YouTubers - eat your heart out!

Its so long since I've ridden the armour yellow - why I just don't know!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KykadlpxwhM

Who needs black fives when you can have 844 and 3985?

 

As we are talking American steam super power, here's a clip that most others don't reach.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhgHrDbN4EU

 

You would only start moaning about the "box" on the train......... [-X

 

Yes just under 8000 tons now thats the real power of steam.

 

Certainly puts Freightliner in the shade. =D> =D> =D>

 

Was it actualy working? Sounded like a load of hiss as it went past. Give me the sound of a Stanier engine any day.

 

Try this then - http://www.rail-videos.net/video/view.p ... ments=true

ex Chinese QJ's working a revenue earning freight in the U.S. - turn the speakers up to maximum and listen to them slipping, especially in the second location


STEVE

 

And here's one showing how not to video steam. ](*,) ](*,) ](*,) ](*,)
http://www.rail-videos.net/video/view.php?id=4913

 

Yeah i agree the QJ's are very impressive, a very different beast to the bigger American steam types.

 

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr - at least I got a decent still shot of Tornado at Micheldever by way of compensation

STEVE

 

Coupled with the Challenger on a double stacker was this

http://railways.national-preservation.com/posting.php?mode=smilies&f=36#

Pure class

One comment that I always recall was one afternoon crossing the high plains of Wyoming in the Dome Car with 3985 on the front, and this guy turns round and says "Not a patch on a jubilee on the S & C"

I reserved coment!

 

Mmmm a page full of smilies - copy & paste incorrect link? ;-) :lol: