47s & 56s are the locos I grew up with in Worksop on the MGR. Then the 58s came along 😮 We would stand on the footbridge whilst they wooshed past under our feet. Happy days!
I visited Worksop during the 80's as a teenager, mainly due to all the great Class 56 Pics taken there in Rail Magazine. What a location, very fond memories that remain with me to this day!
Great video. I remember the original blue british rail class 56 pulling the GLC & later West Waste recycling train from south ruislip to calvert recycling centre back in the 80’s to early 90’s.
Wonderful - I've still got this in my Watch Later from the first time around! The opening shot is one of my all-time favourite Grid thrashes of all time!
Another informative video. The 56 and 58s kept Britain fuelled for years! They worked hard, and the MGR trains were heavy at around 1650 tons 36 wagons . They also were a regular on the Chilterns with the GLC bin liners again heavy duty trains .You could hear a grid for miles ! Even as of 2024 they appear here on the spoil trains along with the 60s for Cappagh. Not bad for a 70s build!
I know I keep saying this but this channel gets me into things that I had no idea I was interested in. Thanks for all of your hard work it’s really appreciated ❤️❤️🏳️⚧️
i remember them on the margam to llanwern iron ore train taking over from tripple headed 37's and also later on working coal trains up past my house on the von (Vale of Neath line) under transrail then EWS also while i was working for great western trains i would see them passing on the mainline with coal or in laodhaul on the baglan - hull ethonal train and now on the baglan bay logs with colas rail
Good day to everyone! Does anybody know what chassis number do these locomotives have? I am curious if they where mixed with other Romanian diesel locomotive productions or where a totally separate series. Thank you!
Seems to me that these were really quite successful. That they were replaced by the Class 59/66 is no great shame given the testing ground of the US/Canadian locos. US and Canadian trains no doubt have their failures but running a train with 2, 3 or up to 5 locos means, like the HSTs in UK you have redundancy in the event of one failure, and a chance to prove the kit. Had we designed an upgraded Class 20 with an output of 1800 horse power these might have been the best bet overall with 8 driven axles?
Remedial work. Really. What wonder. Did they not build these in a dump price country or what. If one is bothered by that, then have them built in the single most expensive place one can find. Yes, Switzerland.
47s & 56s are the locos I grew up with in Worksop on the MGR. Then the 58s came along 😮 We would stand on the footbridge whilst they wooshed past under our feet. Happy days!
I visited Worksop during the 80's as a teenager, mainly due to all the great Class 56 Pics taken there in Rail Magazine. What a location, very fond memories that remain with me to this day!
Honestly I find it really interesting that British trains have been sent abroad. Nice vid btw!
Not bad for a frame built in the 1960's to still be hopefully mainline for at least another 20 years.
Class 47, 56, 57, & 69.
Great video. I remember the original blue british rail class 56 pulling the GLC & later West Waste recycling train from south ruislip to calvert recycling centre back in the 80’s to early 90’s.
Wonderful - I've still got this in my Watch Later from the first time around! The opening shot is one of my all-time favourite Grid thrashes of all time!
That clag shot near dawlish is awesome
Love a class 56 and love the videos. Greta would love that parting shot😂😮😊
How dare you.
Good video ,still remember these hammering up the gradient from Moorthorpe to Ferrybridge on MGR trains ,turbos screaming happy memories
Reworked, rewatched & remembered! =)
Another informative video. The 56 and 58s kept Britain fuelled for years! They worked hard, and the MGR trains were heavy at around 1650 tons 36 wagons . They also were a regular on the Chilterns with the GLC bin liners again heavy duty trains .You could hear a grid for miles ! Even as of 2024 they appear here on the spoil trains along with the 60s for Cappagh. Not bad for a 70s build!
Fascinating as always and thank you again.
I know I keep saying this but this channel gets me into things that I had no idea I was interested in. Thanks for all of your hard work it’s really appreciated ❤️❤️🏳️⚧️
i remember them on the margam to llanwern iron ore train taking over from tripple headed 37's and also later on working coal trains up past my house on the von (Vale of Neath line) under transrail then EWS also while i was working for great western trains i would see them passing on the mainline with coal or in laodhaul on the baglan - hull ethonal train and now on the baglan bay logs with colas rail
Excellent documentary again
I couldn't believe how long it was, must be an incredible weight!
That's what she said!
@@caramelldansen2204 ^ ^ ^ ^ WINNER! 😄
123 tons... long tons actually... lol
@@caramelldansen2204 your mind lol
@@micknotfromleitrim sorry, I should of said the weight of the timber and all....
Good day to everyone! Does anybody know what chassis number do these locomotives have? I am curious if they where mixed with other Romanian diesel locomotive productions or where a totally separate series. Thank you!
Wasn’t there meant to be 136 of them but the cabs went on 56004 after it had a smashup??
So EMD did tender did US GE also tender?
Interesting stuff.
Can you do a video on the Class 67
What happened to the original video?
Interesting about the class 56 history, and set against the background of coal fired power, with the Merry Go Rpund (MGR) workings.
Doncaster works is still there, Electroputre park is a shopping centre.
You should cover the class 58s in a future video
He has. But as of the post of this comment, it’s only exclusive to members that follow him.
Edit: it is now free to watch
Great episode, the class 56 saved BR’s bacon
Seems to me that these were really quite successful. That they were replaced by the Class 59/66 is no great shame given the testing ground of the US/Canadian locos. US and Canadian trains no doubt have their failures but running a train with 2, 3 or up to 5 locos means, like the HSTs in UK you have redundancy in the event of one failure, and a chance to prove the kit. Had we designed an upgraded Class 20 with an output of 1800 horse power these might have been the best bet overall with 8 driven axles?
What about the thunderbirds? Weren't they also class 56?
Ex 47’s.
Class 57
That’s why they are the screaming Romanian gridirons
right
Personally I really like the class 56's, they just have this nice charm to them
47 and 56, two locomotives that showed that Britain can build one without a sad, long face. Not smiling, but at least normal looking.
Drop those logs off at my place, thanks.
Your intonation seems quite unusual and robot-like here compared to your previous videos. Have you used an AI tool to narrate this?
It does sound like it
That seems like the weirdest thing ever, to do an AI replication of your own voice. I do not want to be a Bionicle being.
Remedial work. Really. What wonder. Did they not build these in a dump price country or what. If one is bothered by that, then have them built in the single most expensive place one can find. Yes, Switzerland.
That why you do not use foreign imports which is why we are ending up with so much crap today.
Can I be first?
Voice sounds like AI
It doesn’t but it really isn’t 🤣