Exploring the ONLY Preserved Class U2 Loco: Dunluce Castle | Curator with a Camera

Join us today as the team take a hop, skip and a jump over to Northern Ireland as Senior Curator Anthony Coulls takes an in-depth look at this marvellous Northern Counties Committee Class U2 locomotive—the only one of its kind to be preserved and on display. In this episode, learn about the history of rail travel in Northern Ireland, discover the significance of the Class U2 locomotives and marvel at this stunning engine. Please do like and subscribe if you've enjoyed the video! Either way, this episode will be uploaded... With or Without You... (Come on, we had to get one in there!) This episode was filmed at the Ulster Transport Museum. A huge thank you to the team over there for allowing us to film this rare survivor of railway history. We definitely recommend a visit! You can find out more about the Ulster Transport Museum here - https://www.ulstertransportmuseum.org/ Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:21 A history of railways in Northern Ireland 03:02 Dunluce Castle and the U2 Class 06:44 Gauges 08:16 Front of the loco 10:43 Bogies and wheels 11:00 Inside the frames 15:10 Token mechanism 18:02 Rear of the loco 19:40 More on the Walschaertz valve gear 22:38 Inside the cab 29:15 Dunluce Castle: A Unique Survivor 30:38 Like and subscribe! #steamtrain #railway #history #trains