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00:00I think it should be around here.
00:06I think this must be an old pub.
00:10Right, 46.
00:12Isn't that one of your favourite locomotives?
00:14One of my lesser favourite ones. Really?
00:16I thought yours was a broad church, Francis.
00:18Yeah, but I still have my ratings.
00:20Are you impressed? I'm seeing classes rather than just numbers.
00:23Yeah. This is rather cosy.
00:25Do you want a cuppa? I'd love a cuppa.
00:31Shit.
00:38Right, well, we don't need to go in there again.
00:51I'm Francis Bourgeois, and I love trains.
00:54Oh, my God! Oh, God, it's such in my mouth!
00:57I've roped in my petrol head pal, Chris Harris, for an epic project.
01:02That's impressive.
01:03Rescuing a dilapidated locomotive.
01:05This isn't a quick fix.
01:06No shit, Sherlock. Look at the size of it.
01:09Francis hooked me with engineering.
01:11That is the coolest kilometre ever fitted to a machine. Look at that.
01:14Then blew me away with weapons-grade enthusiasm.
01:19Nice one, Danny!
01:21And I'm all in for a restoration race against time.
01:26She just rolled beautifully.
01:27Yeah, seven times.
01:29We've just six months to fix this loco to replace her failing sister.
01:33We have to get this locomotive ready for when she needs to come off.
01:37It's a race against time.
01:39Yeah!
01:40This is British industry!
01:43My dream is to see her back on the railway.
01:46I feel like an infant reattaching to its mother's teat.
01:49Mine...
01:50I can live precariously through you.
01:52Is to witness that moment.
01:55Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
02:09Hi, Amy.
02:12Yeah, I'm just wondering about soft-boiled eggs.
02:15Chris has asked me to make one, and I don't know how long I should do it for.
02:19Yeah, but I thought you'd know better.
02:21Right. I'll take a risk, OK?
02:23Love you.
02:25We're back in Scotland, in an Airbnb, a stone's throw from our locomotive.
02:30Who are you talking to?
02:32Just on the phone to Amy, my girlfriend.
02:35Soft-boiled egg.
02:36How many minutes are you going for?
02:39Erm...
02:39That feels to me like a four-and-a-half-minute egg.
02:43You can just relax.
02:44I'm not going to get in your way, Francis.
02:46You're long at this cupboard.
02:47I just don't want to interfere.
02:49So, how's life in Bristol?
02:51You should live there, because it's surrounded by Brunel's work, isn't it?
02:56Yeah.
02:57The station is gorgeous.
02:58You need to just keep an eye on that.
03:01I need a flipper.
03:04Thank you for your input.
03:07Don't accuse me of being a backseat driver, but you've got to move that wooden spatula off there, because there's
03:11a flame licking up the side.
03:13Yeah, don't worry.
03:14It's all right, Chris. Just take a seat.
03:16Thanks.
03:17Are you sure I can't help?
03:19Yeah, it's all right.
03:26Dig in.
03:28Oh, pretty damn good, Francis.
03:30Do you mind if I just FaceTime Amy quickly, just to show her the egg?
03:34Of course.
03:35Your call has been forwarded to voice...
03:37I'm just going to have to send a video.
03:40Oh.
03:41I mean...
03:43Thanks.
03:46We have a lot to do at the depot.
03:48I'm going to catch you up, all right?
03:50I have to make two telephone calls.
03:51Is it about the Daimler?
03:53It is about the Daimler.
03:55The downside to Chris having more cars than most of us have socks is one of them is always in
04:01the shop.
04:04I'm more worried about this beauty.
04:1137025 needs a bit more than just a new timing chain.
04:16And armed with my packed lunch, I'm hungry for work.
04:21Ooh.
04:23Hi, Guy.
04:24Good to see you again.
04:25Welcome back.
04:26Welcome back.
04:26In the nick of time.
04:28How is she?
04:29Well, she's looking a bit tired and emotional right now.
04:33We've had to eat into her a little and the painters are coming in less than 48 hours time.
04:40Yes.
04:40So we have to have absolutely everything removed so that they can rub our completely back down to the bare
04:47metal.
04:48But there's a huge amount to do though, right?
04:50Yeah.
04:50And we've already cut out a huge section of rust in place here.
04:55Wow.
04:55That's significant.
04:56Yeah.
04:56It's actually quite a big massive piece.
04:59And this is going to be welded in place.
05:01That's what's going to be in place.
05:01Yeah.
05:01You can actually see that that is going to sit and it's going to be welded in.
05:06And they'll be the same again down there.
05:08Where has the rusted sliver gone?
05:11So they have gone into the metal recycling bin.
05:14You could have sold that on eBay.
05:17Well, I never thought of that actually.
05:19I would have put a bid on.
05:22I've been craving another interaction with this class 37.
05:27It's so refreshing.
05:29I feel like an infant reattaching to its mother's teat.
05:33I think you're doing this a bit too far, Francis.
05:36I'm not joking.
05:39Well, yeah.
05:41But there's no time to nurse with mother.
05:43Guy has a sizeable to-do list.
05:46You can ceremoniously remove the Highland stag.
05:50Haven't removed the number from this side.
05:52I'm going to do that fairly sharpish.
05:55Got a slight issue with one of the nameplates.
05:57Three bolts that we need to drill out.
05:59Right.
05:59So you need to give us a hand for that.
06:01These radiators, both sides, remove the frame and the louvers.
06:05We're also removing all the window frames.
06:08If you and Chris can help us take these out.
06:11So, yeah, there's a huge amount of work.
06:13The reason why there's such a rush on is purely down to timing and weather.
06:18We've got until early next year to get 7.025 ready.
06:25But if we start holding off painting, it'll just simply be too cold.
06:30The paint won't literally stick to the metal.
06:33It's kind of now or never.
06:35So it's all hands on deck.
06:36Yep.
06:37Very much so.
06:39The race is on to deliver a smooth canvas for the painters.
06:44More than 20 volunteers have given up their weekend to cut away rotten metal,
06:49remove every handle, seal and pane of glass.
06:53The wheel sets also need work before they can be shipped to Devon for new tyres.
06:58Francis and Chris cleaned these down to the absolute bare metal.
07:04I need you to paint up to there and no mess.
07:08I'm not making a mess.
07:09Mm-hmm.
07:11Accountant by day, Guy's swapped his calculator for a paintbrush.
07:16So what time did you get in this morning?
07:18Two o'clock.
07:20Mm-hmm.
07:21This is Isla.
07:22Isla's my daughter.
07:23Isla's been known to turn up on a very odd occasion.
07:28Obviously, five minutes in the limelight was too much to resist.
07:32That's not true.
07:33You begged me to come here.
07:35Nonsense.
07:41I prefer the engineering side of trains.
07:44You always liked the more train-spotting side of trains, whereas...
07:51Train photography, Isla, it's not...
07:54Train photography?
07:55Train photography.
07:55Is that what we're calling it now?
07:57OK.
07:58Only recently he's gotten into the more engineering, technical side.
08:01I've been here every Sunday for the last 10 years, 11 years, Isla.
08:05Why is the paint green?
08:07It's anti-corrosive primer.
08:09There's three coats in total gone.
08:10Then it'll go to South Devon Railway, get the new tyres fitted.
08:13I'm done.
08:14Does that mean I won?
08:16Yeah, it does actually.
08:17Oh!
08:18It doesn't help.
08:18They're putting signs up behind my back.
08:21Nice to see you join us.
08:26My contribution begins with a lesson.
08:29Hi.
08:30From my new welding sensei.
08:32Nice to meet you, Francis.
08:34Hi, Graeme.
08:35Graeme.
08:36I'll just start by doing the tacks.
08:38Yeah.
08:38OK.
08:39He's a man of few words.
08:42I like your earring, by the way.
08:46I don't often see one as blingy as that.
08:49I really appreciate it.
08:51Oh, good.
08:55But through the language of engineering and a mutual appreciation of ear bling, we get by.
09:03Yeah.
09:04Oh, excuse me.
09:05Yeah.
09:08Is that that?
09:11Yeah.
09:19How would you say that? Is that OK?
09:21Yeah, that's fine.
09:22What would you say my hourly rate could be?
09:27Hourly rate?
09:30I don't know.
09:32Maybe, like, a couple of quid?
09:34Yeah.
09:37To impress a grand master like Graeme, I need a uniform bead of weld along the seam, which
09:45calls for a constant speed and no sudden movements.
09:48look at that perfect I think you're very generous thank you Graham this is my
10:00first world surprising as I am technically a mechanical engineer but my
10:07hands-on expertise is still in development so this has been really
10:12rewarding I'm contributing I'm creating part of a 37 in that way it's quite special oh
10:22suppose it might might be a thing with welders with earrings just happen I have a knack for it
10:50my scene there's a lot that's happened since last time yeah it's not on jacks anymore yeah it's on
11:01what are called accommodation bogies why do you trainees have amazing phrases what's an accommodation
11:07bogey the bogey itself essentially is the frame that encompasses the wheel sets the suspension
11:15the traction motors etc and and the accommodation side of things basically means it's kind of the
11:22spare wheels whilst the kind you say spare bogey accommodation bogeys is just the lingo and we've
11:31no time to quibble over jargon there are less than 48 hours to prep this loco for the painters
11:37we haven't got long all of the vinyl stickers we need to scrape off that nameplate is stuck on so
11:43I'm going to need your help with that we need to take out the windscreen glass can we break the
11:49glass
11:49or not no the glass is is about that thick needs to be able to demolish through highland trees that
11:56have fallen across the line don't drop it on your toe indeed okay I'm gonna get my glad rags on
12:01oh shoot it and booted I'm ready for big boys toys
12:10two big spanners at your service look at these look at the size of these things
12:17I've found socket heaven
12:21Much as I hate to drag Chris from half-inch drive Nirvana
12:25We have a hefty list of jobs
12:28First, remove a windscreen
12:30Built to withstand anything a highland storm can throw at it
12:37Thank you, Chris
12:39That's not the conventional way of getting into a Class 37
12:47Right, so
12:49This is the TPWS, Train Protection Warning System
12:53Phone
12:53Just looks so old
12:55Do you have a copy of Fly Fishing by J.R. Hartley by any chance?
12:58And if you're the driver and I were the second man
13:01I'll get your baked beans
13:03That's so British, you've got a hob
13:05Yeah
13:06So, I mean, especially important in Scotland
13:10Yeah
13:10So
13:11Porridge
13:12Yeah, porridge, tea
13:13It's a motorhome
13:15Right, back onto the task at hand
13:17This is where I'm going to have access to remove the exterior beading for our window removal
13:24Right, okay
13:24So, if you wait here
13:25Watch your head
13:30Oh, look at those hinges
13:31Yeah
13:32Do you mind passing me the mini screwdriver?
13:35We need to remove three separate pieces of glass
13:38Screwdriver
13:39Thank you
13:40Step one, lever the seal
13:43It's right lodged in
13:44Is it?
13:45Yeah
13:47Come on, Francis
13:48There you go
13:48There you go
13:49Thank you
13:50He's a man's man
13:52With a hint of lavender
13:53Step two, peel the seal
13:56That looks really satisfying
13:58It's like cutting your toenails after they've grown too long
14:05Look at that
14:06Oh
14:08Step three, seal the deal
14:11By which I mean carefully extract the toughened window glass, which is stuck
14:17Please may you pass me the lubricant
14:19The things I never thought I'd be arsed by you
14:23There we go
14:24Get it in there
14:25That's it
14:29Coming away quite nicely now
14:31There you go
14:31Right, that's one half of this one done
14:34I can feel the spit in the rubber there
14:35Yeah
14:36It's got to go there, surely
14:38Yeah, okay
14:39Keep on
14:40Keep on
14:41Yeah
14:42Well done
14:43There you go
14:43Fabulous, well done
14:45Teamwork makes a dream work
14:46Now we know the method
14:48There it comes
14:50Nice one
14:51This is like a 2CV
14:53Yeah
14:54And the 2CV windscreen wiper is worked off the speedometer cable
14:57So the faster you go, the faster the wipers go
15:00So if you stop in traffic, they stop
15:02Yeah
15:02And that's when you use the manual
15:03Yeah
15:03Go on, Francis
15:05Go on
15:07Very nice
15:08Look at that
15:10Luckily
15:10I think they're going to be quite pleased with us
15:13025
15:13025 doesn't share the 2CV's common problem of rust around the windscreen
15:19And that's just a bit of sandpaper
15:20Yeah
15:21A cup of tea
15:22Yeah
15:22How would you take it?
15:25Um, wet and warm
15:27That's all I care about
15:28It's cold up here today
15:29A splash of lubricant
15:44I'm just approximating your request of warm and wet
15:48Yeah
15:49You put the milk in first
15:51And then I make a, make
15:53An emulsion, do you?
15:55An emulsion
15:55Do you?
15:56For the water to then collude with
15:57And then you pour, er, splashing off the edge of the spoon
16:02So it disperses in the mug
16:04Positive stir you've got there as well
16:06Really positive
16:09Right
16:10Thank you
16:13I saw this mug and thought of you
16:19And so it reveals itself
16:23Cheers
16:25I haven't had, er, a ride behind a Class 37 for a good couple of months
16:31And, erm, due to an ongoing project I actually missed 65 years of Class 37 celebration
16:39You must have been gutted
16:42All of my mates were having an absolutely amazing time
16:45So I am feeling a bit of a Class 37 deficit at the minute
16:52If anywhere can fill that void, it's here
16:56Bowness boasts one of Scotland's great heritage lines
17:01The Bowness and Keneal railway hosts engines more than a century old
17:09But the Society's working 37, 37403, also runs on the high-speed mainline
17:16Where she holds her own with modern freight and passenger trains
17:20And brings in valuable revenue
17:35Chris
17:38Where are we?
17:39Right at the front
17:40Are we?
17:40Yeah
17:40Will we feel the engine from there?
17:43Oh, yeah
17:4537403 is about to have a run up the heritage line
17:48So we're taking an extended tea break
17:51For me to get a rail fix
17:53And Chris to experience the magic of this engine class
17:58Nice to meet you, mate
17:59Looking forward to the 37
18:06Thank you
18:07Thank you
18:10Sorry, Chris
18:11I know it's cold
18:13But this is the way we do things
18:17Riding behind a loco like this
18:20Is known as bashing
18:24Bye
18:28And I think it will help Chris grasp
18:30What our days of graft in a cold shed are going to be for
18:36This is the pinnacle of class 37 bashing
18:39You look like you might do a little wee with excitement
18:56For the first stretch of the line
18:58We'll be going 10 miles an hour
18:59But it's quite gentle
19:01Would you prefer that sound
19:02Or a screaming V10 F1 car?
19:05It's different
19:06Different strokes for different folks
19:08This is
19:09This was a very bass line-y
19:11Like very
19:12And you hear like the throb
19:14The bass line from the engine itself
19:16You hear the bass from the exhaust
19:18You hear the turbocharger screaming
19:21You hear the compressor going
19:22It's all of these different noises
19:24And an F1 car is like
19:26An opera singer hitting a high note
19:29The whole time
19:30Yeah
19:30Whereas this is like a whole orchestra
19:39It's a lovely noise
19:39I love the way that it ricochets off different materials
19:42Yeah
19:42And you get sort of
19:45A snapshot of what that component is doing
19:47As you go past that wall or that tree
19:49Well that's one of my favourite noises
19:51It kind of resembles a comb filter in music
19:54When the reflection of the noise
19:56Is happening at a varying time
19:59With respect to where it's being emitted from
20:02Yeah
20:02And you get the
20:03Yeah
20:07The interesting thing is
20:09At this time of year
20:10The top of the track
20:11Gets quite slippery
20:12Yeah
20:12Due to all of the leaf fall
20:14Like announcements say
20:15This is due to
20:16Kind of leaves on the line
20:18And people are like
20:18Leaves on the line
20:19But it's actually quite a significant issue
20:21It is lack of traction isn't it
20:22Yes
20:22Which I secretly hope
20:25Means we'll witness wheels slip
20:27On this voyage
20:30There are certain things
20:31That are every railway enthusiast's juice
20:37Thrash from a diesel engine
20:39Giving it the beans
20:43The intoxicating perfume
20:45Of a steaming brute
20:48Magnificent
20:48And I can't see
20:50And high on the list
20:52The guilty pleasure of wheel slip
20:54Where the friction between steel on steel
20:56Is overcome by the sheer power
21:07I don't understand
21:08Why more car people aren't into these things
21:12Ah, Chris, trolley
21:15Please may I have a cup of tea
21:16Could I also have those
21:18Unbranded
21:19Blue packeted sweets
21:21Please
21:22Have you got
21:23You must have
21:24Something by a tonic
21:25Surely
21:27Oh, look
21:29My treat
21:32Thank you
21:32Great stewarding, guys
21:35Wow, look at this
21:37Thank you
21:38Cup of char
21:40What have you done to me
21:41I used to be all high octane
21:42I used to be all about
21:42Doing 190 miles an hour
21:44In supercars
21:45But this is rather lovely
21:46The thing is
21:46We're doing this
21:47Whilst that locomotive
21:49Is putting down
21:491,750 brake horsepower
21:52It is
21:52It's such a
21:53Here we go
21:54Such a versatile machine
21:57Here we go
22:00Ready?
22:01Go on!
22:06That's wheel slip
22:10Is that wide open?
22:12Yes
22:15So you hear that there?
22:17Yeah
22:17That's sand being dropped on the rail
22:19Is it?
22:20Yes
22:20Through increased traction
22:22That's traction control
22:25And there's flames coming out of the top there?
22:27That's a wheel slip there
22:30And there?
22:31And again
22:32And again
22:35Is he being a yobo or what?
22:36No, no, this is just struggling for traction
22:38Is it?
22:42Is this a good day out for you?
22:45Just hearing wheels slip like that
22:47Is that a constant thing?
22:48Absolute theatre
22:49Absolute theatre
23:08I just can't imagine
23:11How big is the piston?
23:12How about this?
23:13Just the energy
23:19That's probably one of the best runs I've had
23:22With a 37
23:23Can you damage it or not?
23:25In the instance of wheel slip
23:26That wears down the tyre quicker
23:29Which in the case of 37-403
23:33Would be catastrophic now
23:34Because it has such little tyre left
23:39I'm torn
23:40Wheel slip could take 403 off the rails prematurely
23:44Hastening our deadline to restore her replacement
23:48On the other hand
23:50That was absolutely mega
23:53You've had a bit of a moment there, haven't you?
23:56What that was doing then
23:57Was just unbelievable
23:59That run was amazing
24:02It was also a timely reminder
24:05Of how quickly we need to get 025 ready
24:09Indeed
24:09We need to get back into overalls pronto
24:13Come on
24:13I've got work to do
24:15While we've been tucking into tea cakes on the heritage line
24:18Graham's welders have been hard at work
24:21And old Stuart's got a final coat of black on the wheels
24:26What's that, 5mm?
24:28Our next job is a significant one
24:31The removal of 025's nameplate
24:34A fragile, beautiful, valuable thing
24:38It's completely rounded off
24:40That's held fast by three knackered bolts
24:43Get us a jewel bit
24:48Well that seems to have gone through it now
24:51Hard work
24:56One slip could cost the project multiple thousands
25:00This is a bit of a struggle without a reason
25:01I literally can't see what I'm doing
25:03Do you want to swap?
25:04Yeah
25:04Though you can't do much damage with a drill in reverse
25:08It was rotating the wrong way
25:11Was it?
25:12I'm afraid it was rotating the wrong way, Chris
25:14You handed that drill to me, Francis
25:21You'd make a vicious-looking dentist, I'll give you that
25:26With something so cherished
25:28You really don't want to make a wrong step
25:34There you go
25:35Well done, well done
25:37Got it?
25:43Yep
25:43There's actually a conveniently placed tea bag here
25:46We can rest this on
25:48This is like handling a high-carat diamond
25:51Guess how much it might go for
25:53A thousand pounds
25:56It's actually worth more like five grand
25:58Really?
25:59I had no idea they were so valuable
26:01That's why when I was going in
26:02I was looking anxious
26:03Yeah
26:04It's because I could see the bit was getting closer and closer
26:06To the nameplate itself
26:08And I didn't want to cut into it
26:11Considering all of the journeys this has been on
26:13Yeah
26:14Everything that's related to this nameplate
26:17Is also tied to this engine itself
26:18To have this on someone's living room wall
26:21Is like having the loco itself in your living room
26:25It holds so much importance
26:27So much identity
26:28Of all the jobs we've done so far
26:30That was the most nerve-wracking view
26:32That has felt the most high stakes
26:33Nice one, Chris
26:43That as a substance is one of mankind's weirdest creations
26:46Once that dries on any surface
26:49It's harder than carbon
26:50It has an incredibly high specific heat capacity as well
26:53If you get mashed potato into the ridges of that corduroy
26:57It's never coming out
26:58I think you could make a racing car out of mashed potato
27:00So when you're having a sort of a dinner arrangement like this
27:04What's on the box?
27:07I watch one of about ten films over and over again
27:09I like my films low rent
27:11Right
27:12I want to be challenged intellectually
27:14I'd rather do it through a book
27:15I don't want film noir or fancy films
27:19I want James Bond shooting people
27:22Do you find it difficult knowing what's going to happen next?
27:26No
27:27Because I sometimes lull myself into not remembering what happens next
27:32But in fact I know
27:33That's more than I've ever shared
27:35You're finding familiarity and comfort
27:38Comfort food
27:39Yeah
27:39What about you?
27:42Well, in my own company
27:44I have a playlist on YouTube called Thrash Archive
27:49It's basically all of the best railway footage
27:53There are 1,200 different videos
27:57Wow
27:58I'll just press shuffle
27:59And crank the volume up as well
28:02What's the highest viewed Class 37 film on there?
28:05What are we looking at view-wise?
28:07Millions
28:08Flaming 37 Megathrash
28:10That's got
28:11Sorry
28:13You've got to think it's a new terminology
28:17Flaming 37 Megathrash
28:20That's another favourite
28:227419 Preston Dock Branch
28:25Erm, yeah
28:27Need to make sure we get some proper kip tonight
28:30We need to get everything done and sorted
28:32By the end of tomorrow for the painters
28:34I'm rooted
28:34I'm embarrassingly tired
28:36They do work hard
28:37Right
28:38Who's on washing up duty?
28:40Little clue
28:41I did the last lot
28:42Yeah, I was about to say I'll do it
28:43Oh, I like this
28:45In the meantime, do you want to see if you can connect?
28:47Oh, look, you can connect to the telly
28:49And we can get my Thrash Archive playlist running
28:52Yes
28:57Better make sure I hit the right button
28:59And type in Thrash Archive
29:11Yes!
29:15These filthy buggers
29:20I do leaf catching sometimes with my girlfriend
29:24My superstition is that you need to keep a hold of them
29:27So I'll just find pockets of jackets
29:30With leaves that are completely dried out
29:33And actually
29:35Seeing leaves in a dry, powdery version
29:38If you imagine it being mixed up with water
29:41In like a pustle and mortar
29:42That paste there
29:45Is the slippery stuff
29:48We've just today to prep our locomotive for the painters
29:51But I want to go deeper on the topic of wheel slip
29:55I'm going to see if I can get a better vantage point up here
30:00It's one thing to have traction issues on the 25 mile an hour heritage line
30:05It's quite another when 403 runs on a main line
30:09Where the limit is 100 miles an hour
30:12If it was dry, I could do it
30:16So I'm up early to demonstrate how the big boys deal with leaf slime on the main line
30:22Yeah, there's a girder bridge down there
30:26There's a railway enthusiast spirit line that guided me to this location
30:35It's actually rare to see non-Pulisade 3-spike fencing around
30:40This is ideal for a railway enthusiast
31:03Well, that was a very clear demonstration of the railhead treatment train in action
31:09To the layman, they look like normal freight trains
31:12But railhead treatment trains are leaf terminators
31:16Obliterating residue with 23,000 psi water jets
31:21And this one is propelled with glorious thrash
31:25By top-and-tailed Class 37s
31:29Geordie, who we've met at Bowness
31:31He's very kindly arranged
31:34For me to come on board the railhead treatment train
31:37In the cab of the Class 37s
31:50In the cab of the Class 37s
31:52I'm going to...
31:53They're coming now, so I'm going to go faster
31:56I'm rushing to catch the most vital train on the network
32:00The railhead treatment train
32:09Hi there
32:10Morning
32:11As if this couldn't get any more exciting
32:14Simon here is letting me sit alongside driver Alex
32:18This is very surreal
32:20To operate the railhead cleaner
32:23OK, that's understood
32:24Thank you very much
32:25Driver out
32:31Oh, wow
32:38Not only is this a new experience
32:41With me being in 37116
32:45But being on the mainline in a Class 37
32:49This is totally...
32:53I'm still processing it right now
32:56I just woke up half an hour ago
32:58Francis is in charge of the radio control today
33:01So he's in charge of dropping the water onto the railhead
33:04Flick it on now
33:05There we go
33:06And now we're spraying
33:08Wow
33:11We're spraying the track at 23,000 psi
33:22As we speed along
33:24We're obviously taking all the residue off the railhead
33:26But if we actually stop
33:28We could cut the railhead in half
33:30So don't fall asleep, Francis
33:32Don't worry
33:33I'm on board a Class 37
33:35I won't be falling asleep
33:40I've never ever undone a bolt this bit
33:45The boy wonders done one of his vanishing acts
33:47But some of us have work to do
33:51Huge bits of metal
33:52Compared to the car world
33:54Everything is just so much bigger
33:56Now I'm no welder
33:57So I've snagged a list of solo jobs
34:01Moving a bit
34:02Including stripping a traction motor for servicing
34:05Ha!
34:06God, tell you what
34:07Which definitely feels more like a two-man gig to me
34:10There we go
34:12Right
34:14I get how traction motors drive the wheels of a Tesla Model 3
34:17But this lump is a mystery
34:20Those just going into something
34:24Sweated in there
34:25If only I knew someone with a penchant for long-winded lectures about railway tech
34:34People think leaves on the line is a bit of a laugh
34:36But from a safety perspective
34:38If it doesn't grip
34:39You could end up with a collision
34:41It's such an important job
34:43I'm in the best office in the world
34:47The UK's 67 specialist treatment trains
34:51Run over more than 900,000 miles of track
34:55And use 200 million litres of water
34:58To keep well over a quarter of a billion passengers safe every autumn
35:07So we're on to the main line now
35:09So Alex will bring the train up to 60 miles an hour
35:20And as we go through the station
35:21You might want to just warn the passengers that we're coming
35:23Yeah
35:24So don't forget where the horn is
35:27Here we go
35:38Not any passengers here
35:57I'd love to be a train driver
35:58Oh look, there's a kid
36:03The knob fell off the horn lever
36:11Sorry, that's totally my fault
36:15There you go
36:16Thank you
36:1863 years old, huh?
36:21These locos are performing such an important duty on our network
36:25It's testament to their design
36:27Because they're light
36:28They're powerful
36:29They're reliable
36:3237's really come into their own
36:33When they're galloping on the main line
36:38I went behind 37403 Martin for Heritage Railway
36:42And that's with Chris Harris
36:43Oh, Chris, yeah
36:44He really loved it
36:45But I could only imagine what he'd think about this
36:52Good Lord
36:54Francis is Lord knows where
36:56And I'm in the dark
36:57Channeling my inner proctologist
36:59Look at the size of those bad boys
37:03Because I've ventured into the bowels of the beast
37:08It's not designed for easy access
37:11Guys tasked me with removing 025's black box
37:15Right
37:16I think we can do a bit of a limbo
37:18It records critical data to help investigate accidents
37:22Speed, brake, headlight and horn use
37:25Sometimes even wheel slip
37:27All of which is saved, in this case, to magnetic tape
37:32There's a right old finger breaker
37:34Ah, here we go, right
37:36Finger breaker, out you come
37:38I'm expecting some wild cabling at the back for this
37:41Because it's got to have so much data come
37:45Yes, sir
37:46Look at those
37:47This is lovely
37:49So they're just big clips
37:51That just should rotate off
37:53The quality of engineering is incredible
37:56Even on these cable connectors
37:59Oh, that's pleasing
38:00That is pleasing
38:01Two
38:03Three
38:03That's them
38:05And there it is
38:06Look at those connectors
38:08They're lovely
38:09It's a very impressive object, that
38:12Obviously, it's not black
38:14But, crucially, it is out
38:16It's a really interesting thing
38:17Because, ultimately, this is something that's used to carry people
38:22Therefore, they have to be held to higher safety standards
38:33Thank you so much for this experience
38:35It's been a pleasure to show you what we actually do
38:38Thanks, Francis
38:39Thank you
38:41It's been a privilege to ride this train
38:44What I just did then was not meant to happen
38:47The Class 37 mythical creature
38:50Just gulped me up in Stirling
38:52And shat me out in Whifflet
38:55Without the railhead treatment train
38:58That Class 320 pulling away
39:00It would have slipped
39:03As weird as it looks, the railhead treatment train
39:05It's a lifesaver
39:10But it has now made me late for work
39:14We've just a few hours to be ready for the painters
39:17And have a whole lot to do
39:19Every surface needs smoothing
39:21Anything that stops paint adhering to metal must be removed
39:25Just trying to get the numbers off of the train
39:29It's paint on top of paint
39:30So we'll try and heat it
39:31Just so that we don't bubble the blue underneath
39:34Okay
39:34But still getting the white off
39:36One of you can scrape
39:37And I can heat
39:39Maybe Chris
39:40I was thinking I could maybe continue on the welding on the other side
39:44Do I look like a scraping kind of fellow?
39:47The Society has more than 300 active volunteers
39:50With day jobs ranging from accountants to engineers
39:54Train drivers to retired railway workers
39:57Even TV presenters and students
40:00At university I'm studying mechanical engineering with aeronautics
40:04Right
40:04I'm part of my university's racing team
40:06Talk me through the spec of the cars
40:07So we're building an electric vehicle
40:09Are you?
40:10So obviously no engine
40:11There's an internal combustion engine category as well, is there?
40:14Yes
40:14We won with our internal combustion engine in 2022
40:17Right
40:20So is motorsport a career option for you?
40:22Is that where you want to go?
40:23That would be the dream
40:24There you go
40:25So when do you think Formula One will actually have its first women driving?
40:30At the moment
40:30The development isn't there for young, young female drivers
40:34There is a strength aspect to it
40:36Until someone's fixed power steering to these cars
40:38It won't be equal
40:39Yeah
40:40It's all coming together
40:43The welding's complete
40:45Finished wheels are off to Devon
40:47Where we'll join them in a few days
40:49And with some elite hairdryer work from yours truly
40:53There you go
40:53How's it going?
40:54She's almost paint ready
40:55We've totally put the world to rights on motorsport
40:58Done that at the same time
41:00Well done boss
41:01All that's left
41:02I'm going to try and do the antlers in a one peel
41:05Is the ceremonial stag removal
41:08I'm thinking of doing a t-shirt for 37025
41:12And I thought of like a slogan for it
41:14With tremendous amounts of clag
41:16The return of the highland stag
41:19I'd start by saying that
41:21Trying to rhyme clag with slag
41:24Oh stag
41:25Oh stag
41:27I would not be as offensive as to say highland slag
41:33This bit we should do all together
41:35Isla come on
41:36Yeah
41:37Chris
41:38There we go
41:39There you go
41:40Look at that
41:43Ta-da
41:45Back out of the skip
41:46If you can make us money from that
41:48That bit of scrap
41:50Here's a slice of 37025
41:52It's almost begging to be sold
41:54For the purposes of raising money for this trust
41:57It's so resourceful
41:58Yeah
41:59We're going to be having a head in your skip
42:02It's actually a very good job
42:03Thank you
42:04It's ready for the painters coming in
42:07First thing tomorrow morning
42:09In the nick of time
42:10To get to this point
42:11It keeps everything on track
42:13To get this locomotive ready
42:14For when 37403 needs to come off
42:17So yeah great job
42:18Thanks guys
42:19That's one deadline met
42:21But there are many more down the track
42:23Painting, tyres, brakes, bogeys, interior
42:26It's an epic project
42:28For an awesome vehicle
42:30I'm obsessed by this engine
42:33I'm obsessed
42:33Look at it
42:34Look at the size of it
42:36Smell it in there
42:37See I don't see
42:38There being anything wrong with that as a fragrance
42:42It might limit your attractiveness
42:43If I'm honest with you
42:44Other railway enthusiasts will gravitate towards you
42:47I have thought about the scent in Wilson Junction
42:51Class 37 by Francis Bourgeois
42:54Perhaps I could wear it on a night out in Scotland
42:57Next time we come down
42:59Shall we organise like a formal night out
43:02Yeah we'll definitely make something work
43:04What's your go-to beverage once you're in the pub
43:07Whiskey cask
43:09I love my whiskey
43:10Thistley Cross cider
43:11Thistley Cross trackside pub
43:13At the end of the East Lanx railway does Thistley Cross
43:15market
43:16Our piece of license
43:21The best
43:22The best
43:22The best
43:24The best
43:28How
43:29How
43:30We
43:30We
43:30Did
43:30We
43:31We
43:50Transcription by CastingWords
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