A King on Load 11 | 6023 "King Edward II" - Dartmouth Steam Railway 30/09/2018
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2018
- When it comes to large express engines in preservation, often the full strength and power capabilities of these locomotives are far beyond that of the loads they are typically given on preserved railways.
Ex-GWR 6000 'King' Class - 6023 "King Edward II" has recently been on an extended visit to the Dartmouth Steam Railway, and to celebrate the locos' last weekend in service on the line, an agreement was reached with locomotive owners; the Great Western Society, to 'see what she could really do'. As such, 'The Blue King' was operated on Load 11 while running the line's Green timetable over the weekend of the 29th & 30th of September.
The line's resident Class 25 - D7535 "Mercury" was present on the set for operational reasons regarding the run-around procedure at Kingswear, with power assistance to 6023 only being given when necessary.
With 11 coaches behind the King, as well as an idle Class 25, the total load weighed in excess of 500 tons - making for some spectacular acoustics along the English Riviera.
All footage filmed on Sunday the 30th of September 2018. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
She's designed for long runs on heavy trains at speed. Not geared for this sort of work like a freight loco, so this is impressive!
Yes agree with you, these locos were built for fast main line running , not slogging up steeply graded branch line, a good effort by the driver to avoid slipping,
But still very capable of pulling heavy loads up a steep gradient at times as shown here
Drawbar HP must have been at least in the high 2000's to be able to do that.
Another great video, and some glorious "stack talk" from the king.
Great Location + Great Train = Great Video. Thanks.
Fantastic video!
-Kyle
Cheers
Excellent video with some excellent noise
Cheers
I agree with you mate
That is one amazing noise!!!! She will certainly be a sight on the mainline when she eventually makes it there.
Sadly, she will never make it there. It has been decided.
Live nearby, hoping to see some interesting locks this season.
You know a king when you hear one
Saw the king 6023 today as I passed didcot on the train going back to Birmingham looked excellent in steam as well blue livery in the early days of br but it was soon put back in Brunswick green now it still looks brilliant a lot of bad men hated this livery in 1949 _50 company loyalties back then
Very nice video :)
Thank you
0:25 - 1:13 sounds so awesome #BlueKing
She did well with 11 and a diesel with no helping. Some tonnage there. Though a king should do it easy.
Is the future green?
About time they put it through its paces after all these years. Lets hope its out on the mainline after its certificate renewal.
All in good time, I'm sure. The loco is a real credit to the volunteers behind it.
Needs two firemen with a single chimney according to ex br driver if it goes mainline
@@nigelcook6737 why? they never had two firemen back in the day so whats different now?
Sadly, it has been decided not to use her on the mainline.
best at thrash and bark!
Paignton to Kingswear approx 6.5 miles
Correct
How far in miles does this line run please,?
About 6.7 miles.
What camera do you use?
Main: Panasonic HC-V550
Back-Up/Second Angle: Panasonic HC-V500
Why is the diesel on the train not working?
It was only present for operational reasons, to aid in the run-around movements at each end of the line. It did work occasionally, but only when necessary e.g. departing from Greenway.
TheSoutherner It also added extra load for these final testing/proving runs.
More of a benefit of circumstance.
@@TheSouthernerYTChannel makes sense. The King coping well with the added weight
Because there's a King on the front. 😎 Nuff said. 🚂
Why the diesel?
For electric generation and assistance for brakes and hillclimb
Not quite. The main reason for its presence was the assistance in the run around procedure at each end of the line, with both run around loops being too short to fit the full consist. Though the diesel did assist on the power when necessary.
They all look splendid really enjoyable to watch and hear. 🙂
Is that Hogwarts Express?
No
Hogwarts Express is/was red I think.... & a Hall class, not a Castle. Still, impressive though, whatever livery. Thanks to the veritable battalion of volunteers, we can enjoy these 'Grand Old Ladies' as they were meant to be . 👍😎👏👏👏👏👏👏
I hate diesels.
Each to their own
Great video - just a pity the old girl is daubed in that ridiculous BR livery...!!!
Cheers. Much rather blue than another green or black western loco. It's authentic, and quite simply I like it.
It looks great blue. Nice to see some GWR in colours other than green........
@darcypetersen1 dare I say it looks better in blue then green