Traveled behind many of the 28's on the Furness line in the early 60's with my parents. One thing about your interesting commentary ,at the end regarding the years built I think you will find D5705 entered traffic in 1958 ,that year is given as the build for all 20 in most books I have.. Thank you both for the tour and tech details.
Nice video, I use to bike to 14a steam shed from my house in cricklewood, sit on my spot, a concrete plinth overlooking bent yard and look out for the condor, if lucky you would see a Scot on a fitted freight heading north, I once saw a jubilee piloting a peak on a train out of St pancras, the peaks were brand new then, perhaps it had failed
Saw all of the class 28s when they were eventually allocated to Polmadie depot. They used to double head the iron ore trains which came through several times a day. I know they had a reputation for being very unreliable, but there was something about them that I liked. Glad that one was saved from the scrap yards. I hope the owners eventually get it running again.
Before they start running this Crossley it would help them to get in contact with the Western Australian preservation group at Bassendean near Perth. They have a preserved WAGR XA Class 1405 that is fitted with the same HST V8 two stroke engine and I’m told runs well. The fitters that serviced the XA class devised some very clever methods to keep those Crossleys running in good order.
Fun Fact about BoCo, his name is based on the real nickname of the real Class 28 Metropolitan “CoBo”, the only difference is “Co” was flipped to the back and “Bo” to the front.
It's sad what happened to the Metrovic, a truly wonderful engine that was plagued with teething troubles and instead of fixing the hiccups, BR instead chose to scrap them. 5705 is a survivor.
Great video :-). Some good footage of the BR class 28 Metropolitan Vickers Diesel Electric Type 2 a.k.a Metrovick :-). I love those vintage diesels :-). But my favourite all time BR Diesel is the BR class 40 EE Type 4 :-). I heard that D5705 is currently under restoration :-). I hope to see it running in the future once its restoration has been finished :-). Have a nice evening and take care of yourself and I'm looking forward to watching your channel in the future :-). See you later Tanis :-). All the best :-). From your friend Foxy :-).
Hi there uhhh Oscar :-). I quite like the BR class 37's too :-). I'm sorry I took a long time getting back to you as I went out earlier today but its nice hearing that you like the BR class 37's as a lot of trainspotters very much like them too :-). I like Tanis who took this video am a rail enthusiast and not only do I love trains I love buses and other forms of transportation aswell as all things heritage and vintage :-). I also very much liked miniature railways and all the rest of it :-). Best wishes Oscar and take care :-). From your new friend Foxy in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK :-D :-).
How nice Oscar :-). Is it a model BR class 37 diesel you have? Sorry if its a bad question. But I hope you are well all the same :-). Best wishes :-). From Foxy :-).
Powered by the Crossley HST V8 ? the same engine that powered the CIE A class. I think these were withdrawn in the late 1960s around the same time as CIE began re-engining the A and C class with GM power units.
Do you think if I bought this locomotive and wanted to run it on American rails do u think Donald Trump and the USA rail board would approve of this metrovick to run on Americanrails? Also how do u think the metrovicks would of been if they were all sent to work on American rails bak in the 60s
They would never have been sent to America as; 1: the engine was infamous for overheating and failing 2: you would have to install more attachments to make it suitable 3: it just wouldn't be economical to use them
@@thestati0nmaster579 so you really think if they got sent to America it would of been a disaster? 😂 How do you think the Americans would react to the metrovicks hauling the passenger trains?😂 And what would the black people from the hood say about such a locomotive running thru the "hood"
Got a bit of a soft spot for these even though to all accounts they were a bit of a failure in service. Probably due to the Reverend’s « Boco » which I always liked the look of in the Railway Series.
It really is a shame that this and D8233 (class 15) aren’t in service and won’t be for a while since they’re very important in rail history in that they’re one of the first diesel locos produced in multiple for the British rail network
Why is it taking them forever to fix it up it's almost 2020 and the end of the world is near what if they don't fix it in time before the rapture happens?
Happy she is preserved would have been so sad to have lost them all. Looking forward to seeing her run
If Edward was in this video instead of that man...
Edward: “This is a Metropolitan Vickers, Diesel - Electric Type 2.”
Fun fact: If your switch the B and C in “BoCo”, you get his wheel configuration.
no.
CoBo
@@justadudeontheinternet8354 no.
@STEPHEN CHEN no.
What an amazing loco. Has a unique wheel arrangement.
CoBo
@@Astr0_Feline Precisely.
@@Astr0_Feline boco
Please Boco, come back!
@Ethan Schmid Me too
Even in CGI but thanks to mattel
@Joshua W56 Andrew Brenner even wanted to write BoCo and Hank back to the show but Mattel wanted more female characters
@@ajschannel162 then, why mattel not bringing back some female, like Flora, Molly, and Lady too?
Can't wait for the iconic Co-Bo to return one day. What a machine.
Traveled behind many of the 28's on the Furness line in the early 60's with my parents. One thing about your interesting commentary ,at the end regarding the years built I think you will find D5705 entered traffic in 1958 ,that year is given as the build for all 20 in most books I have.. Thank you both for the tour and tech details.
Nice video, I use to bike to 14a steam shed from my house in cricklewood, sit on my spot, a concrete plinth overlooking bent yard and look out for the condor, if lucky you would see a Scot on a fitted freight heading north, I once saw a jubilee piloting a peak on a train out of St pancras, the peaks were brand new then, perhaps it had failed
Saw all of the class 28s when they were eventually allocated to Polmadie depot. They used to double head the iron ore trains which came through several times a day. I know they had a reputation for being very unreliable, but there was something about them that I liked. Glad that one was saved from the scrap yards. I hope the owners eventually get it running again.
The reliability problems came from the engine used. CIE had similar problems
I don’t care what people say about these locos. There good looking and versatile
Agreed.
@@rmgilyard I mean there cool and very underrated,never mind that they didn’t run well, embrace the coolness of the 28’s!
A Classic loco here ,long before I was born in 1973,Fab Video ♥️
Never mind. Call me BoCo.
Boco chuckled. "Maddening," he said. "is the word."
The twins were most impressed.
“We’re sorry! Mr..”
Before they start running this Crossley it would help them to get in contact with the Western Australian preservation group at Bassendean near Perth. They have a preserved WAGR XA Class 1405 that is fitted with the same HST V8 two stroke engine and I’m told runs well. The fitters that serviced the XA class devised some very clever methods to keep those Crossleys running in good order.
Notorious engines
Fun Fact about BoCo, his name is based on the real nickname of the real Class 28 Metropolitan “CoBo”, the only difference is “Co” was flipped to the back and “Bo” to the front.
...which is the case when running in the other direction!
It's sad what happened to the Metrovic, a truly wonderful engine that was plagued with teething troubles and instead of fixing the hiccups, BR instead chose to scrap them. 5705 is a survivor.
Harold 5705 Has a fictional nickname called Vicar and he is not the only one there is also BoCo
@@kernowpictures2002 no god, STOP MENTIONING THOMAS WHENEVER THERES A LOCO WHICH IS THE *BASIS* OF A CHARACTER
@@bennickss Ok, Sorry :-(
Cant wait to see this on main line!
So it's closer to actually running, yay!!!!!!!!!!!
It'll be good to hear a metrovick in service
Great video :-). Some good footage of the BR class 28 Metropolitan Vickers Diesel Electric Type 2 a.k.a Metrovick :-). I love those vintage diesels :-). But my favourite all time BR Diesel is the BR class 40 EE Type 4 :-). I heard that D5705 is currently under restoration :-). I hope to see it running in the future once its restoration has been finished :-). Have a nice evening and take care of yourself and I'm looking forward to watching your channel in the future :-). See you later Tanis :-). All the best :-).
From your friend Foxy :-).
I like the class 37
Hi there uhhh Oscar :-). I quite like the BR class 37's too :-). I'm sorry I took a long time getting back to you as I went out earlier today but its nice hearing that you like the BR class 37's as a lot of trainspotters very much like them too :-). I like Tanis who took this video am a rail enthusiast and not only do I love trains I love buses and other forms of transportation aswell as all things heritage and vintage :-). I also very much liked miniature railways and all the rest of it :-). Best wishes Oscar and take care :-).
From your new friend Foxy in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK :-D :-).
@@Foxys-Collective-Videography Probably helps I have got a model of one
How nice Oscar :-). Is it a model BR class 37 diesel you have? Sorry if its a bad question. But I hope you are well all the same :-). Best wishes :-).
From Foxy :-).
@@Foxys-Collective-Videography It is Bachmann’s one
That’s not really BoCo. His number is 5702, not 5705.
Watching this as I wait impatiently for Rapido's version of this for N gauge.
BoCo!
I wonder, what does it’s horn sound like?
Where is CGI BOCO
This was one of BoCo’s brothers in NWR origins being preserved, named as “Vicker”
This is boco. He is a metropolitan vickers type 2 diesel
I searched this video because I wanted to know where the cab was.
Powered by the Crossley HST V8 ? the same engine that powered the CIE A class. I think these were withdrawn in the late 1960s around the same time as CIE began re-engining the A and C class with GM power units.
They should send that diesel to port of par ngl
I recall seeing a pair of 28s north of Derby pootling along the down goods near Duffield. Maybe they were undergoig tests?
Mustn’t have been 28s then, this is the last remaining class 28
Legend says he's never giving bill and bens trucks........
"There's no cause to be rude!" said Edward severly.
Is the locomotive gonna be in service or just gonna sit there ?
It’s BoCo!
reminds me of the swiss SBB extended AE4/7
When are they hoping to get her running again?
It's BoCo!!!
Hi adam :)
Good old Boco
You know I heard that class 28 were apparently class failures is that true?
Viewers that like this locomotive would probably enojoy reading about the Baby Deltic Project.
The class 21! Love that thing
Do you think if I bought this locomotive and wanted to run it on American rails do u think Donald Trump and the USA rail board would approve of this metrovick to run on Americanrails? Also how do u think the metrovicks would of been if they were all sent to work on American rails bak in the 60s
They would never have been sent to America as;
1: the engine was infamous for overheating and failing
2: you would have to install more attachments to make it suitable
3: it just wouldn't be economical to use them
@@thestati0nmaster579 what kind of installments
@@phattrel6023 Stuff like bells and proper ploughs.
@@thestati0nmaster579 so you really think if they got sent to America it would of been a disaster? 😂 How do you think the Americans would react to the metrovicks hauling the passenger trains?😂 And what would the black people from the hood say about such a locomotive running thru the "hood"
@@phattrel6023 I'm just saying that for a loco to run on american rails it has to be up to par with american stabdards
I miss BoCo
Coughs and sneazels makes diseasels
*T R U C K S T E A L E R*
Got a bit of a soft spot for these even though to all accounts they were a bit of a failure in service. Probably due to the Reverend’s « Boco » which I always liked the look of in the Railway Series.
Co. No. Class 28
BOCO MY DEAR ENGINE
SAVE ME!
It really is a shame that this and D8233 (class 15) aren’t in service and won’t be for a while since they’re very important in rail history in that they’re one of the first diesel locos produced in multiple for the British rail network
It’s not pretty but I’m glad it’s survived.
It's Boco! He's a Good Diesel Engine from Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends by Shining Time Station!
Shining Time Station didn’t create Thomas and Friends
@@sirwelcome Then why did Mr. Conductor tell us a story about Thomas the Tank Engine?
@@sirwelcome Perhaps Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends was created by The Rev W. Awdry.
@@erikthepirate8068 Because Shining Time Station was created to show Thomas to Americans
@@erikthepirate8068 The Railway Series was created by Wilbert Awdry. Thomas and Friends was created by Britt Allcroft
Everybody is saying this is boco.... it is but it isn’t...
This is, Boco is a Metropolitan Vickers type 2. This is it.
@eagle the L&YR 28 class I thought you meant the whole class in general. But yea.
all it needs is a new engine and a few repairs
Why is it taking them forever to fix it up it's almost 2020 and the end of the world is near what if they don't fix it in time before the rapture happens?
Why didn’t anyone listen to you....
@@trainerred2063 what do you mean poncho
About the world ending, lol
No you fool! Its not the end of the world!!! You big fat fool!!!!
*B O C O*
It's boco i want boco returns to sodor in cgi
BoCo !!
*bo-co*
BOCO
what a big bully
Yes
Ugly as hell but in a kind of nice way... and the wart hog looks of the class 24 behind ;-)
BoCo!
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