I hope they keep it off the roads before some one is killed.These old failing machines should be restricted to museums where they are kept away from the potential hazards that the general public are unaware of.How many people realise these lethal machines have a potential of boiler explosion causing death & injury?...
Hang on a moment, it was a modern car that caused this not the roller (the car decided to pull out in front of it). This machine is very well maintained by all accounts. Plus they all have to pass regular tests on their boilers too.
fuck of if you dont like 100 years of great british engineering go back to your iphone its great to see history that will never die these engines are bullet proof cant wait to go to the Great dorset steam fair
if that was an every day car, i wouldn't care as much, but because it's a traction engine, it means so much more. felt really bad for the old girl, i'm so glad she's back to normal. remember seeing them as a kid and recently a few years ago going to a traction engine show with my father, loved every minute of it, now living in Canada i don't see them anymore. wish we had more of these sole driven work horses.
The roller "Lord Kitchener" attended the 2014 Great Dorset Steam Fair, and was steaming around the main arena on Saturday. It has a borrowed headstock fitted while a new one is being cast (covered by the insurance, thankfully) to replace the one damaged in the crash.
Apparently, the roller has now been repaired. A contributor on the Unofficial Mamod (modelsteam) forum said he had been driving it in May of this year (2014).
Good to know its running again?.Next time it could kill some one,perhaps suffer a lethal boiler explosion.Old mechanical relics obviously aren't road worthy & should be restricted to museums.
Oleg dvinsk Oh, the truth hurts my friend, the truth hurts...Why read the comment section if you know that certain comments are going to offend..? Why not just stick to watching, not reading..? God bless. ;)
@@SKYLANDBAK it wasn’t even the rollers fault. A car pulled out in front of it. And steam engines shouldn’t be restricted to museums. People like you are holding us back
@@mightyalbert1470 Hi, great to get a reply..I’m not here to verbally fight or willingly cause conflict.Just to occasionally give & share my humble opinion, however perceived...Ambiguity is one of life’s spices🙂 I’m a retired engineer who was fortunately taken out of that ______ arena by a near fatal motorcycle accident...15 operations spread over 10 years of painful realisation..Several broken bones, two orthofixes, traction, two metal plates, two bone grafts, a major artery vein graft, all joints removed from the toes of my left foot then pinned, fractured ribs, punctured lung, ruptured diagram, ruptured spleen which was removed, (splenectomy-depleted immune system), damaged kidneys...!! Suffer from bipolar, extreme PTSD, paranoid personality disorder.....The list goes on & on...I’m not proud of my engineering credentials or achievements, we will have to talk in person, as I’m not allowed to divulge...I actually know a thing or two, no spring chicken or young ignorant fledgling..God bless you my friend..Take it easy, please take care..😇
What a shame , on two points, first that the antique roller had to have this damage happen to it, and second:, that the camera person didn't ( or couldn't ) hold the camera with a steadier hand .
+Raymond Ashby his wife is a bad person, Fred wrote her out of his will just months before his death but she managed to argue that he was " mentally ill" when he did so. So she inherited his things and sold at least one of his engines without consulting his sons first, luckily for them the person that bought it had the decency to return it to its rightful owners
I guess you're solo - clearly you don't know how marriage works. What's his is hers - and vice versa. And that's NO excuse for beating up a woman anyway. No excuse whatsoever
The headstock broke away from the rest of the engine, so it wasn't colliding with the pub wall that caused the headstock parting from the engine. Maybe metal fatigue then and to think it could have happened anywhere. Good job a vehicle wasn't coming in the opposite lane when the accident happened.
i dont know man that looks about as bad as it gets short of killing someone. lol. not to insult your intelligence i promise thats not my intention. and obviously i wasnt there .but a roller losing its front wheel in a public road and then the boiler aims down running all the water off of the crown sheet. suffice it to say that can be a pretty bad time. now obviously there was a good crew on it to take care of it and in terms of the life of the equipment yes this was a short amount of time. at least it happened in Europe if this had happened in the USA half the country would have lost there minds about how dangerous steam engines are and would stand in the road protesting about it.
Engines like this usually have a fused plug made of lead between the fire box & boiler. If something like this happens and the water level is becomes dangerously low the fuse will melt before the boiler does and douse the fire in the process. Of course this can also be a problem when going down a steep gradient so a good crew will always check their water level first.
999 caller : hello there is a steamer or some sort of locomotive that crashed. 999 call centre: please confirm the address 999 caller: errmmm CORNER OF STATION ROAD. 999 call centre: are you having a laugh?
That is the problem with today's generation. Something like this should be fixed not thrown away. We are all too eager to throw away what can be fixed and used again.
+josh D. Diggity That is not a problem! That is what makes economic sense. This relic of steam propelled garbage should be fixed for what reason? There is no historic significance in this trash bucket! If people want to see the ways of the past, books, films & photographs are all there to see. The wealth is in the machines of the future & this old bucket of bolts will do a lot to supply the materials to build the machines of the future. I am one of those who is eager to cut this old artifact apart & see it sent to a foundry for melting. And for me, to do so pays nicely! And I will pay to employ some people to do so. There is not one steam roller, steam locomotive, ship, truck, bus, car, tractor, farm implement, building or artifact that needs to be saved. Cut them everyone apart & send them to the foundry crucible! Then, "Charge the furnace!"
Nice "potty-mouth"! Totally agree though. Too many car drivers concerned about making-up the extra minute they lost dawdling around. Luckily the old-timer didn't run into the pillars past Cleals! That could have been a lot worse.
Was there any information as to what happened? Was it a crash, or did the front roller break loose due to metal fatigue? It is a shame to see such a nice machine in such condition.
I hope not!..These machines have no business being on the roads.Lucky that no one was killed or injured.What if the boiler explodes on one of these aging monsters?.Its happened in the past.Restrict them to museums..
A question Richard which I doubt I'll get an answer to but hey ho..... when you write a letter on paper do you start each word with a capital letter like you have done with this description? Just curious. Interesting footage though as I know the owner of the roller and the circumstances surrounding the incident.
looking at the briefly-visible scrapemarks on the road, it looks more like he spun out in the switchback and KNOCKED the front end off on impact with the building
the driver should of hit the car . 20 years ago I wrote a 1952 legonda off with a clayton agricultural engine he also pulled out on me then stopped. I pushed him 18ft down the road before I stopped . o dear what a shame. saying that drivers now a days do go a bit quick with the steam engines when on the road, people need to remember 10 + ton takes some stopping when you don't have a brake pedal to jump on & it's even harder to stop when it starts to slide on tarmac. good luck with the re build
The band brake works off one rear roll, the only way to do a controlled descent is skotching to place a big chock in front of one rear roll , the Late Great Fred Dibnah did that to slow and bring to a skidding stop his Aveling Roller, it worked.
Had to fast forward due the music.. then hide all the sharp objects in the house and give my aspirin to a neighbour for safe keeping until I felt better..
I love these old steam engines slow yes! but there is on thing these will ALWAYS HAVE CHARACTER!!! Such a shame this had a misfortune. 😮😞 & so pleased it was repaired to make more lovely journeys again. 👏
@ Adrian Brown: Glad to hear the roller's back to it's best, it doesn't surprise me that this was caused by a car pulling out in front of it. They're like trucks or trains & can't stop on a sixpence like a car can & everyday people don't understand that bit.....
It's extremely easy if you have smooth steel wheels, a steep hill, nothing but a handbrake on the rear wheels only that must be wound on with a wheel, & a selfish impatient car driver pulling out on you without warning, simply because saving 10 seconds of his waiting time is more important than other peoples lives. Years ago when I drove a tractor & trailer filled with 5 tons of soil, I was astonished how car drivers would accellerate to pull out in front on roundabouts to avoid waiting a few seconds for me to pass. Only the rear wheels on the tractor were braked, & even with rubber tyres, I had to get out of the seat & literally stand on the brake pedal to prevent the 20 mph 10 tons all up mass from killing them. Then later wondered why I bothered to save them.. The tractor belonged to the council.. & I wouldn't have gotten hurt in the impact, I would have just felt a large bump as they passed under the front wheels. lol
hiyadroogs good point, which I didn't consider. It's actually very sad seeing these guys trying to make their pride and joy safe, not to mention the embarrassment with all the members of public snapping away or racing to be first to upload the accident to youtube.
Just so people know, the roller made a full recovery... :)
I hope they keep it off the roads before some one is killed.These old failing machines should be restricted to museums where they are kept away from the potential hazards that the general public are unaware of.How many people realise these lethal machines have a potential of boiler explosion causing death & injury?...
Hang on a moment, it was a modern car that caused this not the roller (the car decided to pull out in front of it). This machine is very well maintained by all accounts. Plus they all have to pass regular tests on their boilers too.
fuck of if you dont like 100 years of great british engineering go back to your iphone its great to see history that will never die these engines are bullet proof cant wait to go to the Great dorset steam fair
+SKYLANDBAK Nice bait. Try not to make it so obvious next time.
+Adrian Brown - I'm glad no one was hurt and that they were able to save the steam roller.
Glad to hear that no one was hurt. And especially good to hear that it made a full recovery :-)
Great camera work. Two minutes in and i am starting to feel seasick.
Cant take the music anymore
shit music
emdman1959 you could turn the volume down
🤣..choo choo
hate this mindless obsession with putting music over videos like we're allergic to the actual audio that came with the video.
if that was an every day car, i wouldn't care as much, but because it's a traction engine, it means so much more. felt really bad for the old girl, i'm so glad she's back to normal. remember seeing them as a kid and recently a few years ago going to a traction engine show with my father, loved every minute of it, now living in Canada i don't see them anymore. wish we had more of these sole driven work horses.
The roller "Lord Kitchener" attended the 2014 Great Dorset Steam Fair, and was steaming around the main arena on Saturday. It has a borrowed headstock fitted while a new one is being cast (covered by the insurance, thankfully) to replace the one damaged in the crash.
+Peter Jewell WARNING! BAD PUN INCOMING!
Lord Kitchener? How well did he boil eggs? ;)
It's running now again with a canopy and looks great
These young hoons out doing wheelies in their steam rollers!
LOL :)
Helerias
Apparently, the roller has now been repaired. A contributor on the Unofficial Mamod (modelsteam) forum said he had been driving it in May of this year (2014).
What year was it made?
Good to see it didn't do any damage to the Pub!
The driver might have wanted a quick pinte
@@louiseellis4602 okay lads let’s make quick stop for a pi- OWWW WELL THATS ONE WAY TO BLOODY STOP
it's amazing to see the head stock in two pieces. It must have been a hard hit to have done that. it's good to know it's running again.
Good to know its running again?.Next time it could kill some one,perhaps suffer a lethal boiler explosion.Old mechanical relics obviously aren't road worthy & should be restricted to museums.
+SKYLANDBAK Go back to you Ipod or whatever piece of crap you've got
Oleg dvinsk Oh, the truth hurts my friend, the truth hurts...Why read the comment section if you know that certain comments are going to offend..? Why not just stick to watching, not reading..? God bless. ;)
@@SKYLANDBAK it wasn’t even the rollers fault. A car pulled out in front of it. And steam engines shouldn’t be restricted to museums. People like you are holding us back
@@mightyalbert1470 Hi, great to get a reply..I’m not here to verbally fight or willingly cause conflict.Just to occasionally give & share my humble opinion, however perceived...Ambiguity is one of life’s spices🙂 I’m a retired engineer who was fortunately taken out of that ______ arena by a near fatal motorcycle accident...15 operations spread over 10 years of painful realisation..Several broken bones, two orthofixes, traction, two metal plates, two bone grafts, a major artery vein graft, all joints removed from the toes of my left foot then pinned, fractured ribs, punctured lung, ruptured diagram, ruptured spleen which was removed, (splenectomy-depleted immune system), damaged kidneys...!! Suffer from bipolar, extreme PTSD, paranoid personality disorder.....The list goes on & on...I’m not proud of my engineering credentials or achievements, we will have to talk in person, as I’m not allowed to divulge...I actually know a thing or two, no spring chicken or young ignorant fledgling..God bless you my friend..Take it easy, please take care..😇
What a shame , on two points, first that the antique roller had to have this damage happen to it, and second:, that the camera person didn't ( or couldn't ) hold the camera with a steadier hand .
Fred Dibnah always spoke of the risk of his steam roller "slurring" on wet roads decending hills, I think he meant sliding or skidding?
+zonkozonko Good man Fred Dibnah, may he RIP.
+trespire Good man?? His wife tells a different story - according to her he's a proper wife-beater. Nasty piece of work. Purgatory for him..........
+Raymond Ashby his wife is a bad person, Fred wrote her out of his will just months before his death but she managed to argue that he was " mentally ill" when he did so. So she inherited his things and sold at least one of his engines without consulting his sons first, luckily for them the person that bought it had the decency to return it to its rightful owners
I guess you're solo - clearly you don't know how marriage works. What's his is hers - and vice versa. And that's NO excuse for beating up a woman anyway. No excuse whatsoever
Spot on there
Amazing. Still using steam rollers in the UK?
Still using..no. It's a vintage vehicle.
Why are the sounds at the scene covered with "music"? Was it repairable? Hope no beers were damaged.
Was it finally repaired, or considered as a total loss ?
+geneve2008 - According to Adrian, it was repaired.
Was the boiler damaged or just the chassis?
the boiler is the chassis
All traction engines of all kinds always go to heaven
Why did it start steaming really bad when it was lifted
The headstock broke away from the rest of the engine, so it wasn't colliding with the pub wall that caused the headstock parting from the engine. Maybe metal fatigue then and to think it could have happened anywhere. Good job a vehicle wasn't coming in the opposite lane when the accident happened.
Given the music I thought I was going to see body's everywhere
The slowest crash in the history of mankind.
In the world of steam, that's a minor hiccup. =P
i dont know man that looks about as bad as it gets short of killing someone. lol. not to insult your intelligence i promise thats not my intention. and obviously i wasnt there .but a roller losing its front wheel in a public road and then the boiler aims down running all the water off of the crown sheet. suffice it to say that can be a pretty bad time. now obviously there was a good crew on it to take care of it and in terms of the life of the equipment yes this was a short amount of time. at least it happened in Europe if this had happened in the USA half the country would have lost there minds about how dangerous steam engines are and would stand in the road protesting about it.
+rebelbull14 I'm from the UK, I suppose we're only lucky the entire Eu didn't come over moaning to us.
Engines like this usually have a fused plug made of lead between the fire box & boiler. If something like this happens and the water level is becomes dangerously low the fuse will melt before the boiler does and douse the fire in the process. Of course this can also be a problem when going down a steep gradient so a good crew will always check their water level first.
a car turned in front of them forcing them to take evasive action it lost it's front roll when it collided with the pub
TheBuccaneer1975 lol
Usually the drunks crash on the way HOME from the Pub!!🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺. And was it the “Fireman” who called the “Firemen”?
999 caller : hello there is a steamer or some sort of locomotive that crashed.
999 call centre: please confirm the address
999 caller: errmmm CORNER OF STATION ROAD.
999 call centre: are you having a laugh?
What was the cause of this accident? Lost of traction when going down the hill?
Car cut it up causing the steers man to swerve from what I was told by my gramp and aunt and read in other comments
"Who Could Of Imagined What Was About To Happen"
Could OF imagined??? FFS
Bad luck lads, back to the repairs shop, and hope there are better days a head for the old steamer.
This relic should be scrapped, cut apart, chipped up & sent to a foundry for melting!
That is just sad what u said it can be fixed u know
That is the problem with today's generation. Something like this should be fixed not thrown away. We are all too eager to throw away what can be fixed and used again.
+josh D. Diggity That is not a problem! That is what makes economic sense. This relic of steam propelled garbage should be fixed for what reason? There is no historic significance in this trash bucket! If people want to see the ways of the past, books, films & photographs are all there to see. The wealth is in the machines of the future & this old bucket of bolts will do a lot to supply the materials to build the machines of the future. I am one of those who is eager to cut this old artifact apart & see it sent to a foundry for melting. And for me, to do so pays nicely! And I will pay to employ some people to do so. There is not one steam roller, steam locomotive, ship, truck, bus, car, tractor, farm implement, building or artifact that needs to be saved. Cut them everyone apart & send them to the foundry crucible! Then, "Charge the furnace!"
What about sentimental value? That machine has probably been in his family for ages.
So what exactly happened here?
Nice "potty-mouth"! Totally agree though. Too many car drivers concerned about making-up the extra minute they lost dawdling around. Luckily the old-timer didn't run into the pillars past Cleals! That could have been a lot worse.
Great shame
That is some lorry loader lifting that
Thanks for posting
Was there any information as to what happened? Was it a crash, or did the front roller break loose due to metal fatigue? It is a shame to see such a nice machine in such condition.
doubleboost I rember driving that truck when it was operated by G Lashly in sussex, 50t/m PM crane, good lifter but slow!
Das war der erste und letzte unfall mit so alter technik ?
Well i find this at 10 yrs to the day !! now 16th may 2023...does anyone know what became of the oldgirl/R.R.. ??
The front section didn't break and fell, no, the front section wanted some beer, but the rest of the engine didn't notice, and then, GRAVITY
Incredible job to that tow truck driver!
How did it crash it at 3mph
that's not good! what is he doing with the fire?
was she ever fixed
I hope not!..These machines have no business being on the roads.Lucky that no one was killed or injured.What if the boiler explodes on one of these aging monsters?.Its happened in the past.Restrict them to museums..
yes well its good to see people trying to restore the past
+james spencer Yes she was, there a photo somewhere on the internet of her at the Dorset Steam Fair either this year or last.
thats good to here
+james spencer hear.
Sad end for the great machine. Is it repairable ?
+ntptntpt - According to Adrian, it was repaired.
Interesting but stop shaking the dam'n camera!
A question Richard which I doubt I'll get an answer to but hey ho..... when you write a letter on paper do you start each word with a capital letter like you have done with this description? Just curious. Interesting footage though as I know the owner of the roller and the circumstances surrounding the incident.
What a sad sight , poor old girl.
Glad no one was hurt,sad to see this happen to a wonderfull machine. Hope its back up and running soon. Good luck with it.
That would be cast iron showing it’s limits … crazy foolish to have these running around.
“Yes TH-cam, this is totally the Grange Motor Citcuit” 💀
Hope he was fully comp..and that music please...
Did it run out of puff? :-)
What a shame! ...she looks as helpless as a ship laying on the sea bed!
I thought it was Fred Dibnahs roller. It ran into a pub about every six miles.
..lol , was his 2nd home in a boozer
looking at the briefly-visible scrapemarks on the road, it looks more like he spun out in the switchback and KNOCKED the front end off on impact with the building
you spent nearly nine minutes standing there filming it...?
the driver should of hit the car . 20 years ago I wrote a 1952 legonda off with a clayton agricultural engine he also pulled out on me then stopped. I pushed him 18ft down the road before I stopped . o dear what a shame. saying that drivers now a days do go a bit quick with the steam engines when on the road, people need to remember 10 + ton takes some stopping when you don't have a brake pedal to jump on & it's even harder to stop when it starts to slide on tarmac. good luck with the re build
The band brake works off one rear roll, the only way to do a controlled descent is skotching to place a big chock in front of one rear roll , the Late Great Fred Dibnah did that to slow and bring to a skidding stop his Aveling Roller, it worked.
Had to fast forward due the music.. then hide all the sharp objects in the house and give my aspirin to a neighbour for safe keeping until I felt better..
These people with Parkinsons love their cameras.
glad the pub's not damaged,
it must have been speeding ! maybe 6 miles per hour.
James Berlo Yep, street racing no doubt.
@ tistimh - I think you'll find the driver wasn't pumping anything, he was raking the fire to get it to die down.
Yes, dropping the fire to prevent a boiler explosion!
***** ... which is probably what the hose was for near the start, too...
I love these old steam engines slow yes! but there is on thing these will ALWAYS HAVE CHARACTER!!! Such a shame this had a misfortune. 😮😞 & so pleased it was repaired to make more lovely journeys again. 👏
This is why everyone need to learn how to ride on vehicles that don't have a differential and ackerman steering
I bet the owner of the steam roller is not happy as these are very hard to get parts for, and i like the old steam engines and steam rollers.
that is a sad sight to see :(
repair it , paint it , done !
what caused it , metal fatigue ?
Nope some twat on their phone while driving made them have to swerve
two flat tyres. does it everytime!
m lyo n
Destiny !!! Just how it should be !!
She will Roll again !!!
traffic warden missed a golden opportunity to slap a ticket on .
They would these dats
Were many pints spilled, did the old ladies of the town get together numerous times to discuss it and drink lots of tea. Tragic.
music is so dramatic and over the top :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
The Greyhound the Banks arms Hotel !I sat outside them a few times drinking a pint !
I bet the landlord of the banks arms was none to pleased !They are lucky it didn`t straight through the wall of the banks Arms !
Glad no one was hurt
Did no one think of directing the traffic..?? so many cars so near..
@ Adrian Brown: Glad to hear the roller's back to it's best, it doesn't surprise me that this was caused by a car pulling out in front of it. They're like trucks or trains & can't stop on a sixpence like a car can & everyday people don't understand that bit.....
If they can't stop in time then they're not fit/safe for the roads mate.
@@young321bookie if you're going 60mph in a lorry carrying 60 tons you can stop in 1 millisecond.
Who’s still watching it in 2021
..here in 24
funny how everyones an expert
At least no one died. Machines can be replaced/fixed. Ppl cannot
Oh blimey, that looks like a wallop and a half!
Poor old girl
She will run again it's not too badly damaged they will probably need to replace the frontal fixing for the roller
Are we going to be out of danger when it blows?
shakes his head indicating no
F U ^ # !!
Just kidding
It was so sad to see such a beautiful machine suffer the.indignity of breaking down in.this way sad video
BET it had a dodgy MOT. (only joking) glad you got it fixed though.
NOOOOO! Not the poor steam roller! :'(
A real shame for the roller. least no one was hurt.
This museum vehicle shouldn't be on public streets
The slowest crash ever you would of had time to call the emergency services before the impact.
A Rolls Canardly - Rolls down hill and can hardly get back up em
Amazing how you can crash something that goes 1mph
It's extremely easy if you have smooth steel wheels, a steep hill, nothing but a handbrake on the rear wheels only that must be wound on with a wheel, & a selfish impatient car driver pulling out on you without warning, simply because saving 10 seconds of his waiting time is more important than other peoples lives.
Years ago when I drove a tractor & trailer filled with 5 tons of soil, I was astonished how car drivers would accellerate to pull out in front on roundabouts to avoid waiting a few seconds for me to pass. Only the rear wheels on the tractor were braked, & even with rubber tyres, I had to get out of the seat & literally stand on the brake pedal to prevent the 20 mph 10 tons all up mass from killing them. Then later wondered why I bothered to save them.. The tractor belonged to the council.. & I wouldn't have gotten hurt in the impact, I would have just felt a large bump as they passed under the front wheels. lol
hiyadroogs good point, which I didn't consider. It's actually very sad seeing these guys trying to make their pride and joy safe, not to mention the embarrassment with all the members of public snapping away or racing to be first to upload the accident to youtube.
TECHNO VIKING will save the day
Well look at it this way. Your unlikely to see this once in a life time. Let alone twice..
typical steam enthusists doing high speed manouvers and burnouts
WHO THE FUCK PAINTED THE LINES ON THE ROAD ? THATS WHY IT CRASHED .
not the kind of sight you want to see
Boy, that was serious drama!
Into a pub? I hope no beer was hurt...
no way I'd drive that machine down that hill on wet day.
She is back on the road.
Thank goodness for Dr Diesel
He committed suicide.
Station Road though, oh the irony.
Shockingly bad camera work and ghastly music. Why?
‘’Tis but a scratch”
Here's some advice, don't dub videos with music as its seriously irritating.