The USA was fully aware of the Soviet plan to stockpile steam engines and kept steam engine training in its MOS 60 category up until at least 2000
@joshslater2426
3 ай бұрын
As unlikely as it would be, I would love to see the day someone unearths Furness Railway No. 115. It would be even more exciting if it was in good enough condition to be restored, if only for static display.
@MorrisHillmanProductions
3 ай бұрын
It would require a mammoth effort, and an equivalent amount of money.
@obelic71
3 ай бұрын
As strategic reserve steam locomotives goes Sweden and Austria also had steamlocomotives preserved in case of WW3 In the 60's Swedens military heavily preserved ,cocooned and stored freshly very recent overhauled steam locomotives and placed them in sheds all over Sweden. When they realised in the 90's nobody at the railway companies and military couldn't drive them anymore and also the infrastructure to coal water and recondition them wasn't availbale anymore they were pulled out of strategic reserve and sold of. The irony is that in the Netherlands there are now strategic reserve locomtives from both sides of the cold war in preservation. Sweden (2 B, 1 E and 1 E2 class), Austria OBB 52 3879 (ex DRB 52 3879) and a soviet union strategic locomotive TE-5933 (ex DRB 52 5933) TE-5933
@timdekleijn8910
3 ай бұрын
The irony being that in the Netherlands only a handfull of mainline steamengines were statically preserved, which can be seen at the Railway Museum in Utrecht. Thus most of the heritage railways that could operate on the mainline are running former German/ Austrian/ Swedish or Russian engines.
@legomyeggo77
3 ай бұрын
3:15 🤔 Hmmmm... Now where have I seen this before?
@ruperttownsend7056
3 ай бұрын
I'm sure there was a blue tank engine in the with a ship at one point, But maybe that was just a rumour. 😂
@SmudgeThomas
3 ай бұрын
Considering that steam locomotives were comparatively cheap it is surprising more didn't survive thanks to people just ditching them where they broke down. Furness 115 though is definitely a rare instance. Although not unique. At least one other happened near Preston with an industrial tank.
@paveloleynikov4715
3 ай бұрын
While a handful of rolling stock are lost in old sidings and whatnot, engines are pretty big objects and nuisanse:( Most of these derelict ones comes from places where entire lines are shut down and there were no enterprising locals with blowtorches
@BHuang92
3 ай бұрын
How about covering the Bugatti railcar?
@Thad4002
3 ай бұрын
I WOKE UP IN A NEW BUGATTI
@MorrisHillmanProductions
3 ай бұрын
Poor old 5629 😢.
@MorrisHillmanProductions
3 ай бұрын
Yup.
@kaneburms8664
3 ай бұрын
lol i just read about the kiwi river trains
@Thiswhat22
3 ай бұрын
I'm first 💀 Pin me
@candycrushhater5828
2 ай бұрын
You really need to do a video about Columbia River #7 sometime. Known as the “Skookum”, #7 was actually preserved, because she derailed and toppled onto her side in a remote forest. She’s now in running condition at the Niles Canyon Railway in California, too. It goes to show how an accident can actually be a blessing in disguise.
@thejdmguru621
3 ай бұрын
The story of 5629 is extremely tragic, I feel bad for the dude, he had a series of multiple unfortunate events happen to him. The guy became desperate, going mad, and it eventually became his downfall. Leaving him broken and hated by all.
@FuelFire
3 ай бұрын
ToT you need to make a video about the batshit insane railroad that was the Porterfield & Ellis RR They ran 1870's 4-4-0s up and down 20% grades doing 100mph
@bowlinerailfan
3 ай бұрын
That first story was referenced by the Rev. W. Awdry in his forward for the Railway Series book "Duke the Lost Engine."
@Louie-WanKenobi-og4rk
3 ай бұрын
"Excuse me, are you a vandal? Driver told me vandals break in and smash things."
@justandy333
3 ай бұрын
I can't even begin to imagine how the railway preservation scene would look like if the Woodham brothers weren't so 'accommodating' to preservation groups.
@GMteam.
2 ай бұрын
as a kid. a day out to barry island included playing on the steam engines in woodhams. you just walked straight into it from the car park.
@MichaelCampin
3 ай бұрын
Does anyone else remember 1976 when Sweden experimented with continuous welded rails and the rails didnt have expansion joints or fish plates, hence in the heat of the summer the rails buckled and ended up in a zigzag pattern and closed the railway for months
@theblackleafninja3858
3 ай бұрын
The Barry scrapyard is by far my favorite
@Klooney404
3 ай бұрын
Double upvote (if I could) for the mentioning of my homeland, the Isle of Man. If you don't already know, we still have an original Victorian & Edwardian railway network with original steam & electric rolling stock running to timetables. Its beautiful. I bet you already have a video covering it .
@br-v388
3 ай бұрын
There's a CNR Consolidation 'preserved' in a bog on the Manitouwadge branchline after it rolled off the tracks due to subsidence while the line was under construction. When officials rode along the newly completed track it was covered with a big green tarpaulin to hide it. As far as anyone knows it's still there, having slowly sank into the muskeg over the decades.
@robrice7246
3 ай бұрын
5:40 - 5:43 Well if they did plan to retrieve this engine in future (hypothetically speaking), I wonder if Gordon would pull it out?
@kenharris5390
3 ай бұрын
Dai Woodham must have had a solid relationship with his bank manager; all that financial outlay to purchase the locos and have them sitting there without generating a monetary return. Thanks for another fascinating video.
@Scutt_le
2 ай бұрын
I saw 5629 at IRM in 2022,it’s a lil dusty,but still there,and that’s just the way we like it
@JacqueTheInsaneEngine
2 ай бұрын
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@plunkervillerr1529
2 ай бұрын
BRAVO! That was a Spicy Meat Ball.
@abloogywoogywoo
3 ай бұрын
It would be nice if they could save Furness 115 one day, and have its reunion with 3, 20, and 25.
@JacqueTheInsaneEngine
2 ай бұрын
It's probably well beyond repair, assuming it hasn't melted from the heat down there
@abloogywoogywoo
2 ай бұрын
@@JacqueTheInsaneEngine its not that deep.
@vincentrosario5358
3 ай бұрын
I'm second! This came out 5 min ago! It's thunder storming and 6:07am
@jonny_vdv
3 ай бұрын
Pretty unique concept of "banking engines" in New Zealand
@JacqueTheInsaneEngine
2 ай бұрын
What are those?
@Straswa
3 ай бұрын
Great compilation ToT. Fascinating info.
@BoxtankEngine
Ай бұрын
Near me, there is a river with a steam engine. It sits beside the river mostly and is owned by a preservation society. They wanna get it out but haven’t gotten far yet.
@DennisLora2001
3 ай бұрын
Fantastic competition video man I like it 0:41
@GMteam.
2 ай бұрын
it was easy to get into the woodhams yard. it was next to the car park for the island and you could just walk in. as i recall a king and a 9f were the ones on the way in.
@AutomaxTheGreat
3 ай бұрын
He apologizes for mispronouncing in the Finland part but not the Brazilian?! Lol
@certifiedcitydestroyer
3 ай бұрын
fourth somehow? idk, nice video!
@stephaniefitzgerald3481
3 ай бұрын
for the riverbank engines both K88 and K92 are restored to running order
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