Hello John, I was a locomotive fireman in the 1960s the last decade of steam traction in Western Australia. Just watching your videos takes me back to where I can almost smell the emulsified cylinder oil and feel the life in the machine under me. Some one once said, "if the steam engine was invented today, it would not be allowed". Happily you and your friends bring these wonderful machines alive again. Thank you. Regards M.
What an absolute wonderful event. Thanks for sharing it with us Yanks. I love the steam era machines, and trains etc... It was like stepping back in time.
Super video John - it's great to see the Sentinel back out on the road again. Good to see other steam wagons too. Love that green saddle tank. Looked like a perfect day's weather. What a feast.
I've seen John making parts for these monsters on his lathe, but I have to wonder what tools did they use back then. Did they rely only on casting and hand finishing? Were there mills back then? I'll have to turn to the gargler for this LE: Holy f@ck! lathes date back to 1300 BC (which stands for before chooch I think)
there were machines called scrapers, which are a simpler version of the mill, abom and james kilroy use one in some vids, mills and lathes existed, but yes, they had to design things to use the tooling of the times too, bu casting was an art back then, very accurate castings needing very little sometimes, probably a quick fly cut on a face and some simple holes
Great video John, not just the steam traction engines but seeing how and what they were used for, from in the fields to industry, i think lots have seen them in videos etc but not so much as seeing thier useage in the past.
what great machines, sadly when i was younger i worked in a scrapyard in bolton back in the early 70s, and i think i sent most of the contents of the cotton mills machinery to its doom with my gas axe, some of the parts were salvaged by fred dibnah to repair his collection of steam engines... thanks for the memories john
0:59 turning on your high beams in the Victorian era :D Come to think of it, if you wanted to drive one of these, back in the day first stage of the driving school was just plain train engine mechanic courses. Stage two would have been steering lessons.
Great Vid John, Beamish is a great place, we have visited many times, just gets abit crowded sometimes though, I guess its knowing the right time to be there.
If you ever get over to the UK Beamish is one of those places you just have to visit .... facebook.com/BeamishLivingMuseum/?hc_ref=ARRBExU7rHRl1u6WtH-u0s5-0gFTqjevrudGxcZjKXzHvsR3X0dZVAZSN5UC9kQfgFs
Steam powered road vehicles continued to be produced in Britain until the mid 1930's, so there was much greater refinement of the technology. In the USA, steam powered cars and lorries were largely phased out in the early 20th century because of Americans greater access to petrol.
Lots of great old machines. The steam wagon looks sharp; gold leaf looks great. Do you know what that locomotive is called at the 7:00 mark? Thx. Marty La Verne, CA
Here you go, I like to go through this page and dream. discoverlivesteam.com/ Here are a few more pages, www.realtrains.com/index.html allenmodels.com/ I also have a page where they build scale traction engines and sale them, prices are not to be looked at or enjoyment might be lost.
Loved the video sir. Those old steam powered trucks, tractors, and locomotives are a true sight to behold. Is the TARMAC truck yours personally? Is there a way I can enter your SNNC give away? I'd love to put my name in the bin. Thank you for the videos please keep them coming.
In the old balers, the mechanism that compresses the hay used to be called a "Chinaman." We had a couple of New Holland balers with those compressors. My dad told me that in the early days of baling, there was a guy who would compact the hay before they tied it with twine. After the transcontinental railroad was completed, there were a lot of unemployed Chinese workers who would gladly worker for the farmers. Of course now, the name is politically incorrect.
Hello John, I was a locomotive fireman in the 1960s the last decade of steam traction in Western Australia. Just watching your videos takes me back to where I can almost smell the emulsified cylinder oil and feel the life in the machine under me. Some one once said, "if the steam engine was invented today, it would not be allowed". Happily you and your friends bring these wonderful machines alive again. Thank you. Regards M.
Once you smell the coal & hot oil you are hooked
Great show, no annoying music , or announcer, just the machines at work. Loved it. Thanks.
Thanks for watching
What an absolute wonderful event. Thanks for sharing it with us Yanks. I love the steam era machines, and trains etc... It was like stepping back in time.
Thanks pleased you liked it
Super video John - it's great to see the Sentinel back out on the road again. Good to see other steam wagons too.
Love that green saddle tank.
Looked like a perfect day's weather. What a feast.
It was a great week end
Your best steam show video to date! Lots of variety. Thanks for sharing it with us..
Thanks Fred
Utterly Extraordinary. Leaves an man speechless! Many thanks for sharing!
Hot stuff! Thanks John!
I've seen John making parts for these monsters on his lathe, but I have to wonder what tools did they use back then. Did they rely only on casting and hand finishing? Were there mills back then? I'll have to turn to the gargler for this
LE: Holy f@ck! lathes date back to 1300 BC (which stands for before chooch I think)
there were machines called scrapers, which are a simpler version of the mill, abom and james kilroy use one in some vids, mills and lathes existed, but yes, they had to design things to use the tooling of the times too, bu casting was an art back then, very accurate castings needing very little sometimes, probably a quick fly cut on a face and some simple holes
That could be a nice subject for The Vise #2
Jusb1066 That would be "shaper" as opposed to "scraper" no?
Yes I stand corrected rd
Makes me think of the late Fred Dibnah and his steam engines. Thanks for sharing John.
His son Jack was there all week end
Great video always a good show and a brilliant museum. Looking forward to this years steam show.
I will be there make sure you say hello
What a great show. And the setting perfect too!
Jim
Thank you for the time you spent putting this together; I hope you enjoyed seeing the waggon on the go as much as I did.
It is good to have it running again
Great video John, not just the steam traction engines but seeing how and what they were used for, from in the fields to industry, i think lots have seen them in videos etc but not so much as seeing thier useage in the past.
It is great to see them working
what great machines, sadly when i was younger i worked in a scrapyard in bolton back in the early 70s, and i think i sent most of the contents of the cotton mills machinery to its doom with my gas axe, some of the parts were salvaged by fred dibnah to repair his collection of steam engines... thanks for the memories john
sad to think what has been cut up i am ashamed at some of the cars i have cut up
Great stuff! Many of my uncles and cousins worked the mines in Easington and Seaham. I swam at Marsden and South Shield's beaches when I was a bairn.
Great shame all the mines are now gone for ever
Wow... an amazing show that. Love the steam lorries, they look great fun to drive!
Great video, super fun to watch, thanks so much for sharing it with us!
Great video John. I must make the effort to to get to Beamish it looks like a really cool place.
The gold leaf on Richard's wagon really looks sharp. Thanks for the video.
Terrific, love the Sentinel 8 wheel!
0:59 turning on your high beams in the Victorian era :D
Come to think of it, if you wanted to drive one of these, back in the day first stage of the driving school was just plain train engine mechanic courses. Stage two would have been steering lessons.
Thanks, John! I enjoyed every minute of that video!
Have a good one!
Dave
thanks Dave
Could watch this all day. If only it was 5 times longer...
beamish could probably hire a couple of camera operators and stream it all live, such is the technology these days
Be plenty more this comming season
Some great shots of Sentinels there! Best engines ever!!
What a great video! Well done.
Gutted I missed this at Beamish I would have thought it should of been on at easter weekend
Wow! What a SWEET group of old iron!!! If I every make it to the UK, SCREW London and the other cities. I want to go to a steam show!!
Oh, and Richard's steam wagon looks and sounds AWESOME!
Steam rally on every week end in the summer
I'd love to see this truck in person, wish you would come to suffolk or norfolk...
Great Vid John, Beamish is a great place, we have visited many times, just gets abit crowded sometimes though, I guess its knowing the right time to be there.
If the weather is good it is always very buisy
The trucks are amazing, must have been quite common there. I've never seen any like those manufactured here in the states.....Dave
It isn't a truck it's a lorry.
If you ever get over to the UK Beamish is one of those places you just have to visit ....
facebook.com/BeamishLivingMuseum/?hc_ref=ARRBExU7rHRl1u6WtH-u0s5-0gFTqjevrudGxcZjKXzHvsR3X0dZVAZSN5UC9kQfgFs
It's a Truck to Americans .
Steam powered road vehicles continued to be produced in Britain until the mid 1930's, so there was much greater refinement of the technology. In the USA, steam powered cars and lorries were largely phased out in the early 20th century because of Americans greater access to petrol.
What a great share John , Enjoyed .. Some old iron there man !
Thanks for watching
I loved this look at a great weekend thanks Jon
As always John, a great video!! Hello to everyone!
Watching this video I had the thought do cobblestone or paver lined streets get potholes? Those streets look in better shape than our interstates.
They seem to last very well no fun when they are wet
Lots of great old machines. The steam wagon looks sharp; gold leaf looks great. Do you know what that locomotive is called at the 7:00 mark?
Thx.
Marty
La Verne, CA
Here you go, I like to go through this page and dream. discoverlivesteam.com/ Here are a few more pages, www.realtrains.com/index.html allenmodels.com/ I also have a page where they build scale traction engines and sale them, prices are not to be looked at or enjoyment might be lost.
Pt is a replica of Stephensons "Locomotion"
Thx.
Loved the video sir. Those old steam powered trucks, tractors, and locomotives are a true sight to behold. Is the TARMAC truck yours personally? Is there a way I can enter your SNNC give away? I'd love to put my name in the bin. Thank you for the videos please keep them coming.
Wow. That was some wild stuff. Thanks.
Brilliant thanks John
Awesome. Thank you John. Piano? what - no steam Calliope???
Beamish is friggin awesome!
It is a great place
your video editing is better than ITV great work John
the dg8 and the trains really steal the show for me
the DG8 is always well liked
Fascinating stuff!
Thanks for sharing
Great video John!!!
Great video John
Thanks Mate
Did not see Roy Cropper with his Morris Woody !
got take a trip up there for this
looks very interesting
Where is this? I didn't see a location in the description
Beamish open air musium North East England
In the old balers, the mechanism that compresses the hay used to be called a "Chinaman." We had a couple of New Holland balers with those compressors. My dad told me that in the early days of baling, there was a guy who would compact the hay before they tied it with twine. After the transcontinental railroad was completed, there were a lot of unemployed Chinese workers who would gladly worker for the farmers. Of course now, the name is politically incorrect.
My mom used to use a hit n miss engine to saw on a buzz saw like that, they couldn't afford a traction engine.
I have seen similar at shows
6:45? is train elephant??
Steam Elephant.
Great job,hello from Russia
Great Video! :)
Thanks for watching
My God that's a big truck!
Brilliant 🔩
1:18.. holy crap it's percy
very cool.
Need to clean your lens mate
yes it is hard to keep on top of things
And you look sweet on a bicycle built for two, LOL
Great video John!!!