Steam engines being worked to their limit. Astley Green and Walkden Railway # 9 Gandy Dancer Productions 2021-05-08 | Last of the great steam railway systems in Manchester. Dramatic footage of Austerity steam engine being thrashed to the limit on the Astley Green and Walkden Railway system.
My New Garden Railway Gandy Dancer Productions 2022-12-04 | Having fun with my new garden railway with all my little steam engines in action.
Great Railway Adventures - Swanage Gandy Dancer Productions 2022-08-22 | A trip on the footplate of a Bulleid Pacific steam Locomotive on the Swanage Railway.
The Great Steam Loco Adventure - Manchester Victoria Part 2 Gandy Dancer Productions 2022-07-31 | The final year of main line steam action around Manchester Victoria Railway Station in 1967-1968
The Great Steam Loco Adventure - Manchester Victoria Part 1 Gandy Dancer Productions 2022-07-09 | The final year of main line steam action around Manchester Victoria Railway Station in 1967.
Coal Fired Little Engines Gandy Dancer Productions 2022-06-18 | Trials and tribulations of firing small steam locomotives with coal.My Railway Mania Podcast 'The Magic of Steam':youtube.com/watch?v=ysuxBFtIILYMy magazine article in 'Eisenbahn Klassik'https://www.nordsuedexpress.de/
My Gas Mech goes to the track Gandy Dancer Productions 2021-06-20 | I dig out my gas Mechanical loco and take it for a run at the local track and get a chance to drive a Britannia Pacific.
Peggy has a Day Out Gandy Dancer Productions 2021-02-13 | Steaming my locomotive 'Peggy' of the Ashover Light Railway in my garden.
Visiting a mainline steam depot Edge Hill. Gandy Dancer Productions 2021-01-12 | Steam engines everywhere. Unique film of my visit to Edge Hill Steam Shed in Liverpool in 1968.
Out & About with Russell Gandy Dancer Productions 2021-01-03 | Running my coal fired locomotive Russell from the Welsh Highland Railway and figuring out its problems.
Im back Enjoying Railways again. Gandy Dancer Productions 2020-12-26 | After a bit of a pause I'm returning with more great adventures with big and small steam trains and garden railways. Mainline Steam, Industrial and Colliery Railways, Live Steam models and the practice of running locomotives.
Enjoying an afternoon running my steam loco Gandy Dancer Productions 2018-05-18 | Running my steam engine round my garden railway on a Sunday afternoon.
Enjoying my Garden Railway Gandy Dancer Productions 2018-04-20 | Running trains on my 5" gauge garden railway with my gas mechanical and steam loco.
Steam Powered Wood Yard - Armstrong Addison in Sunderland Gandy Dancer Productions 2018-03-24 | A look at a steam powered wood yard in Sunderland in the Northeast of England in the late 1970's. Armstrong Adderson & Co Ltd operated on the North Dock for more than a hundred years.
Astley Green and Walkden Railway adventures, Part 8 Gandy Dancer Productions 2018-03-08 | I recently visited the site of Astley Green Colliery railway to reminisce with follow enthusiast Steve Leyland. Steve like me visited the railway many times before it closed. We were both surprised to see just how things had changed in 50 years.
Astley Green and Walkden Railway adventures, Part 7 Gandy Dancer Productions 2018-03-02 | My second visit to the railway and am invited to take a footplate ride along the length of the line. Lots of austerity steam loco action and shunting with a visit to the Boothstown Tippler.
Steam Engine Spectacles Gandy Dancer Productions 2018-02-14 | How to make spectacle for your steam engine. Not because it's got bad eyesight.
The Austerity Steam Loco, Part 4 Gandy Dancer Productions 2018-01-27 | In this episode I take a closer look at the story of one Austerity tank loco 'Respite' and meet the man who saved it from the scrapheap.
The Austerity Steam Loco, Part 3 Gandy Dancer Productions 2018-01-15 | In part 3 of this series I look at the ability of the Austerity Tank engine to digest large amounts of coal on one firing and still make steam. To prove this I describe a trip on the Graig Merthyr system in South Wales. A cab ride I took in 1974 before the railway closed.
The Austerity Steam Loco, Part 2 Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-11-24 | The second part in a series looking at the Austerity steam loco with Steven Oakden, who has researched and written about them in some detail and Matt Hainsworth steam enthusiast. This is the same class of loco featured in my film series about 'Astley Green and Walkden Railway'' on this channel. The Austerities were also known as the J94 class locos when under British Railways ownership.
The Austerity Steam Loco, Part 1 Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-11-17 | A closer look at the Austerity steam loco with Steven Oakden, who has researched and written about them in some detail. This is the same class of loco featured in my film series about 'Astley Green and Walkden Railway'' on this channel. An interesting website on the engines is by Martin Bane: http://www.martynbane.co.uk/modernsteam/ldp/austerity/portaausterity.htm
Steaming Isabel, Part 3 Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-10-05 | This is the third video in the series about my joy of building and steaming little locomotives. It's 16mm to the foot or 1 in 19 scale radio controlled live steam loco.
Steaming Isabel, Part 2 Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-09-28 | This is the second video in the series about my joy of building and steaming little locomotives. It's 16mm to the foot or 1 in 19 scale radio controlled live steam loco.
Steaming Isabel, Part 1 Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-09-22 | Sharing my joy of building and steaming little locomotives. This is the first engine I completed. It's 16mm to the foot or 1 in 19 scale radio controlled live steam loco.
Speed, making my 5 gauge loco go faster. Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-08-29 | Changing the gearing on my 5 inch gauge gas mechanical loco to make it into a speedster.
A look at the mechanism under of my steam engine, Joan Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-08-21 | After refitting the steam brake there's a look at what under the engine to make it go.
Repairing my 5 gauge steam loco Joan Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-07-28 | Repairing the brake cylinder on my 5" gauge steam loco. This loco was built by me and based on the Simplex design by Martin Evans described in the pages of Model Engineer.
Steaming my 5 gauge loco with a Maximum Load, Part 5 Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-07-25 | Steaming with a maximum load up a continuous 1 in 20 gradient. This loco is built by me and based on the Simplex design by Martin Evans described in the pages of Model Engineer.
Steaming my 5 gauge loco Joan Part 4 Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-06-25 | Enjoying driving my steam loco round my garden. Then putting it away and cleaning the ashes. This is a loco I built based on the Simplex design by Martin Evans and described in the pages of Model Engineer.
Steaming my 5 gauge loco Joan Part 3 Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-06-22 | Lighting the fire and taking the steam loco for a run round my track. This is a loco I built based on the Simplex design by Martin Evans and described in the pages of Model Engineer.
Steaming my 5 gauge loco Joan Part 2 Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-06-21 | I continue preparing my steam loco for a run and describe the controls in the cab. This is a loco I built based on the Simplex design by Martin Evans and described in the pages of Model Engineer.
Steaming my 5 gauge loco Joan Part 1. Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-06-20 | Preparing my steam loco, a 5" gauge Simplex design, for steaming and an afternoon of running. It's an engine I built some years ago and named after my mum 'Joan'.
Firing my live steam loco Russell on coal Part 2 Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-06-14 | The second part of my adventure into firing on coal my live steam model locomotive 'Russell'. I have a build series on YouTube for this loco you can follow starting at youtu.be/iGZayudKhV4?list=PL8qT-Y3E_on3LyOSSLbHl7ucqjsLrelmJ.
Firing my live steam loco Russell on coal Part 1 Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-06-13 | The first firing up on coal of my live steam model locomotive 'Russell'. I have a build series on YouTube of this loco you can follow starting at youtu.be/iGZayudKhV4?list=PL8qT-Y3E_on3LyOSSLbHl7ucqjsLrelmJ. The model is of 'Russell' running on the Welsh Highland Railway. It's 16mm to the foot scale running on 'O' gauge track.
Firing up live steam locomotive Blanche Part 2 Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-04-06 | The second part of firing up and steaming my live steam model locomotive 'Blanche'. The original is a Hunslet engine that ran on the Penrhyn Railway and the model was built from DJB Engineering castings. This loco is 16mm to the foot scale running on 'O' gauge track.
Firing up live steam locomotive Blanche Part 1 Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-04-02 | Firing up and steaming my live steam model locomotive 'Blanche'. The original is a Hunslet engine that ran on the Penrhyn Railway and the model was built from DJB Engineering castings. This loco is 16mm to the foot scale running on 'O' gauge track.
Astley Green and Walkden Railway Spring 1969, Part 6 Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-03-20 | A quiet morning at Astley Green with three Austerity tanks in steam shunting and tidying up the wagons after a hard week of work.
5 inch gauge garden railway. Clearing the snow and testing the brakes Part 7. Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-03-04 | 5 inch gauge garden railway. Clearing the snow, running trains and finally testing the trolley brakes.
The Last Steam Railway - The Day Stan Left Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-02-26 | In 1971 I found the last steam railway working for industry in Britain and made a film about the crew who worked on it. The railway served Yates Duxbury and Sons Paper Mill in a village called Heap Bridge just north of Manchester.
5 Gauge Railway Trolley Brakes Repairs Part 6 Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-02-21 | Final detail of my repair to the brakes on my 5" gauge garden railway riding trolley.
5 Gauge Railway Trolley Brakes Repairs Part 5 Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-02-07 | More detail about my 5" gauge garden railway as I repair the brakes on the riding trolley.
5 Gauge Railway Trolley Brakes Repairs Part 4 Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-02-05 | More detail about my 5" gauge garden railway as I repair the brakes on the riding trolley.
5 Gauge Railway Trolley Brakes Repairs Part 3 Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-01-24 | More detail about my 5" gauge garden railway as I repair the brakes on the riding trolley.
5 Gauge Railway Trolley Brakes Repairs Part 2 Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-01-18 | More detail about my 5" gauge garden railway as I repair the brakes on the riding trolley.
5 Gauge Railway Trolley Brakes Repairs Part 1 of 7 Gandy Dancer Productions 2017-01-11 | More detail about my 5" gauge garden railway as I repair the brakes on the riding trolley.
1 Scale Locos Part 6 - Gas Mechanical Loco test and crash Gandy Dancer Productions 2016-12-05 | Test run with the new wheels almost ends in disaster.
1 Scale Locos Part 5 - Gas Mechanical Loco Repair Gandy Dancer Productions 2016-12-01 | Continuing with the replacement of the worn out wheels on this locomotive. Modifying the grease nipples and filling the new wheels.
1 Scale Locos Part 4 - Gas Mechanical Loco Repair Gandy Dancer Productions 2016-11-26 | Continuing with the replacement of the worn out wheels on this locomotive. Making the new key way in the wheel and Loctiting it on the axle.
1 Scale Locos Part 3 - Gas Mechanical Loco Repair Gandy Dancer Productions 2016-11-23 | Continuing with the replacement of the worn out wheels on this locomotive. Removing the second keyed and Loctited wheel from the axles. Starting to making the new key way.
1 Scale Locos Part 2 - Gas Mechanical Loco Repair Gandy Dancer Productions 2016-11-23 | Continuing with the replacement of the worn out wheels on this locomotive. Removing the keyed and Loctited wheels from the axles.
