That's crackalackin along isnt it. So whats the deal with the slip carriages done for ? Awesome video by the way. Cheers from John in Australia

I've actually driven D123 at those speeds with expresses on the NE/SW route as a fireman ...... but it was in 1964 lol. Those wonderful memories never fade!!

Fuking horn

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wow

I guess its a modern day slip coach!

Great video

Nice

Excellent! Bet that was the first time it'd done that sort of speed for a long time.

Now for Slip Coach operation!!!! I reckon GCR would be the place to do it! Roll on GCR and GCRN being *ONE* railway again!!

Ride looks a bit rough

All my fillings come loose just watching that.

Had a drive of this peak it’s got some grunt when wide open

This is one for inclusion in a 'TRAINZ Rail Simulator 2012' Scenario! I don't think the GCR exists yet for this PC programme but a few other Heritage Routes are along with this type of wagon (freeware by Eldavo) and the Class 45 in BR Green from the Download Station. Fascinating to see this on video so thank you very much for sharing / posting!

Shows how good the GCRs track is.

Wasteful and useless video. Same thing you can shoot from a coach...WHY travel on the loco ? If you are lucky to be in the cab you should show the activity in the cab the various gauge readings at different speeds the notching the braking ( regenerative / compressed air pneumatic )...the list is endless...and all the camera does is frozenly stare outside !!.

The special coupling was a wonder of engineering

Not impressed with this idiots horn skills.

it's much much then much interest ing

demonstration runs with mk1 stock, with various loco classes at gcr would be worth seeing! riding even better!

So 70,000 horses in all if I counted correctly

Interesting video for railfan. Thanks. - Rajanish Joshi

Brilliant!

Tip top stuff indeed. Loved it.

STEVE40012 Nice Video!!!

Seems like all the commenters know what is going on here, so I'll ask my question and hope to get an answer. I understand "brake test," but why was the following unit detached from the loco? And, when he applies brakes, doesn't the detached unit slam into the rear of the loco? Thanks for the help. (BTW...I have followed big trucks on winding roads down the side mountains here in the States, and have smelled their brake shoes heating up, and I swear when the driver here hit the brakes, I started smelling hot brakes. It's funny what the brain will do as we watch something like this.) Great video...I like videos that show the driver and what he is doing.

That'll blow away the cobwebs!

awesome capture ! thanks for sharing.u must have been lucky to get a ride as usually the process for applying is very bureaucratic

Great Catch Thanks Sharing

very interesting one sir

Wow! That's amazing - shame they can't do that with passengers riding behind.

Great stuff!

WOW! nice, did D123 have to be modified for that (the uncoupling part) nice to get a bit of speed out of the loco, i like the switch to the track side.

Walking appears to go faster then traveling by train

Now if it was doing 90 with 9 Blue and Grey Mark 2s that would be really nice!!! Especially if the Turbo was chirping Ah memories!!

Yes "Dr Ben" has it right and with 75mph operation for a Diesel the operation is tightly controlled on a small portion of the line under a full possession.

@andysim232 GCR Is allowed to test steam at 60mph, and diesel at 75mph

i thought Tornado was tested on that line at 75mph too. Maybe I miss read

Vey nice. The man really likes to blow it's horn.

Superb remember these on the Northolt rubbish trains powering through West Ruislip

Cracking video! The line soon disappears travelling at that speed!

Hello! Specially ranged by the Railway Board. I am told that getting cab rides, particularly for non Indian Nationals is not easy but not sure how true this is. Cheers. Steve.

Hi, just wondering, who did you manage to get a cab ride??? Did you just ask the drivers???