The Class 08 was, I believe, derived from a LMS shunter and used a similar English Electric engine too. Which would essentially make the basic design of the 08 at least 76 years old (when BR came in to existence).
Yes, I am surprised he did not mention that it is just a development of the LMS machines developed in the mid to late 30's, refined further with the WWII batch in the 40's (BR class 11, NS 501-510)
There's a couple of these at Ilford depot, the shunters would let me ride in the cab so i didn't have to walk around the yard, was very loud and it shakes a lot in there
Always said 40's were my fave diesel , but , truth be told, '350's' are the rightful holder of the title. These owe nobody anything , have bags of character , were a perfect design for the job -shunting yards, that is. Have done some local trips with 'em , but your heart sank like a stone when you got one for a Saturday night ballast ! Pity so many have been scrapped now the work is all but gone for them. Had many great days on 'em , shunting Ashburys, Ardwick , Guide Bridge, Skew Bridge , Castleton and Red Bank . Only ever had trouble on one occasion , where , when taking over from a young hand with no clue, thought it sounded stressed and just not right at idle. Turns out said young 'un had thrashed the start circuits so bad, the started contacts had fused together and the starter was engaged all the time the engine was running . How the hell he'd missed it , I have no idea. Kids today , eh ? I miss 'em .350's, not kids !!
My favourite locomotive ( if we are talking Diesel’s ) would be the Class 20s. I do have a Dapol 08 with sound it is plain green livery with the early BR crest ( no yellow or wasp stripes .) Now talking modern image I have 14 class 66s ( sheds ) with a Dapol O gauge on preorder. You have to move with the times I suppose. A really nice video, I have subscribed. Regards from Ron. 👍🚝😃
A couple of minutes in the sunshine for the ever faithful gronk. Of course, not all were 15mph plodders ..... some could do 20mph! The GWS really ought to think about regauging one for their 7'-0¼" gauge line ....... I'll just get my coat ....
Class 08 Diesels are tidy, reliable and strong beasts. Simple, but effective engineering at its best.
Lovely gronk.
A mere introduction, lets wish for a longer documentary on these iconic locomotives ❤️
At 15 miles per hour, these locos are nearly as fast as roadrunners (the bird not the car, nor the looney tunes character)...
Probably the most successful locomotive in British Railway history
Class 37? Class 43?
@@mattevans4377the 08 is still in active revenue earning use, so no.
@@connormclernon26So you have one dimensional parameters?
The real life little locomotive who could. Beautiful compact locos.
With an English Electric engine, running in a very unstressed state, you do indeed have a last forever loco.
The Class 08 was, I believe, derived from a LMS shunter and used a similar English Electric engine too. Which would essentially make the basic design of the 08 at least 76 years old (when BR came in to existence).
Yes, I am surprised he did not mention that it is just a development of the LMS machines developed in the mid to late 30's, refined further with the WWII batch in the 40's (BR class 11, NS 501-510)
Correct.
Superb loco😊
There's a couple of these at Ilford depot, the shunters would let me ride in the cab so i didn't have to walk around the yard, was very loud and it shakes a lot in there
Always said 40's were my fave diesel , but , truth be told, '350's' are the rightful holder of the title. These owe nobody anything , have bags of character , were a perfect design for the job -shunting yards, that is. Have done some local trips with 'em , but your heart sank like a stone when you got one for a Saturday night ballast ! Pity so many have been scrapped now the work is all but gone for them. Had many great days on 'em , shunting Ashburys, Ardwick , Guide Bridge, Skew Bridge , Castleton and Red Bank . Only ever had trouble on one occasion , where , when taking over from a young hand with no clue, thought it sounded stressed and just not right at idle. Turns out said young 'un had thrashed the start circuits so bad, the started contacts had fused together and the starter was engaged all the time the engine was running . How the hell he'd missed it , I have no idea. Kids today , eh ? I miss 'em .350's, not kids !!
My favourite locomotive ( if we are talking Diesel’s ) would be the Class 20s. I do have a Dapol 08 with sound it is plain green livery with the early BR crest ( no yellow or wasp stripes .) Now talking modern image I have 14 class 66s ( sheds ) with a Dapol O gauge on preorder. You have to move with the times I suppose. A really nice video, I have subscribed. Regards from Ron. 👍🚝😃
Graham Farish makes a nice one in N scale.
certainly is the best,but my favourite is 20003 from 1948.asit brings back child hood memories of the early 60s
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Gronk it up
but this Diesel is evil , Thomas the tank engine told us
Not all class 08s are evil
@@wesless1111Sidney and Paxton aren’t evil.
Exactly
A couple of minutes in the sunshine for the ever faithful gronk. Of course, not all were 15mph plodders ..... some could do 20mph!
The GWS really ought to think about regauging one for their 7'-0¼" gauge line ....... I'll just get my coat ....
Surely the ones that could do 20, had been magically transformed into 09s.
@@brianwillson9567 No, 09s could do 27mph.