@@Slothdeman After 2008. The valentas were removed by all tocs by the end of octber 31 2008 and the very last one to leave was Grand Central trains in October 2010.
@@Slothdeman They started the orocedure in 2007 and end 99.99 percent in 31 October 2008 and the very last .1 percent the GC valenta left in October 2010.
Brings back memories. This was shot just before I moved there (Wharfedale Rd) and used to walk up the platform and leave the station through the small back entrance in order to escape the pollution on York Way. Had to time it right so there wasn´t one of these pulling out. Still, when I got it wrong I could still appreciate the spectacle. Went back the other day and of course they´ve fitted those pointless gates.
I camcorder the hsts back in the 90s with the valentas from London kings cross and London Paddington great western at the time love that thick deisel smoke and the scream of the engines
The diesel HSTs were generally used on Aberdeen and Inverness routes from King's Cross taking 7-8 hours, travelling nearly 400 miles under the electrified line to Edinburgh, where electric class 91s could be used.
poor valenta , never took to idling for a long time then having to haul the train . could not vope with the temperature differences , thats why they all leaked coolant , shame
@@bonkeydollocks1879 they didn't often break down mate they got the same smoking and leaking issues from leaving them ticking over to generate power. All large diesels leak like the proverbial, even smaller ones like DC16 scania known for leaking especially if you left it ticking over before the pull. They were great in the MTBs infact so good they fitted them in subs and they are still there to this day. If it was unreliable it wouldn't have got near an MTB or a sub. Deltic was designed to be ran at 70% and still got issues in trains that only ran them at 70% but here's the deal man, name these other engines that could do that job reliably? Because the newer MTU can't. It's a squib..
I live close to the east coast main line about 25 miles south of Aberdeen and seen these trains many times the sound is something else .When we married my wife stayed in a ground floor flat just yards from railway and you could always tell when one was approaching .As you may have gathered I an avid rail fan.
@flugjung Although that's only the non-SR angel trains powercars, porterbrook seems to like deploying theirs on the NMT and other owners store them. We'll be seeing HSTs in one way or another for decades
@@Fedderchini steam is clean? Really? Steam from your kettle is but railway steam was filthy. No one batted an eye lid at first generation diesels and their prolific exhausts. Because compared to steam it was 75% cleaner.
Disgusting maintenance back then. The Valentas, even when new, could provide a bit of smoke on startup, especially if they'd been idling for a while beforehand. But not like that. That should never have entered service. Clearly either oil past the valves or more likely, failing injectors, which wastes fuel and can end up with manifold fires.
Sorry, are you trying convince me those fumes do the environment know harm, that people living in the station surrounds have been breathing in that carcinogenic crap every day for years, the fact that there is so much smoke tells me that engine is inefficient, good riddance to HST125 (even the name is a joke) 70's technology. Also no more science lessons please
@@JackTheOfficeWorker SORRY HST are gone now from main line it’s old and dirty cross country Scotrail and GWR have the last sets in MTU ONLY and sliding doors
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That sound! That turbo. Unique and sadly lost to boring MTU engines
When did they remove the valenta?
@@Slothdeman onwards from 2007.
Deltic still better or am I wrong?
@@Slothdeman After 2008. The valentas were removed by all tocs by the end of octber 31 2008 and the very last one to leave was Grand Central trains in October 2010.
@@Slothdeman They started the orocedure in 2007 and end 99.99 percent in 31 October 2008 and the very last .1 percent the GC valenta left in October 2010.
Potentially the best Valenta HST vid on TH-cam. Love the clag!!!!!
Amazing looking train, wish we had of had these here in 🇮🇪
Brings back memories. This was shot just before I moved there (Wharfedale Rd) and used to walk up the platform and leave the station through the small back entrance in order to escape the pollution on York Way. Had to time it right so there wasn´t one of these pulling out. Still, when I got it wrong I could still appreciate the spectacle. Went back the other day and of course they´ve fitted those pointless gates.
Love that turbo sound!!!!
The sound of Class 43! 👍👍👍
the hst is the coolest sounding train on the planet
Zer0kbps used to go right through me as a kid
dont forgot the NAPIER DELTIC engies
look for russian dr1a dmu, it has a v12 as well, sounds so amazing. i would say it sounds even better than valenta
as a diesel goes nothing has and never will beat the sound of a napier deltic engine ,placed into the worlds best locomotive
God, that sounds good!
0:17 \m/ horns up the way the smoke goes!!
CM Headbanger lol
I camcorder the hsts back in the 90s with the valentas from London kings cross and London Paddington great western at the time love that thick deisel smoke and the scream of the engines
Woah nice clag dud! BTW spot the Parcels sector 47! :)
I'm a choo choo train and I approve this video!!!
i can still smell that today
This was filmed on my birthday 1997!
It's the deep throb of the 76 litre (?) V12 diesel engine and the scream of the passing frequency of the turbo blades.
Lewis72 79 litre
Plus, the whine of the Marston cooler group,
79L
I saw one on the M1 near Leicester the other day, probably heading for the scrap yard :(
HELLFIRE!
The diesel HSTs were generally used on Aberdeen and Inverness routes from King's Cross taking 7-8 hours, travelling nearly 400 miles under the electrified line to Edinburgh, where electric class 91s could be used.
I wonder why they didn't use a Electric Loco on the London-Edinburgh portion and then swap it out for a diesel
Looks like some Redex is needed to clean that engine lol
poor valenta , never took to idling for a long time then having to haul the train . could not vope with the temperature differences , thats why they all leaked coolant , shame
Designed to run 24/7 marine diesel not the best choice for a locomotive perhaps
Still lasted even in a constant state of bad user. They loved life in the MTBs
@@bigduphusaj162 apart from when they broke down, yes they 'coped well'
@@bonkeydollocks1879 they didn't often break down mate they got the same smoking and leaking issues from leaving them ticking over to generate power. All large diesels leak like the proverbial, even smaller ones like DC16 scania known for leaking especially if you left it ticking over before the pull. They were great in the MTBs infact so good they fitted them in subs and they are still there to this day. If it was unreliable it wouldn't have got near an MTB or a sub. Deltic was designed to be ran at 70% and still got issues in trains that only ran them at 70% but here's the deal man, name these other engines that could do that job reliably? Because the newer MTU can't. It's a squib..
@@bigduphusaj162 oh yea such a good engine, is that why they were all reengined then 🤔 they were unreliable end of
It's almost like a steam train.
You can smell the diesel.
Likely to be on a long run to Aberdeen or Inverness as the line is only electrified as far as Edinburgh.Perhaps only as far as Hull.
I live close to the east coast main line about 25 miles south of Aberdeen and seen these trains many times the sound is something else .When we married my wife stayed in a ground floor flat just yards from railway and you could always tell when one was approaching .As you may have gathered I an avid rail fan.
I love the res 47 just waiting
Sounds like accelerating engine of the airplane lol
Look at all that smoke.
Anybody else notice the taillights were on during departure?
where? the only taillights i saw were on the hst to the left of the departing one
I return 5 months later to realise: I am dumb, they are headlights, the colour is just similar in the footage, taillights are the outer lights.
@@boalbads mistakes are easily forgivable, well at least minor ones
@@evilnigga68 yeah
It sort of sounds like a jet engine at some points
a turbojet engine perhaps? :)
Turbochargers are dissimilar to jet engines. They rotational speeds are similar.
The engine on the hsts of that time are paxman vp185
Thunder Phantom Fan λ VP185 had much better oil control and the turbo arrangement was completely different.
@@SebR173 No, the majority were still fitted with Valentas.
Wow 😮
Wow nice clag
Nice job!
Nice sound😆
Great video. ☺️
Edit: I just subscribed to your TH-cam channel. ☺️
If it was still like it
Awsome😊
These are having a second life in Mexico, at least for the next 10 years.
Don't forget Nigeria too
@@Danse_Macabre_125 interesting. I didn’t know
@flugjung Although that's only the non-SR angel trains powercars, porterbrook seems to like deploying theirs on the NMT and other owners store them.
We'll be seeing HSTs in one way or another for decades
Has this station a system of ventilation?
Only where the cameraman was standing.
It has an extremely high roof because it was built when steam trains were still in use.
@@tutelarius difference is steam was clean diesel is dirty !!
@@Fedderchini steam is clean? Really? Steam from your kettle is but railway steam was filthy. No one batted an eye lid at first generation diesels and their prolific exhausts. Because compared to steam it was 75% cleaner.
@Fedderchini "steam" and "clean" shouldn't be anywhere near each other in a railway context
Bloody ell it’s gone viral 😂
Should have put the exhausts on the front one one each corner. Be like a snorting bull.
Disgusting maintenance back then. The Valentas, even when new, could provide a bit of smoke on startup, especially if they'd been idling for a while beforehand. But not like that. That should never have entered service. Clearly either oil past the valves or more likely, failing injectors, which wastes fuel and can end up with manifold fires.
A bit of smoke ?
There goes the ozone!!
Sorry, are you trying convince me those fumes do the environment know harm, that people living in the station surrounds have been breathing in that carcinogenic crap every day for years, the fact that there is so much smoke tells me that engine is inefficient, good riddance to HST125 (even the name is a joke) 70's technology. Also no more science lessons please
@@blissy1 You do realise you're replying to yourself, right?
Steam hst
Euro 6
And now war we have electric crap
MTU suck
Bring Back The Valenta
@@JackTheOfficeWorker SORRY HST are gone now from main line it’s old and dirty cross country Scotrail and GWR have the last sets in MTU ONLY and sliding doors
Dreadful ;)
Abszee trainz 07 07 did you not see the ;) bit...?