Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway - Dalegarth To Ravenglass On River Irt - Cab Ride UK Railway [4k UHD]
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Publicado 2022-11-18
This journey takes place on the loco River Irt, River Irt was originally built as a tank engine (and named Muriel) by Sir Arthur Heywood in 1894. It is believed she saw service at the munitions factory in Gretna (as 0-8-0T Muriel) before arriving at Ravenglass in 1917. She was rebuilt as a tender engine ( and renamed ) in 1927. 1972 saw her gain the current profile. River Irt is the oldest working 15-inch gauge locomotive in the world but she still hauls heavy trains capably even though she is now over 100 years old.
Ravenglass and Eskdale railway operate throughout the year and run a number of special days too. It is worth visiting as the line is just spectacular, so is the lake district setting and especially the mountains surrounding the railway. Tickets are really good value and there is plenty to do.
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The railway uses the Radio Control Train Order signaling system. Outside Ravenglass station, the line is single track with passing loops at Miteside, Irton Road and Fisherground. Trains operate by radio communication between drivers and at Ravenglass signal box. At passing loops and the terminus station, drivers contact the controller, using "RANDER" reporting numbers (even numbers for up trains, and odd for down), to indicate that the train is within the loop and is clear of the preceding single track. To leave the loop, the driver contacts control to gain authorisation to enter the next single track section. No semaphore signals are used outside Ravenglass station. Points at passing loops are weighted with direction indicators, meaning that no human intervention is required and the points reset themselves automatically after the passage of a train when entering the points from a trailing direction when the points are set for the other rail line.
Elements of the operation were used by British Rail to cut costs on remote lines. What became known as Radio Electronic Token Block signaling shared features with the Ratty, such as centralised control, automatic points at loops, and on-train equipment rather than fixed equipment at remote locations.
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One cool dude and a demon of the short toot. Top Draw.
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Ah, so this is the railway that the two dog characters Rowf and Snitter escaped on in Richard Adams' "The Plague Dogs." This is the exact direction too, as the characters traveled from Dalegarth to Ravenglass. It's great to see footage of the actual locations in the book, and a testament to Adam's narrative prowess, as this is exactly how I imagined it looked just based on his descriptions, even down to that curve in the beginning!
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A lovely video. The railway is superb, and the scenery would be hard to beat anywhere. For such an ancient engine, it seems remarkably economical, judging by the small amount of fuel the driver had to shovel during the journey.
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The Ravenglass-To-Eskdale Railway - a classic case of leaving engines and carriages too long in the wash cycle....... They shrank!😁
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Thanks for a great video
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Lovely video...how the line has progressed. First visited Ravenglass 1959/60 when the line was under threat of closure with only two steam locos ( Esk and Irt ) plus a "tractor", very poor track, rotten sleepers, one passing loop at Irton Rd and no signalling. It was then possible to effectively enjoy a cab ride by bagging a seat in the first of the then all open coaches .... no covered stock then. It's a pity there are now so few open coaches (without the horrible translucent screens....how can they possibly still be needed if they ever were in an open environment?) on the trains these days as the uninterrupted views of the fells are a major attraction. They certainly put me off a return visit.
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Do the cylinders have an unusual timing offset? Sounds a bit like the beat has a stutter going on.
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What sort of Whistle is this fitted with as it sounds similar to the one that is fitted to Caledonian Railways 812 Class 828 ?
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That's a lot of coal to burn but the Kardashians have them beat by miles.
