Bunker-First Steam Thrash! BR 4MT Number 80151Steaming Heavy up The Scenic Kingscote Bank

LEADING LOCOMOTIVE: BR Standard Class 4MT 2-6-4T No. 80151
Constructed by British Railways at Brighton Works in East Sussex, the 69-year-old Standard Class 4MT tank locomotive No. 80151 was built in May 1957 under Robert Riddles' standardisation program. Designed for mixed-traffic suburban and branch line duties, this 2-6-4T is powered by two outside 18.5″ x 28″ cylinders driving 5′ 8″ driving wheels operating with a boiler pressure of 225 psi, generating 25,125 lbf of starting tractive effort and approximately 1,350 horsepower. Turned out in standard British Railways lined black livery with early crest insignia, No. 80151 handles the demanding morning gradient working running coal bunker first.

HAULED STOCK: Victorian Rake of Mixed 4-Wheel, 2-Axle & Bogie Coaches
Forming an authentic Victorian passenger formation on the Bluebell Railway operating behind bunker-first No. 80151, the train features a rare mixed rake of vintage carriages representing pre-grouping Southern constituent lines and Metropolitan Railway bogie stock. The formation begins immediately behind the bunker of the locomotive with Metropolitan Railway No. 387, an Ashbury bogie Brake Third coach built in 1898 (128 years old) featuring mixed third-class seating alongside a luggage and guards compartment. This is followed by Metropolitan Railway No. 412, a Cravens bogie Composite coach built in 1900 (126 years old) with mixed first and third-class compartments; Metropolitan Railway No. 368, an Ashbury bogie Composite coach built in 1898 (128 years old) featuring mixed first and third-class compartments; Metropolitan Railway No. 394, an Ashbury Railway Carriage & Iron Co. bogie Full Third coach built in 1900 (126 years old) in Manchester in traditional Metropolitan varnished teak livery; SECR No. 3360, an SECR ex-LC&DR 4-wheeled Brake Third built in 1889 (137 years old) at Longhedge Works in maroon livery; LBSCR No. 661, a London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Stroudley 2-axle, 4-wheeled First Class coach built in November 1880 (146 years old) by Brown, Marshalls & Co. in Saltley, Birmingham, featuring four First Class compartments and finished in light brown livery with a light grey roof; SECR No. 3188, a South Eastern and Chatham Railway 2-axle Brake Third built in 1897 (129 years old) at Longhedge Works in maroon livery; and concluding at the rear of the rake with LC&DR No. 114, a London, Chatham and Dover Railway 4-wheeled Brake Third built in 1889 (137 years old) at Longhedge Works and finished in varnished teak and light brown livery.

Hard-Working Bunker-First Ascent Up Kingscote Bank in Sunny Morning Light
Captured in 8K 16:9 widescreenon a stunning, sunlit autumn morning on Saturday, 17th of October 2026 at 9:54 a.m., BR Standard Class 4MT 2-6-4T No. 80151 puts on an incredible audio-visual display shortly after departing from Kingscote station. Running coal bunker first and working exceptionally hard, the tank engine puts up a magnificent display of heavy steam thrash as it tackles the demanding climb up Kingscote Bank.

Passing under the picturesque structure of Birchstone Bridge into a beautiful scenic shot, No. 80151 climbs powerfully away, bathing the vibrant autumn foliage in brilliant morning sunlight. Trailing closely behind, the rare Victorian rake rumbles rhythmically over the rail joints as the hard-working locomotive thunders up the line toward Birch Farm crossing.

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