New Sound Recording Added: Bittern

Post by **richard** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:13 pm

Thanks to Mark (x568wcn) for supplying a sound recording of Bittern when it visited York this past December:

http://www.lner.info/locos/A/a4.shtml

Richard

soupdragon · Post by **soupdragon** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:38 pm

I was sent this link by a friend.... if its been posted before then please accept my apologies

60009 Union of South Africa going like a bat out of hell through Chippenham station at night...

Turn the sound up and enjoy

The station announcer didn't get to finish his little bit about keep back from the platform edge.................

Great piece of film and excellent sound.. well done the cameraman!! no finer sight in this world than an A4 at speed

x568wcn · Post by **x568wcn** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 7:58 pm

yes it got a mention in the thread viewtopic.php?t=1259

This one isn't as good a quality, but non the less, it's good!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzAIBlFxbds

sir visto · Post by **sir visto** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:09 pm

Yes, I prefer the first video, however both are excellent. I read somewhere that the speed was around 78mph.
Surely this is what steam preservation is all about. A4's were designed to run fast. A sight and sound not to be forgotten.

Don Marshall

sir visto · Post by **sir visto** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:13 pm

Of course, of course, the locomotive was Union of South Africa not Bittern. My silly error. Well, I knew what I was talking about.

Don Marshall

The LNER Encyclopedia

New Sound Recording Added: Bittern

New Sound Recording Added: Bittern

Bittern at speed

Typo or whatever