The US tank engines that conquered Europe - S100 Tank Engines
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- In this video, we take a look at the American tank engines that found their place in the world in Europe
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The intro is proof the S100s are an invasive species
Took the words out of my mouth! :D
Sounds to me that somebody has firebox envy 😂
Why did you call Rosie invasive? she’s Thomas’s surrogate sister
@@thomaswilson5966 exactly if you said that to Rosie‘s face she would be really pissed off
@@kernowpictures2002 What does a fictional pink tank engine have to do with my comment other than her being an S100?
The S100s have everything you want in an engine; their rugged, adaptable, and reliable. I just wish more were in preservation over here in the U.S. I think there are only two.
A grey import pretty much.
We’ve got quite a few that are preserved here in the US, just not many that run.
Because they weren't meant to be used in the U.S. - that's why the majority are still in Europe
@@Unknown_Ooh funny enough is that where where actually originally designed to be built for US purpose’s but when ww2 came around they pushed it into production without thinking. It just so happened that they could run in the UK
Well there are countless 00 scale Bachman models of Rosie
US : ya need a tank that can pretty much do anything?
UK and the Allies : YES!
US : alright here's a Sherman
UK : got anything for railways?
US : S100s here you go
These engines are literally Shermans on rails
@Carol 73 that's pretty much how it went. To bad we don't make them like we used to. Back then everyone had common sense and more freedom but now we have to deal with censorship and political crap. I think this pandemic did all of us a favor and show everyone's true colors but then again it caused everyone's economies to shut down and make everything go up. Times like those I miss where you didn't have to worry about viruses and wearing mask 24/7 and lockdowns.
What about S160s?
@@terrier_productions Anybody knows about liberty ships?
@@Thespectarothat was insanely accurate oh my god
Sherman is a good tank but I perfer the Churchill
And planes
Mosquito all day long
My opinion
Ah yes, the classic case of wartime America making the most modular things in existence
Makes proud to be an American our steam engines
Indeed, In War you have no time for anything else other than something that can get the job done as quickly and as cheaply as possible. I believe the North Yorkshire Moors railway have a couple of war department 2-8-0 style freight engines. No frills at all, just a machine that works. Exactly what we needed at the time. So America, we all thankyou for your massive production powerhouse during the war.
@@justandy333 The victims of Soviet Union may not agree with you. Without the Americans' massive aid to the dictatorship, decades of pain and suffering might have been avoided.
@@VideoDotGoogleDotComand life under the Nazis would be so much better? I refer you to GeneralPlan Ost
@@connormclernon26 The Germans would not have won in the end, and most certainly would not have ruled for as long as the Soviets did. Besides, Germans are good people, as you can see, whereas the Russians have never been anything other than a nuisance for their neighbors. And themselves.
History is written by the victors, which unfortunately affects the attitudes of so many people even today.
Yep, Rosie was certainly one of The Fat Controller's finest purchases.
That success is certainly remarkable given how relatively rarely tank engines were used in the US. Speaking of which, in my home town, there's a saddle tank engine that's a bit of a landmark. But despite looking into the railway it (probably) once belonged to, I can't find any information on its model.
Tank engines being rare in the US? XD that’s like saying that Pacifics are rare in the UK
@@overpoweredsteamproduction513 Really? I'll admit, I'm not well-versed on it. I just figured tank engines would've been in rare use over here considering the distances traveled and the large shunting areas.
@@templar_1138 well, most of our tank engines are just as small as some on the UK. although we do have a few tank engines that are a bit overkill. We have mallet articulated tank engines after all
@@overpoweredsteamproduction513 I believe they are quite rare in the US, but not totally nonexistent. They're not a fixture of yards like they are in Europe/UK, in the US even yard steam engines were typically small tender engines. As well as most operations in the US (even shunting) occurring over greater distances, there was just less need for compactness. This tends to be a trend in the US, pretty much everything is bigger, less emphasis placed on being able to fit into tight spaces. Cars are a great example, or even looking at semi trucks - European have flat-fronted cabs while American trucks typically have a hood out front (more aerodynamic and I believe more comfortable for the driver, but longer wheelbase).
@@quillmaurer6563 that is true, although the production of tank engines in the US was a ratio of 60% of yard switchers being tank engines. The other 40% being the said tender engine’s. Being of either 0-4-0s, 0-6-0s, and even 0-8-0s due to the size of the trains
Edit: to to mention how many of either have operated in preservation. The amount of 0-4-0/0-6-0 tank engines that have ran exceeds that of an tender engines that have ran
This loco also used in Thailand, a few photograph were taken on this tank engine. But this loco do exist in SEA region too, especially Thailand. Which is rare considering that Thai Steam Locos were either from Switzerland or Japan, so seing this American Tank Engine is quite special. There’s also famous loco such as Garrett Steam Locomotive in Thailand too. It now display at HuaHin station. However, it still can build up steam if someone willing to repair it for a bit.
there's also some locos from Java sent for the Japanese war Effort
Hello! Can you please send me the source on the S100 in Thailand, I find it rather fascinating.
(For the Thomas fans.) It's Rosie's basis.
Yup
As well as Kirsty
@@kernowpictures2002 who?
Do not invoke the fandoms name.
We are many, and we are everywhere.
Watching.
Seeing.
Knowing all.
(And idk what the heck I'm doing here beyond being a spooky shadow Thomas Fan XD)
@@BR45723 A fan created character who is the train persona of Welsh British fan of Thomas and friends; Kirsty Wyn Edwards RosietheCutie1995
Isn’t this engine Rosie is based of in Thomas & Friends?
I quite appreciate the inclusion of the stable "Around the World" melody in the background. Love it!
very fitting to use "Around the world" as background music
S100 had a big brother engine called the S160 which was also made by the USATC (United States Army Transportation Corps) during WWII. It had similar success along side it's tank engine counter part but there was a fatal flaw where the engine would catastrophicly have a boiler explosion due to the construction.
(I forgot how but I think it had to do with a design oversight where after a certain ammount of total miles the boiler would severely degrade or something like that).
Still, the S160 was a very successful and reliable locomotive used to haul long distance freight across the UK and Continental Europe and even saw service in Siberia in post war service, and I believe some of them are still in service today.
It just goes to show the S100 and the S160 were the Pinacle of American engineering and quality (albeit with some of it's drawbacks). Too bad us yanks don't make em like we used to.
If memory serves, the explosions were caused by a design flaw which prevented wax plugs in the bottom of the boiler from getting cleaned correctly. Overtime, boiler sludge, lime, and similar debris would coat the wax plugs, rendering them virtually useless. The thing is that these plugs were a last resort measure to prevent an explosion if the engines ran out of water; they would melt and serve as fail-safe that allowed steam to escape without causing a boiler explosion (or at the very least minimizing the damage done).
This problem on its own wouldn't have been catastrophic, except that some of the water gauges provided were defective, and crews would think there was more water than there actually was in the boiler. (I think it was either misreading, bad labeling, or just awkward installation... can't recall for sure which was deemed the main problem.)
@@Dat-Mudkip I think each problem probably compounded the other. The S160s seem to be perfect examples of the best and worst of an adaptable austerity design
I was about to write comment about S160. Some 20 were rented and 60 bought by Czechoslovakia and they served up to 1973 as class 456.1. I believe there were some other classes as well, but AFAIK there were some modifications of boilers done on foreign locomotives that did not met standards of Czechoslovak State Railways.
As well 15 "Liberation" locomotives served at Czechoslovakia as class 459.0
Do not be deterred America, you didn’t rip yourself to shreds in your civil war, make a tank engine more iconic over here than in their country of origin for no reason. America has faced many challenges, your current challenge is to defeat the two party system. Build a party with the versatility of these tank engines and it won’t die.
On a technicality, the majority of the S100s built were done by Vulcan Iron Works (123 units) and H. K. Porter (150 units) FOR the USATC, with another 109 being built by the Davenport Locomotive Works
No way! That's literally the locomotive on display at our station. I'm from Slovenia which was once a part of Yugoslavia as you mentioned.
Jaz tudi
I like how in the background he's playing some cover of "around the world"
3:10 and countless replicas of the class was made for the hit era of Thomas and friends as Rosie (as well as the countless Bachman 00 gauge models)
Well here is little fact, one of those is preserved at Zagreb Railway Museum to stay as static display
Another interesting tank engine IMO is the Hunslet Austerity. Used in active service by the National Coal Board until the 1980s, only really being surplus to requirements when all the collieries closed down.
The prodigious construction of American locos of all sizes and classes is astounding during the war years. Even at home in the USA, they could produce such series as the Big Boy engines and others types.
S100 axle boxes are great for tea breaks, the Brits should be thanking us for giving them a reason to take more tea breaks.
Despite their popularity and effectiveness, these locos are a PAIN IN THE ASS to find for model railways!
Unless you count Rosie
I'm sure I'm not the first one to think this, but the s100 looks like an outside driven, slightly more "bad ass" version of Thomas.
Apparently they replaced the E2s?
When it comes to their performance, I guess you could say…
Everything’s Rosie?
This locomotive appears in Thomas and Friends as Rosie, which means that WW2 *HAD TO HAPPEN* in the Thomas and Friends universe.
She was also the first American locomotive in the *TV* Series
@@DoswarePictures And unfortunately, the only one to have an actual excuse to exist.
They also replaced for the most part, the LBSC E2s and LSWR B4s at Southampton Docks
"Uhh, why is locomotive №1 and №37 in a long distance relationship?"
I went fact checking and got a prompt to buy youtube premium
And some weirdos ship them.
Along with a pair of saddletanks and converted Railmotors (LSWR C14)
@@willowisblack56 I just realized what you mean😂
So basically Thomas and Rosie's siblings in a nutshell.
There are some S100s at the US and some runs on the Scenic railroads like Granite Rock No.10 at Nyle's Canyon.
The locomotive in the thumbnail is preserved in the Netherlands. Dutch state railways never purchased any of this type, but the Oranje Nassau colliery acquired one of the surplus locomotives from the USATC, the locomotive was stationed at Heerlen in SE Netherlands.
It underwent some modifications on rod bearings and boiler to make things more reliable and to bring the boiler up to Dutch steam code. It was in service for the colliery until the late 1960s.
The museum railway of Goes-Borsele bought the locomotive and returned it to service in 1980, since then it has been out of service a couple of times for revision and renewal of the boiler certificate. The boiler itself was replaced with a new one in 2012.
Between late 1944 and august 1945 the S160 did also service in the same region (depots Heerlen and Maastricht) but these were operated by USATC personnel, when they left in august 1945 they took these locomotives with them and the WD 2-8-0 and 2-10-0 would take over when Dutch railways resumed their operations.
On the subject of the "copy" variant of the S100, two of the Yugoslavian builds, were actually brought to the UK and modified into a actual S100 variant and numbered 30075 and 30076. At the present moment, is based at the North Dorset Railway and 30076 has yet to be converted.
Rosie = S100
S100 = adaptable anywhere (besides snow but)
Conclusion:
Rosie (chad S100) > Thomas (virgin e2
The Polish TKh-Ferrum that you've erroneously shown as based on the S100 is actually a postwar copy/derivative of a pre-war Polish design called the TKh29, from 1929. I don't want to post links not get flagged as spam, but you can look it up. This is a pet peeve of mine as someone who works on one of these locomotives, for some reason brits often see it as an S100 derivative, and it irritates me to no end.
Yay Rosie gets some love. Although it kinda sucks that they replace the LBSCR E2.
They didn’t replace the E2’s. They worked together at the Southampton Docks. The E2’s had a higher coal capacity I believe while the S100’s Navigated the tighter turns around the docks. BOTH Classes of Engines were replaced by BR Class 07’s.
@@Toadisboss ah I see
Some of my favorite tank engines of all time. I have a big interest in Army locomotives. This video is top of my list from Train of thought.
I love this video as it answers my biggest question. Watching your video on Thomas the Tank Engine and other similar videos left me confused as to if the USA tanks were American machines in Britain or British machines named after America.
I've been looking into that lately, as I got inspired to watch the show for a bit recently. All of the engines in that TV show are directly based on specific British engine models that actually existed. I'm actually quite impressed with the dedication they had to mimicking real engines exactly.
I can actually imagine, if there there were a Thomas and Friends series that takes place in America, this engine would be a lock for Thomas's basis.
Strasburg Rail Road should've used one of these for their Day Out With Thomas event instead of BEDT 15. BEDT 15 would look better as a Percy replica.
That's Rosie's
@@vehicleandanimalcrossovers I know.
@@BAKU2K2 albeit it would’ve made for a perfect Rosie.
Truly, these were Really Useful Engines!
Just like Thomas the e2 and Rosie the s100 tank engine
@@angelasquire1637i dont think the e2 was really useful
@Percy6448 well if they were modified like Thomas but unfortunately we'll never know because all of the E2's were scrapped
@@angelasquire1637 yep I just wish one e2 was still peserved for day out with Thomas.
Since no one's mentioning it. And cause I know Thomas fans watch this channel. The s100 is the basis for Rosie. Making her one of the very few US designs in the show.
The one on the thumbnail is currently steaming in my area. Goes-Borssele Netherlands.
no tender , no articulation ... these are my favorite type of steam locomotives
I've never seen a tank engine like this, it's like an American locomotive was shrunk down to a tank engine. I love it!!
Around the World is pretty fitting for this video, nice music choice lol
0:15 Fun fact .This steam engine is Polish . It is Kp4 loco still in service on forest railway in Bieszczady. The railway is located near Poland's Ukraine's an Slovakia's borders touching point.
On British rail their class was renamed the USA class nicknamed dock tanks by rail staff
At least one of the Yugoslav clones is still in use on an industrial railway in Bosnia. Those particular copies are almost identical to the original S100 (to the point where Yugoslav State Railways designated them both as the same class JZ 62) save for some minor changes to make it easier to produce locally. A few of the Yugoslav ones have also been sent to the UK as they're easier to come by than wartime originals but maintain the S100's reliability and appearance. The S100 really does epitomize American WW2 gear: versatile, dependable, and sent absolutely everywhere.
I found your puffing noises for your intro, you clever man! The whistle and heavy puffing of the Southern Railways, Merchant Navy Class from nonother than the movie "Titfield Thunderbolt".
I grew up in the Sacramento area, so Granite Rock 10 holds a special place in my heart.
daft punk's "around the world" is quite the fitting soundtrack for an engine that did get around the world
This show is that America knows how to build locomotives they're fast beautiful And they can get the job done
Also there is a rumor going around that an E7 Atlantic aka 7002 beat mallard speed record before the mallard was even built
I had the privilege of working on the granite rock 10 at the california state railroad museum back in the early 2010s. Such a small neat locomotive.
When it is coupled up to American loading gauge rolling stock you can see the vast difference between loading gauges of the US and UK.
That’s awesome. I live pretty near their quarry and pick up material a lot and it’s super neat to see the locomotive converted to remote control filling train cars, most likely like number 10 did!
the widespread success of the S100's is a bit of a miracle considering their drawings allegedly were conceived by one man with little experience designing engines, and were not checked over or revised before entering production.
This is a little bit of a hearsay story, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was the case, considering the US's aversion to tank engines
Was probably shown a photo of a European tank engine and told to build one. The dimensions, proportions, and configuration are like a European tank engine, while the running gear and cab controls are like typical American locomotives (most European tank engines had internal valve gear or even internal cylinders).
You're right when you say they thrived everywhere. They're in games now! Including scrap mechanic, brick rigs, and derail valley!
And that's why the s100 is my favorite tank engine.
It makes sense they're so adaptable though. Think about it, it's meant to be a wartime aid engine. I.E. There's no predictability "where" it will be in the slightest. So a competent engineer looked at that factor and knew the engine HAD TO BE as adaptable as possible.
The S100 is amazing!
Rosie definitely agrees with you considering she is one
i always loved US locos in european service. im part of a society in Switzerland and we run a 2-8-2 US Light Mikado :)
It took me until the outro to realize you'd given this a version of daft punk's around the world.
Excellent choice
It's not known well in the West but how about the Russian E class, the most produced steam locomotive of all time?
*reads Russian E*
Rush E anyone?
@@roadtrain_ 😑
@@roadtrain_ 😐
Now do the US army s160s. They are much more interesting than many would think. There’s even a type two s160 in Chattanooga Tennessee, and it’s the only one of its class. It’s slightly different from the standard design. The type 2 s160 had larger diameter boiler than the type 1 s160. It also excluded the dome casing that the standard version had between the steam and sand dome.
During the war, US engineers followed the KISS principle: Keep it Simple, Stupid. It was a good practice.
Recently did my own video on these, lovely little engines, especially the bark of their exhaust beat, one of the best I know
An underrated part of this channel is the subtle music choices.
Took me a while to clock, then identify, the song in the background being Around the World - Daft Punk.
Great touch with the music choice haha!
Remember me? We met at Chris' screening event :D
could you maybe review the small miniature trains that worked during world war 1 i always thought they were kind of cute and interesting its cool how such small engines made such a impact .
ToT literally used the prrfect song for this theme.
"Around The World" from the album Homework by Daft Punk.
Fine machines! Spoke to a heritage line driver once who said that once he’d gotten used to it, a Southern example he once worked on was one of his favourites. Didn’t know so many had been preserved across their different nations, must be one of the most preserved steam designs!
Loved the video as always. The daft punk cover music was perfect
Fun fact the Yugoslavian knock off engines are still in service in Bosnia at several diffrent coal mines across the country.
Commonly known in the UK as 'The USA Tanks' or 'The Southern USA Class'.They were also nicknamed 'Yank Tanks' by SR staff. Six of them can be found in preservation on British heritage railways.
30064 Bluebell Railway - (left in 2022 being restored by private owner)
30065 Kent and East Sussex Railway - (Under overhaul)
30070 Kent and East Sussex Railway - (Operational)
30072 Ribble Steam Railway - (Undergoing major boiler repairs)
*30075 (formerly 62-669 built 1960- (Undergoing overhaul) Shillingstone Rly
*30076 (formerly 62-521 built 1954- Stored) Shillingstone Rly
[* Yugoslavian built]
I like to call them Yankie Tankies
Me is from Southampton so I like seeing these lil beasts
I never knew we had tank engines like this. I also I never knew they were sent across the pond being used and still having them around
These guys put the TANK in tank engine.
A very versatile class for all countries indeed
That outro is amazing and so fitting
amazing locomotive
Showing the amazing ability of the US manufacturing base. You can almost see into FDR's office with this one. 'Okay, Kaiser is going to build 100 escort carriers. How many locomotives, freight cars, miles of railroad track, and thousands of sleepers will we need in Europe? And the far East? Have somebody check into the gauge of the Japanese railways cause we are going to have to rebuild those after we bomb out everything they have now. 'Make sure an adequate supply of freighters are designed able to carry locomotives and have them ready by mid 44 and we need to whip up a couple hundred for the soviets'. It is really neat how they manage to run the logistics system. It always seems that people are going on about supply difficulties or shortages of this or that thing. In reality, none of the axis powers had any real idea of the huge machine that was coming down on them and if they had they probably would have quit.
I do like the choice of "Around the word" for the music
@Train Of Thought I’d like to see a video where you are talking about Australia’s iconic steam engine called ‘Newcastle Flyer’ 3801, if you haven’t done so already.
Also just got added to Derail Valley a train sim dope to see this in my recommendations finally lol
....was that an Around the World remix playing? This channel is the best 😂
Rosie was the really useful Engine.
The use of an “Around the World” remix is a nice touch
these would be good in towns to transport tourists on tram lines
I would argue that it exactly fits the bill. It was designed to do what it was designed to do and it did it very well.
Is the background music “around the world” 😂
"Around the world" at the end of the video was a nice touch! XD
Nice photo of the 4389 “Enter” from the SGB in the Netherlands
the best american locomotive period
big boy eat your heart out.
In Croatian🇭🇷 (where I live) there is one S100 and nother on I know is in Bosna and Hercogovina🇧🇦
1:40 Cool , Beautiful, Elegant, Awsome Steam Engine
I love this one because here the United States has gifted the world our own locomotives that where pretty useful engines! The S100s and the S160s are two of my favorites as they were built in wartime and where distributed all over the world once the war was over.
I Like Tank Engines Thay Are Awesome
Nice cover of Daft Punk's 'Around the World' for background music! I approve 😄👌
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Can you tell us what cover you specifically used??
Always love your content. Another great video.
Very cheeky use of "Around the World" by Daft Punk
These are strangely adorable with their clearly American style construction, yet having European style features
It's also worth to note that (I think) one is working at a colliery in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Awesome video!
Has anyone noticed the background music being a midi cover of Around the World?
And their simple rustic design made them the darling of model railway makers like in France the JeP or Hornby H0 rendition of the SNCF 030 TU and TX...
Heh. The Around The World bit for the credits was a nice touch.
You need to make a Discord server for your Community :D
A very fascinating locomotive in my opinion.