The Front Window 10 - LMS Black 5 45379 - The best "Black Five" sound on record?
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Front Window footage of a run along the Watercress Line behind ex-LMS 5MT no. 45379.
Over the past two years, the Black Five has proven elusive due to maintenance, failures and the reintroduction of renovated locos into traffic, and this - the 2017 Spring Gala - was the first time I've ridden behind it; something I'm sure to repeat now I've done it once.
Enjoy this high-quality sound recording of the famous class, undeniably one of Stanier's most brutal-sounding designs, working hard up the steep gradients of the Mid-Hants Railway.
All footage filmed on 17th February 2017
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Nothing beats the sound of a Black 5 or 8f, for that Stanier 'crack & bark'. No wonder they were the maids of all work in steam days.
Maid of all work . She sounds happy and confident
Black 5s are super. Thanks for posting this. Back in the '60s I used to travel to work on one and loved the gush of steam that shot across the platform and the wonderful aroma of steam and coal from this big black engine. When I had a model railway, a black 5 was my first purchase. So thanks for bringing back happy memories.
@VehicularBrit
7 жыл бұрын
Joe Beard Thanks for the comment Joe, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
The Black 5s were probably the best steamers in the UK. If you had any work to be done, a Black 5 could do it. And that bark, oooohh that bark. Very impressive. Gotta love UK steam!
@VehicularBrit
7 жыл бұрын
TrainTrackTrav Thanks! While I'm a Southern fan by nature, They were without doubt one of the most numerous, and versatile locos, backed up by a great noise!
@mattseymour8637
3 жыл бұрын
Probably the best loco ever built! Go anywhere, do anything, up anywhere!
@mattseymour8637
3 жыл бұрын
@Classic Britain I believe the black five was an improvement of the hall of GWR design as the GWR designer took the ideas to the LMS
@mattseymour8637
3 жыл бұрын
@@VehicularBrit they sure were! The fact that there were so many of them built speaks volumes!
This was 6 yrs ago time to make a few more many more please 🙏🏻
great sound lovely rhythm to its exhaust
@VehicularBrit
7 жыл бұрын
kinetic .rail Sure is.
This is quite possibly the greatest sound I have ever heard.
This sounds amazing! Gotta love the Black Fives
If I had one of those enormous farms in Australia or southern America I would have a railway from my house out to my driveway with a black 5 loco.
Great video! Can't beat the exhaust beat of a black five!
Wonderful sound and journey, great was of videoing it.
I was watching/listening to this at the end of my day after merely looking for Black 5 whistles to turn into a ringtone for my new phone. I started to doze off during your video - not from boredom (anything but!!!) but from pure delight at the sound of a Black 5! I'm still looking for more whistle sounds of these engines, but meanwhile you've got a subscriber from "Down Under" who can't wait to see these engines "in the flesh" in August!!! *:-D*
@VehicularBrit
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much for your comment, glad you enjoyed it! I'm sure you will find British steam an enjoyable experience later in the year, fingers crossed the weather will be positively Australian by that time ;)
This is a great audio recording! one of the longest sustained decent quality recordings I have heard. I rode on this line a few years ago and they do sound great when going up the 1 in 60!
@VehicularBrit
6 жыл бұрын
Matt Seymour Thank you 😀 The locos always put on a good show going up the climbs.
@mattseymour8637
6 жыл бұрын
They sure do! think went behind Lord Nelson and that breezed up it!
@VehicularBrit
6 жыл бұрын
Matt Seymour Nelson barely broke a sweat on a 5-coach load. She was built to pull huge loads at speed, so not really comfortable trundling around at 25! A brilliant loco though, and unique.
@mattseymour8637
6 жыл бұрын
Yes you could tell she wanted to go faster and was just whispering rather than barking! as you say 12-15 coaches would be more like it on steap gradients!
@mattseymour8637
3 жыл бұрын
@@VehicularBrit very true it wouldn't have been very hard for a Black five either. Very capable locos
That's the sound of a skilled driver and fireman. Love the feathering safety valves. Probably built up a huge back end to keep that up! What a sound. I'm off the the Keighley and Worth Valley next weekend. Hoping for some Of this from the crab!!
@VehicularBrit
7 жыл бұрын
mattyrallye Thanks! They always build up plenty of steam during the run round at Alton, so they're nicely prepped for a run up the bank! Plenty of good crews up the Mid-Hants, who really know how to get the most from a loco!
Bet she was making the carriages rock back and forth front the motion love it when steam trains do thst great video and lovely sound
Lovely Sound!
@VehicularBrit
7 жыл бұрын
Ben Broomfield I can only agree with that!
Some great sounds there!
@VehicularBrit
7 жыл бұрын
ADMIRALSCORNER Couldn't agree more!
The black 5 is a leka proper locomotive And the bark is amazing
I wasn't having a pop at the vid.. it is the best black 5 In my opinion.. but I'm biased! Sounding lovely here as always!! The good thing with the MHR is the nice long 1 in 60 either way you go so you always get a good recording of a loco doing more than a bit chuff chuffed!
@VehicularBrit
7 жыл бұрын
I know, don't worry - I was just saying what I was thinking. It is a brilliant loco, I 100% agree. I gather she isn't in the best of health at the moment though, she is in the shed with a few bits off her. Yes, the MHR is a great line, it's really nice to have the gradients in both directions unlike so many other lines, as you say it allows the locos to work a bit harder, particularly the smaller ones.
Still the best!
Great video can anyone tell me the hight of inside the cab floor to roof kind of thing ?
Dear VehicularBrit. Excellent video and sound......Could I use the soundtrack for my video of Black 5 (45212) as my video has no sound and is a long tracking shot? I can send you a copy of the finished video once rendered if you would like......best regards....Mark PS I do not know how to contact a fellow youtuber other than this method, maybe you could enlighten me....
@VehicularBrit
6 жыл бұрын
spompeytransportvideo Hi Mark, thanks for getting in touch. Yes, please feel free to use the sound from this video! All I would ask is that you could add a credit in the video description, maybe with a link to my channel. You should be able to use one of the KZread download websites to get hold of the clip, if that does not work you can get in touch with me via email and I can send you the original file :) Thanks again
@spompey
6 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for obliging, yes I will indeed add a link and credit on the video....much appreciated....Mark
@VehicularBrit
6 жыл бұрын
spompeytransportvideo Not a problem, glad to be of assistance.
never seen a steam engine in my life and this is amazing. Always like this engine in particular. One question as I've always grown up around Diesels and Underground trains in London, is the water suppose to come out the tender?? at the bottom? there was a puddle at the station 9:30
@VehicularBrit
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment - yes, the Black 5's are very likeable locos for many reasons. The water you see flowing, is coming from the injectors that push water from the tender into the boiler, at pressure. The injectors have an overflow pipe which can be seen leaking water if the injectors aren't quite set right, or they are old and worn. From conversations with the crews of this engine in particular, I gather that the injector on this particular loco is quite old and therefore not as effective as it could be, which means some excess water flows past it and out the overflow pipe. Furthermore, that side injector is the "exhaust" injector which takes steam pressure left in the exhaust after passing through the cylinders, and directs it to the injector. These types of injectors are only effective when the loco is running and the regulator is open - which isn't happening when the train is stopped. This means there's no steam passing into the injector to push the water into the boiler, therefore the water just gets gushed out of the pipe. A little wasteful I suppose, but I think the valve that controls the water inlet may be a bit worse for wear, so it doesn't close fully - so a bit of water leaks by. Hope that helps!
@Palkia792
7 жыл бұрын
it surely has. thanks so much. very detailed answer. I saw the prices online for riding in certain trains and very expensive indeed. The engine sounds very powerful too
@VehicularBrit
7 жыл бұрын
No worries, glad I could be of help :) Yes, it does tend to be reasonably expensive to ride. An adult ticket at the Watercress line is £16, and that's generally similar for most heritage railways. If you want to ride on a mainline railtour, you can expect to pay over £100, though.
@Palkia792
7 жыл бұрын
I was looking at the cathedral express website I think. on steamdreams. but only £16? wow
It’s mad to think that we could actually build some decent stuff in this country once upon a time.
May I please use sounds from this video for a project? I'm recreating the Black 5 digitally and it would benefit greatly from the sounds in this video. Please reply to my comment as a response, whether it be yes or no.
@VehicularBrit
4 жыл бұрын
Please send me some details of your project and I will decide afterwards.
2:18 I spy with my little eye what's left of a tender..
@VehicularBrit
6 жыл бұрын
Correct, one of the Bulleids tender tanks, but I can't remember off the top of my head which one.