YES HURRY UP AND GET SIDMOUTH ON THE MAIN LINE - I'm getting old now!! I LOVE the West Country class. I did a watercolour painting of 'Crewkerne' passing Corfe Castle many years ago. They can NEVER replace those wonderful years when steam ruled.

@railfilmsuk

3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow!

A very good example of Southern engineering.

So cool to see archival footage of it while still active and its history. Not just some anonymous, random loco rusting away in a yard! An actual history...

One of the most underrated rail channels on KZread. Maybe not worthy of the most subscribed channel, but only 91? Come on.

Im a LNER man but i really appreciate the return of any of our steam engines to the mainline

This is a big project. Best wishes bringing this spectacular engine back to life.

I was in Sidmouth, Devon, three days ago (Wednesday, 17/02/2021). A nice day out on the Stagecoach 9 bus, from Exeter. When the bus reaches Bowd, I always look out for traces of the old Sidmouth branch line. You can see the bridge abutments at Bowd / Stowford, and the track embankment, heading into Sidmouth. Then, the old Sidmouth railway station itself, at Woolbrook.

@nickmoore385

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I walked up the old track from Tipton St John to the Bowd pub at the weekend. It’s a gentle climb up and it’s always nice to have a pub at the end.

Best wishes on the successful restoration of this beautiful locomotive.

@nhthompson

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it. Find out more here:www.southern-locomotives.co.uk/

@paulinebeveridge4484

Жыл бұрын

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Love your videos. Thank you all great people.Amaising steam .

A very beautiful machine indeed !

Amazing, this group has 7 restored locomtives and still working on more. The US people can't get even one of their engines done in a complete restoration or rebuild as necessary -= UP being the exception. Well done, people. Nice that you have the facilities and location to work, and the people dedicated to a thorough and complete job of it. Get a fleet of these and compete with the other rail services.

@ggrotz4863

5 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Norfolk & Western (now Norfolk Southern) J-class 611 now running summer mainline excursions all by her beautiful self.

@VanWinger

5 жыл бұрын

TVRM runs double headers bi-annually or there about on an excursion run on dedicated tracks.

Love to see it. I wish the US hadn’t scrapped so many mainline steamers

@thomasm1964

3 жыл бұрын

The reason we have so many is because Dai Woodham, who owned the scrapyard from which most of these engines were rescued, had a wagon cutting contract at the time. It so happened that cutting up wagons was easier, quicker and generated a more immediate cashflow ... so he concentrated on cutting them up first. That having been said, Dai would often store locomotives for years while preservation groups raised the cash to purchase them.

@spaguettoltd.7933

3 жыл бұрын

@@thomasm1964 What a great guy! Unfortunately I'm a fan of the NY Central railroad, which was maybe the worst offender in the US when it came to scrapping locomotives. Most other major railroads have more than two surviving mainline locomotives :(

@indiekiddrugpatrol3117

2 жыл бұрын

@@spaguettoltd.7933 Britain has a ridiculous amount of surviving steam engines and steam enthusiasts including an entire heritage mainline railway station the Great Central in Loughborough

I seem to recall Sidmouth being bought by Graeme Binns in the mid 70's it was originally to be rebuilt and work on the North York Moors Railway. So it's had a long hard life since being "preserved". I hope that it will not be pushed to the ba ck of the queue yet again and that we will soon see it back on the rails pulling trains again, which is where all the locos that escaped the cutters torch should be.

Best of luck

Thanks for this great video. Very informative. I subscribed.

Shot at 5:11 is Yeovil Junction. You can just see the sign and lurrrv that gantry!

@nhthompson

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's this shot. One of the best we have of 34010 in service: photos.google.com/share/AF1QipP8mDUfaI522hZMyDCZBCq8cMeHjKY2n5o0HBzjyi_blnZUbwegw41whlu2XD8UuQ/photo/AF1QipNo4r-O5X8GpTcn_lMAmP6Ya0l6FJEPjmzWrB2K?key=U1VSVHNGSXRpeGhHaVFPRTFBbUNKUlNQakJQTVRB

NEVER SAY NEVER TO SIDMOUTH!! :)

6:53 yeah boi, 257!

Sidmouth should be finished this year... I'm going to try and see it since I've only seen the model forms of Sidmouth

@nhthompson

5 жыл бұрын

Due to various delays to other SLL locos Sidmouth's restoration still has several years to go. www.southern-locomotives.co.uk/News/news.html

OMG I will be in line to get tickets to travel behind her on mainline about time. SUPERB keep up the good work! I never realised theres so much to do, is all the motion and wheels still in existence? Where are you based, I am an engineer and would like to help in some way if you are near me! The West Countrys should ALWAYS take priority over lesser locos! I just took a look at your website, I used to be a volunteer on the Swindon & Cricklade, in the 80’s I never knew you were there! Were you involved in the ‘Port Line affair’? Lol

@mattlander9119

4 жыл бұрын

It won't be able ito work on the mainline as SLL don't fit the electronics.

When will 34010 Sidmouth be in steam after being restored?

And where is the loco now?

If I read Southern Loco website right,, the frames are still sitting the wagon?

I have the DORLING KINDERSLEY DK EYEWITNESS GUIDES Book of TRAIN. Discover the story of railways - from the days of steam to the high - speed, sophisticated trains of today. In association with THE NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM.

at the beginning of the vid what is the music name

is it done yet??

I probably saw this engine in Barry Yards as passed it when we wnet on day out to barry Island in summer hols from Cardiff

Is it going to be rebuilt to main line standard, so that it can operate to Wareham?

@nhthompson

8 жыл бұрын

+04clemea All our locos are restored to the same engineering standard as those working on main lines, however we do not fit the electronic gubbins required to run on main lines. We have no current intention to fit what's needed and my understanding is that Swanage Railway's services to Wareham will all be DMU's due to timing and run-round constraints.

@04clemea

8 жыл бұрын

+nhthompson That's a shame, Too my understanding, John Bunches U & N are being overhauled so that they are able to run to Wareham and beyond when the time comes.

@nhthompson

8 жыл бұрын

+04clemea It's going to be three years or so before Sidmouth is ready to steam, so there will be lots of time to see how the Wareham service develops.

Hi

It's rebecca!

@davidantoniocamposbarros7528

3 жыл бұрын

Rebbece is an West Country\Battle Of Britain class

Somebody donate them a Laser Cleaning rig!

@ShainAndrews

3 жыл бұрын

That would be cool... and cost more then what they paid for the locomotive.

so if I'm guessing right Sidmouth will have Eddystone's boiler and Eddystone will have a new boiler made? But I'm a little confused, wouldn't you just Rebuild and then somewhat use Appledore's old boiler as they were sister engines.

@nhthompson

7 жыл бұрын

Sidmouth will not be using Eddystone's boiler; that was an initial idea, but was not adopted. Both Sidmouth and Eddystone will use their own boilers, both of which need significant repairs. Eddystone's boiler is in the works at Buckfastleigh. Work on Sidmouth's has not started yet. Appledore is being restored by a separate organisation. More details here: www.southern-locomotives.co.uk/News/news.html

@jackchatfield5464

7 жыл бұрын

nhthompson which organization is Appledore being restored under?

@nhthompson

7 жыл бұрын

It's at NYMR I think, though I don;t know who owns it.

@mattlander9119

5 жыл бұрын

Hartland is based at the NYMR Appledore was scrapped as far as im aware

Any news

if only they did this with the e2's

@deeremeyer1749

6 жыл бұрын

Get out your checkbook and start spending your money on "preservation". And learn to turn a wrench, too. Oh wait, you'd rather just let somebody else foot the bill and do the dirty work, right?

@warshipguy2005

6 жыл бұрын

same I wished they would bring back the e2 😥😯😦😧😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😓😓😓😓😓😓😓

@mattlander9119

5 жыл бұрын

There arent any E2's preserved. They weren't very successful with very limited water and coal capacity hence only being shunters. Theres no case to spend upwards of a million pounds building a new one when it wont be very useful on preserved lines

@brad2799

5 жыл бұрын

lolyxzac81-roblox we don’t need E2s, they would only be used for Thomas events, as that is A L L the E2 tanks are known for.

@LoaftheProtogen

5 жыл бұрын

I agree mate I think the E2's are underrated

What is the reason for using Eddystone`s boiler instead of restoring Sidmouth own boiler?

@nhthompson

8 жыл бұрын

+John trainfan101 Eddystone came out of ticket in 2014 and its boiler is in reasonable condition, so the time and cost of repairs should be within the three year target we're aiming for to complete Sidmouth. If we used Sidmouth's boiler the project might take 5 years and cost a lot more, during which time Manston would also come out of service. So the plan is to start work on Sidmouth's boiler when resources permit, and use it on Eddystone.

@richardharrold9736

8 жыл бұрын

That plan has been scrapped. They're fast-tracking Eddystone's overhaul: Sidmouth will follow on afterwards.

@nhthompson

8 жыл бұрын

Eddystone and Sidmouth are both being worked on now. As Eddystone is a simpler task it will be completed first. Sidmouth will take 3-4 years.

@richardharrold9736

8 жыл бұрын

nhthompson Am I correct in thinking '10 will be the last big restoration for SLL, all the others already having been done? That being the case, how about buying a derelict Merchant Navy, or John Bunch's 249 Squadron, and doing one of those...

@nhthompson

8 жыл бұрын

We will be fully occupied keeping five Bulleids, a Standard Tank and Norman in service for the foreseeable future.

is the loco restored & running now?

@terrier_productions

5 жыл бұрын

microbusss in the description it mentions a 3 year restoration. So possibly

@mattlander9119

5 жыл бұрын

No it isnt running yet

4:26 sigma

Is Sidmouth Finished??

@railfilmsuk

3 жыл бұрын

Huge amount of work to do but I understand that it is edging forward. Thanks for your message.

i disagree that most people remember the Rocket first and also the date 1825 is too early. That was about the time of the Stockton and Darlington Railway with of course Locomotion number 1. I am not really keen on internet bollocks. Coincidentally, Sidmouth was in Middlesbrough for a number of years in the 1980`s but no work was done to it, or was it?

@nhthompson

5 жыл бұрын

Sidmouth was at Grosmont on NYMR from 1992 to 2007, and, you're right, no restoration work was done on it. www.southern-locomotives.co.uk/34010/34010_Restoration.html

@richardyoxall5145

5 жыл бұрын

It was on a trading estate in Middlesbrough East for a number of years before that. There was talk of some kind of youth scheme doing the rebuild

I'm afraid I will throw all my money at them at such high speeds it would be deadly...

Rocket wasn't built until 1829

Sidmouth...=Tidmouth?

@46harry

7 жыл бұрын

=New Thomas the tank engine character?

@milkvanman104

7 жыл бұрын

Cubixrube 46 XD

@jamessteven711

5 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Sidmouth...... East Devon

@brad2799

5 жыл бұрын

ThomasFan16 *no*

If they brought back sidmouth what about A4 gadwall I mean yeah it was air striked by those god damn natzis but cmon guys who's with me #bringbackgadwall

@diamond_pacific8093

6 жыл бұрын

let the volunteers do what they want to do, its their time and partly their money.

@mandyfelgner1677

5 жыл бұрын

J from smg4 hey you you know that you are insulting our past and our history things happen

@mattlander9119

5 жыл бұрын

Gadwall was scrapped so that would be impossible

British rail gauge is tiny, it’s really ugly.

@Graulas

3 жыл бұрын

and?