Valenta HST to the rescue on the Lickey Incline - screaming with a vengeance!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ต.ค. 2023
- We begin with the HST set we are travelling on performing a standing hill start on the Lickey Incline, before coupling up with another HST set in front and pushing it up the hill with a massive amount of classic Paxman Valenta screaming and clag. Power car numbers not recorded. Filmed: 14/08/2002.
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If I hadn't seen this video, I'd never have believed this were possible.
That roar, that scream!! There are some amazing diesel engines out there, but there can only be one number 1, and that will always be the Valenta!
Thanks for sharing this amazing clip! ❤
The longest I’ve heard a Paxman Valenta run at full power against that much load. Normally full throttle for that long and top speed would easily be achieved. Amazing sound.
Just goes to show how good the paxman valenta engine was for its time. I miss them. Bring them back
Lovely wish I was there, but thanks for taking Video for us cheers
A screaming snorting Jeremy PAXMAN LOVE IT!!, never heard a Jeremy rev his bollocks off like that and still hold together pulling so heavy a load. The MTU,s are bit like Toto Wolf, calm quiet efficient and soulless, Jeremy,s turbos and accessories scream like Jimmy Hendrix after a snort of best Columbian.
Absolutely miss hearing the Valenta scream
Who doesn't?
Something about the sound of the turbos at full tilt that calms the soul
Some power at work there shifting 2 sets on the flat let alone standing start off a 1 in 37.
I'm surprised the traction motors didn't overheat tbh even with blowers (perhaps their lives were shortened somewhat).
The train appears to be stationary for some time with a lot of current going into the TMs 2:38
did not hear detonators going off ! normally put three down behind a failed train. I only once coupled up a failed HST to recover it in my time on the railways
Ahhh, the beautiful sound of a screaming Valenta! Brings me back to my childhood. 😀😀😀
Are there any examples of preserved HST with their original Valenta engines installed?
Currently just the prototype, but that isn't running at the moment.
@@stephensrailwaysof course Project Miller have plans to take a modern MTU powered version and UPGRADE it to a Valenta. One can only hope they succeed and if they can raise enough- do the second PC. I've donated my modest bit and encourage anyone else to.
Apart from the class 41 prototype, no. But that will change very soon! JG.
you know that hst set was working as hard as possible to get going from a standing start pushing dead weight uphill
And I've read some people saying the HST was underpowered . Think this proves them wrong.
Oh wow some screaming!
So pushing another set, that’s an additional 2 power cars and 8 mk3 coaches. Presumably the power cars had failed?
Cross Country sets had 'only' 7 MK3s each, so saving around 30 ton. Believe me, that'll make a difference. I'll make a guess that it was running on a single power car and they tried to get it up the incline- remember a PC is still a type 4 and 250 tons is well within the limits for a T4. The HST was never short of power, but short of cooling. It's easy to overheat a HST set.
NB MId August- yes, that'll be an overheat. (pure speculation, no evidence)
@@derektaylor2941 The NSW XPT based on the HST had cooling issues and from the outset they had a better cooling system than the HST as it gets very hot here in Australia.
@@tomnewham1269 ha, I don't doubt it. Australia can be known to be a bit warm.
The thing is that the Valenta is a high revving engine and they'll always heat up quicker than a slow revving engine of equivalent power.
I did hear talk- and how far this went I really don't know- that they were looking to add in more radiators on the adjacent coaches with coolant pipes between them. I can see why they didn't.
@@tomnewham1269 I believe the XPT power cars had double the cooling capacity of the Class 43. Also the engines were derated down to 2000 BHP each power car because of the heat.