Gordon footplate (cab) ride on the Severn Valley Railway June 1998
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- Gordon was built in 1943 by North British for the War Department and used by the Royal Engineers' Longmoor Military Railway (LMR) to train locomotive crews prior to the invasion of France. It was painted in dark blue and red. I had understood that it was the inspiration for Gordon in the Thomas the Tank Engine books but I have been told that it was not named Gordon until 1952. We see it at work on the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) in June 1998 and take a ride on the footplate from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth.
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Nothing would please me more than seeing this locomotive running again!!
For the record, Gordon in the Thomas the Tank Engine books was named for a boy associated with the Reverend Wilbert Awdry's son Christopher Awdry during childhood. This Gordon was named for a well-reputed Army General who by coincidence had that name. Samuel F.
He was also based on the lner Gresley classes A1/A3, particularly #4472 Flying Scotsman, who is his only surviving brother.
As of today Gordon is currently on display at the engine house in highley
I think they should fix gordon and use it insted of it living out the rest of its life in the engine house.
I would love to go back on that amazing machine
I hope he returns to service soon. But for now he's in the engine house
As a kid, I went with a friend to LMR families day from Farnborough North via Guildford and Liss Forest Road. I rode around the big loop behind Gordon and Brussels. Years later took a ride behind Brussels on the KWVR. Haven't seen Gordon since though.
+nlo114 Great memories.
Nice I went on a train at the Severn valley today and we stopped at a museum at saw Gordon
one word...PERFECT!!!!absulot great powerfull machine!!the real gordon!!
+Rafael Anacleto Thank you.
Waltsland1912 no Gordon should be a A3 like flying Scotsman
fnaf fan games and trainz simulator fan actually Gordon is an A1 like Flying Scotsman was, or they would be only cousins but, if Gordon was rebuilt to an A3 like Scotsman then it’s still possible of them being brothers or Gordon was even rebuilt as an A1/1 since in the books it says Gordon was the first Pacific
That’s Actually 4 words
When I was a National Serviceman 1954, At Longmoor, one of our duties was to clean the engines at the end of the day. I think 'Gordon' at the time was named, ' General Sir Gordon 'something.' Its duties at the time was to meet the trains at Liss station and take servicemen back to Longmoor station. The LMR station was at the back of Liss station.
+Brian Walters Thanks for this piece of history.
You are correct, the loco was named after General Gordon of Khartoum.
Thank you.
hasn't been in service ever since because of firebox problems.
Unbelievable. Nice Video Btw.
Thank you
And anyidea how did someone made that face?
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The SVR has very extensive workshops and talented staff. However I did not see them being made. IIRC they were a thin metal sheet but I am sure someone at the SVR would know if you e-mailed them.
Do you have any pictures of Thomas at all that day??
+Robert Matthews Yes. Two without face at Bridgnorth, one with face at Kidderminster - one distant shot and one of frames at Bridgnorth in 2000
I was at long moor when Gordon was I only saw I once they did not have it out much
Anna Jeannette Dixon, for one the engine don't have side windows, for the leaks the engine is near to the end of its 10 year ticket, and for the over firing not at all, engine ain't blowing off neither black smoke at one point light grey haze, fire is mostly dead tbh, if u think u can do any better, come down and have ago.
hux100 Yes I show you how we ran them back on Br days At goole any time
hux100 And all our WDs had sliding windows inside the cab , (90099) was one of our best locos she had a York shed plate but spent all her time at Goole Shed, "25C L&Y shed
anna jeannette Dixon
What did u do in BR days? loco spotter?
well I think I did more than just loco spot and take numbers and the like, I worked on steam locos in the motive power depot and fire rased on sunday evenings and on saturday nights cleaning the smoke box out and droping fires moving them into the stalls for the night doing boiler washes cleaning all the parts on the loco , clean what we could of the loco its self, 90099 was my favoret loco so she got that extra rub these were the best days of my lifes at the end I saw men crying on there way home for the last time, I seen men crying in there locos giving them the last pat and saying farwell old girl rest in pace but they all ended up in peaces and melted down for what ever came next, very heart moving times I never forget them and this govrnment wast of pubic money its still not changed any now there still wasting pubic money and the pooress is having too pay of there miss use, of pubic cash it make me very up set, #
@@annajeannettedixon2453 it didn't run for British Railways
Isn't it true that Gordon was used in the 1966 movie 'Runaway Railway?'
I am afraid I do not know but the engine in the movie certainly looks similar.
If you look close enough you can see the nameplate 'Gordon' on the Express engine in the movie
That would confirm it! Cheers.
@@boxcarwillies1603 clip?
O the indignity!
I got the Thomas the tank engine Gordon for Hornby this morning for Christmas
Lovely old footage there. I heard she was unpopular with crews because it got pretty hot in the cab though.
I don't remember her being unduly hot though the fire door seemed to be open a lot of time. AFAIK there was no foot control for opening and closing the door while shoveling coal into the fire.
She should be good in winter then
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The Vicarstown Sentinel she is unpopular with crews because when she was lit the smoke would travel and then come back into the firebox and into the cab!
How many "Gordons" are there in service now?
+Pantbera This is the only one I know of but since I live in Canada I cannot be sure.
Is it true that Gordon is the flying Scotsmans brother?
yes it's true
That's not Gordon mate
Jack Ekins YES IT IS! The Gordon your thinking of is a Fictional character that lives on a fictional island! And he would be dead in this universe because Flying Scotsman is the only A3 in the world and Tornado (re-built in 2009) is the only A1 left!
Even tho that this engines is in blue the Fictional Gordon doesn’t. have. a. name. plate.
Dumbass
well I never seen a locomotive in such a poor contiditio has this I seen BR W-Ds in a lot better condition before they went for Scrap. There is leaks al lover the siding widows are missing the fireman over firing this loco thses like a light fire not a heavy fire like he got , the fireman just wasting coal and not operating the fire in the right way, I have fired and driven these W-Ds back in the 1960S
anna jeannette Dixon Over firing is certainly a problem. At that time they were having difficulties getting good steam coal.
how do you think they manage in war time, over firing with good or bad coal will not make the fire any better too much coal only deadans the fire, all fire need air too burn right its the righ amount of air that needed for coal to burn right and how offen do you fire about every 2 to 3 minuits you only need 6 to 7 shovel full of coal in the bright spots in the fire box and keep your fire even all around the fire box W-D s like a thin fire, they steam better and if you take a long peace of copper wire round the blast pipe you get better steaming a old fire man trick
anna jeannette Dixon You are absolutely correct - a little but often. The balance of air below and air above is very important too.
+anna jeannette Dixon shut up hes not overfiring u plonk, have u ever fired yourself. Plainly not cuz u have watched the vids on youtube. They act dif in real life its really not leaking that bad to be honist
+jma7930 The timing of the firing has to change if the burning characteristics of the coal change. As the British coal mines closed the SVR had to get coal from other countries and this caused problems as firemen adjusted to the different types of coal. Welsh steam coal needs to be put on the fire 10 minutes or so before the heat is needed whereas high BTU coals from Romania burn very rapidly and produce a lot of heat quickly.