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1:26

Fullabrook Down

9:45

In Praise of BecLaWat

5:15

Beneath the Carriage Floor

As part of the General Repair of MUSSEL 4768 in 2022, a hatch was put in the floor beneath the seats so that budding permanent way and mechanical engineers could watch the behaviour of the wheels, particularly on the severe curves of the narrow gauge layout at Christow.
Viewing the running gear is not possible on standard gauge carriages for some reason, but being able to see the motion of the bogies beneath their feet, especially on the remaining jointed track, might just be enough for some passengers to lift their gaze, momentarily at least, from their control screens.

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1:26

Wooden Sleepers 6

มุมมอง 622 หลายเดือนก่อน

The train has reached line speed from Barnstaple Junction and runs onto the remaining jointed track between there and Chapelton. The length subject to a speed restriction in "Wooden Sleepers 5" has since been re-laid with continuous welded rail. Suddenly, the noise of the engines can be heard and the near-perfect ride is apparent.

9:45

Fullabrook Down

มุมมอง 1384 หลายเดือนก่อน

Fullabrook Down Wind Farm lies high above Braunton, in North Devon. Its 22 turbines are capable of generating up to 66 megawatts of electricity. A Community Interest Company, detached from the station's owners, distributes grants to good causes in the surrounding area. "The Fund started with £1 million when the wind farm began generating electricity in 2011, and a further annual payment of £100...

50:18

The Dawlish Débâcle

มุมมอง 55K11 หลายเดือนก่อน

A compilation of television newsreel and documentary clips, recording the disastrous breach of the railway's sea wall at Dawlish, the subsequent eight-week blockade and the triumphal reopening of the line in 2014. The engineering work is rightly given prominence but it is not overlooked that there was feverish activity behind the scenes as controllers dealt with the unprecedented disruption. Ha...

3:16

Wooden Sleepers 5

มุมมอง 222ปีที่แล้ว

A few at Christow is fascinated by the movement of corridor connections, especially when accompanied by the beat of jointed track. This train has just slowed for a 30 m.p.h. permanent way slack (nowadays called a T.R.S.) on the North Devon line. Halfway through the film, the engines are heard powering up and the train accelerates to line speed - sixty. Peace is restored as the train runs onto c...

5:16

"DA-Day"

มุมมอง 287ปีที่แล้ว

Devonshire Association Industrial Archaeology Section Group Visit 6th June, 2023 Twenty-five members of this longstanding and esteemed learned society graced the railway on a beautiful sunny afternoon. The venerable Bernard Mills was invited to come along as a guest. Thanks are due to Bernard for some of the stills and to Dan for the video clips. The Chinook flypast had been arranged.

5:15

In Praise of BecLaWat

มุมมอง 1392 ปีที่แล้ว

It’s likely that this pattern of balanced drop window was in use before the war, certainly on the continent; but if its origin was with B.R’s. first standard carriage of 1951, then it would now be over 70 years old. It is testimony to a simple, robust design that this window was later fitted, unchanged, to B.R. Mark II and Mark III carriages. When the Mark III was introduced, having to open the...

1:22

Wooden Sleepers 4

มุมมอง 1162 ปีที่แล้ว

Here, a Class 158 "Express Sprinter" is recorded running from continuous welded rail onto the length of jointed track between Lapford and Chenson No. 2 Crossing, depicted in "North Devon Ramblings 11."

4:38

Codden Hill

มุมมอง 1042 ปีที่แล้ว

After riding up the hill from Umberleigh Station and visiting Cobbaton Combat Collection, the scout climbed to this wonderful vantage point above Barnstaple. As well as misreading the inscription on the monument, the scout went badly wrong with his description of the panorama. Just when he says, "It's hard to see anything that's worth pointing out ... ," he pans past some very striking hills. A...

1:00

Flight of the Humble Bee

มุมมอง 3392 ปีที่แล้ว

First came the Italian Vespa - wasp, in English; the Ape - bee - followed. "Flight of the Bumblebee" composed by Rimsky-Korsakov. Direction and filming by Dan.

7:35

Fallen Leaves and Wild Flowers

มุมมอง 3392 ปีที่แล้ว

The idea at first was to make runs beside the river capturing the changes over four successive seasons. As the winter of 2021 was unremarkable, with no scene of snow or flood, it has come down to a simple contrast between autumn and spring. Ordinarily the track would have been mowed by mid-May but this year the gang was lazy. So it was harder work for the donkey pushing the trolley. Some stills...

4:56

Turning Circles

มุมมอง 1783 ปีที่แล้ว

Filmed entirely on E. & T.V.R. premises using the fitted "insurance" camera, the manoeuvrability of the railway's utilicon is shown off in what are actually some quite small spaces. The turning circle of BEE 2309, the three-quarter ton diesel in service since 2007, is two feet greater than BEE 2247, the half-ton petrol-engined vehicle of 1982. The larger cab of the later type slightly reduces s...

5:02

Conicity

มุมมอง 63K3 ปีที่แล้ว

One of a series of films demonstrating first principles to those (young people) with an engineering bent. Or "Colin's Party Piece."

21:27

Around a Railway Yard in Flip Flops

มุมมอง 6783 ปีที่แล้ว

Some clips from a video shot by one of the railway's favourite campers in 2007, with stills showing how things have changed. Music Title: Romance www.hooksounds.com/royalty-free-music/romance/1762269/ Title: Through the Clouds www.hooksounds.com/royalty-free-music/through-the- clouds/1721481/ Title: Still www.hooksounds.com/royalty-free-music/still/1770908/ Title: Flowers www.hooksounds.com/roy...

Moretonhampstead and Teign Valley Branches

22:35

Moretonhampstead and Teign Valley Branches

มุมมอง 19K3 ปีที่แล้ว

These journeys along the branch lines of East Dartmoor are taken from 8mm cine film shot in 1958. The film is of unknown origin and is posted here because of its historical value. Anyone claiming the copyright or wishing to be credited should inform this channel. Recent random rambles along both branches can be found here: www.teignrail.co.uk/scouting/49-moretonhampstead-branch/ www.teignrail.c...