North Eastern Railway B17 are both being built from scratch. As the groups say, the facilities are fan...
Old trains - new tech for clearing leaves on the line. On test at Wensleydale Railway in Yorkshire.
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Leaves on the line has become a real problem for Britain's railways. Wet leaf mulch on steel rail reduces friction and can cause trains to slide, leading to delays and cancellations. Units can develop wheel flats which can mean taking them out of traffic. At the moment, areas with high leaf fall are treated overnight by special trains which spray water on the railhead. Here's a different idea w...
Saving the iconic High Speed Train: A short film by Tom Ingall
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The 125 group are based at the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre in the village of Ruddington. The High Speed Train revolutionised passenger rail travel in the 1970s and while some are still running, most have long since been withdrawn. The talented and hardworking team members of the 125 group are making sure the legacy of this train is not only remembered - but some can still operate on th...

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  • @ellis7099
    @ellis7099 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Won’t lie. That grey primer color didn’t look bad.

  • @fakelol699
    @fakelol699 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thay did the same thing with the nir 80 class

  • @scopex2749
    @scopex2749 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Did you know..........They actually used PASSENGER slip coaches on branch lines in the 50's/60's same principal. This was so an express non stopping train could drop a slip coach at a station. My Grandad was on the railways and told me about them when I was small.

  • @teslaelectro9657
    @teslaelectro9657 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Steam Turbine- ElectricGenerator would the perfect solution for trains

    • @andrewhart5000
      @andrewhart5000 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Very inefficient at low speeds

  • @michaelplunkett8059
    @michaelplunkett8059 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Life in a dignified, upholstered age.

  • @samanli-tw3id
    @samanli-tw3id 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1:46 when you see a tram on the motorway

  • @MariusVenz
    @MariusVenz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a beautiful tramcar! Truly a credit to its builders and to its restorers.

  • @jackpallace275
    @jackpallace275 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a wonderfully comfortable, classy tram. A shame we didn't have them in Sydney except for a brief exoeriment with double deck electric trams early 20thc. Odd because our former steam trams were largely double deckers and ran for decades along Elizabeth Street.

  • @MartintheTinman
    @MartintheTinman 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I drove H-Type Trams in Adelaide from '89 to '93. They were built in 1929 and ran until 2006

  • @MartintheTinman
    @MartintheTinman 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Trams were so obsolete that they're now being reinstated

  • @malcolmrichards8922
    @malcolmrichards8922 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A stunning restoration, but, apart from the jazzy interior, in what way was it a "completely new design of tram"?

  • @iana6713
    @iana6713 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a handsome vehicle, and so evocative of the era it came from. Those who restored it should be so proud of their efforts - what a superb job they have done!

  • @eattherich9215
    @eattherich9215 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That is a beautiful restoration.

  • @johnjephcote7636
    @johnjephcote7636 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It was the Felthams that gave London's trams the modern look. Leeds bought them in the early 1950s and the 'cars' rather liked their sleeper tracks compared with the concrete-based ones of London.

  • @naumannolaf8429
    @naumannolaf8429 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sehr schön.

  • @PerCPH2200
    @PerCPH2200 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wonder if the controls and breaking system is still the original as fitted by LCC? In a 1970s book, a former LCC/LT tram-driver mentions how many drivers were intimidated by it and for the last few years in London only a few drivers would drive it.

  • @BaronFlyingClub
    @BaronFlyingClub 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Certainly a tourist attraction.

  • @bobmorgan5767
    @bobmorgan5767 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    An absolute credit to all involved in a remarkable restoration.

  • @filmclipuk
    @filmclipuk 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Stunning indeed 😊 I was lucky enough to get a look at this beauty last week, and it bowled me over with its quality and style! Well done to everyone involved 🥰

  • @kristinajendesen7111
    @kristinajendesen7111 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a gorgeous tram, we really have gone backwards especially Blackpool getting rid of theirs. (Ex Routemaster bus driver, best buses ever built)

  • @flapland1
    @flapland1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wonder if this ever travelled past my home very close to Cressy Road Tram depot and South End Green. My have to find a way yo visit Crich.

    • @DavidJones-se6ws
      @DavidJones-se6ws 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No, the nearest it would have been was Holloway Road and The Archway Tavern

  • @ЛЬВИНИ
    @ЛЬВИНИ 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    .Great video - Like me.

  • @johncourtneidge
    @johncourtneidge 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Stunning indeed! London's loss to Capitalism/Satan's gain.

  • @MoonwolfeConsulting
    @MoonwolfeConsulting 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If the world could only embrace that level of craftsmanship today, we'd all have much more civility. Civility died as craftsmanship was devalued.

  • @gerry2762
    @gerry2762 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Remember the Bluebirds in Belfast in the 1950s. Kept the conductor out of the rain👍

  • @peters1127
    @peters1127 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Enjoyed your video, what a beautiful looking machine.

  • @davidhamm7909
    @davidhamm7909 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When I lived in Derbyshire, I went to the Tramway Museum at Crich several times. It’s a great day out. You get unlimited tram rides and there is a lot more to see besides.

  • @derekantill3721
    @derekantill3721 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That is a really amazing restoration of LCC tram No 1. Of course everything changed in 1933.

  • @johntyjp
    @johntyjp 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    In the days of the cinema when you had to leave quickly at the end of the film, or you'd miss the last tram home!😄

  • @michaelelcoat6323
    @michaelelcoat6323 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a stuning tram great craftman ship in them days great video mr t ingal

  • @darleytransportandtravel6353
    @darleytransportandtravel6353 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Bluebird is beautiful. If only we cared today to make trams, buses and trains as wonderful as this. Relax and have a smoke on the top deck. If only!

    • @lesigh1749
      @lesigh1749 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Alas if they did make them like this today, they would be vandalized within a month.

    • @JT29501
      @JT29501 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There are a few new buses and trains that look really wonderful. I like the new routemasters aesthetically, although their functionality needs an upgrade. And I think the S Stock on the District Line etc. will be remembered very fondly in 50-60 years time.

  • @blindpugh12
    @blindpugh12 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well done Crich, looks and runs great!

  • @phaasch
    @phaasch 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just gorgeous! The chrome, that lovely recessed lighting, the jazzy moquette, and all that glass. A world class restoration.

  • @harri2626
    @harri2626 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wonderful. Looking forward to riding on it next year.

  • @johncross9433
    @johncross9433 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wonder how similar it is to the North American PCC (Presidents Conference Committee) cars that the presidents of American street railways established in the 1930s to develop the cars that are still running down Market Street in San Francisco and a few routes in Philadelphia. Musing, because they too are quite comfortable.

    • @frasermitchell9183
      @frasermitchell9183 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It was built before the technologies in the PCC car were introduced, so has no modern (1930s !!) control equipment, and the trucks do not have resilient wheels, that make the PCC car such an advance. However, it was a huge improvement over the rather ancient trams that were operating at the time.

    • @johncross9433
      @johncross9433 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@frasermitchell9183 Thanks.

    • @PaulWannenburg
      @PaulWannenburg 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      DC line voltage all that was the same

  • @highdownmartin
    @highdownmartin 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Lots and lots of chrome. Good job, looks magnificent

  • @mediacityavid
    @mediacityavid 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Top marks for the tram & this video item.

  • @neville132bbk
    @neville132bbk 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    re the pull curve system---- developed I presume on the cable car line which rose from the flat bottom of Rattray St in Dunedin.. travelled quite steeply for about 150m then turned left as it approached St Josephs Cathedral. I probably went on it as a pre-schooler as far as where the Roslyn-Maori Hill tramway line branched off... both systems were gone by 1954. The High St cable cars looked very much like the line I walked down in San F from hill crest to Fishermans Wharf area..-- steep and in plateau-steps with stunning views. I remember it in 1957 just before the line--to our present day tourism focussed regret--- was closed.

  • @busterboy7505
    @busterboy7505 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Stunning.

  • @michaelmiller641
    @michaelmiller641 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Stunning indeed!

  • @TheHoveHeretic
    @TheHoveHeretic 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have to agree with the chap from Crich ... it is an absolutely stunning restoration and certainly doesn't look it's age. They've outdone themselves this time! Thanks for posting this.👍

  • @Russojap2
    @Russojap2 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congratulations! Greetings from East Tennessee 🤠

  • @williamchivers380
    @williamchivers380 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    10 out of 10.

  • @stevesalvage1089
    @stevesalvage1089 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Stunning, thanks Tom , will visit again next year always interesting, and thanks for sharing,

  • @Shark30006
    @Shark30006 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I can’t wait to see 72010 Hengist in working order

  • @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive
    @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cable Cars and their headquarters/museum smell really nice.

  • @gillianholt9613
    @gillianholt9613 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yes very nice we saw this beauty yesterday at Quorn Station 1st September 2024

  • @emagenevanhorn1543
    @emagenevanhorn1543 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When’s our next update

  • @cannadineboxill-harris2983
    @cannadineboxill-harris2983 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I needed to know why they couldn’t dig a tunnel and do an extension for most of the mainline Trains so that they could extend the unused abandoned underground train stations. Why couldn’t they use the part D78 Stock train doors on the sides and also restructure the front face of the A60 and A62 stock which will include the class 507, class 508, class 313, class 314 and class 315 remix and make them all together and also redesign all of them into an overhead wire line trains and also make most of them into Five carriages per units and also having three Disabled Toilets on those Five cars per units A60 and A62 stock trains and also convert the A60 and A62 stock trains into a Gardner 6LXC, Cummins M11, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXB, Gardner LG1200 and Gardner 8LXB Diesel Engines and also put the Loud 8-Speed Voith Gearboxes even Loud 10-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Gearboxes in the A60 and A62 stock, class 507, class 508, class 313, class 314, and class 315 and also modernise the A60 and A62 stock and make it into 11 carriages per unit so it could have fewer doors, more tables, computers and mobile phone chargers? A Stock Train and 8 Disabled Toilets on those A stock trains. why couldn’t we refurbish and modernise the waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel and make it even much more Larger and extend it to the bank station, making it into a Triple-Track Railway Line so those Five countries such as Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden to convert the waterloo and city line Triple-Track Railway tunnel into a High-Speed Railway lines? The Third Euro tunnel Triple-Track Railway line to make it 11 times better for passengers so they could go from A to B. Then put the modernised 11 carriages per unit A Stock and put them on a bigger modernised Waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel so it could go to bank station to those Five countries such as Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. The modernised refurbished 11 carriages per unit A stock could be a High Speed The Third Triple-Track Euro Tunnel Train So it is promising and 47 times a lot more possible to do this kind of project if that will be OK for London Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. oh by the way, could they also tunnel the Triple-Track Railway Line so it will stop from Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex so that the Passengers will go to Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden and also extend the Triple-Track Railway Line from the Bank to Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex Stations so that more people from there could go to Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden more Easily. Why couldn't they extend the Piccadilly Line and also build brand-new underground train stations so it could go even further right up to Clapton, Wood Street can they also make another brand new underground train station in Chingford and could they extend the Piccadilly Line and the DLR right up to Chingford? All of the classes 150, 155, 154, 117, 114, 105, and 106, will be replaced by all of the Gardner 6LXC, Cummins M11, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXB, Gardner LG1200 and Gardner 8LXB Diesel Five carriages three disabled toilets are air conditioning trains including Highams Park for extended roots which is the Piccadilly line and the DLR trains. Could you also convert all of the 1973 stock trains into an air-conditioned maximum speed 78 km/hours (48 MPH) re-refurbished and make it into a 8 cars per unit if that will be alright, and also extend all of the Piccadilly train stations to make more space for all of the extended 8 car per unit 1973 stock air condition trains and can you also build another Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive Companies and can they order Every 87 Octagon and Every 48 Hexagon shape LNER diagram unique small no.13 and unique small no.11 Boilers from those Countries such as Greece, Italy, Poland, and Sweden, can they make Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive speeds by up to 147MPH so you can try and test it on the Original Mainline so it will be much more safer for the Passengers to enjoy the 147MPH speed Limit only for HS2 and Channel Tunnel mainline services, if they needed 16 Carriages Per units, can they use those class 55’s, class 44’s, class 40’s and class 43HST Diesel Locomotive’s right at the Back of those 18 Carriages Per Units so they can take over at the Back to let those Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s have a rest for those interesting Journeys Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!, oh can you make all of those 18 Tonne Boxes of Coal for all of those 147MPH Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s so the Companies will Understand us PASSENGER’S!!!!!! So please make sure that the Builders can do as they are told!!!!!! And PLEASE do something about these very very important Professional ideas Please? Prime Minister of England, Prime Minister of Australia, Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister of Germany, Prime Minister of Italy, Prime Minister of Poland and that Includes the Mayor of London.

    • @TheHoveHeretic
      @TheHoveHeretic 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Unclear what any of the above has to do with 60163?

  • @cannadineboxill-harris2983
    @cannadineboxill-harris2983 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I needed to know why they couldn’t dig a tunnel and do an extension for most of the mainline Trains so that they could extend the unused abandoned underground train stations. Why couldn’t they use the part D78 Stock train doors on the sides and also restructure the front face of the A60 and A62 stock which will include the class 507, class 508, class 313, class 314 and class 315 remix and make them all together and also redesign all of them into an overhead wire line trains and also make most of them into Five carriages per units and also having three Disabled Toilets on those Five cars per units A60 and A62 stock trains and also convert the A60 and A62 stock trains into a Gardner 6LXC, Cummins M11, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXB, Gardner LG1200 and Gardner 8LXB Diesel Engines and also put the Loud 8-Speed Voith Gearboxes even Loud 10-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Gearboxes in the A60 and A62 stock, class 507, class 508, class 313, class 314, and class 315 and also modernise the A60 and A62 stock and make it into 11 carriages per unit so it could have fewer doors, more tables, computers and mobile phone chargers? A Stock Train and 8 Disabled Toilets on those A stock trains. why couldn’t we refurbish and modernise the waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel and make it even much more Larger and extend it to the bank station, making it into a Triple-Track Railway Line so those Five countries such as Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden to convert the waterloo and city line Triple-Track Railway tunnel into a High-Speed Railway lines? The Third Euro tunnel Triple-Track Railway line to make it 11 times better for passengers so they could go from A to B. Then put the modernised 11 carriages per unit A Stock and put them on a bigger modernised Waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel so it could go to bank station to those Five countries such as Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. The modernised refurbished 11 carriages per unit A stock could be a High Speed The Third Triple-Track Euro Tunnel Train So it is promising and 47 times a lot more possible to do this kind of project if that will be OK for London Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. oh by the way, could they also tunnel the Triple-Track Railway Line so it will stop from Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex so that the Passengers will go to Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden and also extend the Triple-Track Railway Line from the Bank to Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex Stations so that more people from there could go to Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden more Easily. Why couldn't they extend the Piccadilly Line and also build brand-new underground train stations so it could go even further right up to Clapton, Wood Street can they also make another brand new underground train station in Chingford and could they extend the Piccadilly Line and the DLR right up to Chingford? All of the classes 150, 155, 154, 117, 114, 105, and 106, will be replaced by all of the Gardner 6LXC, Cummins M11, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXB, Gardner LG1200 and Gardner 8LXB Diesel Five carriages three disabled toilets are air conditioning trains including Highams Park for extended roots which is the Piccadilly line and the DLR trains. Could you also convert all of the 1973 stock trains into an air-conditioned maximum speed 78 km/hours (48 MPH) re-refurbished and make it into a 8 cars per unit if that will be alright, and also extend all of the Piccadilly train stations to make more space for all of the extended 8 car per unit 1973 stock air condition trains and can you also build another Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive Companies and can they order Every 87 Octagon and Every 48 Hexagon shape LNER diagram unique small no.13 and unique small no.11 Boilers from those Countries such as Greece, Italy, Poland, and Sweden, can they make Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive speeds by up to 147MPH so you can try and test it on the Original Mainline so it will be much more safer for the Passengers to enjoy the 147MPH speed Limit only for HS2 and Channel Tunnel mainline services, if they needed 16 Carriages Per units, can they use those class 55’s, class 44’s, class 40’s and class 43HST Diesel Locomotive’s right at the Back of those 18 Carriages Per Units so they can take over at the Back to let those Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s have a rest for those interesting Journeys Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!, oh can you make all of those 18 Tonne Boxes of Coal for all of those 147MPH Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s so the Companies will Understand us PASSENGER’S!!!!!! So please make sure that the Builders can do as they are told!!!!!! And PLEASE do something about these very very important Professional ideas Please? Prime Minister of England, Prime Minister of Australia, Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister of Germany, Prime Minister of Italy, Prime Minister of Poland and that Includes the Mayor of London.