Armchair Railfan

Being stuck here in the Midwestern United States, I don't' get a chance to see the magnificent steam locomotives of the UK live and in person; so I have to settle for the next best thing: watching videos of British trains on YouTube!

Here is a wonderful example of what I'm talking about: a 5 minute video of a LMS "Black Five" 4-6-0 #45407 climbing up Hemerdon Bank, and really making a show of it. You can plainly hear the exhaust grow louder and slower as 45407 struggles with it's short train up the bank--fabulous! One can easily count the four "beats" per exhaust revolution of the drivers, a hallmark of two-cylinder steam locomotives.

Watch the video for yourself:



This video, along with a host of train videos from around the world, can be found at YouTube.

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