Glad you enjoyed it! Sadly we are unlikely to get many more double headed 37s through….there are rumours that DRS will be operating Nuclear Flask trains to Winfrith again soon but would imagine they would use more modern motive power for this:-(( Best thrash I’ve seen on this line was back in the 80s when we had a daily steel train to Cardiff from Hamworthy Docks….this was normally a ‘heavyweight’ 37/7 but occasionally pairs of 37/0s would be used as a last resort. I was at Baiter and could hear the locos leave Poole Station a good five minutes before they came into view- awesome split box 37004 & 078 in trainload colours on a massive train of BDAs…. They past me at 5mph tops with both locos making a fearsome noise….blue smoke billowing from their exhausts….the second man was leaning out his window looking concerned and gave me a thumbs down as they powered past at walking pace!!!! They could still be heard crawling up the bank 20 minutes later! Totally awesome as that guy from the Lego Movie would say!
Hi Mark, the closed in coaches are Mk2s which are to provide brake force as the 37s aren’t compatible with the 442s braking system. As they no longer carry passengers the windows have been panelled over. I’m definitely getting some gloves for Christmas!
@@Clyde_Dev Sadly the 442 trains have now been scrapped with indecent haste - it’s like they have been embarrassed by the waste of money on the refurbishment so they wanted to dispose of them quickly. One individual driving coach has been saved for preservation, plus a couple of cabs I think (would make a great garden shed!) Very sad indeed:-(
Hi Harry, Its a website called Real Time Trains that’s really easy to use….you just select your station and the ‘detailed’ mode and all of the freight and passenger trains are shown. It’s great because you can check on a future date what will be running (useful when planning a day out) whilst on the day itself trains are tracked in real time- showing any delays etc…. Some of the operators (eg GBRF and SWR) also post the individual loco and unit numbers for each train- really useful if you are chasing a loco in a special livery for instance:-)) In the old days we used to just sit on the platform and wait to see what turned up! So great that this is now available:-)
Yes the Mark llls were way ahead of their time- I remember my first HST ride from Reading to Swindon (to visit the works to get souvenirs from the wrecked Westerns on the scrap line)….the new coaches were so smooth and quiet it was like stepping into a space ship! I must admit I was also obsessed with the automatic doors at the end of each coach and spent most of the journey trying them out! I remember it was 50021 back and stood up in the Mk1 BG right behind the loco- what a contrast!
@@NedPooleD818 The MK. III’s never really lost their ride qualities. I was addicted to the sound of the doors, when interlocked. I was more intrigued with the door mechanisms and the “space-age” pressure plate automatic doors. I will never forget how clean and comfortable the MK. III’s really were. I work on MK. II’s on a heritage railway as a voluntary guard, outside of Northampton and I love the MK. II’s, but they are not the best for comfort or a noise free train ride. We do have about five (GEML) MK. III rolling stock and one DVT at our railway.
@@JoeK25301 Thanks for your response- a visit to your railway is on my To Do list as I think you have a Class 31 in blue with small yellow end panels- just like my old Triang model! Also I hear you are extending the line?
@@NedPooleD818 That is right, we do have a class 31, but we are not using it for the now - as we are using the class 33053 that is on loan to us. That was due to the class 47205 and the class 31289 not working earlier this year. We have extended the line further to literally next to the Windhover pub at Boughton (the new station). So the first station is Brampton and Pitsford (next to the Brampton Halt pub) and down to another pub. Brilliantly perfect🤩, should be called, “The Publine”. The station is close to being completed, just need extra fundings and extra volunteers; at the moment, it has been about four or five volunteers building the platform. The platform was due to complete this year, that’s not going to happen. Never mind, another year then? And you are very welcome.
@@JoeK25301 Thanks for the update- a pub crawl behind a Crompton sounds perfect for 2022- I’ll check the website for dates for next year! I have done volunteering for years (not on a preserved railway unfortunately) and it always ends up with a handful doing all the work! However it is rewarding:-))
Lovely thrash!
Glad you enjoyed it! Sadly we are unlikely to get many more double headed 37s through….there are rumours that DRS will be operating Nuclear Flask trains to Winfrith again soon but would imagine they would use more modern motive power for this:-((
Best thrash I’ve seen on this line was back in the 80s when we had a daily steel train to Cardiff from Hamworthy Docks….this was normally a ‘heavyweight’ 37/7 but occasionally pairs of 37/0s would be used as a last resort.
I was at Baiter and could hear the locos leave Poole Station a good five minutes before they came into view- awesome split box 37004 & 078 in trainload colours on a massive train of BDAs….
They past me at 5mph tops with both locos making a fearsome noise….blue smoke billowing from their exhausts….the second man was leaning out his window looking concerned and gave me a thumbs down as they powered past at walking pace!!!!
They could still be heard crawling up the bank 20 minutes later!
Totally awesome as that guy from the Lego Movie would say!
That engine noise is awesome!
They aren’t called tractors for nothing!!
Great shot!
Thanks glad you enjoyed it! I think the driver was enjoying himself too!
🚂👍
I feel for your fingers! More interested in the stock they were pulling mind. Completely closed in coaches?
Hi Mark, the closed in coaches are Mk2s which are to provide brake force as the 37s aren’t compatible with the 442s braking system. As they no longer carry passengers the windows have been panelled over.
I’m definitely getting some gloves for Christmas!
@@NedPooleD818 sometimes do the 442 go to scrap or do they not?
@@Clyde_Dev Sadly the 442 trains have now been scrapped with indecent haste - it’s like they have been embarrassed by the waste of money on the refurbishment so they wanted to dispose of them quickly.
One individual driving coach has been saved for preservation, plus a couple of cabs I think (would make a great garden shed!) Very sad indeed:-(
Is there an app or website where you can find out about when trains like this will run?
Hi Harry, Its a website called Real Time Trains that’s really easy to use….you just select your station and the ‘detailed’ mode and all of the freight and passenger trains are shown.
It’s great because you can check on a future date what will be running (useful when planning a day out) whilst on the day itself trains are tracked in real time- showing any delays etc….
Some of the operators (eg GBRF and SWR) also post the individual loco and unit numbers for each train- really useful if you are chasing a loco in a special livery for instance:-))
In the old days we used to just sit on the platform and wait to see what turned up! So great that this is now available:-)
@@NedPooleD818 Thank you!
@@harrytodhunter5078 No problems- happy spotting!!
Sad that the Class 442 are going for scrap. The last of the BREInternational Mark III’s.
Yes the Mark llls were way ahead of their time- I remember my first HST ride from Reading to Swindon (to visit the works to get souvenirs from the wrecked Westerns on the scrap line)….the new coaches were so smooth and quiet it was like stepping into a space ship!
I must admit I was also obsessed with the automatic doors at the end of each coach and spent most of the journey trying them out!
I remember it was 50021 back and stood up in the Mk1 BG right behind the loco- what a contrast!
@@NedPooleD818 The MK. III’s never really lost their ride qualities. I was addicted to the sound of the doors, when interlocked. I was more intrigued with the door mechanisms and the “space-age” pressure plate automatic doors. I will never forget how clean and comfortable the MK. III’s really were. I work on MK. II’s on a heritage railway as a voluntary guard, outside of Northampton and I love the MK. II’s, but they are not the best for comfort or a noise free train ride. We do have about five (GEML) MK. III rolling stock and one DVT at our railway.
@@JoeK25301 Thanks for your response- a visit to your railway is on my To Do list as I think you have a Class 31 in blue with small yellow end panels- just like my old Triang model! Also I hear you are extending the line?
@@NedPooleD818 That is right, we do have a class 31, but we are not using it for the now - as we are using the class 33053 that is on loan to us. That was due to the class 47205 and the class 31289 not working earlier this year. We have extended the line further to literally next to the Windhover pub at Boughton (the new station). So the first station is Brampton and Pitsford (next to the Brampton Halt pub) and down to another pub. Brilliantly perfect🤩, should be called, “The Publine”. The station is close to being completed, just need extra fundings and extra volunteers; at the moment, it has been about four or five volunteers building the platform. The platform was due to complete this year, that’s not going to happen. Never mind, another year then? And you are very welcome.
@@JoeK25301 Thanks for the update- a pub crawl behind a Crompton sounds perfect for 2022- I’ll check the website for dates for next year!
I have done volunteering for years (not on a preserved railway unfortunately) and it always ends up with a handful doing all the work! However it is rewarding:-))