These and the Kings are right up there with the best any other region of the UK's rail network had to offer.. absolutely love them

My favorite GWR 4-6-0's, they are so beautiful. 😍

@calebc.2290

4 жыл бұрын

Oliver The Great Western Engine agree there even is one in the extended railway series found on the sodor island forum

@thunderwazp7653

3 жыл бұрын

Wait, you mean there’s more than one class?! They all look like subclasses of each other! (I’m joking)

My number 1 favorite steam locomotive engine train with tender full of coal and water introduced in 1950 is the 4-6-0 (Ten Wheeler) GWR 4073 Class 7029 Clun Castle.

My favorite GWR locos the Stars and Castles!

In the 1920's, 4079 Pendennis Castle managed to dent LNER price by starting faster than any LNER pacifics from King's Cross during an exchange trial while the managing directors expected it to slip like hell being lighter than 4472 & it's class and GWR and LNER both boasted they had the most powerful express locomotive. GWR Castles have a higher tractive effort than A1s or A3s. Look it up if you don't believe me.

hey chris i think you should make a guage the issue on 7027 Thornberry castle and how it's on the cutters torch once again and how we should save it

@araucanoraptorargentinus3973

Жыл бұрын

The star project has pretty much been canned due to the justified online backlash.

It would be great to see all 8 Castles together!

@HenrysAdventures

Жыл бұрын

@@joeydutch7178 Huge PR disaster for the Night Owl project! They've lost a lot of supporters!

@araucanoraptorargentinus3973

Жыл бұрын

​@@HenrysAdventuresThey really did deserve it in my opinion.

I loved Castles even more when I heard about how the people who designed Flying Scotsman snuck into a shed and looked at how Castles worked thus making the Scotsman so fast

@dubsy1026

6 жыл бұрын

Owen Meschter the A1 predated the Castle iirc. Story sounds like BS to me.

@doctoremil2678

6 жыл бұрын

Dubsy 102 You forgot the A3 class.

@dubsy1026

6 жыл бұрын

Doctor Emil the Flying Scotsman was originally A1 and broke 100mph as the A1. It lasted until postwar as an A1 before ring rebuilt, IIRC. The A3 was a fairly mild upgrade over the A1, in both scope and performance, anyway.

@doctoremil2678

6 жыл бұрын

Dubsy 102 I was intending to say that the LNER's engineers could have taken a look at the Castles because of inspirational reasons.

@dubsy1026

6 жыл бұрын

Doctor Emil what do you mean by 'inspirational reasons'?

Years built:1923-1950

Nice looking engine.

Nothing looks better than the Kings or the Castles

@steamgent4592

6 жыл бұрын

Tony Merrett don't like their predecessor the Star?? I'd love to see Lode Star under steam!

Would you do the Hall class?

i think ive seen them all exept clun and penndenis

Did you know the prototype 4073 accidentally killed his creator george churchwood

ANYONE know why GWR was sooo reluctant to use outside valve gear ? As a kid in S Wales I had to put up with 'derived motion' and was thus deprived of the glorious clanking of outside valve gear . Any replies appreciated

@GWR-fd1up

4 жыл бұрын

Weren't there any standards in South Wales?

@Rosie6857

4 жыл бұрын

I think it was mainly a matter of aesthetics; Churchward didn't like the look of it so that was that. Also, the are some mechanical advantages to inside Stephenson Link Motion which the GW used on all its 2-cyl locos. As for clanking, I think you'll find it's not the valve gear that clanks (it's too light for that) but the coupling rods on their pins where wear has taken place. I have heard inside-cylinder 4-4-0s clanking (Dukedogs, Southern L and D1). Quite a nice sound. I've only heard it when the loco is coasting and if it occurs under power there is serious wear.

@nigelwilliams7403

2 жыл бұрын

Mr Churchward wasn't a fan !

GWR Castle, my favourite locomotive after the LNER A4 Pacific. Even just bought a hornby Model of 5075 Wellington, to sit next to Mallard :D

So why exactly have you taken down the full episodes? I only just heard about them being removed but I don't really understand why.

@ChristheXelent

9 жыл бұрын

Because they're available on DVD

@jonathanamason2551

7 жыл бұрын

Chris Eden-Green But what about people who can't get them on DVDs.

@ChristheXelent

7 жыл бұрын

The episodes are all available in full as Paid Only content on KZread, priced £2.49 (or the nearest international equivalent). So, there is an alternative option.

Do a episode with usa locomotives FOR ONCE

@ChristheXelent

3 жыл бұрын

As it happens, I've done three so far

I think the Kings were coller

That guitar chord at the end is dreadfully out of tune. It hurts my ears.