A Very Sick Black 5!

Hi All,
Came across this video today -


Cheers,
Ged

It seems to be have plenty of boiler pressure as there is steam coming from the safety valves, albeit not a great deal.
If this was an MSTS video I would say that the driver had forgotten to close the cylinder drain cocks. Presumably, though, it is just steam leakage around very worn piston rings. I am surprised it was allowed on the main line in that state if that is the case.
Or have I missed something?
Jonathan
Of course, it is set up for MSTS and running on OR!

Hi Jonathan,

Of course, it is set up for MSTS and running on OR!

I like that!! Very Good  

Apparently, the driver was one Gordon Hodgson who was wellknown for getting the best out of steam locos.  There is a compilation of his work on YouTube - check out "Gordon Hodgson Man and Machine as one" - which includes most of this video.
According to the comments posted, Gordon said 'just after Tebay there was a big bang from the firemans side that bent all the valve gear so he then had to crawl all the way to the loop on just the one cylinder'.

Cheers,
Ged

That is amazing. R

That explains the amount of steam escaping from the cylinder area. It could have been a real problem to restart if the locomotive had stopped.
Now that is something we can't simulate on train simulators.
Jonathan