Ah, one of my cherished memories from the 1970s is having lunch in the restaurant car on the 'Thames-Clyde Express' behind 40086 as we climbed to Ais Gill. Priceless!
I have very fond memories of them with their inimitable noise on the west coast main line south of Rugby in the very early 60s. Distinctly remember one Sunday morning when the 25kv was off, seeing one EE4 hauling two AL6s with twenty coaches south!
Fantastic locomotive the class 40. Living in Manchester Newton Heath depot on a Sunday morning in the 70s was just awesome fir 40s 🤣 Steam heating too 👍🏻
Classic footage of Class 40 Whistlers ❤️ Beautiful sounding throaty Clag ❤️ looks like early 1980s Could say 1983/84 time when people were able to look out the Windows to the Door window remember those days ,Nowadays this wouldn't be able to happen.Back when proper trains operated in the 1970s to the 1980s .Before Privatisation and Network Rail took over and left the railways in a mess they are now .
Fantastic, especially the last run past!I just cannot believe that it's 24 years ago. I tried desperately to get a ride behind D200 on the S&C but it was always a 47, although I did manage top and tail 31's when we slipped to a halt a mile out of Settle. Richard Dawson
Yes it is, the engine in the 50's is the 16CSVT (more horsepower, more complicated electrical equipment etc, same as DP2) whereas in the the 40's a 16SVT model.
40122 great loco and repaired by toton depot staff to running order credit to them , saw her on the last run to the nrm york sounded great . look at her now , non runner .. why didnt the nrm keep her in running order ???
If you compare 40 013's ascent of Ais Gill with 40 057's elsewhere on my footage you will see the difference in performance. I have never seen a 40 crest the summit as fast as Andania, although she was on a very light load!
BR were offered the last 50 40's with charge cooling and a 2500 bhp rating - but they refused - there is a definite family pedigree with that RK engine - the last variant was the 56 . Some 40's were rated at 2200 bhp - the engine is actually detuned - it's more about what the generator can take - Gateshead's 071 was knocking out more drawbar horsepower and was on solid Newcastle - Liverpools vice Gateshead Wagon ( 46 ) before it's boiler went The Portugal 1800 is a variant and the sound was
Just looks so wholesome:-)) We need to remember the line might look boring nowadays but at least the regular processions of coal trains from Ayr or Ardrossan justify this route's existence. Just wonder when it will be electrified?
The traffic level is not the problem. It's the problem of a Politician like Chris Grayling for instance scuppering the electrification project. Numerous Labour Puppets have stood in the way too. Gen up on Monopolism the only politic there is.
I got lineside permits off BR those days it was piss easy and was cheap by modern Rip Yer Orf standards. Showed one to the British Transport Police once at Toton & they were so pissed off they couldn't nick me (they "caught me" in the cab of a class 20).
judging by your lineside footage, i only hope you work on the railway, if not you are liable to prosecution, up to a £1,000, did you have permission, and if so from whom?
Ah, one of my cherished memories from the 1970s is having lunch in the restaurant car on the 'Thames-Clyde Express' behind 40086 as we climbed to Ais Gill.
Priceless!
every one loves the deltics but you must admit the 40s have a salt of the earth charm and the turbos whistle a treat top vid well done
yeh, they sond great...20' s also seem to have that sound to them also...they wine & whistle too..
I have very fond memories of them with their inimitable noise on the west coast main line south of Rugby in the very early 60s. Distinctly remember one Sunday morning when the 25kv was off, seeing one EE4 hauling two AL6s with twenty coaches south!
Fantastic locomotive the class 40. Living in Manchester Newton Heath depot on a Sunday morning in the 70s was just awesome fir 40s 🤣 Steam heating too 👍🏻
I was on class 40 railtour on the S&C in Summer 83! Happy days.
Back when we had proper trains.
Classic footage of Class 40 Whistlers ❤️ Beautiful sounding throaty Clag ❤️ looks like early 1980s Could say 1983/84 time when people were able to look out the Windows to the Door window remember those days ,Nowadays this wouldn't be able to happen.Back when proper trains operated in the 1970s to the 1980s .Before Privatisation and Network Rail took over and left the railways in a mess they are now .
Fantastic, especially the last run past!I just cannot believe that it's 24 years ago. I tried desperately to get a ride behind D200 on the S&C but it was always a 47, although I did manage top and tail 31's when we slipped to a halt a mile out of Settle.
Richard Dawson
great period footage & smashing soundtrack. Looking forward to my next bash behind 40145. 5 stars!
had D200 & 086 that summer-god i feel old!
Yes it is, the engine in the 50's is the
16CSVT (more horsepower, more complicated electrical equipment etc, same as DP2) whereas in the the 40's a 16SVT model.
40122 great loco and repaired by toton depot staff to running order credit to them , saw her on the last run to the nrm york sounded great . look at her now , non runner .. why didnt the nrm keep her in running order ???
I'm afraid the museum is more of a mausoleum.
If you compare 40 013's ascent of Ais Gill with 40 057's elsewhere on my footage you will see the difference in performance. I have never seen a 40 crest the summit as fast as Andania, although she was on a very light load!
And the Portugal 1400? They are English Electric too and they have the same sound of 40's =)
great footage
big fan of deltics and 40's, they are both incredible - who says diesels don't have any character?
BR were offered the last 50 40's with charge cooling and a 2500 bhp rating - but they refused - there is a definite family pedigree with that RK engine - the last variant was the 56 .
Some 40's were rated at 2200 bhp - the engine is actually detuned - it's more about what the generator can take - Gateshead's 071 was knocking out more drawbar horsepower and was on solid Newcastle - Liverpools vice Gateshead Wagon ( 46 ) before it's boiler went
The Portugal 1800 is a variant and the sound was
GORGEOUS!!
Wonderful!
Just looks so wholesome:-)) We need to remember the line might look boring nowadays but at least the regular processions of coal trains from Ayr or Ardrossan justify this route's existence. Just wonder when it will be electrified?
Isochest unlikely to get wired for a relatively low level of traffic.
The traffic level is not the problem. It's the problem of a Politician like Chris Grayling for instance scuppering the electrification project. Numerous Labour Puppets have stood in the way too. Gen up on Monopolism the only politic there is.
It was absolutely chucking it down though!
@4SRKT I'm sad that I'm too young to have experienced those days. Its all worked by boring DMUs now.
Misty-eyed over a Diesel Dragon? - Oh yes.
I got lineside permits off BR those days it was piss easy and was cheap by modern Rip Yer Orf standards. Showed one to the British Transport Police once at Toton & they were so pissed off they couldn't nick me (they "caught me" in the cab of a class 20).
Hellfire!!!
They had bags of power but to work on them ! It was easier to take the engine out like you could not swing a cat in there let alone spanners ?.
@RICKD790 31's, gutless wonders!
Ha ha i was going to say the same thing.
Oh do feck off.............
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judging by your lineside footage, i only hope you work on the railway, if not you are liable to prosecution, up to a £1,000, did you have permission, and if so from whom?