Old planes and old trains... Video dump

**mashman** · 4th August 2009, 15:16

Spent many many years in this engine room with my dad as he was the man on this steam tug...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG1GE...eature=related

Affectionately known as the puffer, again I spent shitloads of time on here in my teenage years (also my early years as she was refurbished in St Catherines dock London) as again daddy was the man. The hiab on board is steam powered and was used to lift a section of the crane to the surface when the wellin gton bomber was being lifted from the floor of Loch Ness. (I thought we where going to tip over)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R2h24SMIR0

As you can gather dad was a bit of a steam nut and any pretty much every Steam Engine Rally (Traction Engines) that cropped up, dad threw me on the back of his BSA and we headed off for a weekend of coal and steam... i can even smell the engines now... Awesome machines... ahhhhhh the memories...

**cs363** · 4th August 2009, 15:16

OK, not trains or a planes, but I always liked these things:

**Pussy** · 4th August 2009, 15:17

The GM G12 locomotives sound bloody good, too!
These were NZR Da class.
And get jumped on, anyone who is going to call me a trainspotter

**cs363** · 4th August 2009, 15:18

And here's an idea of how fast some of these old girls went:

**Bren** · 4th August 2009, 15:22

Hows this for a pure beast...The C5 Galaxy...seeing those come in years ago to CHCH I coulda sworn they would just drop outta the sky

**Maha** · 4th August 2009, 15:26

Love these things.

**Bren** · 4th August 2009, 15:27

Originally Posted by cs363

And here's an idea of how fast some of these old girls went:

Nice post...love the speed there....

**cs363** · 4th August 2009, 15:27

Originally Posted by Bren

Hows this for a pure beast...The C5 Galaxy...seeing those come in years ago to CHCH I coulda sworn they would just drop outta the sky

Awesome plane, as was it's predecessor the C141 - this video is interesting as it shows the two planes side by side for a size comparison:

Edit - My bad, getting my C5's and C17's mixed up

**cs363** · 4th August 2009, 15:31

Anybody remember the Santa Fe Super Chief? I used to have a train set with this when I was a kid, I have seen a video of it but can't find it right now.
Also pictured is the Ford concept F250 Super Chief, inspired by the train!

**Maha** · 4th August 2009, 15:35

Check this cool prick out.

**cs363** · 4th August 2009, 15:36

This one's a bit of a laugh, typical Aussies (Ilyushin IL 76)

**slofox** · 4th August 2009, 15:43

Hawker Sea Fury...

I saw one of these some years ago at an airshow in Hamilton. I was at Hopuhopu as it was flying over on its way back to Auckland. The sound of it made the hair stand up all over my body - it was a screaming howl as it powered through the sky - came over the horizon and was gone again in seconds...breath-taking machine - the pinnacle of piston engined aviation IMHO.

EDIT: Found a couple of clips that do the plane better justice...the second vid gives you a hint of the scream that this plane makes at speed...what a machine.

**cs363** · 4th August 2009, 15:45

Originally Posted by slofox

Hawker Sea Fury...

I saw one of these some years ago at an airshow in Hamilton. I was at Hopuhopu as it was flying over on its way back to Auckland. The sound of it made the hair stand up all over my body - it was a screaming howl as it powered through the sky - came over the horizon and was gone again in seconds...breath-taking machine - the pinnacle of piston engined aviation IMHO.

The sound 'in the flesh' is something else isn't it? I'm 100% with you on your comments!