Amazing that it took only seven days to completely rebuild, and five to repaint. These LMS films are priceless--many thanks for sharing them! What happened? Not America, not the bogeyman, just change, pure and simple. It's what people and their institutions and technology do!
12 days. It took 12 days to do what it takes a year to do now. A local historic steamer went down for general repair recently. It's not expected back until next year sometime. But it has like five people working on it, and only a tiny engine shed. Anybody else feel like they were born in the wrong decade?
Yes It seams they had all the great stuff back then, yes I think I was born a decade to late. born the sixties when it should have the fifties.....Tony
just a note there must be a 400 men workshop to make this happen, for all the in-house manufacturing of components, including bolts, nuts,piston rings, pistons and other parts as needed and store them in the workshop for when a expected rebuild is to happen then, to have the in-house special tools to tear-down measure and rebuild the worn parts of the locomotive, then to re-assemble the complete locomotive, test run,and re-certify the locomotive for service....then you look at UP and the 4014---what they are accomplishing is close to a miracle!!
With overhauls like that they must have had very few breakdowns,such a shame all this has gone.Like so many other sites like this it has probably been flattened the ground picked clean and a thousand plasterboard and breeze block shoe boxes built in its place,every scrap of evidence to the sites' and Britain's former industrial might and glory gone forever.Even the great Swindon workshops weren't safe,most of it built upon and a ghastly shopping centre slotted into its interior.
At least they were aesthetically pleasing.Not faceless boxes painted in lurid corporate colours,covered in graffiti with an interior that smells of piss.
One word, America. We have been in thrall to America and poisoned by it. I have no idea why our politicians have been to sycophantic (emphasis on sick). And the population seduced by the material life that has no substance. I too fell for this one. I am recovering.....
It's Oliver actually but don't let little things like facts stand in the way of you making a fool of yourself by bringing your dribbling racism onto a video about engineering.
Amazing that it took only seven days to completely rebuild, and five to repaint. These LMS films are priceless--many thanks for sharing them! What happened? Not America, not the bogeyman, just change, pure and simple. It's what people and their institutions and technology do!
Beautiful pin striping!! A high skill to do right!!
The scheduling system was brilliant as was the workmanship.
12 days. It took 12 days to do what it takes a year to do now. A local historic steamer went down for general repair recently. It's not expected back until next year sometime. But it has like five people working on it, and only a tiny engine shed. Anybody else feel like they were born in the wrong decade?
The best way to measure is man-hours, not days.
Yes It seams they had all the great stuff back then, yes I think I was born a decade to late. born the sixties when it should have the fifties.....Tony
just a note there must be a 400 men workshop to make this happen, for all the in-house manufacturing of components, including bolts, nuts,piston rings, pistons and other parts as needed and store them in the workshop for when a expected rebuild is to happen then, to have the in-house special tools to tear-down measure and rebuild the worn parts of the locomotive, then to re-assemble the complete locomotive, test run,and re-certify the locomotive for service....then you look at UP and the 4014---what they are accomplishing is close to a miracle!!
Is this the engine that was rebuilt in Wasilla, Alaska?
"Officially and in fact". Nice recognition of the potential difference between the official status and the actual.
Brilliant!
I'd still be train spotting if all the engines were steam ,saw Cyprus many times .at 71 I would have to wear my vest and scarf though these days
With overhauls like that they must have had very few breakdowns,such a shame all this has gone.Like so many other sites like this it has probably been flattened the ground picked clean and a thousand plasterboard and breeze block shoe boxes built in its place,every scrap of evidence to the sites' and Britain's former industrial might and glory gone forever.Even the great Swindon workshops weren't safe,most of it built upon and a ghastly shopping centre slotted into its interior.
at least there's the museum about the GWR
How many lives have been saves by a good quality flat cap?
1:55 of video you couldn't add to the first video? what are you looking for? greater view numbers?
Video was uploaded in 2010. Back then there was maximum length limitations. Ten minutes for most users, fifteen minutes for trusted users.
At least they were aesthetically pleasing.Not faceless boxes painted in lurid corporate colours,covered in graffiti with an interior that smells of piss.
The most beautiful machines ever built IMHO, just needs a Stanier tender.
Fantastic peace of british history......sadly only lives now in the preservation sector...!!
I completely agree.
Five days in the shop seems a bit excessive for a black and white paint job.
Mahumoud was praying 6 times a day and Demetrius never showed up, as usual.
Except they were painted red with lining.
One word, America. We have been in thrall to America and poisoned by it. I have no idea why our politicians have been to sycophantic (emphasis on sick). And the population seduced by the material life that has no substance. I too fell for this one. I am recovering.....
25 years of stripping engines day in and day out can get a bit of a drag,,,
Nowadays the number 1 baby name in England is Mahumoud.
It's Oliver actually but don't let little things like facts stand in the way of you making a fool of yourself by bringing your dribbling racism onto a video about engineering.
What happend to the world?! ;) Newer isn`t better sometimes ;)