Onboard for 70 minutes behind the U.K's Most Powerful Steam Locomotive: 71000 Duke of Gloucester * скачать в хорошем качестве

Onboard for 70 minutes behind the U.K's Most Powerful Steam Locomotive: 71000 Duke of Gloucester *

The "Record Breaking" 3rd Sept. 2005 Dalesman. "The Duke" is currently the most powerful U.K. steam locomotive in preservation. We travel North on the West Coast Main Line (WCML) over Grayrigg and Shap, then back over the Settle & Carlisle (S&C) featuring “The Long Drag” to Ais Gill, Ribblehead Viaduct and The Ribble Valley Line before finishing at Crewe, a stunning route in equally stunning weather including a performance not beaten to this day. Re-mastered from the original SD “Letterbox” format you can now view this footage in “Full Screen” and although video quality is not as good as current HD & UHD, this is soon forgotten as you get involved with the action! I have punctuated the presentation with essential information on location (so that those who do not know the route can follow it on a map), also gradients and “comments” of my own! I have included the climb of Shap for continuity, previously published separately with more route information here:    • 71000 Duke of Gloucester Breaks Shap Recor...   . Many things have changed since 2005: Health & Safety Rules have prohibited much of what you see here by controlling access to door windows (what happens at 13:33 is probably an example of why!). Track has been upgraded on the S&C and (thankfully) on The Ribble Valley Line where steady filming back then was almost an impossibility! Housing developments have appeared and line-side infrastructure changed. Some things have not changed: Line-side trespassing took place as with more modern Flying Scotsman tours and of course, the incredible scenery in good weather is as stunning as ever. Notes: 1) The whole presentation represents only 20% of the steam action on the day. 2) The delivery of coal was of very poor quality and contained a lot of dust which was sucked straight up the chimney when working hard, with the effect of producing a lot of black smoke. This is in no way down to poor firing, indeed the exceptional performance achieved was a testament to the outstanding skills demonstrated by all on the footplate. 3) there is one Blooper I'm afraid: I wrongly name Farington Junction as Euxton Junction. Thanks to Olderrover for pointing it out.