50008 Thunderer - Exeter St Davids 6th July 2017

A video of 50008 Thunderer arriving at Exeter St Davids light engine from Bristol Barton Hill where she would be stabled overnight before heading for Okehampton the following morning.

[@adie9770]

Great to see it still running. This was one of, if not the, first 50 I ever saw. During a family holiday to Devon in the mid to late 70's.

[@thescrapline4905]

love seeing these machines back on the mainline.

[@markbletsoe]

I just love these locos. Iconic turbos and that rhythm when ticking over.

[@Dreadnought-is8sy]

I totally agree. Amazing locos all round. Just wish I'd had a camcorder a few years earlier to catch them before the decline. Still, there are some great videos on KZbin of 50s in the mid 80s.

[@markbletsoe]

@@Dreadnought-is8sy i lived in Salisbury where 50s were king of the London to Exeter run.

[@TrainsInTheSouthWest]

Super video... really enjoyed thumbs up from me...Matt

[@TerryTheNewsGirl]

Love how class 50's have this adorable little face on the front. Or is just me?

[@daznapoleon6799]

Because they sold/scrapped everything there having to use A CLASS 50 loco, WTF

[@benconway9010]

so are we gona be seeing all the preserved locos back on the main line working trains like normal service's because idiots who own the freight companys haven't got a clue wat they are doing by scrapping or selling locos Left Right and center so now they are like "oh shit we don't have any locos to pull our freight trains oh god wat we gonna do better get all the preserved locos out" thick pricks not that im complaining I love how these locos are coming back to work but c'mon