Sorry to say, but on Shap that engine is doing very little work at all, it most certainly is not thundering. One cylinder-cock is stuck full open, and the smoke is hardly clearing the boiler, proving that the regulator is nowhere near full open. That is a sick engine, desperately in need of some TLC. Good film though.
TLC? I think most people's idea of 'tender loving care' these days is an OTA [over the air] update for their bloomin' EV's battery management computer.🙄
I know almost nowt about operating steam engines, but I do know a bit of good video when I see it. Thanks for the upload! 🙂
Shap is quite a climb !
Tangmere doing what Tangmere is famous for......
Sorry to say, but on Shap that engine is doing very little work at all, it most certainly is not thundering. One cylinder-cock is stuck full open, and the smoke is hardly clearing the boiler, proving that the regulator is nowhere near full open. That is a sick engine, desperately in need of some TLC. Good film though.
TLC? I think most people's idea of 'tender loving care' these days is an OTA [over the air] update for their bloomin' EV's battery management computer.🙄