railroadbill Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) Came across this on Youtube, It may have been flagged before but it's interesting not just about the Fell and its short lived concept but some nice period loco shots as well, including standard locos like Britannia being displayed at Marylebone. One thing is the lack of safety gear like hard hats and visors in the works sequences, a lot has changed! Still it was only 5 years after WW2 so a flat cap and a long coat gave you all the protection you were likely to get... Also film explains the way the transmission worked. As that meant only one of the 4 main engines powered the loco from a standing start, with the others being progressively added as speed built up, that seems a major flaw. Anyway, a bit of railway history. If they'd just electrified everything... Edited May 3 by railroadbill typo 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovenor Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Thanks for that, looks to be a different film from the one I've seen previously. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Best explanation of what this loco was about that I've seen. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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