The sound of the engine going up the mountain sounds like a combination of a normal steam locomotive and a roller coaster

@TheMNrailfan227

3 жыл бұрын

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@TheMNrailfan227

3 жыл бұрын

What the hell?

Fascinating 😊

Piękna lokomotywa z pomysłowy napędem.😊

I wonder if anyone's tried making a dedicated snow-clearing front car for these kind of cog railways lol.

I believe they still use one of the steam locos daily but it was converted to run on diesel many years ago, for some reason they could or would not convert the other units. The Cog railway actually build custom diesel units to replace the steam ones. The coal fired ones are now museum pieces.

Is Old Peppersass still running? That’s what took our family up when we did the railway. We’ve driven up on the Auto Road, taken the Cog Railway up and me and my dad have hiked the Presidential range. Done everything but biked it.

@Mountaindivisionrailfan252

2 жыл бұрын

That hasn’t ran since 1929 as far as I know. Are you sure you weren’t talking about one of their other steam engines (specifically the #2)?

nicely shot and edited

Somehow, oil fired and diesel engines just aren't as impressive as the historical steam engine. We frequently take "steam engine" touristic rides just for the fun of taking a steam engine ride. Never did it for diesel engines......

Hitch all the steamers and all the cars together for one heck of an event and document it in DVD! I have yet to find a DVD online of nothing but the steam engines on this railway. If there is one I would like a link for it please.🙂

@brianrayner676

4 жыл бұрын

The cars don't actually couple to the engine. During the descent the engine and coach are often not even in contact. It's a very cool experience.

Very good..

@topshamtv

9 жыл бұрын

***** Nothing like an engine in steam...

We need a whistle video of each cog engine.

Why is it that despite the cold conditions there is no lagging on the dome, steam pipes or cylinders to minimise heat loss. And it looks like the engine crews gave up cleaning the running gear years ago!

@MikeJones-rk1un

6 жыл бұрын

The rack picks up grease from the gear on every engine. If it was clean, I would be concerned. The firebox on the coal fired engines runs white hot. There won't be any ice nearby.

@Redshirt214

5 жыл бұрын

There is lagging, it's just beneath an steel boiler jacket. External lagging on locomotives ended in like the 1840s, at least in the US.

RIP #3.

What year was this? When I was there last week the engineer told me only the No.9 and No.2 steamers were in running order..

@topshamtv

7 жыл бұрын

It was filmed in 2005

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why is it that on heritage railways with huge noisy locomotives with 115 decibel whistles they don't have to wear hearing protection, but the crew in the cab of this tiny little engine have to wear it?

@RockyRailroadProductions_B0SS

6 жыл бұрын

TheBrantfordRailfan Because these are actually really loud in the cab. You have four simple expansion cylinders feeding through a very short blastpipe to the smoke box. It shakes a bit too, but that's why it's fun!

Surprised tree huggers don't squawk about all that smoke..

@manga12

8 жыл бұрын

+Oilsmoke Jones they did in other videos, but the stuff comming out is also tons of steam which goes up the pipe and provides drought on the fire to keep it going, well at least that was the case with latter 20th century locomotives, but as it were steam is usually nevera question on power it can provide plenty and can use any type of fuel that can be put into the firebox, mind you newer designs are more effecent boilers but since steam is a direct drive it dont tire like electo moters can and overheat, and the faster you run the better at making steam it is, as well as the hotter the fire the more expansion of volume you have in the steam and the better it is at providing power, at least that is the theory.

Ride the chooch, babe...

this inspired the culdee fell railway

@TheMNrailfan227

5 жыл бұрын

Not to be rude, but you are wrong. The Snowden railway in England inspired the culdee fell railway.

mid-August and already snow-covered. (lol - just kidding)

@WilliamManson

Жыл бұрын

I have been at the summit in August and it was snowing.

how it braking?

@topshamtv

7 жыл бұрын

There is a large wheel mounted in the carriage that is turned to increase braking. It looks a bit like the steering wheel on a ship.

@ThomasWLalor

6 жыл бұрын

remember the Flintstones' cars?? Foot pedal

@MikeJones-rk1un

6 жыл бұрын

No, friction wheel on cog wheel shaft. Hope for the best. Cog gear comes out of rack gear and you are toast.

@brianrayner676

4 жыл бұрын

It uses the cylinders and friction brakes. There are actually two brake wheels in the coach. One remains pretty much steadily applied during the descent and the other is adjusted as required.

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Coal! Trump is proud!

@stephaniemac4637

5 жыл бұрын

Tsnore As he should be..

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When will the Government demand the historic cog railway go all electric? Let's go Brandon!