Men Of The Footplate - 1939 London Midland & Scottish Railway
Steam Train Maintenance in the 1950's - Educational Documentary
British steam B&W documentaries from 1930s and '50s
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Re: British steam B&W documentaries from 1930s and '50s
Thoroughly enjoyable. Brings back memories.
I remember now all those men it took to do a washout. The footplate staff just worked the footplate. Unlike the heritage footplate crews of today who often have to do everything themselves.
Today's crew's certainly know their jobs.
The only thing I noticed that was different was that the film stated that once a loco had been washed out, the fire restarted, when the fireman got onto the footplate, his first job is to build his fire. Wrong! His first job is to make the driver a cup of tea. :-)
I remember now all those men it took to do a washout. The footplate staff just worked the footplate. Unlike the heritage footplate crews of today who often have to do everything themselves.
Today's crew's certainly know their jobs.
The only thing I noticed that was different was that the film stated that once a loco had been washed out, the fire restarted, when the fireman got onto the footplate, his first job is to build his fire. Wrong! His first job is to make the driver a cup of tea. :-)
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Re: British steam B&W documentaries from 1930s and '50s
Correct! Which is why I have chosen a steaming mug of tea as my signature for my posts on this forum!His first job is to make the driver a cup of tea.
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Re: British steam B&W documentaries from 1930s and '50s
I've just found this one: British Railway Engineers at the Vulcan Foundry - 1954
I find it interesting for two reasons. Firstly, there are Vulcan locomotives all over Africa. Secondly, this is where my uncle worked as a draftsman. When we used to go to stay with my grandparents who lived nearby (by steam train, of course, from Euston) he would take me to the works sometimes and let me climb all over those locos, probably no more than 5 years after this film was made.
I find it interesting for two reasons. Firstly, there are Vulcan locomotives all over Africa. Secondly, this is where my uncle worked as a draftsman. When we used to go to stay with my grandparents who lived nearby (by steam train, of course, from Euston) he would take me to the works sometimes and let me climb all over those locos, probably no more than 5 years after this film was made.