Absolutely Chuffed: The Men Who Built a Steam Engine - SV650.org

jambo · 17-10-08, 11:24 AM

Last night's TV highlight, without a doubt. Over a few beers 20 years ago a group of men decide, as you do, that it's a terrible shame that none of the 1948-1949 A1 steam engines survived. Then they wondered if you could build one. Fair enough, we've all decided we could build a Saturn V rocket or similar, but they actually did it. 20 years and £3M to do it, but good on them!

Website here

BBC's iplayer for the program here

Jambo

fizzwheel · 17-10-08, 11:36 AM

Bloomin Iplayer has been playing up for me this morning. Been trying to get that to run so I can watch it.

Fascinating stuff. Cheers for the linkage

17-10-08, 12:30 PM

I'll have to have a look later.

timwilky · 17-10-08, 12:33 PM

Interesting. But why bother. Sorry don't get big boys with full size train sets. As a lifelong hater of trains I would prefer all track ripped up to provide routes to lay tarmac on for me to ride at stupid speed.

Biker Biggles · 17-10-08, 12:51 PM

Cant agree with that.There is something captivating about a steam engine.Mabbe its the fact that so much of the mechanicals are exposed,or the noises but its so much more involving than a modern car.

fizzwheel · 17-10-08, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by timwilky

Interesting. But why bother. Sorry don't get big boys with full size train sets.

Why not ? Theres no examples of the type that made it through to preservation. So surely rebuilding one from scratch is not only a huge project but it allows future generations to see and learn about our history ?

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Originally Posted by timwilky

As a lifelong hater of trains I would prefer all track ripped up to provide routes to lay tarmac on for me to ride at stupid speed.

Why ? If we had a hafl deent railway infrastructure surely alot of that freight thats on artics on the roads could go by rail. Thus freeing up the roads for bikes. Also all those holiday makers that clog up the M5 on Summer weekends might also go by rail to... but the infrastructure isnt there anymore is it...

I used to love going to the preserved railways near me when I was a kid with my dad. Completely different experience to modern rail transport

northwind · 17-10-08, 01:15 PM

That's cool. Seems that it might have been money better spent on a restoration rather than a copy, but it's still cool.

dizzyblonde · 17-10-08, 01:16 PM

watched it last night..sort of. We like steam trains in our house

fizzwheel · 17-10-08, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by northwind

That's cool. Seems that it might have been money better spent on a restoration rather than a copy, but it's still cool.

There werent any A1 locos left to restore they all got scrapped before the preservation mania in the 60's took off...

The only way to bring that back was to start again from the orginal drawings.

17-10-08, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Grinch

I'll have to have a look later.

me too

17-10-08, 11:24 AM	#1
jambo Member Mega Poster Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Croydonia Posts: 5,376	Absolutely Chuffed: The Men Who Built a Steam Engine Last night's TV highlight, without a doubt. Over a few beers 20 years ago a group of men decide, as you do, that it's a terrible shame that none of the 1948-1949 A1 steam engines survived. Then they wondered if you could build one. Fair enough, we've all decided we could build a Saturn V rocket or similar, but they actually did it. 20 years and £3M to do it, but good on them! Website here BBC's iplayer for the program here Jambo __________________ Modern motorcycles are bloody brilliant, enjoy it while we can

17-10-08, 11:36 AM	#2
fizzwheel Super Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,614	Re: Absolutely Chuffed: The Men Who Built a Steam Engine Bloomin Iplayer has been playing up for me this morning. Been trying to get that to run so I can watch it. Fascinating stuff. Cheers for the linkage __________________ Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over. K5 GSXR 750 Anniversary Edition

17-10-08, 12:30 PM	#3
Grinch Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Absolutely Chuffed: The Men Who Built a Steam Engine I'll have to have a look later.

17-10-08, 12:33 PM	#4
timwilky Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Not in Yorkshire. (Thank God) Posts: 4,116	Re: Absolutely Chuffed: The Men Who Built a Steam Engine Interesting. But why bother. Sorry don't get big boys with full size train sets. As a lifelong hater of trains I would prefer all track ripped up to provide routes to lay tarmac on for me to ride at stupid speed. __________________ Not Grumpy, opinionated.

17-10-08, 12:51 PM	#5
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,071	Re: Absolutely Chuffed: The Men Who Built a Steam Engine Cant agree with that.There is something captivating about a steam engine.Mabbe its the fact that so much of the mechanicals are exposed,or the noises but its so much more involving than a modern car. __________________ On a clear day we stand there and look further than the ordinary eye can see.

17-10-08, 01:15 PM	#7
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	Re: Absolutely Chuffed: The Men Who Built a Steam Engine That's cool. Seems that it might have been money better spent on a restoration rather than a copy, but it's still cool. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

17-10-08, 01:16 PM	#8
dizzyblonde Da Cake Boss Mega Poster Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a flying Horse Posts: 9,992	Re: Absolutely Chuffed: The Men Who Built a Steam Engine watched it last night..sort of. We like steam trains in our house __________________ Suzy, yellow 2001 SVS. Kitty, V-Raptor 1000, ZZR1400<<its my bike now Pegasus! Hovis 13.8.75-3.10.09 Reeder 20.7.88-21.3.12

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