:o A real train wrecked for a 1928 movie:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8379500.stm

....reminds me (a little) of the nuclear flask test crash on the test track at 'Old Dalby' in 1984.....but what a waste of a Class 46 loco.:'(

Ahh, the Basingstoke and Alton light railway. Used to live practically on the old track bed.

Kevin

What a wonderful and historically interesting piece of film! 8-) 8-) 8-) :y :y

I've nearly come a cropper in that spot myself - not in a train, of course. It's not a nice junction. ::)

At least they've repaired the potholes now so you can get some traction. ::)

Kevin

Ahhhhh, I love a happy ending ;) ;D ;D :y

PhilRich wrote on 25. Nov 2009 at 18:34:

Ahhhhh, I love a happy ending ;) ;D ;D :y

Me too! ;D

Sorry, but as a railway enthusiast I must try and identify the four engines involved in this film clip:

Scene 1.  Driver looking out on right side of engine ; 2-6-0 Maunsell 'U' class of 1928, built in Brighton, possibly a rebuilt "River" tank class for the Southern Railway.

Scene 2. Express engine pulling train on Basingstoke to Woking four track section; appears to be either a 4-6-0 Urie H15 or Maunsell N15 "King Arthur" class, built in Eastleigh in 1918-23 (Urie batch) or 1925 (Maunsell), with 8 wheel outside bearing tender, for the SE&CR / Southern Railway.

Scene 3. Local passenger on double track; Mausell 2-6-0 "N" class mixed traffic, built Ashford / Woolwich Arsnel 1917-25 for the SE & CR - later Southern Railway.

Scene 4. Engine in crash; Stirling (sometimes referred to as Wainwright engines) 4-4-0 F1 class of 1903-16, built in Ashford for the SE & CR -South Eastern & Chatham Railway.

;) ;)

Lizzie Zoom wrote on 25. Nov 2009 at 23:42:

Sorry, but as a railway enthusiast I must try and identify the four engines involved in this film clip: Scene 1.  Driver looking out on right side of engine ; 2-6-0 Maunsell 'U' class of 1928, built in Brighton, possibly a rebuilt "River" tank class for the Southern Railway. Scene 2. Express engine pulling train on Basingstoke to Woking four track section; appears to be either a 4-6-0 Urie H15 or Maunsell N15 "King Arthur" class, built in Eastleigh in 1918-23 (Urie batch) or 1925 (Maunsell), with 8 wheel outside bearing tender, for the SE&CR / Southern Railway. Scene 3. Local passenger on double track; Mausell 2-6-0 "N" class mixed traffic, built Ashford / Woolwich Arsnel 1917-25 for the SE & CR - later Southern Railway. Scene 4. Engine in crash; Stirling (sometimes referred to as Wainwright engines) 4-4-0 F1 class of 1903-16, built in Ashford for the SE & CR -South Eastern & Chatham Railway. ;) ;)

typical, you named everything before i managed to see the clip. :D            :y
but, the steam waggon?
a foden 5 or 6 tonner i think. :y

The Red Baron wrote on 25. Nov 2009 at 23:48:

Lizzie Zoom wrote on 25. Nov 2009 at 23:42: Sorry, but as a railway enthusiast I must try and identify the four engines involved in this film clip: Scene 1.  Driver looking out on right side of engine ; 2-6-0 Maunsell 'U' class of 1928, built in Brighton, possibly a rebuilt "River" tank class for the Southern Railway. Scene 2. Express engine pulling train on Basingstoke to Woking four track section; appears to be either a 4-6-0 Urie H15 or Maunsell N15 "King Arthur" class, built in Eastleigh in 1918-23 (Urie batch) or 1925 (Maunsell), with 8 wheel outside bearing tender, for the SE&CR / Southern Railway. Scene 3. Local passenger on double track; Mausell 2-6-0 "N" class mixed traffic, built Ashford / Woolwich Arsnel 1917-25 for the SE & CR - later Southern Railway. Scene 4. Engine in crash; Stirling (sometimes referred to as Wainwright engines) 4-4-0 F1 class of 1903-16, built in Ashford for the SE & CR -South Eastern & Chatham Railway. ;) ;) typical, you named everything before i managed to see the clip. :D            :y but, the steam waggon? a foden 5 or 6 tonner i think. :y

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :y :y

Yes, I believe it was a Foden 8-) 8-) 8-) ;)

Lizzie Zoom wrote on 26. Nov 2009 at 15:41:

The Red Baron wrote on 25. Nov 2009 at 23:48: Lizzie Zoom wrote on 25. Nov 2009 at 23:42: Sorry, but as a railway enthusiast I must try and identify the four engines involved in this film clip: Scene 1.  Driver looking out on right side of engine ; 2-6-0 Maunsell 'U' class of 1928, built in Brighton, possibly a rebuilt "River" tank class for the Southern Railway. Scene 2. Express engine pulling train on Basingstoke to Woking four track section; appears to be either a 4-6-0 Urie H15 or Maunsell N15 "King Arthur" class, built in Eastleigh in 1918-23 (Urie batch) or 1925 (Maunsell), with 8 wheel outside bearing tender, for the SE&CR / Southern Railway. Scene 3. Local passenger on double track; Mausell 2-6-0 "N" class mixed traffic, built Ashford / Woolwich Arsnel 1917-25 for the SE & CR - later Southern Railway. Scene 4. Engine in crash; Stirling (sometimes referred to as Wainwright engines) 4-4-0 F1 class of 1903-16, built in Ashford for the SE & CR -South Eastern & Chatham Railway. ;) ;) typical, you named everything before i managed to see the clip. :D            :y but, the steam waggon? a foden 5 or 6 tonner i think. :y ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :y :y Yes, I believe it was a Foden 8-) 8-) 8-) ;)

:y
hows the new mig going :)

The Red Baron wrote on 26. Nov 2009 at 18:22:

Lizzie Zoom wrote on 26. Nov 2009 at 15:41: The Red Baron wrote on 25. Nov 2009 at 23:48: Lizzie Zoom wrote on 25. Nov 2009 at 23:42: Sorry, but as a railway enthusiast I must try and identify the four engines involved in this film clip: Scene 1.  Driver looking out on right side of engine ; 2-6-0 Maunsell 'U' class of 1928, built in Brighton, possibly a rebuilt "River" tank class for the Southern Railway. Scene 2. Express engine pulling train on Basingstoke to Woking four track section; appears to be either a 4-6-0 Urie H15 or Maunsell N15 "King Arthur" class, built in Eastleigh in 1918-23 (Urie batch) or 1925 (Maunsell), with 8 wheel outside bearing tender, for the SE&CR / Southern Railway. Scene 3. Local passenger on double track; Mausell 2-6-0 "N" class mixed traffic, built Ashford / Woolwich Arsnel 1917-25 for the SE & CR - later Southern Railway. Scene 4. Engine in crash; Stirling (sometimes referred to as Wainwright engines) 4-4-0 F1 class of 1903-16, built in Ashford for the SE & CR -South Eastern & Chatham Railway. ;) ;) typical, you named everything before i managed to see the clip. :D            :y but, the steam waggon? a foden 5 or 6 tonner i think. :y ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :y :y Yes, I believe it was a Foden 8-) 8-) 8-) ;) :y hows the new mig going :)

Very well thanks Baron! :y :y :y :y :y

Certainly better than that steam lorry! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

umm very good. hopefully your car wont be in that many bits for some years to come :D

The Red Baron wrote on 26. Nov 2009 at 18:30:

umm very good. hopefully your car wont be in that many bits for some years to come :D

Well I will be taking it a bit apart to do the usual miggy things as a precaution:  breathers, cam cover gaskets and new plugs ;) ;)

In case anyone wants to see more of a close up of the final crash locomotive, here is a rare film clip of a Stirling F1 4-4-0 in action on the Southern Railway (unknown date):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z-4cqHLS24

:-* :-* 8-) 8-) 8-)

Debs. wrote on 25. Nov 2009 at 18:25:

:o A real train wrecked for a 1928 movie: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8379500.stm ....reminds me (a little) of the nuclear flask test crash on the test track at 'Old Dalby' in 1984.....but what a waste of a Class 46 loco.:'(

I am reliably informed it was knackered anyway.

We have 46010 arriving in 2 weeks at Ruddington!

Marks DTM Calib wrote on 26. Nov 2009 at 23:13:

Debs. wrote on 25. Nov 2009 at 18:25: :o A real train wrecked for a 1928 movie: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8379500.stm ....reminds me (a little) of the nuclear flask test crash on the test track at 'Old Dalby' in 1984.....but what a waste of a Class 46 loco.:'( I am reliably informed it was knackered anyway. We have 46010 arriving in 2 weeks at Ruddington!

didnt think that one was around, coming from where.

Marks DTM Calib wrote on 26. Nov 2009 at 23:13:

Debs. wrote on 25. Nov 2009 at 18:25: :o A real train wrecked for a 1928 movie: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8379500.stm ....reminds me (a little) of the nuclear flask test crash on the test track at 'Old Dalby' in 1984.....but what a waste of a Class 46 loco.:'( I am reliably informed it was knackered anyway. We have 46010 arriving in 2 weeks at Ruddington!

It was 46,009 in the crash