I think it'd be interesting to leave those lifting point holes in the frame even after the restoration, as a bit of it's history. Also, lifting points are useful for a machine that size.

@jacholas1887

Жыл бұрын

I agree

@kentishman5179

Жыл бұрын

I completely agree, I was going to ask the same thing.

@mechanicalmoron2251

Жыл бұрын

the buffers are the factory lifiing points on most locos i beleve

@robinhadley

Жыл бұрын

​@@mechanicalmoron2251 correct 👍🏻

@adamdnewman

Жыл бұрын

Definitely keep the scars of survival ❤

You have no debt with us, this is payback for all those wonderful videos you've made over the years. We love you man.

@lmm

Жыл бұрын

I love you guys too!

@jasper2185

Жыл бұрын

Awwww

@emagenevanhorn1543

9 ай бұрын

@@lmmif ya need help doing another I’ll gladly donate again but I can check something off my bucket list save a real train

A nut and bolt restoration would be cool but a complete how to video series on returning a locomotive to operation really would be a good series to do😊

You should name it "The Little Ruston That Could" because it spent all this time being not appreciated and now here it is getting the respect and care it deserves.

Wow, we really made this happen, I didn't think we would.

@FrogFood8587

Жыл бұрын

baller

Lawrie can I just tell you why this happened.....its because your presentation is such a great watch. Every time. Whether on your own or with your mates. May I also add a particular bit of feedback you may be surprised at..... I assist a chap locally once a week who is 100% blind. This doesn't stop him being a keen rail enthusiast, and he has a 100ft gauge 1 garden railway too. But what you may not realise is your audio description when you do pre start / firing/ driving videos actually works amazingly for the blind. You describe everything well and you are a good speaker. So a big thank you from Peter and myself. G

@devon896

Ай бұрын

Agree Lawrie always comes across as sincere, genuine and likeable. Compared to other train video people aka the one from ALL THE STATIONS who I won't name.

Lawrie, if you weren't a genuine guy who obviously had a passion for what you did I doubt no one would have donated. Its all because of your enthusiasm that people did and will probably continue to do. 👍🤗

in a few years "I'm opening my heritage railway" godspeed Lawrie

@lmm

Жыл бұрын

Oh I can dream!

@RedtailFox1

Жыл бұрын

@@lmm or you could start the 'Ruston 48 Preservation Society' since you now have two of them

Massive congratulations to you guys from all of us at the Croatian Railway Preservation Society. Your videos encourage us to keep up our efforts. We can't wait to see the Rustons back in action. 😃

@tramlink8544

Жыл бұрын

might need to come visit you guys next time im in croatia, greetings from the 1244 Mikado preservation society in Switzerland ;)

I really wish in the US we were just as crazy for railway preservation as it is over there. But getting to see all this preservation work on youtube is a true privilege to see :D

@mattsmocs3281

Жыл бұрын

The best we got was ardenwood saving a 1884 baldwin 0-6-0 from a scrap yard recently.

@terryengland1880

Жыл бұрын

Hold on mate, you've got a big boy blasting its way across the state's. Plus the Denver and Rio Grande narrow gauge Plus countless other

@mattsmocs3281

Жыл бұрын

@@terryengland1880 most the action here happens in small pockets, the west is massive but very empty thus you have so many well known and even more unknown things. The east coast has a denser set of preserved roads in the NE but the SE is very sparse and mostly forgotten. The midwest is just a empty void with not a whole lot all is 4 or more hours from any other.

@commodoresixfour7478

Жыл бұрын

Take a deeper look. What's going on in Illinois? Wisconsin has the SOOLINE 1003.

@REDARROW_A_Personal

Жыл бұрын

Not really... We didn't even preserve any of the Falklands Carriers. Which is annoying as I would have liked to seen Ark Royal as a museum.

The funny thing is I went there last Thursday and saw that and said is that the engine Lawrie has just bought and went nah it can’t be 😂

Well, that escalated quickly! I'm not surprised the money was raised fast, but that the logistics happened so quickly!

Could not have gone to more likeable and knowledgeable person, good luck Lawrie

1:49 that crane waddling off

What amazes me is the engine lasted that long in a scrap yard and not weighed in..I wonder if someone hand been waiting for this day instead of scrapping many years ago. Good luck Lawrie.

@lmm

Жыл бұрын

They said for the amount of effort to cut it up, for the small amount of scrap it's actually worth, not worth it.

@excossack

Жыл бұрын

@@lmm that was lucky for Ruston 48.

It wasn't much, but I'm proud to have helped. Can't wait to see her come back to life

You should start the Ruston 48 preservation society

@RedtailFox1

Жыл бұрын

i am pretty sure a lot of his community would join lol

@ecc84

Жыл бұрын

Only need three and we can race them round the the top of the Fiat factory ;-)

Would love to see almost the full process of restoring this loco.

I'm new here, but seeing this guy's passion, this engine will look really good some day :)

I’m so pleased and happy for you and all of us. We’ve played a part in saving this. 6k to restore this baby 😮 🎉

Running for the 100K special? All jokes aside what a wonderful thing to achieve. And the “What have we done” at the end sums it all up 😂 I’ve always wanted to rescue something myself out of a scrapyard and one day I will!

Hi, Happy to help with Spanner and Hammer help. Seriosely well done sir. I'm a reasonable engineer and Steam Fireman - Happy to help restore this Well done

Guess SC Fabrications can now add 'hauling a locomotive' to their gallery :) Great to see that it not only worked out with saving the poor Ruston from the scrapheap, but also got both Rustons a budget to spruce them all up. Looking forward to seeing the restauration process and first time it moves again on rails under its own power :)

I'm glad that a part of your history is saved. Since most of our rail history over here has been scrapped long ago.

C O N G R T U L A T I O N ! ! ! Another document of former transportation is saved from the scrap! I wish you best success with the recovery and surely I like to watch the buidup of this nce little loco!

Rescuing an Abandoned locomotive from the Scrapyard! LOVE LOUIS SHIRLEY

Thank you for commenting on my video it made my day

I can't wait to see it run, I think it would be funny seeing both of your little ruston locomotives double head a long train

Well done everyone; well done for helping a fellow Suffolk man achieve his dream, speaking as a fellow Suffolk local of Lawrie. I mention to my own family my idealism of owning a full-size steam engine, no matter what it was, and they said I should be part of an owning group. Either way I'd try it, but you made Lawrie happy and I appreciate that. Regards, Samuel.

I'm thrilled to see this little ruston get a second chance at life

I’m all for this! I can’t wait to see this happen over the next few years. Even though I’m in the US it’s excited to see this happen in my lifetime😁😁😁

Glad to see my very modest contribution has been put to such good use. You seem pretty happy!

Desr Lawrie! I know this feeling! I had it every time we did a small diesel working vehicle just saving from the cutting torch. In Würzburg/Germany we loaded 3 vehicles and then went to the other side of the station, where the others had been already cut in parts to get some spareparts for ours. But the greatest adventure we had in the following time! We went home with two vehicles upon the functional other 2 and then returned on the mainline, about 100km to Hanau/Main with maximal speed (about 60km/h), with only 3 stops on the siding! That was my best railroad- adventure until now ! ! !

The old boy pushing it 😂😂😂😂 bless him

just donated (Just a couple of bob) Its not the Flying Scotsman but needs restoring to preseve our locomotive history history. Well done lawrie.

The turning over for the first time video is going to be epic

Can’t wait to see it run, hopefully one day I’ll see your engines they are both awesome little engines 👍👍👍👍

Glad I chipped in, with your enthusiasm she shouldn't take long.

so in the next episode of "what is broken now?" let's talk about the new building project with his buddy's

Great news another Ruston too join her sisters . Well done to you Laurie for finding her & Rescuing her with the help of your loyal followers . Ruston are great little engine I’m looking forward to see the little 48 coming back to life. Hopefully I’ll be able chip in a little in a couple of weeks . The best part is you have now got enough to get started on restoration. Hopefully you can source what you need easily

If it saves a piece of old iron I’m sure I speak for everyone when I say we’re very proud to be enablers lol also i hope the next video on it is a “will it run”

Well done to you and all your viewers who contributed. I can’t wait for video updates on the restoration. Is that the same railway that your Ruston resides ?

It's all good big boy, the tears were showing us how seriouse it was to you so it was worth it all the way! Just a big loco fan with the chance to get a nice bit of loco, how could we not do that?

I am so glad I was able to help just a little

Wonderful. Yes I have been saving my beer money since last August and look what all of us have donated towards. Looking forward to lots of young and old getting their hands dirty in preserving her. Love David and Lily. We have met up with you in person. On the MIDDY.

I absolutely love the honesty. It's made me tear up. I understand the feeling. As a "car guy" myself.

I'm going to visit the W&RR on 2nd of July...I'll say hello to the Ruston!!!

I love your enthusiasm, I’ll see what I can put aside payday to sort you out a little more. Just proves, if you never try you’ll never know. A wise man told me , help those who are willing to help themselves.

This is absolutely brilliant lawrie! Glad people care about these. You're my favourite youtuber. Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉🎉

This one should be painted blue that's the vibe the engine gives me for a color

Seeing it leave the scrapyard was a truly beautiful sight. Had to go back and up my donation. I'm actually on holiday in Norfolk during the summer, shall have to try and swing past the railway and see if I can catch a glimpse.

@lmm

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

I half expected to see spray painted on the back "Not Scrap. Going Home".

That's a name for it. Rusty.

Last time I saw it about three years ago there were a couple of Diesel shutters in a corner of a scrapyard at Shipley in Yorkshire just before you entered the station on the line from Bradford Forster Square; they had been there for many years.

It goes to show you that kindness and excitement about other’s projects is alive and well in the world. (And your heavy lift tow service is run by a bunch of legends!)

That really was the most perfect T-shirt choice. Grats!

❤Freaking Awesome ❤

Your t-shirt at the start explains it all

I just your enthusiasm, excitement and joy. Beauty is really in the eye of the beholder... in the imagination. Looking forward to its journey from imagination (back) into tangible visibility.

it actually looks happy!

I’m exited to watch this journey I love heavy equipment revivals and this takes that to a new level

WOOOOOOW that is *amazing* watching those wheels turn! Great news it's not seized! Gotta say... that mud is a little bit out of gauge.

@RedtailFox1

Жыл бұрын

need to get the track gang in to replace the mud with new mud that is in the correct gauge :P

This is truly awesome! I'm so proud I was able to contribute even a little bit. I can't wait to watch the story of its restoration and seeing it run one day

Emotional! Great work in this rescue mission

Loads of work to come. Best of luck to you. You're so ambitious!

Genuine nice guy from the dream of saving something from scrap 👌!

Nice rescue, will love to see the finished restoration.

Looks like that locomotive is gonna be given a second chance.

I’m so happy for you and I can’t believe how fast you raised the me you needed love your videos keep up the amazing work

From the way that the loco had stayed in the scrapyard for so long, and that scrapyards only make money by breaking scrap down and selling it for recycling, or selling items whole for re-use, it would seem that the owner of the scrapyard didn't really want to break it up and was always hoping that someone would buy it. Otherwise the loco would have been broken up and recycled many years ago. So well done to the scrapyard owner for keeping it around long enough for it to be bought for restoration.

@lmm

Жыл бұрын

It was more it wasn't worth the time it would take to cut it up!

@srfurley

Ай бұрын

@@lmm Oxygen isn’t cheap.

@lmm

Ай бұрын

@@srfurley plus a few days of work for little return

This is fantastic! Cant wait to see the two of them together and see more of the resto.

I would like to suggest calling it Rusty. Seems fitting because of the brand and the condition it was found in.

shame there wasn't a cab to it or buffers LOL good shirt too 🤣🤣

Lawrie's shirt is perfect for this!

I got to drive a Ruston 48 once, only, on a small shunt at NVR. (Around 1981) Only had it for around 10 - 15 minutes, and only because it was the only loco. amongst the fleet which we were able to start!

... Nah mate, we just helped. This would never have happened without you starting it rolling and sending out that call to action. You organized it. You did the work. We just helped make your effort mean something. But Lawrie, you did this. You. Did. This.

The appreciation you've shown is astonishing by today's standards, good-luck, and thanks for sharing.

Just a thought. This engine is probably missing a lot of bespoke parts that will no doubt be hard, if not impossible to find. Perhaps you could find a similar engine that is complete, then photograph and measure the missing parts off that, and then post that information somewhere. Because i'd be willing to bet your community is full of my fellow shed-dwellers that could manufacture a lot of those missing parts. For instance i used to work as both a welder and blacksmith in my youth, have restored a bunch of vehicles in my years (currently i'm doing a 65 Caddy CDV, a Mk1.5 Transit bus and a 205 GTI) and i'd love to make something for this machine and send it to you for free. Bet i'm not alone in that either. Maybe it's a logistically dumb idea. But it would be awesome! Anyway thanks for doing this restoration! Preserving and learning history is important, and fun!

@lmm

Жыл бұрын

Oh that sounds awesome! I'm sure we will need bits to be made!

You're more than welcome Lawrie. I was surprised it was brought here to Norfolk. I was expecting you to have it at the Middy.

There is still a lot in UK to be saved,for me Lawrie is a “ scraphero “

May not be a Hall or BoB, but it is a loco that will be saved. Well done!!

You see I'm 6th but I don't spam that everywhere, Anywho I would just like to say that congratulations for the Ruston and thanks to all the donators for making mine and Lawrie's day!

Another One saved👍❤️🚂🚂🚂🚂

I'm do happy we managed to do this together as one! 😊😊😊❤❤❤🎉🎉

God you rave on buddy.....

I love the idea of seeing it pass by on the trailer of a lorry, the thought of some young kids may pass by and be in awe of an engine off to be repaired, no matter how fantastic that may be I wish it be true.

Yes reminds me of the steam days at woodams scrap yard at Barry island been there that bought tears to my eyes

A once in a lifetime experience for sure. And,your gratitude is nice to see. Your gonna need every penny you can lay your hands on , and a ton of work to put that back. Keep at it! K,,,,

I'm so glad to have found this lovely chanel the last few days

Lawrie, the lorry and the rusty Ruston 😁

Old girl you're on to bigger and better things!

Didn’t realise it was a local locomotive to me! I know exactly where the scrappers is

so awesome to see hope to be able to contribute to this project and her return to working order as soon as i can really apreciate you fronting this project awesome

@lmm

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

well done Lawrie we did it😃

I’d be excited to see it’s restoration

Absolutely beautiful

At some point in the near future it would be cool to see you looking at different Heritage railways around Australia

@lmm

Жыл бұрын

I'd like to get to oz, maybe 2025

@williampulfer-melville8536

Жыл бұрын

Sounds good to me as an Australian i can give some recommendations such as the Bennett Brooke Narrow gauge railway in Perth Western Australia or the Toodyay Miniture railway in the small town of Toodyay western Australia

We love you lawrie and this is going to be the best thing ever!

He has now achieved the honorary title of Mr. Ruston 48

With the Ruston shunter it will be a fantastic project and next time you are at the scrap place you will have to look for parts of the Ruston