I was a 16-year apprentice when Leander came to Derby from Barry for resteration. I had to measure and turn all the copper firebox stays, a job I will not forget in a hurry. the screeching of dry cutting them was painful to the ears. I also did the Brass bearings and machined many other moving parts. I guess I was one of the few apprentices that signed up to work on diesel such as Peaks (class 44 / 45) bo-bo's and even the new APT that was designed at Derby and when old George machined the main bogi that was the self steering bit, he comments were, it will never work. How right he was.

@jonathanjeninngs7822

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I was expecting ten or twelve on, but still, what a performance!

Thanks for filming this much appreciated

Those were the days you knew men from the boys,was a fireman for three and a half years.We have chased many trains through the station,and a quarter the way up the bank,the night mails and parcels were worst,but now just memories.

Leander: “I don’t need a Banking Engine. I can do it all by my bloody self.”

The fireman certainly earned his cup of tea!! just the right colour of smoke.. What happened to standing behind the yellow line?? Especially with your back to the traffic.

Nice clip; I'd just watched 71000's one from Saturday and found you! Good work.

I was on this trip with my a Dad, it was an awesome day!👍

Hi, thanks, it was a pretty awesome spectacle !

Was at Vigo 2/3 way up the bank.....the earth shook! Filed away in grey cells as a special memory.....

I remember my father taking me to my local station on that day and I remember seeing Leander easing off power as it came towards a amber signal ahead

I was actually chatting with the driver (Ray Poole) today at an ex BR guys get together, he remembers it well and is still working mainline steam for WCRC..... We doubt that NR would let him chance it today though lol !! I've hammered up the incline a few times with 5X's but never without a banker......

Wow. look at her go. for an old loco her age she is kicking arse

Love the field of banked potatoes at 0.57.

Probably a silly question considering it was only 6 coaches, but did she make it?

@ exbr man in fifties used to borrow leander for holiday trains from manchester those where the days b.r

Well done Mr Stainer, your time at Swindon was not wasted.

All those people waiting for a train. Just to see it, not to get on it. Wouldn't happen with a Pendulino!

"Unassisted" = well, she's only pulling half a train to be fair

@paulcaswell2813

2 ай бұрын

Reminds me of No51 'Blink Bonny' on the South Yorkshireman (a Special) in the early sixties, where speeds well into the 90s were achieved. All very well, but there were only seven 'on'...

i remember chasing her through the station more than once in the fifties.

Hi, thanks, nice one by 71000, think I need to update my camcorder to HD, still using the same old JVC one !

Proper powered up that

Galatea next... she did a good job heading up Boars Head on The Lune Rivers Trust this year with a 13 carriage load on, made probably a similar sound. If you fancy a look, it's on my KZread channel. Nice video!

O. M. G. !

You can hear the effort in its chuffing.

Today there’s a new platform a little further away from the platform where you were at the time

Wow.........

@jez215

5 жыл бұрын

Nigel Terr

I had the pleasure as a fireman firing 45674 Duncan on an excursion up the Lickey