THE AUSTERITY TANKS OF INDUSTRY – TRAIN SIMULATOR CLASSIC

Описание: 🚂 THE AUSTERITY TANKS OF INDUSTRY

Note to all there is a mistake in the baked subtitles where it says regarding Wilbert the forest engine written by Awdry himself. It should really say written by his son. Apologies.

Rugged, reliable, and built for war — the Austerity 0-6-0 Saddle Tanks were the quiet workhorses that powered Britain’s industry from the shadows.

Welcome to this short tribute to one of the nation’s most hardworking and often overlooked classes of locomotive. Born out of wartime need, these tough little engines were built for simplicity, strength, and sheer utility. From munitions depots to coalfields, quarries to steelworks, the Austerity tanks were everywhere — getting the job done without fuss.
🌟 What You’ll See:

– Working days at Mardy Colliery
– Fred shunting on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
– Wilbert visiting the Bluebell Railway
– Welsh Guardsman in action at the Severn Valley Railway
– Wagoner hard at work on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway

Though often painted in industrial grey or grime, every survivor has its own character — and its own story. These aren’t just machines; they’re living artefacts of Britain’s industrial past.

🎥 This short film weaves together archive-style footage, preservation clips, and trainspotting nostalgia — a heartfelt salute to the engines that served in silence.

While not every detail is pristine and some footage is lovingly rough around the edges, this video was made out of pure passion — for the railways, for history, and for those who remember these engines as they were.

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0:00 – Intro AUSTERITY TANKS OF INDUSTRY
0:25 – Part One: Working Days: Maerdy Colliery
8:54 – Part Two: Austerity Tanks in Preservation
8:55 – Keighley Worth Valley Railway
9:42 – Bluebell Railway
10:41 – Severn Valley Railway
12:10 – Isle of Wight Steam Railway


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