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Superb, and you got a wave too. All the best Stephen, hope you have a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year.

RIP Mr Groome

Fantastic and informative video.

What a marvellous film. Clive groome speaks so well, memories so lucid, he comes across as a lovely man. Bought tears to my eyes. And more... his girls carry on his passion.

The bloke in the cab seems unprotected from a fall. The younger bloke with the rag in his hand. Looks dangerous.

Very good explanations of the work and film content. But the rose coloured nostalgia at the end, for me, was too much.

A heart warming video from a 92 year old who went to work on the steam engines between Costorphine Station to Edinburgh Waverly every day.Thank you brought back so many memories

Rest in peace Clive. Thank you for sharing. What a legacy he left with his daughters.

A truly excellent vlog, very interesting and extremely informative… 👍🏻😊

I had the pleasure of a half days driving with Clive and it was absolutely fabulous. I was always a GWR man and remembered seeing the Kings and Castles going through Small heath in Birmingham absolutely lovely looking engines. It’s great to hear how different engines respond and the firing that was required. So sorry to hear that Clive has passed away but I know that his daughters will keep his memory alive. Wonderful man driving wonderful machines shame that they had to go.

dude, this looks amazing! you should do one for Half-Life²!

My father was a driver on the LMS, before, during and after WW2 stationed at Saltley depo in Birmingham.

Britain built some and designs some of the most elegant steam trains in the world.

KING George v1 locomotive was great

a brilliant program and well worth a watch!

Excellent material... so much information and with such beautiful images 👍

What a great insight into the life of an engineman. Some fantastic footage and great commentary. My dad was a fireman in the LMS region in Lancashire although under British railways so I grew up with railway tales and anecdotes. Thank you so much for sharing this.

What a brilliant video - well done.

Some great camerawork too!

Great video, thanks for sharing, I couldn't go to the gala so seeing it here is great.

Great photography and commentary - brilliant documentary

Greetings from Toronto, Canada. I've always had a fascination and love for steam locomotives. I was profoundly affected in the way Clive Groome himself takes us on his personal journey about his love of steam power and presents his story. If I had met him, no doubt he would have been a very personable man to share an ale with. R.I.P. Clive.

Wonderful commentary. I could listen to this man all night! What a lovely man. What a great communicator. A true gentleman who truly loved steam.

This is a truly magnificent and factfull documentary. The context centred on Clive Groome answered all schoolboys questions which was the best region for engines? Great thing is it shows the wonderful differences across the regions befoe we settled for utility and conformity. Great professional quality - well done,

Wonderful film with a fantastic man describing all the british railway lore quietly...expertly with a quiet perfectly laid coal fire burning in the grate behind him

Oft that LMS in chapter 3 was truly beautiful at speed❤❤❤

What a lovely piece of film of better days gone by. Clive was remarkable for the unbiased balance that he showed towards each of The Big Four operators.

Hi Clive I new a cousin of yours I Australia. Richard Groom. He was a model train fanatic loverly man. He lived in a town called Carrum Downs Victorian Australia. Richard was teacher of driving our very large lortys thes trucks where called B Ws. He was a great mate of mine.

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What an amazing hunk of a steam man on a TRAIN - nice pic indeed - glad it exists - Regards Elizabeth Lines loves Trains @ Tauraco00Railways🚂🚃🚃🚃

Wow, I think this is just amazing - his story has to be shared with all - all the love history and steam Era xxx

This was an interesting interview. Clive spoke well and was careful to avoid needless criticism. I found it impossible to pause the story. Just waiting for the next part to reveal itself. But the piece de la resistance was when he described how if he went to the "other place" he would be a useful senior fireman there. I am not sure that I want to experience his skills first hand there.

Yes definitely the good olde days when people had pride in what they did from the trains too the stations everything spotless not anymore so sad

How eloquent and enthusiastic after all those years. Must’ve been so proud of his daughters.

Not feeding the boiler correctly. Supposed to close flap between shovels 😊

Great story.

What a marvellous story to tell and live. At times i was so engrossed it was like being on the plate with him. Its a great shame that respect from those day hasnt carried on. Mr Groome is a legend. Bless him.

what year was this filmed, exellent

Let us ALL go shunting-you can do the shovelling! Folkestone memories.

Yes,my grandad smuggled me on to a shunter,after being taken to the loco sheds mess room,big slab sandwiches, very big mugs of strong dark tea. It was Folkestone to dover,to shunting wagons. The 3 tunnels was very noisy,clattering,dark and smokey.I was told to duck down,passing a signal box-[ to keep my grandfathers licence clean!]. At 90 in December the family and me will have a steam trip,not in the cab,but in the bar! I'll ask to just stand on the footplate,to re enjoy the past! John B

I have to say this has been the most gracious video I have ever watched. The knowledge and information passed during this film is amazing. Thank you to all involved and good fortune to his daughters to keep this world alive!! Thank you.

Any idea when this video was originally made? According to Google AI, the transition to diesel in the UK started in the 1930s and was mostly complete by 1968. I'm trying to reconcile that time frame with Mr. Groome's apparent age and the ages of his daughters. Of course, I realize that the later shots were likely museum or restored excursion engines. Confusing the age of the video is that it is in Hi-Def and widescreen.

Can't tell you the amount of joy, and sadness as I sneaked into sidings and climbed onto the footplates of the UK,s renowned loco,s waiting to be scrapped.

Those young cleaners don't look like they are wearing gloves. I wonder if they were taught about the dangers of PAH's, getting oil, grease and kerosene all over themselves.

Are not all locomotives, like ships, referred to as "she?"

At least in germany (BR 01.10 and 03.10) the value of the streamlining was well proven. It reduces the drag by 40-50 percent. And has a reduction in fuel use (The engines ran operational with and without the external shell so the data base is very good here). What killed the streamline shell in germany was the maintenance hours. Even the cut back shell still required more hours than the otherwise mostly compareable BR 01 and BR 03 (1) and post 1945 the additional maintenance time was a bigger problem than the fuel use. So off came the shell (BR 01-1102 later got a replica. The engine is sheduled to get re-certified in the near future(2)) (1) Yes, I know that the 01 and 03 are two cylinder engines while the 01.10 and 03.10 are three cylinder engines. The data did take that into account, the Bundesbahn guys knew their job (2) Hopefully somewhere around 2026 we get the three fat ladies at Beekbergen (01-1075 - coal fired, no shell, 01-1104 - oil fired, no shell and 01-1102 - oil fired with shell)

The narrative is superb. Perhaps someone can enlighten us as to whose voice that is. Otherwise, utter western dullness.

Thank you so much for sharing this remarkable documentary about Clive Groome. A truly remarkable man and the passing of a generation that will be sorely missed. I trust that his daughters will keep his memory alive and continue his great work. They were very lucky to have him as a father. May he rest in peace.

He's sat in front of a coal fire. 🔥😊

What a interesting and beautiful story,loved it.