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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
- On the morning of the 17th September 2021, class 52 locomotive D1015 ventured out onto the mainline from Kidderminster to Avonmouth docks and back.
Its then seen in this video passing Bristol Parkway station with 66719 and a row of cement tankers in tow on the 6M42 09:20 Avonmouth Hanson Sdg Gbrf to Penyffordd Cement Gbrf.
The loco D1015 hauled the train as far as Gloucester New Yard where it was detached and sent back to Kidderminster.
The locomotive was on the train as a mainline test to see how capable it was hauling a heavy load before its planned railtour on the 25th September.
However sadly the locomotive failed the test after an engine seized and so will no longer be appearing on its planned railtour.
Gorgeous movement, what a shame to learn of its test failure.
That bought back some memories. I used to see Westerns hauling freight at Bristol Parkway back in the early to mid seventies.
What a magnificent beast. This footage moved me.
They were building these when I worked in Swindon as an apprentice.
Staying in Cornwall in 73 , used to see these when we were at the beach just outside penzance by a crossing that we used for access to beach .
❤️❤️❤️❤️Fab Video ,Not everyday nowadays Westerns are seen hauling freight , beautiful locomotive ❤️
Wow 😮 absolutely brilliant video absolutely fantastic to see footage of the western on the mainline 👍
D1015 western champion comes to the rescue of a class 66 which couldnt manage to haul the train. NOW, WOULDNT THAT BE A SIGHT TO SEE.
She'll be back out on the main line soon for another test run attempt. Loco has been running on both power units on the SVR for a few weeks now,successfully.
Empty freight, not loaded. Those cement wagons will have just been discharged at Hanson's in Avonmouth docks. Still quite a gradient coming up out of there mind. Nice video :)
Shame one of the engines seized, oil pressure failure or overheating? Beautiful locomotive, bless her
Yeah it is a shame, im not sure what caused it.
Excellent footage and sounds..
Great great work
I’d heard that Western Yeoman was the design inspiration for the class 59, and ultimately the 66, but seeing the two designs together, there are similarities in the cab roof, front windows and doors, but beyond that, I’m not sure I can see much else!
the design of the class 59 was between emd and br
D1035
The design team of the class 58 went on to assist the class 59. The 58 is the grandfather. Sorry.
Never thought I would see the mighty 52 on freight mind you I never thought that of the deltic either
During their service lives Westerns were commonplace on freights, and they ventured well away from WR metals too. They were daily visitors to Wolverton (Milton Keynes) on mendip stone trains, sometimes I would `spot` two some days. This was in the early `70`s, During the same period I saw one in Bedford station on freight which reversed down towards Bedford St. Johns station one memorable Saturday morning. Wonderful days and wonderful locomotives, my personal favourite class of all time and I consider myself extremely fortunate in seeing them in BR service days regularly. I`d seen the entire fleet before the last were withdrawn. Such a sad day.
@@DP-uq7fy when they withdrew the monsters from the past it spelt the last of the glory days for leviathan like this the 40s and deltic alike yet it's a power band only these old machines can provide somehow they seem more solid and better built than the purpose built 66 or what ever if they had of kept them on even in small numbers like they did the 20s the hole wouldn't be so damn big of you know what I mean
@@steventhornton4716 I absolutely agree. Trouble is, first we had Beeching, followed by rationalisation of our railways, and now we`ve ended up with virtually no traditional industries which require rail freight movements, and a passenger network which is tailored almost entirely around the commuter. Thank goodness my `spotting days` between `68 and `80 were during the period when hundreds of real locomotives in all their variants were providing me and thousands of others incredible interest throughout every corner of the UK. Today, sadly our railways are broken. Progress? I don`t think so!
@@DP-uq7fy the most industry we have now is pushing pencils in an office all damn day thats what happens when you outsource to cut cost the future of your industry collapses because when you finally want to source your steel from say Europe there's none left to even weld with as we produce so little so thanks maggie
And don't get me started on Johnsons train set hs2 what a bloody joke instead of wasting hundreds of billions on that repair and service what we have you can goto London from the North in less than 3 hours as it is we are a bloody island not Japan who need that sort of rail network
Good old westerns bailing out the new stuff , just love them , but as a kid in the late 60,s they scared the shit out of me , i love them now ; the sound of them maybachs on full chat is music to one’s ears 👍🙂
Bailing out? They were testing it - and it failed.
Bailing out? Mate, it crapped out on a test!
Wow, good catch
Imagine that running by itself like how D9009 did a little while back
It has a few times in recent years for Colas & GBRf. Will do again I'm told(as I am signed to drive it) so fingers crossed the next imminent main line test run is successful.
0:16 Gatwick Express 387 also hanging out there out of the ordinary!
Great catch ! :)
It is a good thing to give the old locos revenue work to do, rather than wasting fuel/money on load-banking. It gets everything up to temperature and 'clears the tubes' . (figuratively speaking)
Load bank testing is vital, and prior to going out onto the main line.
Heard they blew her up engine failure or some thing hope they fix it soon
Yes the locomotive had an engine seize up unfortunately
@HighHopesBass it was the recently bought new engine from Germany as well
wow what a strange catch great photage
Great catch. Caught it at Eckington
My old Shunting yard, Stoke Gifford.
How fo they still know the traction ??
Why was it on a freight
Wow!
Why not keep the camera on the 52 rather than all the wagons?
Because to the right of me was the opposite platform, fence and wall meaning if I panned the camera any more the view of the train would be entirely obstructed.
How 52 end up on modern freight ??
Great video. I would love to have her. How did you find out it was coming to Bristol please
I was told by a friend that it would be running.
A good way to find these things out is in rail enthusiast Facebook groups etc.
I tbought it waz a repeat of the similar deltic in mainline freighg service i 2011 lol pity
Don’t work it to hard. Those hydraulics have a habit of going pop.
Funnily enough this one did go pop and seized an engine later on in the run.
Not as bad as 50s, and I've driven both lol.
Wow what a catch. Sub from me as well 👍🏻
Oh, FGS. Original REAL footage or nothing.
Easy mistake, mixing up original 1970s footage with a video from 2021.
Video titles are hard to read and class 66s were popular back then too.
@@TG_Trains 😂👍👍👍😎