That is the big difference between preserved (or in this case, new) steam and locomotives from the old working days. Beautiful machine though
Alan, thanks for posting that video. You folks in the UK have done so much more than we in the colonies have done for steam preservation. Building that Tornado from scratch was quite an accomplishment, as are the very many steam operations that take place in the UK. I was surprised, but probably should not have been, to see that water tower which provided some filling to the Tornado's tender. With all that steam, are there more infrastructure items like that water tower in the country?
Yes Jim, there are not only many locomotives and items of rolling stock preserved but also various infrastructure items, like water towers and many semaphore signals. Some of the stations look just as they did way back in pre-nationalised days. Most railways have excellent workshop facilities and one has a boiler shop - quite an undertaking for a preserved line, not only do they make or repair their own boilers but also take on work from other railways. Much boiler construction is out-sourced though, often to Germany. But all-in-all the railways are fairly self-sufficient. With all the heritage items still around it is fairly easy to set up photo shoots to represent the old days (not a hi-viz vest in sight!). Yes, we are lucky to have such a wealth of equipment saved for future generations, and to remind us oldies of the good old days!
