The Age of Steam - STEAM TRAINS - Bromsgrove

the two big railway companies in the county of Worcester with the Midland and the Great Western by purchasing the Birmingham Gloucester are we in 1846 the Midland achieved direct access into the heart of gwr territory in this film we will portray scenes on the X Midland Railway lines throughout the county although for completeness sometimes straying over the border into neighboring counties the main line featured the famous Lydian climb and this will be covered in the latter days of steam in detail for those who witness the climb of one in 37 to blackwell they will surely never forget it the top of the lucky incline is reached at blackwell saltless black 5-2 before nine two four six pauses on an evening new Street to Gloucester stopping service the severity of the incline can be clearly seen as the Train begins the two miles and four change descent to Bromsgrove two of the 8400 class bankers drop down the incline we will follow them on the footplate of 9f9 202 302 save line occupation to wall clanking engines join us for the descent the engines are not coupled together the handbrake is screwed down on the liner and only light steam applied on the rear engine to keep them close as we approach Bromsgrove station the home signal is off for the down may a passenger train is about to attack the climb the servicing point for the banking engines is on the west side of the line and returning engines are moved to it as soon as possible as the engines are not coupled together they follow each other across the ladder of point work crossing up and down main lines a Down Freight takes water by Bromsgrove South signal box as nine two four two three o comes on to the coaling point facilities for water and fire cleaning were also available 9 to 4 to 3 o has a br 1g tender holding five thousand gallons of water and seven tons of coal before fo6 Oh heads towards the station on the OP mainline it's a short train and requires only one unit of banking power the tank engines of the 8400 class and the gentes before them rated as one unit the 9f to ten o as two units the tank engines wait at the coaling stage the South signal box in the background it was from this box that the signal one would display aboard with a number of engines required for each train four five six two six Seychelles arrives on enough perishables train on the 1st of July 1964 this train needs to tank engines and they are signaled away to the rear of the train by the middle dis signal on a three-disc frame these dummy signals applied to the three possible directions of trouble the bottom to the up main from the top one straight ahead 9450 three recently transferred in from Gloucester is the second banker at the station four five six to six is about to depart as visiting v16 one 372 looks on approaching from the south on the up relief line is saltless double four to one eight on coal limiters at the station another assault lease for EPS double for double to six has another load of coal empty as to bankers blast their way on to the ink time note the point on the down line into the platform and down relief line it was said to have the finest switchblades on the region trains with no leading bogie would certainly lurch over this turnout we will now look at various trains on the incline new heights for a four F again with the assistance of later 400 class tank boundary changes in February 1958 they brought the main lights either black one into the western region and the walks worth panniers began taking over banking duties from the LMS jinja's jubilee fordable 592 endure as the maximum of eight wins for trade to go up unassisted a slow program at the same pressure e well-off patient education conclusion Christensen sister locomotive four five six oh five Cypress requires two bankers the rear most banker is ninety four thirty which was transferred from these fat whales in July 1961 to work on the incline this black 5 has a fire box full of coal judging from the chimney the banking is with three units a 9f and apamea a total of over 62,000 pounds of tractive effort both engines well up to the Mar Western motive par could also be seen besides the bankers Swindon's 5939 tangley hall is at the head of a long trade including wooden bodied mineral wagons assisted by three panels a rare visit of a southern region Pacific three four rows of nine 141 squadron took place on the 14th of June 1964 when she worked a special from Bristol to Derby and crew the banker was 9f9 double to three a second view approaching burka back to normal working for six 147th and Northamptonshire regiment is incited Blackwell of pircuit as a9f descends a black 5 approaches on August bank holiday Saturday 1961 with an extra from the West Country needing to anchors the stock is mainly Excel NS the train following as one of Bromsgrove gin teas in the pair of bankers a contrast in the ability of crews or engines to climb the licky is seen here a Gloucester to Birmingham stopper climbs with just for coaches bank by a 9m probably due to no panniers available at Bromsgrove at the time however the next train were dissimilar black five has a nylon and is making a tremendous effort certainly the fireman is having a harder time on the shovel than his counterpart on the previous train the line side is a perfect cross and seemed to be enjoying the spectrum enthusiasts of all ages witness the glory of steam on the leaky especially on summer Saturday's the standard class five on a train for Sheffield in the Northeast breasts the summit of Blackwell on to a more manageable one in two hundred and ninety one four five seven one two victory has a stopping service to new Street needing to stop in the station the banker drops on before the performers it appears this black 5 has a problem as the driver has requested assistance with only three coaches reaching the summit 92079 arrived at Bromsgrove in May 1956 and took over banking duties from the famous Big Bertha 58 100 by November 1956 she was joined by the first of an allocation of 8400 tight panty tanks here at the coaling stage they are all high in steam pressure awaiting their duties another regular 9f in latter days was nine double to 300 thanks to friend Ellis James Robertson who took these shots we can join her trim on the footplate be on some God wants bridge the banker digs into the cutting and under Finn's tall road the engine is in four forward gear and about half regulator out on the open bank and past pikes full the fireman feeds the 40 square feet of great with the five going to white heat a silhouette shows the safety valves feathering at 250 pounds per square inch giving nearly 40,000 pounds of tractive effort the fire is fed one more time as we approach Blackwell and the firemen can now relax a little nine double to three oh Jesus offer train of black well box passing a raft of wagons destined for Bromsgrove wagon works following behind is Doster 7 306 eight on the returning excursion from cadres factory at hornbill trains coming south on to the ink line were under some restrictions freight trains with unfitted wagons had their brakes pinned down one in every two if loaded one in three of empty by brakes Minh the train had to be brought to a stand first and when signaled whale on the move the brakes Minh started were four eight 704 of Kettering shed eases onto the incline for once on the descent the locomotive tender break would be wound down hard and the train was not to exceed eleven miles per hour bankers had to return to Bromsgrove as quickly as possible and we sent down the banking groups if necessary they were uncoupled just as when they did their banking duties the first engine therefore did all the breaking at the bottom of the incline these three signals straight down the main line to Bromsgrove site to cross over to the upside again the special regulations existed on the licky which allowed bankers to follow a downward stroke at limited speed and to keep it inside this operation is seen here and when a crack was under engineering possession the bottleneck of the Mickey was even worse this 9f and pani are obliged to return to Bromsgrove wrong line the Proms Rome bankers are returning past the Wagon Works where gin t47 276 is standing out abuse sister engine 473 r8 is doing some shunting the Birmingham and Gloucester are were built their local works here in 1840 it eventually became a Wagon Works owned one sited next to the works was Bromsgrove shed with three roads coated 21c by the midland region in 1958 under Western control it became 85f but in 1961 it changed again to 85 d the shed closed in 1964 arriving along the Dan relief line 6939 car Valley Hall at carnagie stop she will pull up at Bromsgrove south to have the wagon brakes on pin 69 47 al megohm Hall arrives on an up stopping service on the 1st of July 1964 she was become notable later when on October the 7th 1965 she was sent to Bromsgrove to replace a derailed class 37 t69 39 on banking duty and became the last steel anchor on the McKeon opposite to bankers servicing point activity continues a 9f falls away after having its wagon brakes taken off and possibly a crew change an engine crew mess room was situated next to Bromsgrove south walk the line becomes quadruple again as far as Stoke works geometry Prairie 61.5 of Worcestershire derives light engine before to standard class clients head south the second train passing the relief local men's cabin water crane and signal box curtains double for 941 is in full flight with an express rate on the diag mainly on the size of the earth courage after passing Bromsgrove sized box and then down the relief line an 8400 family overtaken by a local stopping train

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Length: 21min 5sec (1265 seconds)

Published: Tue Jun 11 2013