LMS training video - Little & Often

Gosh I didn’t realise it was so complicated and involved. Fascinating video. I’ll be looking out for the colour of the smoke on the steam trains at my local heritage railway, the GCR

Given how much black smoke you see constantly coming out of heritage railway trains, this video should still be used for training.

This method of firing actually works for stationary boilers too, I've done it. It works best if the load is relatively constant.

Great video shows how the firemen did his job

Fascinating, thank you.

Its the way he says it.......wonderful!

I was always trying to find this video in full length! Always trust your local Volunteer Railway if you get to know the staff.

This is such an awesome channel

I love this video. Great info and insight into firing a steam loco.

Those firemen must have been strong, and look at the early British locos when many had no cabs at all.

This is excellent! I've watched this time and time again, and I still enjoy it. I regret that I will probably never fire a steam engine, though it would surely be exiting (and hard work as well), but that's not the point. The point is, that all the skill and work that was necessary to run these "simple" engines efficiently, was there. And not only the firemen and the drivers, but all the maintenance people too! Hats off to those doing it, and to the system for running it all and doing everything in the most economical way possible, if a steam engine can ever be called economical, which it probably can't. But that was what they had in those days. And they really tried to make the best out of it. I'm impressed. 🙂

My father was a fireman based at Derby the smoke and noise are iconic wonderful.

I was a b.r.fireman.thid is a true description of firing.however not all locomotives were the same even the same class.i.e jubilee s.6 p some would steam better with a bi one under the door .p.s.best job I ever had I my live life.

It is interesting to see that all bridges over the rail lines are heavily sooted in areas immediately above the rail lines.

Iv never been told that before...👍👍

Awsome

Wow

I thought title and Often" was the GWR way. LMS much have pinched it!

11:36 "If due to... well... if, as sometimes happens" What is it he's avoiding saying there?

Fill the firebox up on most trips