0:00:04 > 0:00:08- TANNOY:- 'The train standing at platform one
0:00:08 > 0:00:10'is the 12:34 to Kidderminster,
0:00:10 > 0:00:14'which will be hauled by Flying Scotsman.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16'Calling at Hampton Loade...'
0:00:16 > 0:00:20I think we're going for an on-time departure here.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22Yep.
0:00:26 > 0:00:27WHISTLE BLOWS
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Right away, Roger.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31WHISTLE BLOWS
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Hampton Loade, mate.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Hampton Loade... Yes, I've seen that.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40Come on, baby.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42'I'm Roger Norfolk.
0:00:42 > 0:00:47'I'm one of the volunteer drivers of Severn Valley Railway,
0:00:47 > 0:00:50'and it's my pleasure today to take this train from Bridgnorth
0:00:50 > 0:00:53'to Kidderminster with Flying Scotsman.'
0:00:57 > 0:00:59'We're going to have a little bit of difficulty getting out of Bridgnorth
0:00:59 > 0:01:03'because the engine's a cold engine
0:01:03 > 0:01:06'and we're on a gradient of about 1 in 100,
0:01:06 > 0:01:10'so I'm having a little difficulty actually getting the locomotive
0:01:10 > 0:01:12'on the move.'
0:01:12 > 0:01:13HISSING
0:01:24 > 0:01:25Get another half turn, or not?
0:01:25 > 0:01:27'Clive is the locomotive engineer
0:01:27 > 0:01:29'who's travelling with the locomotive today.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32'And he knows much more about the engine than I do,
0:01:32 > 0:01:36'so he's just giving me a little bit of assistance to try and get
0:01:36 > 0:01:38'the locomotive under motion.'
0:01:41 > 0:01:43HISSING CONTINUES
0:01:46 > 0:01:47LOW CREAKING
0:01:49 > 0:01:50No...
0:01:52 > 0:01:54'We seem to have got ourselves stuck
0:01:54 > 0:01:58'and the remedy in this situation is to ease the locomotive back...'
0:01:58 > 0:02:00- Gone back.- Gone back, has it? Oh, yeah.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03'..to set the valves and pistons in a slightly different position
0:02:03 > 0:02:07'in order to get the locomotive under way.'
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Go on, try now.
0:02:12 > 0:02:13HISSING INTENSIFIES
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Come on, baby.
0:02:27 > 0:02:28CLANKING
0:02:32 > 0:02:35'A locomotive like this is more built for speed
0:02:35 > 0:02:37'rather than slogging up and starting away
0:02:37 > 0:02:40'on a 1-in-100 gradient.
0:02:40 > 0:02:41'But we're away.'
0:02:46 > 0:02:49'There's a lot of steam coming out the front of the locomotive.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53'When an engine's been standing for some time, water tends to collect
0:02:53 > 0:02:56'in the cylinders, and you need to blow that out.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59'Pistons and water don't really mix,
0:02:59 > 0:03:02'and you can do a lot of damage if you have water in the cylinders
0:03:02 > 0:03:05'and the pistons then can't compress the water.'
0:03:25 > 0:03:27HISSING
0:03:36 > 0:03:39'I'm Ryan Green, I'm Roger's fireman for the trip.'
0:03:39 > 0:03:41I can't see the traction signal, Roger.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43I can't see the traction signal.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Well, we'll shut those in a minute.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48'As well as managing the boiler and the steam pressure,
0:03:48 > 0:03:51'I've also got to keep an eye out for the signals along the line.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55'Sometimes they might be obstructed by steam or trees.'
0:04:01 > 0:04:02- Green.- Green, thank you.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06'Noel Hartley is from the National Railway Museum in York.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09'He's with us today to make sure we look after the engine.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13'Noel's a driver himself, and he knows the machine backwards.'
0:04:15 > 0:04:17That looks exciting.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37So now we're on our way.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Down the valley of the River Severn,
0:04:39 > 0:04:41through some pretty stations,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44all the way as far as Bewdley,
0:04:44 > 0:04:46and then the railway turns towards Kidderminster,
0:04:46 > 0:04:49a town not too far from Birmingham.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52And a total run, from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster,
0:04:52 > 0:04:54of about 16 miles.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39WHISTLE BLOWS
0:06:06 > 0:06:07WHISTLE BLOWS
0:06:38 > 0:06:40WHISTLE BLOWS
0:06:59 > 0:07:01RYAN WHISTLES
0:07:07 > 0:07:09- Take the other one off, as well. - Yeah.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13'The brass handles I'm adjusting are the injectors for the steam engine.'
0:07:13 > 0:07:14WHISTLE BLOWS
0:07:14 > 0:07:18'They take water out of the tender and put it into the boiler.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20'There are two injectors on a steam engine.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23'This is so you can get more water into the boiler quicker.'
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Nice and clear, Roger.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27'It's a little like having two taps to feed a bath.'
0:07:45 > 0:07:47WHISTLE BLOWS
0:07:47 > 0:07:49'This is quite an exciting day for myself and Roger.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52'Obviously the first time we've been at the controls of Flying Scotsman.'
0:08:02 > 0:08:05'I'm hosing down the footplate because the footplate's
0:08:05 > 0:08:06'quite a dirty working environment
0:08:06 > 0:08:09'and you get quite a lot of the coal dust on the floor.'
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Ready?
0:08:18 > 0:08:21'Noel's just taken over on the hose to wet down the coal in the tender.
0:08:21 > 0:08:22'This reduces the amount of dust
0:08:22 > 0:08:25'coming down into the footplate later on.'
0:08:49 > 0:08:51WHISTLE BLOWS
0:08:53 > 0:08:56'I've just sounded the whistle because we've passed an SW board.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59'SW stands for "sound warning" or "sound whistle".
0:08:59 > 0:09:01'They are usually placed in front of crossings
0:09:01 > 0:09:05'or, in this case, it's placed in front of the platform at Erdington,
0:09:05 > 0:09:07'which is a little bit unsighted around the curve.'
0:09:07 > 0:09:09All clear, Roger.
0:09:09 > 0:09:10All clear, thank you.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14'We also blow whistles entering tunnels and leaving tunnels
0:09:14 > 0:09:17'and generally whenever we see people on or about the track.'
0:09:17 > 0:09:18WHISTLE BLOWS
0:09:18 > 0:09:20'Either of us can blow the whistle.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22'The fireman in this case has blown because he's seen people
0:09:22 > 0:09:24'on the platform as we pass through Erdington.'
0:10:05 > 0:10:08'Along the 16-mile journey, we'll be using around a tonne of coal
0:10:08 > 0:10:11'and the engine will be drinking about 1,000 gallons of water.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14'I'm shovelling the coal to keep the pressure up in the boiler
0:10:14 > 0:10:16'and maintain the water level.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18'This is so that the power's available
0:10:18 > 0:10:19'when Roger wants to use it.'
0:10:19 > 0:10:20WHISTLE BLOWS
0:10:20 > 0:10:23'The firebox is quite wide on Flying Scotsman.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26'We have to keep the fire thicker at the back and towards the sides,
0:10:26 > 0:10:28'and thinner in the middle and towards the front.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31'That's the most efficient way of getting the most out of the fire.'
0:10:45 > 0:10:46RHYTHMIC CLANKING
0:11:12 > 0:11:14'It's a large locomotive.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17'It's a three-cylinder engine,
0:11:17 > 0:11:19'96 tonnes or so.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22'Boiler pressure working up to 220 pound per square inch.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25'So, it's quite a big beast.'
0:11:28 > 0:11:31'It's a locomotive that's built for speed.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34'We know in its day she did 100mph
0:11:34 > 0:11:38'and these days she's limited to 75 on the mainlines.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42'But here, we have to keep it to 25mph.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46'So, sometimes, it's a little difficult to keep under control.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48'She just wants to go.'
0:11:53 > 0:11:55'She's a good old girl.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59'She was built in 1923, she's done a few miles,
0:11:59 > 0:12:01'she's held a few records.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04'Yes, of all the A3s that were produced,
0:12:04 > 0:12:06'she's probably the one that needed to be preserved.'
0:12:24 > 0:12:26WHISTLE BLOWS
0:12:32 > 0:12:33- Crossing's clear, Roger.- Thank you.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39ENGINE CHUGS SMOOTHLY
0:13:10 > 0:13:12RHYTHMIC CLANKING OF WHEELS ON TRACK
0:13:59 > 0:14:02'I've got two controls here to make the train go.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05'The regulator is the one I'm holding now,
0:14:05 > 0:14:06'which is the valve that admits
0:14:06 > 0:14:09'steam from the boiler to the cylinders
0:14:09 > 0:14:10'and now I'm on the reverser,
0:14:10 > 0:14:14'which cuts off the steam at a certain point in the valve's travel.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17'And there's a balancing act between the two,
0:14:17 > 0:14:20'to try to maintain the momentum of the train.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24'And how much of each you need is very much driver's intuition,
0:14:24 > 0:14:25'or his instinct.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28'And he goes by the sound of the locomotive as well.'
0:14:28 > 0:14:30RHYTHMIC CHUGGING AND HISSING
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Crossing clear, yellow distant.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Yeah, I think that's...respond, I think.
0:14:55 > 0:14:56WHISTLE BLOWS
0:14:57 > 0:14:58'Signals are like traffic lights.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01'Some are advanced warnings and some of them are definite stops.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03'The knack is knowing where they are
0:15:03 > 0:15:05'and where to be looking out for them.'
0:15:25 > 0:15:27'There's something about a steam engine
0:15:27 > 0:15:28'as you're going past crowds of people
0:15:28 > 0:15:31'because they always wave at you, no matter what you're on.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34'But the amount of crowds with Flying Scotsman,
0:15:34 > 0:15:36'the amount of people that wave at you is crazy.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38'Every time I looked out of the window, there was someone waving.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42'It's just a fantastic feeling to know that everyone's come out
0:15:42 > 0:15:44'to see us going through,
0:15:44 > 0:15:46'and by getting the fireman or the driver to wave back
0:15:46 > 0:15:49'has just made their day that little bit better.'
0:16:09 > 0:16:12'I'm checking my timetable here
0:16:12 > 0:16:15'because I don't want to be arriving TOO early.'
0:16:15 > 0:16:16Come on, baby.
0:16:16 > 0:16:17'We're on a single line
0:16:17 > 0:16:21'and the next station, Hampton Loade, has a passing loop
0:16:21 > 0:16:25'where I'm very much hoping that the northbound train has already arrived
0:16:25 > 0:16:28'because we're due to pass through Hampton Loade nonstop.'
0:16:28 > 0:16:30- Crossing's clear, Roger.- All clear.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34- We want just...the signal.- Yes, yes.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- Green on the loop. - Green on the loop, lovely.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55- That's what we want, innit?- Yeah.
0:16:55 > 0:16:56That'll do.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00'Green on the loop means that we have the signal into the loop
0:17:00 > 0:17:01'at Hampton Loade.'
0:17:01 > 0:17:03- Token this end.- Yes, yes.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05I'll do it if you want.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Eh? Yeah, wonderful. Cheers.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10'We're just preparing now to give up the token
0:17:10 > 0:17:12'that's brought us from Bridgnorth,
0:17:12 > 0:17:15'and needs to be surrendered to the signalman.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18'No other train can be on the line as long as you've got that token.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22'That is our security that we are the only train on that single line
0:17:22 > 0:17:24'at that time.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30'As we approach the station, I've brought the speed down to 10mph
0:17:30 > 0:17:32'because that's our standard station limits speed.'
0:17:32 > 0:17:34- Noel doing it? - Noel's doing it, yeah.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36All fine.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39'And you can see the signalman in his high-visibility jacket
0:17:39 > 0:17:42'standing ready to receive our token,
0:17:42 > 0:17:45'but also then to give us the next token
0:17:45 > 0:17:48'for the advance section down to Highley.'
0:17:51 > 0:17:52WHISTLE BLOWS
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- Free at the end, Roger. - Free at the end.
0:18:06 > 0:18:07OK, mate.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Anything?
0:18:09 > 0:18:10- Highley.- Highley, thank you.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15'And now I'm looking for the signal at the end of the platform
0:18:15 > 0:18:18'to make sure that the signalman has cleared the signal
0:18:18 > 0:18:22'for us to proceed down the single line to Highley.'
0:18:29 > 0:18:31WHISTLE BLOWS
0:19:32 > 0:19:34'The last coach has left the loop at Hampton Loade
0:19:34 > 0:19:36'and now we can accelerate up to line speed.'
0:19:36 > 0:19:38All clear at the back, Roger.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40All clear at the back, thank you. We're out the loop, then.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55WHISTLE BLOWS
0:19:55 > 0:19:57- Someone your side.- Yeah, clear.
0:20:51 > 0:20:52WHISTLE BLOWS
0:21:06 > 0:21:07- Clear.- Yes, I think so!
0:21:07 > 0:21:08HE CHUCKLES
0:21:42 > 0:21:44- Watch out for the home... home signal.- Yes, will do.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46And the token this end.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48And the token will be at this end.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57- Green.- Green, thank you.
0:22:24 > 0:22:25Yeah, just there on the ground...
0:22:30 > 0:22:32- On the ground, down there. - Yeah, Noel's doing it.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Highley - Arley.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04WHISTLE BLOWS
0:23:28 > 0:23:30- Got a green light. - Got a green, yeah.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44'Having just gone over the top of Highley Bank,
0:23:44 > 0:23:47'the fire needs some attention now, just to build the fire back up.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50'If we're accelerating going up a hill, I'll need to put more coal on
0:23:50 > 0:23:54'to create more pressure. If we're going downhill and braking,
0:23:54 > 0:23:57'I'll want to be putting more water into the boiler,
0:23:57 > 0:24:00'but making sure that the fire's not too hot to make too much steam.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04'The communication's key between the fireman and the driver.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07'Roger's always keeping an eye on what I'm doing
0:24:07 > 0:24:10'and he has to have confidence that I'm able to create
0:24:10 > 0:24:12'the right amount of steam for what he wants,
0:24:12 > 0:24:14'see if I've got enough fire there.
0:24:14 > 0:24:15'The more efficient Roger drives,
0:24:15 > 0:24:17'the more efficient my firing will be.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19'It's all a balancing act between driving and firing.'
0:24:19 > 0:24:21WHISTLE BLOWS
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Crossing's clear, high-viz your side, mate.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56High-vis my side. Whistle.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58WHISTLE BLOWS
0:24:58 > 0:24:59Yeah, I got him.
0:25:07 > 0:25:08WHISTLE BLOWS
0:26:27 > 0:26:29WHISTLE BLOWS
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Crossing's clear.
0:26:52 > 0:26:53WHISTLE BLOWS
0:27:21 > 0:27:22- Clear.- Rightio.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25WHISTLE BLOWS
0:27:27 > 0:27:28Might get noisy.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35It's going to get noisy.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39- Going to make a bit of noise, I'm afraid, Roger.- Oh, dear!
0:27:39 > 0:27:41'I was looking at the water level in the boiler,
0:27:41 > 0:27:44'which is a little bit higher than I anticipated it would be
0:27:44 > 0:27:47'at this point, so just going to turn off the injector,
0:27:47 > 0:27:49'which feeds the water into the boiler.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51'Unfortunately, going to have to vent some steam
0:27:51 > 0:27:53'out of the safety valves.'
0:27:53 > 0:27:54LOUD HISSING
0:27:57 > 0:27:59'Ryan's overcooked the fire a little bit here.'
0:27:59 > 0:28:01LOUD HISSING CONTINUES
0:28:01 > 0:28:03'He's got a little bit too much coal on,
0:28:03 > 0:28:04'perhaps I haven't used as much steam
0:28:04 > 0:28:08'as he thought I was going to use, and the safety valve flows
0:28:08 > 0:28:11'at 220 pounds per square inch on this locomotive.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14'And we've just got a little bit more than that,
0:28:14 > 0:28:17'so it's blowing the steam off
0:28:17 > 0:28:18'to atmosphere.'
0:28:21 > 0:28:23Green.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25'Being a fireman, you take pride in doing the job well,
0:28:25 > 0:28:27'but sometimes it doesn't always go to plan.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30'Having something like the safety valves lift
0:28:30 > 0:28:31'is a little bit embarrassing
0:28:31 > 0:28:34'but it's one of those things that happens from time to time,
0:28:34 > 0:28:36'especially on an engine that you're not massively familiar with.'
0:28:39 > 0:28:41HISSING CONTINUES
0:29:43 > 0:29:45Arley...
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Got a green. Sorry, Noel...
0:30:26 > 0:30:29INDISTINCT CONVERSATION AND LAUGHTER
0:30:36 > 0:30:37HISSING STOPS
0:30:39 > 0:30:43'Noel and myself noticed that the shape of the fire isn't quite right.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45'I've put too much in the middle of the firebox...'
0:30:45 > 0:30:48..towards the sides a bit more, got a lot in the middle.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50'..which is probably one of the reasons why it vented steam
0:30:50 > 0:30:53'out of the safety valves on the approach to Arley.'
0:31:01 > 0:31:03- Your side, Roger.- My side.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05WHISTLE BLOWS
0:31:07 > 0:31:09Yeah, they're clear.
0:31:54 > 0:31:55WHISTLE BLOWS
0:33:22 > 0:33:24There was a load of people around here yesterday.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26WHISTLE BLOWS
0:35:37 > 0:35:39Too soon.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51'We are approaching a level crossing here,
0:35:51 > 0:35:54'and I'm slightly misjudging the approach.'
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Too soon.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58I'll do this bit right tomorrow!
0:35:58 > 0:36:00'There's a slight uphill gradient toward it,
0:36:00 > 0:36:03'so I had to open the regulator a little bit,
0:36:03 > 0:36:05'just to keep the train moving up to the level crossing.'
0:36:20 > 0:36:22- Watch out for the lights. - Rightio, mate.
0:36:30 > 0:36:31- Yep, white light.- Got it.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33WHISTLE BLOWS
0:36:35 > 0:36:38'This is Northwood Halt, one of the request stops on the line,
0:36:38 > 0:36:41'which we won't be stopping at today on our nonstop run.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45'The white light there tells me that the lights on the road crossing
0:36:45 > 0:36:47'are working and stopping the traffic.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49'We've just slowed down for the road crossing,
0:36:49 > 0:36:52'and then we'll accelerate back up to line speed once we're across.'
0:37:23 > 0:37:25- Yellow.- Yellow?! Oh, righto.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29'The yellow signal is an advance warning
0:37:29 > 0:37:31'that the signals outside Bewdley may be at danger.'
0:37:31 > 0:37:34- Crossing's clear.- Crossing's clear.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37WHISTLE BLOWS
0:37:37 > 0:37:40'So, in this situation, we'll have to slow down
0:37:40 > 0:37:43'and proceed with caution to the next signal.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47'If the next signal is at danger, we are going to have to stop at it.'
0:38:06 > 0:38:08- Red banner.- Red? Oh, dear.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14'Now, the banner signal is an advance warning
0:38:14 > 0:38:16'of what the stop signal is going to tell us.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19'The trouble here is that the stop signal
0:38:19 > 0:38:22'is round that left-hand curve ahead
0:38:22 > 0:38:24'and is not very good sighting distance.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27'So, at the end of this straight, we have that post
0:38:27 > 0:38:30'with a round disc on the top.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34'It's not actually red, but the position of the black bar
0:38:34 > 0:38:36'in the centre is horizontal,
0:38:36 > 0:38:38'which is telling me that the actual stop signal
0:38:38 > 0:38:40'that's round the left-hand curve
0:38:40 > 0:38:44'is going to be in the red or stop position.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46'And I'm going to have to stop at it.'
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Too soon.
0:39:24 > 0:39:25Yeah, yeah.
0:39:32 > 0:39:33Got it.
0:39:43 > 0:39:44A red?
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Yeah, red.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52'So now the actual signal has come into view,
0:39:52 > 0:39:54'and it is still red.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56'So we're going to have to stop.
0:39:56 > 0:40:02'And I'll be asking Ryan to step down off the footplate,
0:40:02 > 0:40:04'go to use the telephone,
0:40:04 > 0:40:07'to phone up the signalman and find out what is the problem.'
0:40:26 > 0:40:27- Still red.- Yeah.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55I think you'll have to go for the ring in, Ryan. Alpha 16.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57- Alpha 16.- Alpha 16, yes.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59Green.
0:40:59 > 0:41:00THEY LAUGH
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- They heard you!- Okey doke.
0:41:08 > 0:41:09WHISTLE BLOWS
0:41:09 > 0:41:11HISSING
0:41:16 > 0:41:18RATTLING AND CLANKING
0:41:56 > 0:41:58RYAN WHISTLES
0:42:11 > 0:42:14- Can you see the tracker yet? - Not yet, Roger.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21- Green upline.- Green?
0:42:21 > 0:42:23Yep, green.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32WHISTLE BLOWS
0:42:32 > 0:42:33Crossing is clear.
0:42:37 > 0:42:3928 up at Tenbury, as well.
0:43:02 > 0:43:03- We're away.- Yeah, mate.
0:44:09 > 0:44:11'We're now approaching Bewdley
0:44:11 > 0:44:16'and the signalman here is about to receive our token from Arley.
0:44:16 > 0:44:19'But he hasn't got one to give us in return
0:44:19 > 0:44:22'because we're now on double track.'
0:44:23 > 0:44:25WHISTLE BLOWS
0:44:27 > 0:44:29Hiya.
0:44:29 > 0:44:31'We're now on the up main,
0:44:31 > 0:44:34'the track to our right is the down main.
0:44:34 > 0:44:36'Because between Bewdley North signal box
0:44:36 > 0:44:38'and Bewdley South signal box
0:44:38 > 0:44:40'it is authentic double track.'
0:44:42 > 0:44:43Crossing's clear, Roger.
0:45:30 > 0:45:31HISSING
0:45:37 > 0:45:40'This is Bewdley South signal box
0:45:40 > 0:45:42'and the signalman is in the window.
0:45:42 > 0:45:44'He's not giving us a token
0:45:44 > 0:45:47'and yet we're going to go on the single line to Kidderminster.
0:45:47 > 0:45:50'Because this is another different signalling system,
0:45:50 > 0:45:54'a system known as tokenless block by acceptance lever.
0:45:54 > 0:45:56'It's all done electrically.'
0:45:59 > 0:46:01- Green section.- Green.
0:46:01 > 0:46:05'As soon as we clear these viaducts,
0:46:05 > 0:46:08'then we can open up the engine, set the reverser,
0:46:08 > 0:46:10'for a good run up the 1-in-100 bank.
0:46:10 > 0:46:12'We'll let the engine stretch her legs a little bit.'
0:46:38 > 0:46:41'Just building up the fire to go up the gradient towards Bewdley Tunnel,
0:46:41 > 0:46:44'which is one of the longer climbs on the line.
0:46:44 > 0:46:47'The gradient is 1 in 100 in places, which may not seem a lot,
0:46:47 > 0:46:49'but I do end up having to work the engine a little bit harder
0:46:49 > 0:46:52'than we have done the rest of the journey.'
0:48:50 > 0:48:51Cheers, Roger.
0:48:58 > 0:49:00WHISTLE BLOWS
0:49:04 > 0:49:06'And this is Bewdley Tunnel.
0:49:06 > 0:49:09'480 yards long.
0:49:09 > 0:49:11'The only proper tunnel on the line.
0:49:11 > 0:49:14'Still on an upward gradient of 1 in 100,
0:49:14 > 0:49:17'slightly curved, and now into the straight, with the exit
0:49:17 > 0:49:19'coming into view.'
0:49:29 > 0:49:30WHISTLE BLOWS
0:50:33 > 0:50:35- Red.- Red, yes.
0:50:36 > 0:50:38'In my braking coming along,
0:50:38 > 0:50:41'I've noticed that it hasn't been particularly smooth.
0:50:41 > 0:50:44'At least one of the carriages in the train behind is braking
0:50:44 > 0:50:46'a bit harder than the others
0:50:46 > 0:50:48'and causing us a bit of a jolt.'
0:50:48 > 0:50:51There's a coach back there somewhere grabbing the brake, isn't there?
0:50:51 > 0:50:55'So perhaps that's something that needs to be looked at later.'
0:51:12 > 0:51:15- Green on the main. - Green on the main, thank you.
0:51:31 > 0:51:32A bit more.
0:52:32 > 0:52:36BRAKES SQUEAL
0:53:06 > 0:53:09- Green.- Thank you. - Stop on the mark, and then...
0:53:09 > 0:53:11Stop on the mark, yeah. INDISTINCT
0:53:11 > 0:53:13Yeah.
0:53:15 > 0:53:16Easing up first.
0:53:21 > 0:53:22Show reds.
0:53:28 > 0:53:29All at red, mate.
0:54:10 > 0:54:12- Still all red, Roger.- Yes.
0:54:44 > 0:54:46Get on the phone, see what's happening.
0:54:47 > 0:54:49Shall I give them a minute, or just go straight down?
0:54:49 > 0:54:52- Straight down.- Go straight down, righty-ho.
0:54:52 > 0:54:53Cheers, Noel.
0:55:04 > 0:55:07Platform one is kept free for us.
0:55:07 > 0:55:09So what's the problem? HE CHUCKLES
0:55:09 > 0:55:12Maybe they've been waiting for the other train's departed
0:55:12 > 0:55:14before letting this one in, normally,
0:55:14 > 0:55:16so there's no crowd issue on the platform.
0:55:16 > 0:55:18Oh, it's crowd issue, is it? I see.
0:55:20 > 0:55:22Yeah, he's on his way out now.
0:55:22 > 0:55:24INDISTINCT REPLY
0:55:28 > 0:55:3012:32...
0:55:39 > 0:55:41Well, he's a few minutes late.
0:55:41 > 0:55:43He should be 13:30, it's now 13:35.
0:55:50 > 0:55:52Hello, this is Fireman 60103 here.
0:55:52 > 0:55:55Just stuck outside at the gantry.
0:55:57 > 0:55:59Wonderful, thank you very much. Bye-bye.
0:56:00 > 0:56:03- Hi, Ryan.- Hiya!
0:56:20 > 0:56:22Got a green. Green on one, mate.
0:56:27 > 0:56:29WHISTLE BLOWS
0:56:32 > 0:56:35Not too horrific!
0:56:39 > 0:56:40Nope, nothing out of that.
0:56:42 > 0:56:44Let go.
0:56:54 > 0:56:56'Now that we're arriving in Kidderminster,
0:56:56 > 0:57:00'I just feel extremely proud to have fired this fantastic engine
0:57:00 > 0:57:02'along 16 miles of beautiful countryside.
0:57:02 > 0:57:05'Didn't go perfectly, but it went well.
0:57:05 > 0:57:09'To actually be firing Flying Scotsman
0:57:09 > 0:57:12'is just something you're never really going to forget.
0:57:12 > 0:57:15'To actually be shovelling the coal into the heart of it
0:57:15 > 0:57:18'and making the steam to make it move.
0:57:18 > 0:57:21'Firing the Flying Scotsman, it's a dream come true, really.'
0:57:53 > 0:57:56- TANNOY:- 'Can I ask all passengers on platform number one,
0:57:56 > 0:57:59'just stand back away from the edge, please.
0:57:59 > 0:58:02'Just to stand well back from the edge of the platform, please.
0:58:02 > 0:58:03'Thank you.'
0:58:09 > 0:58:12'I enjoy being in charge of a train.
0:58:12 > 0:58:16'It's the teamwork involved, it's the responsibility involved,
0:58:16 > 0:58:19'and it's doing a job to the best of your ability.
0:58:19 > 0:58:22'And the job is done.'
0:58:42 > 0:58:43'This is a passenger announcement.
0:58:43 > 0:58:45'Can I ask all passengers
0:58:45 > 0:58:47'on the platform to not stand
0:58:47 > 0:58:49'on the benches, please?
0:58:49 > 0:58:51'Do not stand on the benches,
0:58:51 > 0:58:54'please, on the platform. Thank you.'