The First Brush - Beyer, Peacock Diesel Electric Locomotive! Meet 'Fat Alf' Lawrie Goes Loco Ep. 35

Hello everyone,
Today we return to the Middleton Railway to have a look at one of the most powerful locomotives we've yet featured on the channel.
A massive thank you to the Middleton Railway for inviting us to drive 'Fat Alf'

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Photos by Ian Dobson, Mike Barker, Paul Barrett, Alan Wheeler, RCAHMW,

00:00 Intro,
01:00 Overview of Fat Alf,
02:20 The history of Fat Alf,
06:24 The Engine
08:27 The cab and controls,
13:09 Preparation work
19:20 What's Fat Alf like to drive?
35:20 Outro,

A video featuring:
Lawrie - Presenter, very excited to be out on a big diesel
Morgan - Trainee Camerman, the last video he's ever filmed.
Alex - Sound fixer man, doing a good job!

A video edited by Lawrie

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