How The Steam Train Changed The World | Full Steam Ahead | Absolute History
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- The introduction of steam railways in the early 19th century changed Britain in a way no one could have predicted. This episode explores how they created a domestic revolution, changing the way we lived, from the houses we lived in to the food we ate.
In the middle of winter, the team arrive in Snowdonia to find out how millions of tons of slate were moved down the mountain. This is the slate that covers roofs in every corner of the country, and all of it was moved by rail.
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Coal fired steamship Titanic
I'm damn sick of paying TH-cam to remove ads only to have you shitheads packing all your videos with ads! Stop!
What is your day today 💓😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
"Netflix for history" is a poor endorsement in this day and age...
@@infledermaus What ads ?
I'm german, living in France. I can watch docu's in 3 languages. But the french and german ones just aren't like what the Brits have to offer. Lots of knowledge yet hugely entertaining. Awesome presenters and teams with superb chemistry wherever I look. Thanks folks this is pure gold.
I'm German as well, and I very much agree. The Brits know how to film things properly in an entertaining, interesting way. Germans...only rarely.
Right. My german is 4th grade but fluent in spanish french italian portuguese and english and agree. Brit docs are the best. By far.
Man darf aber auch nicht den langweiligen Ausdruck vergessen, den die Deutschen bei Dokus an sich haben.
@@Vixen1525 absolutely... if it's education, it must be boring. I spotted the lady in red, she does nothing but laugh, but it gives the documentation a nice hue.
40:20 for a lady named Ruth, those aren't plain 🤭
Ruth, Peter, Tom, and Alex spend a full calendar year living as a steam locomotive?
experiencing what it really was like to be made of cast iron and be fed with burning coal in the eigtheen hundreds.
LOL
Ruth, Peter and Alex are the best team ever! such nice chemistry between them!
I concur.
I personally hate change.
I'm excited to find another series with this team. I've seen the Castle, Green Valley, Tudor, Victorian, Edwardian and Wartime series but I didn't know about this one until today.
This is a great way to see history in action. This is especially fun because Ruth used to work for British Rail before becoming a historian/presenter.
@@pattierotondo1108 I'm in the same place as you were 7 months ago. I've devoured all of the series except this one. Everything I"m seeing says this is it, unfortunately. I'll cherish it!
As a railroad engineer myself, this is quite fascinating. I'm so used to diesel-electric powerhouses at 4400 horsepower each that it's easy to forget the origins.
My grandfather worked the rails back late 19th into the 20th century (yeah, I'm old) so I'm getting a kick out of listening to this.
@@micheal49
I'm old.
Infinite torque baby
Me too, i thought it was very cute when they said "each empty coal train can weigh over 50t" thats not even half of one of our locos
I just love the show. The cast really works very well together. They always seem to find new and very interesting things.
Ruth, Alex and Peter have done 4 or 5 series together BBC made all of them originally in the early 2000s up to 2012 I think. The original one is called Tales from Green Valley. And there's also the Victorian Pharmacy one where it's Ruth's and two other presenters. Ruth's and Peter also have a co-host named Tom that was around for some of the series when Alex couldn't be. Tales from Green Valley ,Tudor Farm, tutor Monastery Farm, Victorian Pharmacy, Victorian Farm & wartime Farm which covers British farming during World War II. Those are the ones I know about at least
angel whispers Thank you so much!!! I’m going to find them!!!
@@kensiess7082 oh I completely forgot the Edwardian farm series !!! That one is Ruth, Alex and Peter as well
@@angelwhispers2060 They also did Victorian Farm and Edwardian Farm. Both are excellent. I really like the Victorian Farm series and Tales from the Green Valley. Alex hurt his back at some point and was unable to do a couple series. Glad to see there are so many fans of these series!
The team behind this is doing such a great job. I think they also did Edwardian Farm, which I can highly recommend. Both shows are doing a great job at showing life during those times from a variety of angles. I especially love Ruth's parts in how the simple day to day life like cooking and laundry have changed. It's something that other shows often overlook
Damn Ruth was stamping out that fire and had her lightly gloved hand on the barbed wire at the same time. 😂 She truly isn't afraid of anything lmaooo
She's just awesome! She gives us women, alot to be proud of!!! 💪👩🦰❣👍
This made to want to listen to Genesis' "Driving the Last Spike." Great song about the men who built these roads.
She was afraid of crossbows and eels, and I found that to be oddly cute and humanizing!
Such a good group of historians. Truly watching them all together. 10 different shows I think. Still not enough. Need more of them.
I'm loving this. As an engineering student who was obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine as a child and who still has a fascination for trains of all shapes and sizes, this actually brought me to tears. I love the fact that they don't just talk about the mechanical aspect of trains but rather talk about their profound societal, cultural and historical impacts. This considerably broadens the audience. You've also got to love that the narrators got their hands dirty during the filming of this documentary.
I have such a crush on Peter Ginn lol
Me too! He's so sweet and handsome. 😘❤️
Same 😂
Too bad he's married 😂😂
Yep.
Like 🐄 eyes. Wet, black and gentle
He is quite cute.
Those slate roofs look absolutely beautiful. There's just something so special about natural materials
Ab-so-lu-te-ly awe-some!
When I was a small boy Germany phase out the last steam trains but I still remember walking over a railway bridge with my mother when a steam train came and all of a sudden we were surrounded by the steam of a steam train. I loved it.
Exactly. I used to take walks with my grandfather and I loved to stop on the bridge overpassing the tracks when the loco came by and you would see the smoke stop on one side and then start up again on the other and then you'd smell the coal. When those newfangled Diesels came out (V200) I remember thinking "wtf?"
@@natehill8069 My grandfather was too old at that time already and ill but he indeed was a train driver himself and told me a bit of his work. It was a very hard work.
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Only the British can make these types of documentaries. Informative and at the same time entertaining. And the characters on the show are superb. Thank you, folks.
Ruth's like "oh, a fire, it's a bit of a bother eh?" I don't know, she acts like she's been through the war and everything else won't phase her
Wonderful! Love Ruth, Peter, Tom, Alex!! They're all great. This is the only series of theirs I haven't seen yet. So excited
Same here. Is there an episode 2 yet?
NOT ALEX! 👎👎👎
@@diananievesavellanet Hi Diana, why do you say that? Have I missed something?
This one is my favorite next to. Tales of the Green Valley.
In 1976. I traveled with fellow students for three months all over eastern Europe by mostly steam engines. It left a gritty substance on your skin and clothing. East Germany, through Checkpoint Charlie from east to west, Poland, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Czech. Romania, USSR, Finland, Sweden and Denmark. A great adventure!
Luckeeeeeee!
- Napoleon Dynamite
I was just thinking about these 3 yesterday and thinking of bingeing all their farms series AGAIN. Now I have this!!!! 😃
"Meat and a two veg dinner" . That's a proper railway dinner.
That explains a great deal of my grandmother's cooking and recepies; her parents were imigrants to the US. And they brought their cook book with them, which she tried to teach to all three of her son's, as well as as many of us grand kids as she demeed capable.
So now I know why I love roast beef and potatoes and carrots....
Everytime I watch this after mainlining the farming series, I'm weirdly surprised that Ruth has legs because I'm so used to the long dresses/skirts.
LOL
You need to make a Ruth, Peter, Tom, Alex playlist, and a everything else playlist. I'm only interested in the first of the couple :D
good point. I subscribe to your idea :)
Ruth and Peter? That one with that Tom boy was too different for me. I don't like change.
I adore their enthusiasm, especially Ruth's, but it is so weird not to see the team in period clothing!
I love the living museums . So interesting to see how people lived at that time.
Don't know why, but those 3 reminds me of the Mythbusters.
the calmer, more serious version of them. I guess they are British...
@@Gabrong No excitement please, we're British!
@@natehill8069 It dosen't have to be all action and explosions to be exciting.
They sort-of are. Busting history myths instead of science ones.
I am excited to see a new series (to me, at least)! My friends think I am weird for loving so many British shows (I am American), but I have loved British books and TV shows and movies from when I was in grade school. I am a patriotic American, but I can't imagine life without British shows, books, and humor.
Top empire
Almost seems like you are ashamed of enjoying something not American... ;-)
It is always a good thing to broaden one's horizon.
@@matt47110815 Not ashamed at all, but some people do not understand.
Catherine Reed I’m the same and I’m Australian. I love their insatiable thirst for knowledge
@@dahliathereader2872 I always love to learn :)
I love Ruth, Alex, and Peter. So happy I found this. I already love it. Thank you.
Looking forward to this series, great subject matter and crew!
Not really much on steam engines I could find. I came in here with low expectations and you just blew me out of my mind. Wonderful documentary
This is absolutely fantastic; great attention to detail, great chemistry, everything. The passion with which these people teach you about all these details, focusing on how these changes impacted people of that time is just fascinating. This is why I love history
I like how they always end the episode with a meal :P
yep. I noticed that, too and I like it, as well
What a great watch, the 3 presenters really work well together, keep up the good work, dam, now I want roast beef, I wonder if it can be done in a slow cooker ?.
Well yes and no, but try this:
Next time you have your chargrill up for a meal, throw on a roast to use up the last heat. Then pop it on the crock pot. 😚
@@lindapolle1665 Thanks, I thought it might be something like that.
If you have watched any of their other series then you definitely should! Tales from the Green Valley was where it all started. They also did Victorian Farm, Edwardian Farm and wartime farm. Ruth and Peter are also in Tudor Monastery farm and Secrets of the Castle. Highly recommend all of them!
I've put a roast beef in a slow cooker on low heat for eight hours, it's as soft as butter and quite full of flavor. Just remember to place it in there with the fat cap on top of the meat and potatoes and carrots around it. Beef broth for moisture and onion slices spread over the whole of it. If your beef doesn't have much of a fat cap, half a stick to a full stick of butter on top of it will add tenderness and flavor as it melts into the meat.
If only I could have a job like these guys. Peter and Alex, old time friends doing together what they like...
Wonderful to see these three again.
Thanks, Absolute History. I really enjoy shows with the trio Goodman, Langlands and Ginn :)
They paid for the licensing rights to rebroadcast it. There are several channels that do this. You could do the same thing if you wanted to spend the money.
I'll have to say this is one of the best series I've ever watched they seem to actually enjoy making these videos. And all the uploads are packed full of knowledge it's a real treat to watch. Thanks for uploading them and I look forward to further uploads.
Oh my goodness a new series!!! I love this trio
I love these three historians. Can’t wait for ep 2.
If youre wanting a horse to walk in the track, youll need to build the track for horses feet! Having those ties and gravel must drive Tickle ab mad!
For real! She really tried hard to make it work though. You could see her concentrate closely to step between.
It had been, but when they replaced her with the little red engine, the design was modified. I wish they had a section rebuilt to the way it had been, to see the difference.
"This is an original candle from the 1800's .
"It's been burning a long time "
Nice documentary and humorous narrative . I love trains.
Damn it! I’m still catching up on old episodes. Binge watching tonight to catch up!
Still tripped up Ruth is not in historic attire, I can see why, but so used to her participating in these historical activities in matching attire lol.
9:37 - "It could break... Tickle's legs. 🙂"
🤣🤣🤣 That delivery!
In the late 1930s/early 1940s, my mother spent a summer working at a summer camp in the Hudson Valley in New York. The dining hall was a screened-in building not far from the railroad tracks. When they set the tables for meals, they would put the plates upside-down in case a train went by. That way, when meals were served, the diners only had to turn their plates right-side-up, and they had a clean plate to use.
Here in the United States slate was used for sidewalks instead of roofs in many places. Some villages still have slate tiles in places where they have not been broken by the uplifting of tree roots or modern plumbing work. And they are slippery. As a person who used to use a walking stick (and moved onto a cane) I can personally attest to this with my knees and face. Of course here in New York the tiles were either local or transported along the Erie Canal before the rails. The village where I lived for a while would not exist if it were not for the Canal and the railroads are in part responsible for its continued existence.
OhMyGoodness seeing Ruth wear a mini dress is shocking! I love it, u go girl!
I love that oh so distinctive English countryside, where you can almost see knights on horses and hear the clash of steel swords. Country for the imaginitive!!
Why is this not allowed to be watched in the UK? The very people who live there can't watch it.
I love everything in this channel. Can't wait for EP2, I'll watch some medieval videos in the meantime. Sipping my gin and tonic, living in a small town in Guangdong China by the ocean, originally from Canada, parents from the USSR, watching TH-cam about the industrial revolution in England. And there's the video on How Sloe Gin Was Made in 1910 | Edwardian Farm in the recommendations to the right... I just looked up Sloe Gin an hour ago on google, what a coincidence.
Oh my goodness! This is wonderful. I just finished watching Wartime Farm (for the second time) and in the process of trying to find something equally interesting, I found this series. Thank you, Absolute History.
Give Shane a hug from me.. what he does truly honors his ancestors. ❤️😭
Alex to Peter: Come on old dear. Lol I love those two together.
Ruth up for anything with enthusiasm, I love all the series done by this great group..
She certainly is a bundle of enthusiasm and energy. I loved seeing her in all the various "Farm" series. She really is a moodmaker and so incredibly knowledgeable.
I think she must have had a particularly great time filming "Full Steam Ahead". She used to work for British Rail after all.
Utterly enjoyable, what a fantastic journey through the history of the railway in the UK.
These are the best history programs. Almost as good as having this for a job! Any job openings for this Yank?
Fascinating. Would love that slate train ride down to the port. Well done team.
these three have done so many different amazing things all across time
Why the bloody hell are these videos so damn underrated
This one seems very interesting 😆 love the team.
Well Done ! You People Make Some Of The Best Historical Vids , From An Old Colonial. Thank You.
I thought this series was only going to be about trains but then I saw Ruth start cooking I was so happy there is more to this episode than I thought. The English hands down do the best documentaries.
I'm so jealous of Ruth. I'd love the opportunity to be shown how to drive a steam engine.
Hi Robyn: Well, if you live in the USA (or can travel there eventually) and have about $900 US of spare cash to invest in the project you can be shown how to drive a steam locomotive and then do so (under close supervision) up and down the main line from East Ely to Keystone Nevada and return - a distance of about 14 miles. You can find the details here: www.nnry.com/pages/engineer.php (Note that doing this does not qualify you as a steam locomotive engineer. That would take many hundreds of hours of apprenticeship starting as a brakeman and working up though being a student fireman, fireman, and then student engineer. If your interest in steam railroading is deep and you have the time and money to commit to the project you may be able to do this at the NNRY, but it would take you at least a couple of years.)
A friend of mine and I went to East Ely in 2017 for their "Railroad Reality Week" ( www.nnry.com/pages/realityweek.php ) where they teach you about many aspects of railroading and then cycle you through experiences in track work and inspection, locomotive maintenance and repair in the shop, and train operations including operating a diesel locomotive, coupling and uncoupling cars and so on. It was a fascinating experience. Ray and I enjoyed it so much that we have returned for a couple of weeks each year since then as volunteers working in the shop maintaining, repairing, and restoring steam locomotives and also shop equipment.
The place is called the "Nevada Northern Railway Museum". The word "Museum" makes you think of static displays under glass but this place is is what I call a "Living Museum" where much of the equipment actually works and is used regularly. As the railway president once said to me "We aren't playing with trains here... We are running a railroad!" Equipment that is not currently operable is slated for future restoration when money and manpower are available. It is also a "tourist railroad" where you can take the train ride and visit the museum grounds for the day as a tourist if you don't have the time or interest to get more deeply involved. If you visit the locomotive shop as a tourist and are lucky you may be able to get a 1 on 1 tour of a steam locomotive cab with an explanation of all the controls and have your questions answered. I have given quite a few such tours to people who wanted to learn more about steam locomotives and how they work.
By the way, I don't speak officially for the NNRY. I am just a person who has gone there and enjoyed the experience enough to go back repeatedly. They are a bunch of friendly folk who welcomed us, especially after they found out that we didn't mind hard work and getting dirty. Wish I could post the photo here that the railway president took just after we had climbed out of the pit after fixing the brakes on one of the steam locomotives. We looked like something the cat would not even bother to drag home. Ray's wife said "...and you want to go BACK???" I guess she doesn't understand...
This is fascinating stuff. Thanks for posting this series.
Great find of a channel, thank you for quality work.
Ruth is such a wonderful woman. She would put a smile on my face countless times every day if she was my wife. So full of life and energy.
I found this from the comments section in tudor monastery farm, thank you thank you !! My weekend sorted 😎
Music's much better in this one!! thank you!!
Love these videos! Especially, seeing Ruth & Peter! 👍👍👍
Wonderful, I love these 3 together...🤗
Video is really fun and educational to watch. Thank you. Plus all of you had a blast making this video. My wife has model trains from her dad in 70s and 80s before he passed. Her dad was a locomotive engineer. He travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific and in return.
It never occurred to me that coal meant more house cleaning, more laundry, shorter lifespan of cookware... I knew it was dirty and smelly, I've been to cities (in Poland) were firing with coal was the norm, but I've never really lived the life.
@jane lam I've read a novel about a young man who picked his nose after a train journey. The disgusting boogers were described in great detail. Hahaha!
It's hard to imagine a short lifespan for cookware, I have all cast iron pans, just to think they'll last only 20 years instead of 400 years...
It is a fantastic and beautiful documentary that allow us to do jump in the past !!
Great content but like all good TH-cam channels TH-cam ruins it with endless ads
Charming, absolutely charming!
I love anything that these three are starring in!! Thanks for bringing them back~
What a fantastic show! These Absolute History shows are the best ever! The background music is normally too loud, not in this episode.
My granddad lost two fingers making the dishes for the carbide headlamps. The steam hammer had a skip he didn't know about.
Itd come down, stamp the dish, take it from the die with two fingers, put in a new blank. Then you'd hit the pedal to stamp a new one. But sometimes the damn hammer wouldn't catch, itd come with a double hit.
I'm no trainspotter, but if I knew this was Ruth, Peter and Alex, I'd have started watching a lot sooner.
Love these People! They bring such a fabulous view on things. And the Experience it gives them must be phenomenal.
That downhill slate ride looked a little hairy
I love the shit out of this series, it's not patronising towards railway enthusiasts as well.
Absolutely loving this series!
Amazing content! Really interesting topic.
that train ride was super scary looking
I love these three and their documentaries! The immersive experience is new and interesting. I've seen several of their series, and I hope more will come out. In this episode, I couldn't get past Ruth's very short dress. Does anyone else have an opinion on this? I feel like we would not have seen the mini skirt until around 1955. Does she ever address the outfit choice? Someone help me understand!
Some outfits yes. In this case, Victorian Corsets were probably too difficult to fit and make feel appropriate for television, seeing as they have to be made bespoke and be broken in in order to do half the things Ruth did.
I like this series... especially on Britten's railway history.
Awesome! So interesting! Thank you! :)
Wonderfulyou’ve done it again another series im hooked on i wish i could live their for a year as well...the victorian farm or Edwardian farm
love these type of series with these 3 people!
Our coal mine used the loaded wagon's mass to draw the empty up. The Stockton Darlington line was proposed to have steam winch drawn cable. Steem traction was not yet viable. Competition made it a success.
These videos are absolutely great
What an excellent documentary!
This team and their contagious enthusiasm could have me engaged in watching yeast activate, I swear...
This was very fascinating and fun
Great video!
A fine episode !!
I like this woman's enthusiasm.
I absolutely love, love steam engines. Seeing them run again is truly a sight to behold
"C'mon Old man,c'mon y'old dear..." 🤣🤣🤣
I absolutely adore these three hosts. Couldn't have made a better choice!
Ruth can do anything .. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Railways 'laid bare' from birth, construction to 'modernish' travel - A truly brilliant series by these three dauntless travellers...WATCH IT.....THAT'S AN ORDER.......and you won't be sorry.....