J15 Bashes The Buffers at Sheringham
reuploaded as I cannot find the original anywhere so I thought I'd do a good deed for everyone.
here's 65462 (now GER 564) back when she was in BR condition reversing to run round her train at Sheringham. driver must have not paid attention to the pretty small headshunt between the points and the gate and you can see the engine propels herself forward.
I don't know if this was before or after this accident but there's now a sleeper plank resting on its chairs over the rails in front of the gate to probably help driver not go bonk again.
if you do happen to be around in the Norfolk area, do go visit the North Norfolk Railway to see their fleet and their sole surviving B12 and Y14 (J15).
I don't know the actual date this was filmed as I'm not the original lad who filmed it and I don't know who did either, just reuploading for the masses
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When you JUST sat down and your mom calls you from the entire other side of the house
I love how it just jolts forward right after hitting the buffers
The best bit is that they steam up again after the bang like "Haha what buffers? We didn't hit any buffers :3"
@numptypootis8012
2 жыл бұрын
She's only a wee bit shy
@FS2K4Pilot
8 ай бұрын
“RIGHT, NOBODY SAW THAT!!!”
While I'm lothed to be an arm chair inspector, the blows around the front end just before he clouts the blocks suggest that he has had to pole the loco (throw the reverser over and open up to stop) a fact backed up by how rapidly the loco takes off after the bump. Its possible that far from being unaware of their situation, they may have been having brake issues, hence taking drastic action to stop
"Lucky for you, the buffers were there"
@pecodama
2 ай бұрын
"That's what buffers are for! To stop engines from crashing! What are you doing in the sheds, James?"
@shippingbad
Ай бұрын
@@pecodama"im feeling a little blue. Which isn't so hot when your red!"
"Keep going! You're good, you're good, you're good, and stop!"
@PowerTrain611
11 ай бұрын
I feel like there was a video like this with a german engine, but I haven't been able to find it for years
by the way this was a common(ish) practice in steam days because stopping and starting a steam locomotive is very slow, so they just cut off steam, slowed it, threw back the reverser and opened up the regulator. its quicker than a steam engine's sub-par breaks, flicking the reverser, waiting for the steam to build up and slowly creek away because of bad acceleration (unless its a shunting engine) and even still its a bad idea to apply full power to a train of any type because of physics (steel+steel produces little friction which is good for efficiency and speed but not for acceleration)
@olly5764
2 жыл бұрын
I'm not aware of steam loco's having sub par brakes, in fact, a steam brake at a reasonable percentage of boiler pressure is actually a very good brake.
@Andy-uf8jq
Жыл бұрын
It really wasn't
Literally earth shaking, gotta love that
Nice short video, thanks for sharing
In steam days we called that backscuttling the loco.
0:16 Oops mind them buffers
Sir Topham Hat must be cross!
Great confidence 💯💪
what an unusual sound it makes when it hits it
Bonk
BUST MY BUFFERS
0:18 That Puffing Sounds Really Cool
Late throwing the reverser. Used to be commonplace
Earthquake material that bump was 😮
Not my proudest moment
They don't call them buffers for nothing
A story can be written on this.
And that is one reason buffers were invented.
Lol
oopsies .
"HAMMOND YOU IDIOT YOUVE REVERSED INTO THE SPORTS LORRY!"
It's called testing the buffers. God its like nobody here knows anything about railways (tongue firmly in cheek I assure yous)
Was this incident investigated by the RAIB and if so, what was the result?
@voidjavelin23
23 күн бұрын
sloppy driver, description said it
Why is it that they never use the brakes and always try to switch regulator directions
@voidjavelin23
23 күн бұрын
sloppy driver
Thats wath buffers are made for
Potato-cam engage! 😂
16 im a real engine now!!
When was this?
@stevec9653
2 жыл бұрын
Years ago
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Terrible engine-ship. STOP the loco BEFORE entering the short headshunt. Then ease the loco backwards at a dead slow. 3mph would be too fast. It is a time consuming process.
And these people have the lives of a train load of people in their hands ?????
Lol