CLASS 37/9 37906 AT THE SWANAGE RAILWAY DIESEL GALA - May 2008 (THRASH!!)

[@davidcrook4166]

I looked this video up after reading the latest edition of "Modern Locomotives Illustrated" "Class 37s - The New Era" and the original Class 37 issue which was published just after this gala took place and I twigged that there was something special about the 37/9s I now know why it does have something of the Sulzer about it the class 33 note amplified with the characteristic English Electric roar. A definite Like!

[@bennickss]

Weren’t the 37/9s prototypes for the cancelled Class 38?

[@cidertom5140]

Oh the thrash!!!

[@TrainTrackTrav]

Awesome vid. She sounds like a mash up of EE, Sulzer, with a light sprinkling of ALCo. Thank you for sharing. Does this unit still run?

[@davidcrook4166]

Hope you don't mind me butting in I noticed the Sulzer-like sound when you get that AND the English Electric thunder in one loco well you've got something!! (See my comment above.)

[@crazyleyland5106]

The Czech Bardotkas (Grumpies) sounded rather like this. Which I assume means they had a big 6 pot inline lump.

[@lukestrainsandengines4014]

Ive just noticed something 37901 has a more modern roof but 906 has the original 37 roof

[@locomotiveAlex1996]

Well spotted, 37901 (including 902 and 903) Used roof parts that would later be used on the Class 60's

[@tomlowe8563]

TLuke’s trains and Engines no it's not original because ( it only has one exhaust no two as in EE engined locos ) as does 37906

[@richardpike1387]

The Mirrlees engine is taller so the roof had to be raised to fit it all in, where as the Ruston lump only needed the exhaust port changing