STEEL RIDE
Sign in to track this film in your collection or want list.
Description: “Steel Ride” was produced by Wallace Productions Ltd in the 1960s. It is a promotional film about the Steel, Peech and Tozer steelworks in Yorkshire, England, which created wheels, axles, springs, and tires for locomotives. Steel, Peech and Tozer was a branch of United Steel Companies Ltd. The film opens with a montage of trains passing in front of the camera, and then an external shot of the steelworks and its chimneys (0:53). Viewers see the interior of a melting shop, lined with furnaces as mobile chargers traverse the floor with loads of scraps to be reduced to molten steel. A charger puts a load into one of the furnaces and the fire ignites (1:13). A steelman wears protective glasses and gazes into a furnace as it shines brilliantly (1:36). Molten steel flows into a ladle, and the overflow slag flows into two separate ladles below. The ladle is carried to the teeming stage where molds are prepared (2:53). A steelman releases a lever and the molten steel flows into a mold. Steel runs through channels to the base of the molds, filling them upward. A steelman creates equally spaced dividing lines on an ingot, then a magnet crane carries it to the breaker. The 15 inch diameter ingots are broken into precise blocks. The blocks roll off the breaker to feed the wheel and tire mills (5:17), and are pushed through a continuous furnace to be heated for forging. At the other end of the furnace, a charger grips a block and removes it (5:39). The charger removes mill scale that has formed on the surface. A steelman works along the anvils, as a tire is taken away and a new block is placed in position under the ram of the forging press (6:28). The press squeezes the block, and excess scale is loosened and blown off by compressed air. The hole for the axle is made by pressing a punch through the wheel (7:17). A steelman operates a charger, taking a newly reheated wheel out of the furnace and delivering it to the rolling mill (8:11). Water is sprayed to prevent any scale being rolled into the wheel (8:42). Once the wheel has been properly sized, it is shaped in a dishing press (9:48). A number of wheels lie in rows, cooling in the open air. Others are sent for heat treatment. The quenching process uses water sprays, which quickly reduces the temperature. A steelman conducts a trepanning operation, adding holes into the web of a wheel (12:02). A magnet crane carries blooms from the rolling mills and charged to a continuous furnace. Once they are heated, they are removed at the other end of the furnace. A heated bloom is pushed out (13:59), and it is placed under a 7-ton hammer (14:27) The axle is taken out after one half is completed, and a steelman turns it so the other half can be forged (15:25). Forged axles roll into the furnace to be reheated. They drop into a quenching tank, filled with oil. As they emerge fire and smoke billows off of them (16:07). The axles are cut and centered. Steelmen continue to work on axles of various sizes. Wheels are pressed on axles (19:38), and two steelmen roll two wheels secured by an axle. Viewers see a number of wheels and axles on the factory floor (20:03). Steel from the bar mill is put into links, and a machinist sheers and slots the ends of springs (20:21). Spring leaves are sent through a furnace. A machinist takes a spring leaf out to be cambered (21:24). It is then pressed into shape and quenched in oil (21:48). A steelman ensures the leaves are properly fitted, marking variations (21:55). He then makes adjustments. A steelman transfers a leaf to a complete locomotive spring. During the scragging process, the spring is cambered to a predetermined amount (22:51). Tires start as ingots, then blocks, which are placed into the furnace. A block is pressed into the approximate thickness of the tire (25:06). A central hole is punched, then the tire is reheated. A forging is shaped through rough rolling and enlarging until it starts to assume the shape of a tire (27:35). It is transferred to the finishing mill. A gauge is fitted to register the diameter of the tire as the rolls enlarge it. Tires of various casts are lined up and submitted to a falling weight impact test, where a large weight is dropped on the tire numerous times (30:08). The film ends with a close-up shot of tires on a train as it chugs forward (31:26). This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Key moments View all The film opens with a montage of trains passing in front of the camera, and then an external shot of the steelworks and its chimneys.Viewers see the interior of a melting shop, lined with furnaces as mobile chargers traverse the floor with loads of scraps to be reduced to molten steel. A charger puts a load into one of the furnaces and the fire ignites (). A steelman wears protective glasses and gazes into a furnace as it shines brilliantly (). Molten steel flows into a ladle, and the overflow slag flows into two separate ladles below. The ladle is carried to the teeming stage where molds are prepared (). A steelman releases a lever and the molten steel flows into a mold. Steel runs through channels to the base of the molds, filling them upward. 0:53 A steelman creates equally spaced dividing lines on an ingot, then a magnet crane carries it to the breaker. The 15 inch diameter ingots are broken into precise blocks. The blocks roll off the breaker to feed the wheel and tire mills.and are pushed through a continuous furnace to be heated for forging. At the other end of the furnace, a charger grips a block and removes it (). The charger removes mill scale that has formed on the surface. 5:17 A steelman works along the anvils, as a tire is taken away and a new block is placed in position under the ram of the forging press.The press squeezes the block, and excess scale is loosened and blown off by compressed air. The hole for the axle is made by pressing a punch through the wheel (). 6:28 A steelman operates a charger, taking a newly reheated wheel out of the furnace and delivering it to the rolling mill.Water is sprayed to prevent any scale being rolled into the wheel (). Once the wheel has been properly sized, it is shaped in a dishing press (). A number of wheels lie in rows, cooling in the open air. Others are sent for heat treatment. The quenching process uses water sprays, which quickly reduces the temperature. A steelman conducts a trepanning operation, adding holes into the web of a wheel (). 8:11 A magnet crane carries blooms from the rolling mills and charged to a continuous furnace. Once they are heated, they are removed at the other end of the furnace. A heated bloom is pushed out.and it is placed under a 7-ton hammer () The axle is taken out after one half is completed, and a steelman turns it so the other half can be forged (). Forged axles roll into the furnace to be reheated. They drop into a quenching tank, filled with oil. As they emerge fire and smoke billows off of them (). 13:59 The axles are cut and centered. Steelmen continue to work on axles of various sizes. Wheels are pressed on axles.and two steelmen roll two wheels secured by an axle. Viewers see a number of wheels and axles on the factory floor (). 19:38 Steel from the bar mill is put into links, and a machinist sheers and slots the ends of springs.Spring leaves are sent through a furnace. A machinist takes a spring leaf out to be cambered (). It is then pressed into shape and quenched in oil (). A steelman ensures the leaves are properly fitted, marking variations (). He then makes adjustments. A steelman transfers a leaf to a complete locomotive spring. During the scragging process, the spring is cambered to a predetermined amount (). 20:21 Tires start as ingots, then blocks, which are placed into the furnace. A block is pressed into the approximate thickness of the tire.A central hole is punched, then the tire is reheated. A forging is shaped through rough rolling and enlarging until it starts to assume the shape of a tire (). It is transferred to the finishing mill. A gauge is fitted to register the diameter of the tire as the rolls enlarge it. Tires of various casts are lined up and submitted to a falling weight impact test, where a large weight is dropped on the tire numerous times (). The film ends with a close-up shot of tires on a train as it chugs forward (). 25:06 Transcript Follow along using the transcript. Show transcript PeriscopeFilm 759K subscribers Videos About Support Us on Patreon
Complete Record: “Steel Ride” was produced by Wallace Productions Ltd in the 1960s. It is a promotional film about the Steel, Peech and Tozer steelworks in Yorkshire, England, which created wheels, axles, springs, and tires for locomotives. Steel, Peech and Tozer was a branch of United Steel Companies Ltd. The film opens with a montage of trains passing in front of the camera, and then an external shot of the steelworks and its chimneys (0:53). Viewers see the interior of a melting shop, lined with furnaces as mobile chargers traverse the floor with loads of scraps to be reduced to molten steel. A charger puts a load into one of the furnaces and the fire ignites (1:13). A steelman wears protective glasses and gazes into a furnace as it shines brilliantly (1:36). Molten steel flows into a ladle, and the overflow slag flows into two separate ladles below. The ladle is carried to the teeming stage where molds are prepared (2:53). A steelman releases a lever and the molten steel flows into a mold. Steel runs through channels to the base of the molds, filling them upward. A steelman creates equally spaced dividing lines on an ingot, then a magnet crane carries it to the breaker. The 15 inch diameter ingots are broken into precise blocks. The blocks roll off the breaker to feed the wheel and tire mills (5:17), and are pushed through a continuous furnace to be heated for forging. At the other end of the furnace, a charger grips a block and removes it (5:39). The charger removes mill scale that has formed on the surface. A steelman works along the anvils, as a tire is taken away and a new block is placed in position under the ram of the forging press (6:28). The press squeezes the block, and excess scale is loosened and blown off by compressed air. The hole for the axle is made by pressing a punch through the wheel (7:17). A steelman operates a charger, taking a newly reheated wheel out of the furnace and delivering it to the rolling mill (8:11). Water is sprayed to prevent any scale being rolled into the wheel (8:42). Once the wheel has been properly sized, it is shaped in a dishing press (9:48). A number of wheels lie in rows, cooling in the open air. Others are sent for heat treatment. The quenching process uses water sprays, which quickly reduces the temperature. A steelman conducts a trepanning operation, adding holes into the web of a wheel (12:02). A magnet crane carries blooms from the rolling mills and charged to a continuous furnace. Once they are heated, they are removed at the other end of the furnace. A heated bloom is pushed out (13:59), and it is placed under a 7-ton hammer (14:27) The axle is taken out after one half is completed, and a steelman turns it so the other half can be forged (15:25). Forged axles roll into the furnace to be reheated. They drop into a quenching tank, filled with oil. As they emerge fire and smoke billows off of them (16:07). The axles are cut and centered. Steelmen continue to work on axles of various sizes. Wheels are pressed on axles (19:38), and two steelmen roll two wheels secured by an axle. Viewers see a number of wheels and axles on the factory floor (20:03). Steel from the bar mill is put into links, and a machinist sheers and slots the ends of springs (20:21). Spring leaves are sent through a furnace. A machinist takes a spring leaf out to be cambered (21:24). It is then pressed into shape and quenched in oil (21:48). A steelman ensures the leaves are properly fitted, marking variations (21:55). He then makes adjustments. A steelman transfers a leaf to a complete locomotive spring. During the scragging process, the spring is cambered to a predetermined amount (22:51). Tires start as ingots, then blocks, which are placed into the furnace. A block is pressed into the approximate thickness of the tire (25:06). A central hole is punched, then the tire is reheated. A forging is shaped through rough rolling and enlarging until it starts to assume the shape of a tire (27:35). It is transferred to the finishing mill. A gauge is fitted to register the diameter of the tire as the rolls enlarge it. Tires of various casts are lined up and submitted to a falling weight impact test, where a large weight is dropped on the tire numerous times (30:08). The film ends with a close-up shot of tires on a train as it chugs forward (31:26). This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Key moments View all The film opens with a montage of trains passing in front of the camera, and then an external shot of the steelworks and its chimneys.Viewers see the interior of a melting shop, lined with furnaces as mobile chargers traverse the floor with loads of scraps to be reduced to molten steel. A charger puts a load into one of the furnaces and the fire ignites (). A steelman wears protective glasses and gazes into a furnace as it shines brilliantly (). Molten steel flows into a ladle, and the overflow slag flows into two separate ladles below. The ladle is carried to the teeming stage where molds are prepared (). A steelman releases a lever and the molten steel flows into a mold. Steel runs through channels to the base of the molds, filling them upward. 0:53 A steelman creates equally spaced dividing lines on an ingot, then a magnet crane carries it to the breaker. The 15 inch diameter ingots are broken into precise blocks. The blocks roll off the breaker to feed the wheel and tire mills.and are pushed through a continuous furnace to be heated for forging. At the other end of the furnace, a charger grips a block and removes it (). The charger removes mill scale that has formed on the surface. 5:17 A steelman works along the anvils, as a tire is taken away and a new block is placed in position under the ram of the forging press.The press squeezes the block, and excess scale is loosened and blown off by compressed air. The hole for the axle is made by pressing a punch through the wheel (). 6:28 A steelman operates a charger, taking a newly reheated wheel out of the furnace and delivering it to the rolling mill.Water is sprayed to prevent any scale being rolled into the wheel (). Once the wheel has been properly sized, it is shaped in a dishing press (). A number of wheels lie in rows, cooling in the open air. Others are sent for heat treatment. The quenching process uses water sprays, which quickly reduces the temperature. A steelman conducts a trepanning operation, adding holes into the web of a wheel (). 8:11 A magnet crane carries blooms from the rolling mills and charged to a continuous furnace. Once they are heated, they are removed at the other end of the furnace. A heated bloom is pushed out.and it is placed under a 7-ton hammer () The axle is taken out after one half is completed, and a steelman turns it so the other half can be forged (). Forged axles roll into the furnace to be reheated. They drop into a quenching tank, filled with oil. As they emerge fire and smoke billows off of them (). 13:59 The axles are cut and centered. Steelmen continue to work on axles of various sizes. Wheels are pressed on axles.and two steelmen roll two wheels secured by an axle. Viewers see a number of wheels and axles on the factory floor (). 19:38 Steel from the bar mill is put into links, and a machinist sheers and slots the ends of springs.Spring leaves are sent through a furnace. A machinist takes a spring leaf out to be cambered (). It is then pressed into shape and quenched in oil (). A steelman ensures the leaves are properly fitted, marking variations (). He then makes adjustments. A steelman transfers a leaf to a complete locomotive spring. During the scragging process, the spring is cambered to a predetermined amount (). 20:21 Tires start as ingots, then blocks, which are placed into the furnace. A block is pressed into the approximate thickness of the tire.A central hole is punched, then the tire is reheated. A forging is shaped through rough rolling and enlarging until it starts to assume the shape of a tire (). It is transferred to the finishing mill. A gauge is fitted to register the diameter of the tire as the rolls enlarge it. Tires of various casts are lined up and submitted to a falling weight impact test, where a large weight is dropped on the tire numerous times (). The film ends with a close-up shot of tires on a train as it chugs forward (). 25:06 Transcript Follow along using the transcript. Show transcript PeriscopeFilm 759K subscribers Videos About Support Us on Patreon
Transcription
[Music] [Applause] [Applause] riding on steel steel from the melting shops of this famous Yorkshire steel works whose chimneys are a local landmark in the melting shops are lines of open hearth furnaces and mobile chargers traverse and swing were there loads of pig iron selected scrap and alloys which the furnaces were reduced to molten steel steel four billet and bar strip and slab axles and Springs tires and wheels nearly a million tons of steel every year [Music] generations of yorkshire craftsman of Luke would practice die in two furnaces like these and/or metallurgical science is constantly advancing the judgment of the steel man is still a vital asset it takes 10 to 12 hours to complete a melt and when the clay filling is removed from the furnace tap all the molten steel flows like a stream lighting up the rear of the furnace and the men who work on this crucial operation [Music] the steel rooms into one ladle and the overflow of slag into two separate ladles below adding more life to the impressive sea [Music] when the tapping is completed the steel ladle is lifted and carried to the teaming stage where moles have already been prepared in cups are cast in groups a method known as Opel teaming or bottom pouring the molten steel is released through the bottom of the table and turned into a central Runa [Music] the steel runs through channels to the base of the moon's filling them upward eight at a time the ingots are still red hot when they're stripped they are 12-sided and are destined for the forging and rolling of railway wheels and tires some thirteen hours later the cold ingots had taken to the breaker shop across the river down in the early days of steelmaking the done provided the power but today its water is used only for cooling [Music] before the ingots are broken dividing lines are equally spaced with the template and mix burnt on the surface of the England so that the resulting blocks will be of correct weight and of equal size to produce one wheel from each block a magnet train lifts seeing got a load of nearly two tonnes over to the breaker [Music] in the old days they used to saw the ingots in two blocks a slow tough job today this modern machine breaks the 15-inch diameter ingots exactly on the next line [Music] here's another break slowed down over 300 blocks a shift roll off the breaker to feed the wheel and tire moves then 9 to 12 on a bogie they're pushed through a continuous furnace to be heated in readiness for forging the blocks ultimately reach a temperature of 1200 degrees centigrade after several hours passage through this furnace at the other end of the furnace heated blocks are ready for forging and that's where the charger comes into action its arm enters the furnace drips the block with its steel fingers and withdraws it scale which is formed on the surface of the hot metal is cleared before the block can be forged and a simple but effective method of revolving chains removes it from the top and bottom of each block under perfect control the charger carries the block over to the forging press and drops it to release some of the side scale on to what is called the slobbing anvil a wheel is being completed on the upper and will and as it is taken away the new block is placed in position under the RAM of the forging press at the first squeeze any remaining scale is loosened and blown off by compressed air solid wheels have been produced here for some 25 years this powerful press is also used for the production of disk centers [Music] the final squeeze uses the full six thousand tons pressure the next block has just arrived so continuity of production is maintained the hole for the axle is made by pressing a punch through the wheel the wheel forging is thicker and smaller in diameter than its ultimate size and it has to be rolled to correct dimensions as however some heat has been lost during pressing the forging is reheated to the specified rolling temperature one wheel is placed in the furnace and another wheel reheated is taken out and delivered to the rolling mill [Music] [Music] water is sprayed to prevent any scale being rolled into the wheel rolling gives the wheel not only its correct thickness and diameter but forms the tread and flange [Music] one way of takin out another put in production rolls up the wheel is now the right size to give it the right shape it is placed in a dishing press this presses the hub into correct position relative to the trade it also gives the final contour to the web or plate and stamps the cast number which enables the wheel to be identified from steel furnace to stock room and throughout its future life and here's the dished wheel with its cast number depending on the ultimate use certain classes of wheels are either allowed to cool freely in air or a cent for heat treatment in the latter case they are passed through a walking beam furnace it is this heat treatment which governs the structure and tensile strength of the wheel quenching during heat treatment can be by water or oil these particular wheels are quenched by sprays of water the quenching quickly reduces the tread temperature from 850 to 550 degrees centigrade so far the wheels have been made to fairly close tolerances now they have to be machined to find specification limits every part of the wheel is machined in its turn a line of leis each taking two wheels accurately machines them and with a speed which the constant output of the wheel no demands some wheels have holes cut in the web an operation known as tree panning with three cutters working simultaneously the weight of the wheel is reduced [Music] boring the hub needs a particularly high degree of accuracy it must be a perfect fit on the axle this operation completes the wheel if wheels alone are ordered they are transferred for immediate dispatch but if the instructions include axles they take their place to await assembly unlike wheels which as you've seen a press forged axles are hammer forged plumes are delivered from the rolling mills and charged to a continuous furnace by magnet crane the reheating and soaking in this furnace gradually bring the blooms to forging heat they take approximately six hours to pass through and reach a temperature of 1200 degrees centigrade at the other end of the furnace a heated bloom is pushed out to the manipulator to take it in its grip a short Travis and the bloom is placed under the seven tongue top and bottom tools having various diameter holes to suit particular axles can be fitted to this hammer these holes have two diameters one for the body of the axle and the other for the journal the journal which will run in a bearing is forged in the other hole of the hammer toe when one half is completed the axle is taken out and turned for the other half to be forged nearby forged axles are rolling into the heat treatment furnace to be reheated to 850 degrees centigrade they're all from the furnace onto a lift above the quenching tank as with wheels the form of treatment and quenching is calculated to meet the stress and load factors under operating conditions in this case quenching is in oil and the length of their immersion depends upon predetermined factors as with wheels the axles are machined on a line of Center lathes they are prepared for this series of operations by being cut to exactly [Applause] they are scented as well on most of the lathes the axle ends a machine simultaneously first a roughing cut is made from roughing a series of machining operations turns the forgings into finished axles [Music] this line can machine axles of various types and specifications railway equipment is not standardized even in any one country and as we are producing for the world machinery must be adaptable for many and different needs this is an ingenious machine a copying lathe the stationary axle on top acts as a template a needle pointing horizontally follows the contours of the template and these contours are exactly reproduced by the cutter on the axle below [Music] bearing surfaces may be ground or burnished this axle is being ground [Music] the axle is laid in the machine and the two opposing grinding wheels move in on the bearings [Music] [Applause] [Music] here are some of the different axles produced from those for passenger and freight rolling stop to locomotive and other axles with several bearing surfaces now you'll see how important is the accuracy of the machining operations [Music] in assembling the wheels are pressed on the axles and held only by the accuracy of the fit under the pressure of some 80 tons the wheel takes its rigid and permanent place on the axle [Music] [Applause] wheels axles and now Springs steel from the da middle is cut into lengths and then assembled to make Springs of different sizes shapes and numbers of leaves there are many variations to suit many purposes some have rolled ends while others have been sheared and slotted [Music] [Applause] Center fastening can be with holes or news for the last the centers are heated on the powerful gas jets before the nib is pressed in [Music] whatever their size or shape all spring leaves uh sent through a furnace [Music] this conditions them for the bending press which has two curved or cambered they reach a temperature of nine hundred and fifty degrees centigrade before they are taken out incumbent [Music] they're quenched in water or oil it's oil in the case of these locomotives spring leaves each leaf must be set to fit its neighbor perfectly leaves may become slightly distorted as a result of hardening and tempering so they have to be sent during assembly by pressing them together the amount of variation and where it occurs can be seen the setters experienced I tells him where adjustment is needed and how much pressure is required to obtain the correct counter [Music] this complete locomotive spring has 22 leaves each fitting perfect during manufacture each type of spring is cambered to a predetermined amount after they're assembled that camber is checked this operation is known as scraggy and consists of deflecting the spring by a specified amount and checking that it returns to the required permanent camber [Music] all that remains is for the bacalao hoop to be fitted and pressed onto the spring [Music] not only heavy locomotive Springs but an infinite variety of sizes shapes and numbers of these Springs to suit almost anything on wheels may be produced by this process [Music] Springs of this type are fitted to locomotives of britain and overseas steam locomotives have spoke wheels with fitted tires so perhaps we might finish by showing you how tires are made as with solid wheels they started ingots then blocks which are heated ready for the forging press the block is not forged into a molded shape like the wheel but pressed to the approximate thickness of the tire a central hole is punched partially from above and then finished from below this is the punch for finishing the central home the forging leaves the press rather like a small rope wheel in a moment you'll see how this is rolled and enlarged before rolling it needs to be reheated and another charge it takes it over the same continuity of production as with wheels and axles occurs here so there's a constant supply of forgings for the roughing and finishing mills [Music] this operation rough rolls and at the same time enlarges the forging so that it begins to assume the shape of a tile [Music] the roughing mill only partially enlarges the forging the final diameter and shape is attained in the finishing mill an irregular ring of scrap is taken off to remove any excess metal from the face of the tire and water is sprayed to remove any scale at this stage a gauge is fitted to register the diameter of the tire as the rolls enlarge it and that upright pointer moves back with the enlarging tire rim until it reaches the stop he is checking the diameter which is 63 inches the tires on this runner for Canadian locomotives as with wheels and axles the cast number has followed the steel throughout its manufacture and is finally stamped on the roll tires from every cast a percentage of tires is submitted to a falling weight test it consists of dropping a top weighing a ton 30 to 35 feet according to the particular tire being tested [Music] up to 20 drops are made so that the test tire is knocked out of shape if it withstands such pounding without fracture and satisfies the other inspection requirements the caste is accepting many sizes of tyres are forged and rolled to be later machined but every type of railed vehicle that is even a for mine cars but the main output is of course material for railways [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and so from a corner of Yorkshire come the tires the axles the springs and the wheels of Sheffield steel for the railways of the world [Music] [Applause]
1 user has this film:
Periscope Film
No related films.
Original permalink · Record added: 2025-01-23 17:20:49