I wish we (New Zealand) got these 14yrs ago instead of the Dalian locos we got 😂 it’s only now we have new Stadler locos on the way, with the same Cat engine. They’re a slightly different design, similar body to Class 70

Very nice catches! Great clag and tones and thrash from the 37s on the snowploughs! Woah lucky you had a chance to drive a 47!

Nice video, driving that 47 looked cool!

Spent a lot of my childhood on the platforms at chester watching whistlers and peaks going about their business. Great days!

Great footage mate. Was nice meeting you again at Chester. The tour with the 37 was great to see, I saw that one at Crewe and it was hellfire. One thing I found very amusing was how busy the front coach was with it being the only non-coffin in the whole rake - it looked like Blackpool Illuminations in that coach and yet empty in all the others. The 68 was also incredible - just like in your clip, the driver was thrashing her nicely leaving Crewe

I love how Scarborough, UK and Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada are both whiny sons of bitches that everyone hates

The MK5s look as though they can only compliment the 68 / 88 front (similar to the relationship of 91s and 82s) so perhaps will be used on electrified lines to reduce noise but the trailer looks like some angry monster that's swallowed another train the way the buffers stick out

Great video 😁

Wish theyd put them and the CAF sets on southwestern exeter-waterloo instead of the 159's they run up and down it might make it a nicer journey

Very nice catches!

Now that’s nice! Steam always looks better in the cold!

Looks like a great day to be train spotting. Great video 👍

I see no-one has mentioned that the class 60 has a 4-stroke engine compared to the 2-stroke on the 66. The 4-stroke generally has superior fuel efficiency and has a cleaner exhaust, and a longer service life. The 2-stroke is cheaper and has a better power-to-weight. The 60 creep control was said to be to a higher spec than the 66 because it worked down to zero speed compared to 5mph on the 66. You could put a 60 against the buffers and leave it on creep all day (rail might get a bit worn though). Ex Brush engineer, I was proud of what the company achieved in a very short time with a lot of contract draughtsmen.

That was mighty unlucky I'm sure it's happened to us all at some point

DOH!! Perfect bowlage😢

That's a shame😢

Lucky you didn't get bowled!

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Great power and tones!

Very nice!

That was great!

Great catches! That was an interesting move with the 43s!

Beast 😂😂

712 in Edinburgh brought back many happy memories of Freedom on Scotland days :)

10 years already (more now!🥺) where did the time go? Great video….. thank you 😎👍

Damn over half life expired :( Big Cats live to be 13-17 years old.

I drove Western Champion on the SVR and loved every minute on it but a Class 47 is also on my bucket list and i will check out the Experience courses on this Railway.

Fantastic video mate, this was a great gala and looks like you made a great day out of it. My main aim going into the gala was to see the Teddy Bear because it had evaded me for the last few ELR galas, but unfortunately it ended up being replaced by D5054 on the Saturday so it's still evading me. It was a great day nevertheless, the highlight for me had to be seeing the 56 back in action

I feel the MK5s are more likely to end up with Chiltern to place the older MK3s, that is what makes the most sense for me anyways.

It's annoying, it's loud, it's beautiful and I love it.

How does the Midland Pullman HST get away without a yellow warning panel🤔

Having seen them in Fife circle service, yes they are loud! Scotrail should have opted for them instead of the worn out, unreliable HSTs for their IC7 services.

Top video, thanks for sharing .......

Happened to be there on the Saturday and neither the 35 or D9531 were running. Missed out on the 50 as well but a very good day out. Lovely footage.

DRS should just scrap there 66’s.

Can’t beat diesel locomotives.

Mark 5 are literally a disgrace to the Mark name.

Regulations are just stupid.

Excellent - you really have captured the day, a very enjoyable day too.

Superb video - really enjoyed watching it.

Brilliant footage. I should have gone to Gloucester to see it pass, but it was one that got away! So was there some allowance for you to film the lickey at the window?

Very nice mate, I saw the 40 and Braunton at Preston earlier that morning. Acton Bridge was certainly a fair bit quiter than it was at Preston! Catching 70009 on the logs was great as well, I believe the first time it's been on the logs since it went on hire to Colas?

With some members of the class been stored maybe the likes of GBRF could look at these as alternatives to some of the aging class 66 locomotives?

Superb Footage Mate Brilliant Could see me when u departed Crewe 👍

Absolutely fantastic mate, 409 was absolutely hellfire all day. That thrash up the Lickey was gorgeous, as was the climb up to Sugar Loaf that I caught. LSL certainly picked a great route, 37s going up the banks at Llangynllo, Sugar Loaf and the Lickey is certainly a great intinerary

Great video mate, I am a rail spotter, I love those class 68,88 locomotives, I don’t understand why they are going for storage, they are very modern locos in the uk. 😐🤔

You missed out them being used on services in Norfolk for a couple of years

Excellent Mate 👍

GOOD RIDDANCE awful locos.

Brilliant video mate, I saw most of these moves at Preston. The driver of the 50s fully opened them up right next to where I was stood, probably the loudest thrash I've heard on the mainline for quite some time. Those logs were great too, rare to see an empty log train in daylight and rare to see a Colas shed up north. Them empty log wagons create a hell of a lot of turbulence, it couldn't've been going more than 40mph, and I was behind the yellow line, and it still blew my hat off my head!