Class 59 59003 Yeoman Highlander at Chesterfield Station on 30th August 2016

[@Cazkumali]

The 59/0s have their head and tail lights vertically and 59 1s and 2s have theirs horizontally like the 66s

[@JackTheOfficeWorker]

I love Class 59003! I like that GBRF livery on that.

[@alfiewhittaker3763]

1:16 SURPRISE

[@RailView_YT]

Surprise indeed! Lol

[@NSE465]

I wish more were made

[@bennickss]

59s go yang, 66s go ying, shed + shed = peace!

[@MG06ZT]

Good catch!

[@RailView_YT]

Thanks :) was really great to see such a rare sight a friend of a friend of mine is a GBRF driver so I had a bit of tip off looks like she's going to be on the run on a regular basis :)

[@thomaspalmer1019]

Nice video! By the way, am I right in saying that 59003 is the only Class 59 with a light at the top?

[@RailView_YT]

Thanks Thomas :) You are definitely right :) I haven't noticed any others with a light on the top :)

[@SouthEastTrainspotter]

@@RailView_YT true

[@al66class59]

Correct; it was exported to Germany in the late 1990s where lighting regulations at the time dictated the addition of the high level marker light.

[@JackTheOfficeWorker]

It had bell on top 🔔

[@nolantherailfan5048]

The EMD's are the best

[@JackTheOfficeWorker]

Class 59 Similar to Class 66

[@cameronirvine37703]

Yes they are; the last batch of 59’s were built in Ontario like the first batch of 66’s.
Similar power equipment, and body shell.

[@TrainsAreReallyCool]

Another difference between the two is that the Class 59 uses EMD's 645E3 engine, while the Class 66 uses the more modern 710G3B.

[@JackTheOfficeWorker]

@@TrainsAreReallyCool Class 59s is powerful than Class 66s

[@JackTheOfficeWorker]

@@cameronirvine37703 Yeah they where testing at Germany after that, after it has been exported back to England.

[@JackTheOfficeWorker]

It has different pitch sounds but different horn sounds.