@@antman09ful1 only a brief film. 1st time there. Nice line but this was heaving and I'm not a lover of packed places. The GBRF depot tour on the other hand was a pleasure to visit. Cheers Steve

@@ModelRailwayShed thank you..very very busy

@@thomasshepard6030 might have been on these workings then.

Well, thank you kind Sir

@@fedelerinaldi6720 I dont use 3mm and not ply either. All brickwork is done using MDF and thickness depends on which scale I'm working with. Sounds like you are scoring too deep, hence with all the mortar lines, its weakened the ply.

@@SteveSmithRailways thanks Steve, I'll try MDF and score less deep. Does MDF warp?

@@fedelerinaldi6720 depends where its stored, how it's used, how its protected. I've never had any issues with buildings I've made . They've all been primed, painted and no bare MDF shows

@@SteveSmithRailways what thickness MDF do you use? do you get it online or B&Q ;) thanks

@@fedelerinaldi6720 depends on what I'm making. I use 1mm, 1.5mm, 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, 4mm and 6mm, none purchased at DIY places.

Read the title mate...its how to make it.

I draw everything in CorelDraw and then export it to the laser cutter.

No idea....I use Coreldraw and Job Control software with the Trotec laser cutter. Never used LightBurn.

Nice one

Thanks John. Made both the OO and O and enjoyed it.

Thanks

Should be on the web site on Thursday evening.

Not huge amounts....it's what's in them is the reason for two locomotives. They have two incase one of them fails and therefore allowing the consist to continue and not be stranded on a main line. Spent nuclear rods isn't sumut you'd want hanging around!

For the framework, Halfords black primer and for the internals Halfords white primer

Bridgwater, Somerset

Lol. If you're not a rail enthusiast and a class 37 fan then watching this video is pointless. It'll only appeal to those. Thanks for commenting though.

There aren't many better sounds than the 37.

totally agree

Every now and again I would imagine but certainly not regular as they were workhorses and most probably only went back to the depot for routine work and if lucky, they got a wash!

Thank you

around 50 tonnes

It's actually got a path in the network every day Mon - Fri and can run any day. Back then, it did seem to run very often on a Wednesday, which was handy as that was my day off. Nowadays it runs whenever and can run more than once a week. Unfortunately, I dont get chance to go down anymore.

There are still some going strong after all these years on the mainline but they dont do this job anymore

There is always 2 locos incase 1 should fail as its moving nuclear waste.... not something you would want stranded on a main line. The consist can be either a single wagon twin or triple. On this occasion is was two.

try it and see.....it might be your last cuppa!

Yeh, they often do that to make sure the blade has fully gone over

And I have no idea why it was this one that has gone mad! I used to go down most weeks back then

Same here lol

Same here 😊

Yet again, same here.

plenty of security whilst its in the holding area.

Thank you

Back then, we used to have a few drivers who didn't like the enthusiasts on the station, so pulled away slowly. This day was not the case.

See reply from same question answered below

ITS NOT A DELTIC !!

Deltics are class 55s and haven't been used for many decades (except preservation and tours). The video features class 37s which are still being used on the network although their use is slowly diminishing over the years.

I was wondering this. I’d love to see what sort of chaos the normal lesser drivers cause if this marks him out as a top driver.😁

It is awesome to rail enthusiasts because the driver piled on the power far more than he needed to, thus creating thrash (smoke) and more of that that lovely loud engine sound

As it's a nuclear flask train, a 2nd loco is in the consist incase of failure of the leading loco. It allows the train to continue its journey. It's not a load that you would want blocking the main line with fast trains around .

5mph speed in the yard.

Its done by multiple working. The rear loco is connected to the front, so the driver basically has control of both. On occassions, the rear loco is just couple up and non connected in multiple and only used if the front loco fails, hence why there's always two, due to the nature of the working.

Watched many a 37 go through Stratford in my youth........many years ago now unfortunately

@SteveSmithRailways true steve, to long ago sadly.

It's the nuclear flask train. Its reversed into the yard and into the compound. Once done, the locos pull the wagon/s out then run round so that they then reverse back out onto the main line ready to depart back to Crewe

Bet that was a great sound

i find train vids really cool andy, but i dont know much about trains mate, what does a double header mean? is that coz theres two engines at the front im guessing? why do they do that?

@@jamiew1664 Correct, 2 engines together are called 'double headers'. Why do they need 2? because this is carrying waste nuclear rods, so not something you want stranded on the main line, hence they'll have 2 locos incase 1 should fail. I have on one occassion seen a single loco many years ago but 99.99% of the time it will always be 2.

Steve, ive been a chef for 25 years now, but as a kid i had a dream of being a train driver, and i kind of still have that dream. Although its probably too late now as im 44, but i love to watch train videos on youtube. Especially videos with a view from the cab, is there any way that a guy like me could ever take a trip on a train riding in the cab??? how could i possibly try and make this happen? Its just that ive been fascinated with trains ever since i was a small boy, but ive never really explored my fascination, apart from watching youtube videos. @@SteveSmithRailways

@@jamiew1664 Maybe 30 years ago you may have been lucky and got in the cab...... too many H&S regs now to even think about it. I have a few contacts and the last cab ride I had was back in Feb 2009.......there is a playlist I think on here that I did and filmed it, with us failing on the West Coast Main Line. Typically, my battery died so never got to show the end but we were recovered by the rescue/thunderbird loco at Preston and brought back to Preston where the rescue loco detached and I ended up having to catch a Pendo back to London. Still, great memories to have.

The good times..