Nice selection of engines, especially good to see some of the non passenger vehicles. I have had the privilege of driving number 3 but it is very cramped for larger crew members. I understand that number 10’s cab was enlarged to help this. If I recall my “Railway Adventure”, Rolt says number 3 had to be adapted for the skewed track which in many ways makes number 10 more representative of its original appearance on the Corris. I hope number 10 will drive better - slowing Sir Hayden on the downhill at 10mph with a train behind you on wet rails was “interesting”!
I drove it just over 10 years ago so it was with the “improved”cabin. Sill tight for the crew. But Sir Hayden is a very old lady, nearly 150 years old, and of course strictly an amalgamation of all three original Corris engines. Despite a rocky start - as Rolt says mainly due to the trackbed - she eventually fulfilled the promise he saw back in 1952.
Yes and no. Yes, the original Corris locos featured an opening on the right hand side. Both locos 3 and 4 were modified by the Talyllyn, where buffers were fitted for the first time. Fast forward to the revived Corris and both 7 & 10 normally wear their cabsheets as per their predecessors, but on both, the left hand side panels can be removed as required. Clever lot at Maespoeth, eh?
@TheHoveHeretic indeed but just to clarify basically 7 and 10 have a small pannel on the left hand side that can be mounted to look like how it should be aka closed on 1 side but can have the pannel removed to be used on the talyllyn I don't mean to sound incompetent asking this I'm just a silly american
@thomasparodies9730 correctamundo! Have you seen the Corris's own website? Much on all their fleet, ancient and modern. www.corris.co.uk Less well known (quite undeservedly IMHO), is this superb photographic resource on the Talyllyn is this site by the son of early preservationist Bill Faulkner, for years No.4's regular driver faulkner-talyllyn.com/index.htm
Fantastic video with some great filming locations 😀🏴
Amazing! Beatiuful landcascape, very nice video, greetings 👍🚂👍🚂
Hi thanks this was great to see this gala it’s been a few years since I was there 😊
Nice selection of engines, especially good to see some of the non passenger vehicles. I have had the privilege of driving number 3 but it is very cramped for larger crew members. I understand that number 10’s cab was enlarged to help this. If I recall my “Railway Adventure”, Rolt says number 3 had to be adapted for the skewed track which in many ways makes number 10 more representative of its original appearance on the Corris. I hope number 10 will drive better - slowing Sir Hayden on the downhill at 10mph with a train behind you on wet rails was “interesting”!
I'm assuming you're referring to the larger cab fitted for it's return to service in the 1960s and not the original "built for dwarves".
I drove it just over 10 years ago so it was with the “improved”cabin. Sill tight for the crew. But Sir Hayden is a very old lady, nearly 150 years old, and of course strictly an amalgamation of all three original Corris engines. Despite a rocky start - as Rolt says mainly due to the trackbed - she eventually fulfilled the promise he saw back in 1952.
How is no.10's cab open on both sides? Isn't it open only on 1?
Yes and no. Yes, the original Corris locos featured an opening on the right hand side. Both locos 3 and 4 were modified by the Talyllyn, where buffers were fitted for the first time. Fast forward to the revived Corris and both 7 & 10 normally wear their cabsheets as per their predecessors, but on both, the left hand side panels can be removed as required. Clever lot at Maespoeth, eh?
@TheHoveHeretic indeed but just to clarify basically 7 and 10 have a small pannel on the left hand side that can be mounted to look like how it should be aka closed on 1 side but can have the pannel removed to be used on the talyllyn I don't mean to sound incompetent asking this I'm just a silly american
@thomasparodies9730 correctamundo! Have you seen the Corris's own website? Much on all their fleet, ancient and modern.
www.corris.co.uk
Less well known (quite undeservedly IMHO), is this superb photographic resource on the Talyllyn is this site by the son of early preservationist Bill Faulkner, for years No.4's regular driver
faulkner-talyllyn.com/index.htm
@@thomasparodies9730tried to reply thrice, but posts keep getting deleted for no reason I can fathom.