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@katzenwagen.6799.o

Жыл бұрын

I just joined your server

@pineapplemaan9

10 ай бұрын

Me to😊

As of today, they are 41.3% complete and estimate they'll be done in 2030. They already have the boiler and cab done so it's looking like the project will be successful.

@jimmythatguy

Жыл бұрын

they have an entire tender already ,and they have started work on the frame, it wont be built as a single piece. its a whole bunch of pieces because obviously its way to hard to make a single cast now.

@WinterroSP

Жыл бұрын

@@jimmythatguy​​⁠ thats one reason yes, but the primary reason for the split frame is so it can traverse curves better. That long of a rigid frame causes a lot of stress on the metal, having a bigger chance on cracks in the frame. Wich is a death sentence for the loco if not found early.

@michaelfedora5630

Жыл бұрын

Excellent video nice to hear about this

@aaron-prime117

Жыл бұрын

People said it would take a decade to restore the 3985 if she was done under Union Pacific and she’s already close to the point of getting her boiler sandblasted. I get the facts about rebuilding this kind of locomotive heck I bet it probably would be the same way if a brand new big boy was to be rebuilt from scratch except the build an engine like that would probably take all the way to 2040. It’s still gonna be great to see one of the toughest streamliners return again

@DerNeueFoerderator

11 ай бұрын

The project will be completed and fail. Why? Because to build a locomotive lacks the expertise to do that today. So if the reach to build it the mostly will have all the baby problems with it that was on solvable with experience but that experience is lost because death of the people with knowledge.

England did the same thing when they rebuild a member of the then extinct A1 peppercorn class and gave it the name "Tornado"

@kupferbergbahn7952

Жыл бұрын

And the same folks are doing it again and have a third project to begin once the P2 is complete. I think it's safe to say that the T1 Trust were definitely inspired by Tornado.

@danielbatty1143

Жыл бұрын

Also in the process of building a 3rd one ontop of Tornado and Prine of Wales

@trainskitsetc

Жыл бұрын

Planet, the later replica of rocket, the replica iron duke... the idea was already old hat by the time tornado even started frankly. They just made a bigger faster replica. The history of replicas of lost locos goes like 3/4 of the history of locomotives. 😂 pretty much the second someone scrapped one to begin with someone else was thinking and doing the replica thing.

@THE_flushingtoilet

Жыл бұрын

*rebuilt

@trainskitsetc

Жыл бұрын

@@THE_flushingtoilet *built, tornado isn't actually an A1, nor is it a replca really, the whole thing is completely different spec to any A1 the LNER built. Not least because the LNER had it's own set of lost or unknown metallurgical standards for materials used that were not replicated in Tornado, instead modern readily available material specifications were evaluated and used. Also the construction methods diverge significantly in places as their are now cheaper and easier to work with alternatives(welding over riveting)

Man if they break the steam speed record you can bet the uk will do everything to get that record back

@CaptainCrutch

Жыл бұрын

They don’t have any engines capable of doing so, and their loading gauge is too restrictive to get much faster than mallard did on her special train…

@Thatspuremental

Жыл бұрын

@@CaptainCrutchidk if hs2 gets complete we have a hole line only question is will steam be allowed to use it one off

@Thatspuremental

Жыл бұрын

@@CaptainCrutchalso uk rail infrastructure can hold up to 140mph east coast , HS1 and the Chatham main line to name a few but the east coast is limited to 125 and HS2 could go at 225 so wouldn’t be so sure on that the question is an engine not the track

@Thatspuremental

Жыл бұрын

Me personally i think that an engine built with modern technology shouldn’t have access to the record yes its the same design but it will be built perfectly no imperfections which just didn’t happen in the 30s and 40s still the record is there for the taking all the same I believe they would hold a special event with mallard and t1 in like york or somewhere in the states so people could see the old record holder with the new

@mgzuck

Жыл бұрын

@@Thatspuremental Nah, manufacturing technology is always changing. If we're going to make that argument, how was it fair for a locomotive in the 1930s to compare to ones in the 1800's? If it's being built to the general T1 specs, seems fair play to me.

Ppssfftt...Freight Train Engineer here...our Units could reach 140mph too....if they fell out of a plane.😅

@johnblair8146

6 күн бұрын

:-D

It would be awesome to see the official record for steam traction broken! The Brits have had it sat at 126 MPH for far too long. And we railfans know that even back in the day engines like T1, J Class, F7, and Hudsons were probably capable of breaking that. But it was never a matter of official record

An engine like the T1 is definitely no joke when it comes back I’m actually hoping they give it a full throttle run or at least a fun first highball. And if this engine does succeed we could be looking at the return and possibly even more of America’s best streamliners or passenger locomotives.

@kristoffermangila

6 ай бұрын

Like say, the NYC Hudson...

@joedaylight

6 ай бұрын

I was gonna say that!

@atshinkansen7439

5 ай бұрын

Imagine the T1 and a Dreyfuss Hudson doubleheading together!

@aaron-prime117

5 ай бұрын

@@atshinkansen7439 if a new preservation trust ever comes forward to build a J3A from scratch, i’m definitely gonna ride with it then but also that would be amazing to see

@kristoffermangila

5 ай бұрын

@@atshinkansen7439 actually, I am imagining #5550 and #611 doubleheading, due to Norfolk and Western's association with the Pennsy (until the 1960's).

I’ve been donating since they first started $150 a year, I feel great about this project because my grandpa drove pennsy steam back in the day. Hopefully I get to see it before I pass on.

I hope that they will be sucsessful!

I wish they could make steam trains worth while again. I'd love to see a steamer on my local railroad.

@JAdg75oo00

9 ай бұрын

Me too, prohaps one day there will be a honorary All-steam-line now that would be worth while 🙂🚂

@Whoasked-bc5ui

8 ай бұрын

@@JAdg75oo00 Somewhere in the US there is a 2-6-2 running in revenue service

@JAdg75oo00

8 ай бұрын

@@Whoasked-bc5ui which railroad and which locomotive? 🙂

@Whoasked-bc5ui

8 ай бұрын

@@JAdg75oo00 I forgot

@JAdg75oo00

8 ай бұрын

@@Whoasked-bc5ui dang tried looking online but nothing has came up yet, well thanks for entertaining the possibility for me 🙂

As a pennsylvanian rail fan, it makes me so happy seeing such a beast from our rail line being brough back to life

I hadn't heard of this project. I wish them every success.

In theory, the reopening of the CutOff will hopefully happen by 2030. So, theres a possibility that since those lines would be NJT and State of Pennsylvania owned, we could see a T1 on that long straight stretch of track.

Best of luck to them! A bunch of guys in the UK built a Peppercorn loco from scratch and, dubbed “Tornado”, runs special / enthusiast runs all over the UK. They’re now building a P2, also from scratch.

I always love your choice of music. While other train pages might use "camp town lady's", my boi over here playing DVRST ❤

As a member of the founders club and sponsor of two wheel sections, I highly approve this video.

With the Way class I CEOs are acting, itll be a miracle for 5550 to be allowed on a mainline track

I think that someone should start a group similar to this where the goal is to build a example of a New York Central Hudson

@chooch1764

9 ай бұрын

Even you can start a group to build a NYC Hudson from the ground up.

@therailfanman2078

Ай бұрын

Its funny cause like the PRR T1, theirs also a hudson tender at scranton. And in theory you COULD use parts from a Canadian hudson, unless there is differences im forgetting about

That’s awesome! Steam is way more powerful than diesel!

@rmf.29-34

7 ай бұрын

Average diesel fan: 🤓🤓🤓 Average steam enjoyer: 🗿🍷💪

I love the fact they're doing this and hope like hell we get to see a new T1 running on her own steam. That said, if they can build a dang T1 from scratch, why the hell can't they rebuild a GG1 to working order? Updated electrical equipment to meet modern standards & run on the same system as Amtrak, but the same quill drive system. If they can cast a new chassis & drivers for the T1, surely someone can recast the frames & bogeys for the GG1 since the old ones have too many weld repairs from cracking from 50 yrs of service. I understand why it hasn't been done as of yet (money, lack of infrastructure, etc), but you cant tell me its impossible when you got an amazing group of folks building a T1 from the ground up..

On the bright side the museum in York will have to restore mallard again to try to get back the speed record 😂

@GreatCenteralGlory

Жыл бұрын

Hey! Leave Mallard alone! The museum needs a door wedge!

@Thatspuremental

Жыл бұрын

@@GreatCenteralGloryyea i mean come on cant you jst use stephens rocket or something

@chesapeakedproductions3009

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, I hate to be that guy, but that wouldn't work even if they tried. Considering Mallard was the only one to do said record only once on a downhill grade, I don't think given it's age it's gonna be able to even if given the chance. At least with 5550 it's going to be brand new. Mallard is a product of the 1930s, making it 85 in 2023

@Thatspuremental

11 ай бұрын

@@chesapeakedproductions3009 yea if we built a replica maybe or jst use stephens rocket the national railway museum need a door wedge 🤣

@GNRA1GreatNorthern1470

10 ай бұрын

They are no longer doiny the record

They are a Amazing Group !😊

I just hope the T1 would be able to work again ❤

It's crazy to think that a new steam locomotive is being built in 2023

@kristoffermangila

6 ай бұрын

Actually, this has been going on for quite a few years already...

I would love to see steam come back to Australia one day.

YESSSSSS. We need more people doing stuff like this!!!🥰

People who love steam locomotives 👇

If the 5550 actually manages to make world history, i will gladly be there to witness it

Mallard needs to watch out

@johnblair8146

6 күн бұрын

Imagine if we have a T1 next to a big boy, that would be awesome

@andrewward1887

3 ай бұрын

it would be possible because we have a big boy here in PA at Steam Town

ill actually be more than old enough to go there on my own by the time this is done TRAINS

Great project!

This could be life changing especially helping reduce fossil fuel use if we would use steam in mass, if only if, solar panels and windmills on all unused surfaces a battery car and an electric boiler and a steam trap to reuse the water funneled off. Steam was the past but also could save the future if used wisely in conjunction with other earth friendly power sources.

Yes good wow

This class was a one of a kind. It was a 4-4-4-4, with 2 sets of 4 drivers. It has confirmed 140 MPH runs by PRR, never confirmed by anyone else. Sout wax lowered to a confirmed 120

Can't wait to see one in service

Honestly it kind of pointless to breaking the world steam record now of all times, Let Mallard Have Her Crown!

@taylorgregory610

6 ай бұрын

Thing is, she might've never had it

@kristoffermangila

6 ай бұрын

Well, many people (American and even British) do not believe that Mallard deserved that crown, due to the circumstances of the test. Test track's all wrong (being downhill) and Mallard sustaining damage after the speed run. In their POV, a proper high speed record run is something similar to a rail version of a Bonneville Salt Flats speed run: straight level track, and two runs for the fastest average speed. And with the most precise measuring equipment, of course.

What, no S1? Just kidding. This is gonna be amazing. I hope they get it done!

It's amazing

Fred dibnah would be proud 👏

Tbh the fact something as intricate as the T1 can come back is a sign for preservationists that anything can be rebuilt. J3A Hudson? No problem. EMD FT? Coming right up.

love to support them

@chooch1764

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Great but a replica of the NYC Dreyfuss-designed streamlined Hudson should be built 1st.

@Willysmb44

Жыл бұрын

Okay, so when are YOU going to start building one?

@CaptainCrutch

Жыл бұрын

Agreed but seeing as the T1 is a decent bit of the way done, let’s finish it first and then do the J3a next!

@Marcy53Volkswagen

Жыл бұрын

ah yes. one of the original streamlined titans of the 30s.

They gotta play the free bird rif when they break the speed record

Yes!!!!! Bring back the steam engine.

And we Brits have a P2 coming in the works 😅. We all like our big bois

My favorite train

That’s pretty cool

Do they still require shovelling coal or is there a new way to heat the boiler? Fkn cool either way I would love to see these all the time.

@welshtrainspottingchannel

Жыл бұрын

it could be an oil burner but i don't know

@CaptainCrutch

Жыл бұрын

It will be an oil burner. Even if it was still a coal burner there would be little shoveling as engines this size had “mechanical stokers” which allowed coal to be fed into the firebox with just the turn of a valve.

@psycotria

Жыл бұрын

@@welshtrainspottingchannel While the T1 Trust wanted to burn coal in the Belpaire firebox, logistics and ash disposal makes oil the easy choice.

@davidfuller581

11 ай бұрын

@@psycotria It does help that oil burners are generally much more fuel efficient by comparison, too - and they can run on damn near anything liquid and hydrocarbon. Diesel, refined fry oil waste, yadda yadda. All works.

Great now make a triplex

@chooch1764

Ай бұрын

Great, now you start a group to build one yourself. Well, we’re waiting…

Can't wait until 2030 when it's completed

Thanks for making my video idea❤

@Bennyboi_

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the idea!

@kadedoesanimation

10 ай бұрын

@@Bennyboi_ np

My fantasy would be to see Amtrak operate it on a stretch somewhere in PA. With PRR livery, of course.

This is going to be awesome!

We all know the real fastest steam locomotive is the PRR S1, at 153 mph

@OfficialTrainzGod

Жыл бұрын

but was it officially recorded?

@Rocker-1234

Жыл бұрын

​@@OfficialTrainzGodthis is what I keep saying. Americans always get pissy cause they won't recognise them as the fastest loco but thier only proofs is a apperent speeding ticket. And they couldn't be asked putting a dyno car on for the test lol. If they put the effort in to actually accurately prove the claim they'd be recognised but they never wanted to

@OfficialTrainzGod

Жыл бұрын

@@Rocker-1234 I am american

@MainlineThruTheRockies

Жыл бұрын

@@Rocker-1234 keep coping a seething British foamer, if it was good enough to fine the PRR money for, it’s good enough for me

@MainlineThruTheRockies

Жыл бұрын

@@OfficialTrainzGod it was officially recorded by the ICC in a speeding fine to the PRR due to milepost calculations, now some may say “erm no dynamometer car!!!!!!!!1!1!1!2!1!1” like this fellow up here, but I say, fuck em, that stupid dynamometer car is the only reason their precious 4-6-2 has the record, and they’ve been coping and seething for 100 years

Just imagine if the T1 or Mallard had access to modern HSR infrastructure. A perfect place to go full throttle

YES STEAM TRAINS ARE KING/QUEEN

If I had enough money, I would buy running steam locomotive, for my country, to attract more people to enjoy railway's

I CANT WAIT FOR THIS TO BE FINNISHED!!!

Now this cool! I’ll get to live to see the creation of a new steam engine in the 21st century! Looking forward to seeing it!

where will it run? ns doesnt even let the nkp run on its tracks anymore.

@TranscontinentalRailfan

Жыл бұрын

The newly built Pennsy T1 5550 will run on short lines and tourist railroads. Multiple short lines and tourist railroads have invited the T1 Trust to operate 5550 on their tracks for excursions and other events.

@gamerfan8445

Жыл бұрын

@@TranscontinentalRailfan the only problem is that the T1 is a monster. No operating steam locomotive on the mid-to east coast are a similar size to it. And don’t forget the operating costs.

@TranscontinentalRailfan

Жыл бұрын

@@gamerfan8445 The T1 Trust has said anywhere N&W 611 or NKP 765 can go, the 5550 will be able to go too. It could even operate at Strasburg, PA. It’s a lot more economically feasible to operate mainline steam locomotives on short lines and tourist railroads, rather than class one railroad mainlines. By the time you lease passenger cars, pay for the insurance the class ones require, and the operating costs and there is no money left over, you are looking at least $2k per train ticket. Where as for 611 at Strasburg, people were only paying $30 on average per ticket to ride behind 611. It makes better business sense to go to short lines or tourist railroads. This new locomotive will operate just fine on short lines and tourist railroads and there is nothing wrong with that.

@communismoclock9958

Жыл бұрын

AND WE'RE DOING IT AGAIN! We're currently building a new P2 class locomotive!

@psycotria

Жыл бұрын

There's no shortage of rails for the T1. By the time it's complete, NS will have new mgmt. The speed record will fall on a closed FRA test track.

Wow I I like it I can hardly wait to see a brand new super steam trains high speed

Its cool the amount of new steamers that have been built in the last so many years like

We really need to bring back steam power

Favourite locomotive

I read that from an engineering perspective, nothing over a speed of 127 is technically possible. And I think 122 was about the maximum achievable

That whistle is just beautiful

The closest we got to a T1 is a South Australian Railways 520 class

Great! Mallard's record is BS.

Best video as always

Look guys, records are meant to be broken. So if the T1 breaks the record, so what ? Records are meant to be recorded anyways. I mean Lebron broke Kareem's record so i don't see this being broken. For now, Mallard is the king for now

@Robert_the47

Жыл бұрын

I can definitely see where you are coming from, but at the same time I think your point isn’t 100% valid. Sure, records are meant to be broken, but only if they are still relevant in any way, like, well basketball. Steam engines, in the other hand, haven’t been relevant on proper transport since the early 70s at the very most, braking the record now, with modern technology, something which mallard, Scotsman, or any previous record steam engine did not have. I’m not gonna say I hate the T1 trust, bc I don’t, it’s really cool that the building new steam engine idea has finally made its way over to the us in a mainline scale, but at the same time, braking a record that literally makes no sense at this point in time, it’s a we bit silly and petty

@buecomet831

Жыл бұрын

@@Robert_the47 true true. To me I hate when people say, "Records are not meant to broken". Like I know the Mallard is the world record holder I think it should but if someone is going to do it, then so be it.

@psycotria

Жыл бұрын

@@Robert_the47 "I can definitely see where you are coming from, but at the same time I think your point isn’t 100% valid. ..." I think you have an irrational emotional attachment to Mallard holding a record that sent it to an early overhaul. That it was recorded on a partial negative grade, no big deal. lol. "... Sure, records are meant to be broken, but only if they are still relevant in any way, like, well basketball. ..." I find it perverse that you can invent such illogical reasons why steam records must be allowed to stand. Just because [insert emotional appeal here]. Basketball?! Really? There is hardly anything in the world more irrelevant to the world situation than basketball and other sports. "... Steam engines, in the other hand, haven’t been relevant on proper transport since the early 70s at the very most, ..." This statement shows how ignorant about steam traction you actually are. You likely are based in the UK, which dropped steam in 1968. Did you know that China built main line steam locomotives into the mid 1990s? They still provide maintenance and will build new steam locomotives on request. Iowa Interstate Railroad bought a pair of the QJ Class 2-10-2, fresh out of overhaul, from China in 2008. Within a year, IAI set the world record for steam-hauled revenue freight in the 21st Century, which has since been broken, I think. The post-steam era (1959) record revenue freight in the US was ~132 double stack containers pulled by 4-6-6-4 UP 3985 without helpers in 1993. Find the video here on YT, UP Challenger charges Hill 1993. "... I’m not gonna say I hate the T1 trust, bc I don’t, " ..." but at the same time, braking a record that literally makes no sense at this point in time, it’s a we bit silly and petty " It looks like you hate the larger loading gauge of US railroads, and the absolutely gigantic, 1MM lbs of the 4-4-4-4 Class T1 PRR 5550, which could take the Mallard, loaded onto a flatcar and break its 126 mph record with it IN TOW, just for the Lols. BTW, I'm impatiently waiting for SpaceX Starship with Raptor v3 engines to lay down 20MM lbs-force of thrust while lifting a loaded fuel depot into orbit, in support of Artemis HLS trip to the Moon! Mallard could be put into orbit, if it fit within the fairing! Lols!

@campervanbug7658

8 ай бұрын

Locomotive races in the future 🎉

It would've been better if you put The Flight's "Freight Train" music, since that's what The T1 Trust put as their theme in their "It Can Be Done" video.

They should do the same with the New York central Hudson’s. They are some of my favorite locomotives, especially the streamlined ones!

Ohhhhohhhhohhh

Lets just hope mallard holds the speed record

@psycotria

Жыл бұрын

It's only "officially" a record... one that S1 and T1 broke regularly. Heck, even "Tiny-wheels" N&W Class J clocked 112mph on a scheduled run during PRR trials. The magic of precision roller-bearings and well-balanced reciprocating mass.

I'm so happy people are becoming more aware of the t1 trust

Bringing the T1 back from the dead. Road number #5550. The #5550 could come out early

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La Belleza Extraordinaria !!!... ❤️🌹🎀🍀🌿

KEYSTONE PRIDE!

We got boat races, car races, and plane races where are train races Just imagine having a track that runs from Florida to California and seeing trains race by yeah it would be expensive but have railway companies have their own trains that they would race other railroad companies personally I find that cool because trains are fast but how fast can we make them

@welshtrainspottingchannel

Жыл бұрын

it would be massively uneconomical to do train races, think about all the money

@therailfanman2078

6 ай бұрын

​@@welshtrainspottingchannelyeah but it would be cool

@therailfanman2078

6 ай бұрын

​@@welshtrainspottingchannelyeah but it would be cool

Thanks for the shoutout!! Thank you!

Can I help!? Let’s all help build it together, that would be so fun

Amazing 🎉❤

It needs to go 88 miles an hour Marty

Awesome 👍

Well the new gresley p2 is gonna give that kettle a run for its money

lesgoo! steam locomotives are not dead anymore!

You forgot that the T1 appear on a movie

@rudycarlson8245

Жыл бұрын

It did? Which movie?

@SuperFoxyRailwayProduction6702

Жыл бұрын

@@rudycarlson8245 A Series of unfortunate events (2004)

@francoismurrell4604

Жыл бұрын

​​@@rudycarlson8245t makes a brief appearance in Lemony Snickets an Unfortunate Series Of events

@SuperFoxyRailwayProduction6702

Жыл бұрын

​@@francoismurrell4604Exactly

Like britains did with the A1 Peppercorn "Tornado". I love that.. 👍👍🇪🇸🇪🇸

I‘m happy theres another new steam loco in the making, even if it is American, but I am not happy about them trying to take a record that has stood for nearly a century, I don’t like Mallard or the LNER, but I will still defend them from a stupid American new build taking advantage of our 125mph speed restrictions.

@CaptainCrutch

Жыл бұрын

Cope

@Whoasked-bc5ui

8 ай бұрын

Cope

Ah nice I heard there was a similar thing in like 2009 or so in the UK

Im glad to see a new member of the t1 class of locomotives, but the record breaking plans seem a bit silly, a lot of people claim mallard would be a contender, but as a new build i think its best to compare it to tornado more than mallard, since both t1 and tornado are new builds

@easydoesit8857

Жыл бұрын

Would you look at that rotary cam poppet valve system

@Sebdamememan

Жыл бұрын

@@easydoesit8857 yeah it looks cool and functional i guess

@psycotria

Жыл бұрын

Tornado is an amazing story, which I followed for years before it finally steamed. T1 PRR5550 will easily surpass Tornado's 100+mph record. We will have to wait and see what happens.

@psycotria

Жыл бұрын

​@@easydoesit8857 Franklin Type B Rotary = good ------The T1 class came with Franklin Type A Oscillating = a maintenance nightmare.

@Sebdamememan

Жыл бұрын

@@psycotria no doubt it will pass it, Im sure of it, but it seems a bit petty to just bring a new build to life to just "beat mallards speed record", we aint in the days of steam anymore, thats why tornado is a more up to date contender

Meanwhile, California has been building a high-speed train for 30 years that doesn't exist.

I hope it gets built but there's no where that will allow them to try and break the speed records and if I remember correctly this engine had wheel slip issues so I don't think it'll even be fast enough to do so.

@ARG0T

Жыл бұрын

The prototypes didn't have wheel slip issues, plus the trust will rectify the wheel slip when it's built

@CaptainCrutch

Жыл бұрын

The same test track that was used to test the top speed of the Acelas would be used to push this thing up to top speed

Awsom!

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Really? wow!

Sadly I cannot donate but I would want too

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 bravo!