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Women set record for fastest steam train pull on St. David’s Day
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Mar 10, 2025
Watch as teams attempt to pull a narrow gauge steam train 20m in record time.
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This record was attempted in celebration of St David's Day
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a special day which highlights the Welsh language and the heritage and culture of Wales
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Kirsty and Rachel, this is to be your official attempt for the first time to pull a narrow gauge steam train 20 metres by a team of two by women
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Are you ready? Yes, three, die, in, out! Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go
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Move in, do you, there we go. There we go. A lot harder than I imagine. Yeah
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Susan and Abigail, this is your official attempt. We met in a comp watching spectators and we thought we really wanted to have a go
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and then later that year we did our first first timer comp together and it's two years later
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and we still training together and still competing together come come oh stop stop
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boss go on you feeling right now? I can't feel my hands. No
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It was really good panel. Sue and Sam are you ready? Oh
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Come on, Sam! This weather is bunk to play a massive factor
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It's going to be extremely slippery now. Fastly, come on. Come on, come on, come on
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Come on come on Come on come on Come on come on Come on pass Ben Come on come on come on Come on come on come on Come on come on Yes I thought that went quite well time
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Yeah, it didn't feel too bad. I can now reveal the results of everyone's attempt
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First of all, Kirstie and Rachel, you achieved one minute, five seconds
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Yes, good effort. However, with a record to beat of 45 seconds
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and you're not in for the running. Susan and Abigail. You achieved 58 seconds
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Sue and Sam, you achieved 40. 8.4.7 seconds. I would like to ask you, would you like another attempt? Yeah
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Three, die, in. Go! Come on. Big four, one. Legs, legs, come on. Yes
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You've got this, come on! Come on! That's the one! Keep me like that
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Come on, come on! Make poor! Don't stop! Don't stop! Come on, come on, come on
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Come on, come on! Come on, come on! Come on, come on
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Come on! Come on! Get it! The minimum to achieve this record was 45
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record was 45 seconds. You have done it in 40.5. Three, two seconds. Congratulations. It was worth it. You are officially amazing
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Well done. I'm very, very pleased to you. Well done
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