70020 Fails on its 1st Container Service at APPLEFORD in its new livery. 18/10/24

[@chrislittle3103]

Hi Antman, 70020 suffered a complete ECU failure & we were trying to get the service recovered but the shed wouldn’t talk to the 70. So had to have someone in the 70 n push using the 66 into Didcot yard at slow speed to run round. Not our finest hour n yes it does cost a lot of money in delay costs 🙈

[@antman09ful1]

Hi Chris, thank you so much for explaining what the problem was on Friday, I thought you would need two drivers. Regards Mike.

[@mikeuk4130]

Very smart livery imo. Taking the two dark lines all the way along the cab sides at both ends stops it looking as if the cabs are sagging, which I’ve always hated. Otherwise, I like the green and yellow Freightliner look. Great video as usual, Antman.

[@antman09ful1]

Yes I haven't decided yet if it looks good on a class 70 Mike. Cheers for watching.

[@bradleyradbourne4928]

most of the trains in this video i also captured the same day when coming home from school with 66200 and 165 and then minutes late came the crossover of 66748 and 66533 + 70020 so much freight in such a short amount of time and i also saw 66100 that day too amazing video and keep it up

[@antman09ful1]

A great afternoon then for you Bradley, thank you for watching.

[@ACETrainsUK]

It's certainly eye-catching Mike! Good to see all the other freight too

[@antman09ful1]

Cheers Andrew, was a interesting day for me.

[@DOCTORDROTT]

When I worked for DBC , drivers were taxied to a failed train get replacement driver to it. Driver out of hours / Driver passed for route or traction Sometimes that may mean a taxi from Newport to Didcot, Westbury to Hinksey

[@antman09ful1]

Thanks for your interest in this video Doc.

[@tattoo1084]

Great shots Mike, that 70 looking good in new livery. Sorry to hear things didn't go quite as planned.

[@antman09ful1]

Well David it was Friday when a lot of people travel, but our railway are not in a good state, cheers for your interest, Mike.

[@peterkazmierczak7273]

A lot of "flats" on those freights; can't be good for the track... Last time I saw 70020 was at Soton MCT in August when it was poorly and had to return north DIT in a Freightliner bound for Leeds. Might've been its final working in the green livery. Nicely presented vid Ant.

[@antman09ful1]

Yes that could well have been its last run in green Peter, thanks for your interest in my video.

[@johnselekta]

I was at Didcot last Thursday to buy a motor, came by train, was buzzing how fast they blow on through there. Caught a few freights too but not this dramatic :) Nice vid as per : )

[@antman09ful1]

Cheers John for your interest and your comment on this video.

[@colingarwood9971]

Oh dear Mike what an embarrassment for Freightliner on top of the chaos caused. Glad you managed to get it on film though. Thanks for sharing Mike and have a great weekend, Regards, Colin.

[@antman09ful1]

Yes it was at bit embarrassing but it did give me a chance to see it for the first time, although I wasn't planning to go there to see all this freight I filmed Colin. But as they say job on with the RHTT regards Mike.

[@stephenbrass1808]

Shed heaven Mike, that's if you like the 66s, plenty of freight and different liveries, nice one, cheers Steve . 👍

[@antman09ful1]

Steve I like freight trains, I have to put up with loads of sheds, thanks for watching Steve its much appreciated, Mike.

[@donnypete]

Apart from 70020 having an off day lol, it turned out well there for you, Mike . Awsome stuff Mike as ever 👍

[@antman09ful1]

Yes you are right Pete, but my day was not a good start mate with late and cancelled trains I want to travel on, you take care Mike.

[@dieseldave3879]

15:04 That new livery is a vast improvement on the shabby, old green one! 🚂👍

[@antman09ful1]

Fair enough Dave.

[@DOCTORDROTT]

Failed train penalties is £100 per minute to NR, it was £20 minute to every TOC effected . I did 20 years on failed train rescues. So a failed train incident like this could run into tens of thousands.

[@antman09ful1]

Cheers Doc for this interesting information on the last two comments when you worked on sorting out failed trains in the past. Must appreciated.

[@TrainTraction]

Amazing shot and capture there Mike. Great action and variety. Good to see 70020 out, wow failed already not good. 008 next for that livery. Saw 020 on 6E53 here. Very nice indeed! Really enjoyed, thanks for sharing!

[@antman09ful1]

When you saw 70020 when was that Jamie, yes I know 008 is in Loughborough works. ATB Mike.

[@TrainTraction]

​@antman09ful1 It was Wednesday Mike, off to Hunslet Yard, yeah 👍. And you!

[@deauvilledad07]

Excellent video Mike, a bit of an embarrassment for freightliner considering 70020 was fresh from the works. At least you've recorded the event for posterity. Well done 🤓

[@antman09ful1]

Thanks Tony, yes I notice it was out that morning but I didn't think I was going to see it, I travelled on 14 trains on Friday and 4 were late and a lot of trains overcrowded. Cheers for watching Mike.

[@ORBITERDAVE]

Saw 70020 coming through Wakefield Kirkgate a few days ago.

[@antman09ful1]

Was it on test as its been on Midland Road for a good week or more.

[@ORBITERDAVE]

@antman09ful1 Not sure, just passed through which was a surprise.

[@Thornaby37]

I'll reserve judgement on the new livery (personally I think it suits the class 90s better than the 70s) Some great captures despite the chaos on the day

[@antman09ful1]

Yes I do agree with you about the livery on the class 70, thank you for your thoughts on this video.

[@nigelterry9299]

Has 66748 been rallying? That level of grime is redolent of steam in the late 60s.....

[@antman09ful1]

My have been on some RHTT work mate.

[@37418]

Excellent Mike 👍 Oh dear that's not good Great Footage as Always

[@antman09ful1]

I agree Kev, cheers for your interest.

[@Keithbarber]

Any train breakdown causes significant disruption and *TOTAL **_CHAOS_*

[@antman09ful1]

Normally yes.

[@TrainsAtTrimley-eastSuffolk]

Great video 👍 Nice to see 70020 in its new livery on its first revenue service, shame it had to be rescued. Said this when first saw the Livery but doesnt suit the 70s. Looks weird without the Freightliner G&W logo, shame dont come on my line anymore. 👍😀

[@antman09ful1]

Thanks for your interest in watching my video, but 66533 was already on the train so it was a matter of changing the locos round in Didcot yard. Not sure myself if the livery suits the class 70s like it does with the 66s and 90s Take care Mike.

[@TrainsAtTrimley-eastSuffolk]

@@antman09ful1 Ah ok, thanks for the info. Yeah, doesn't suit the 70s like the 66s and 90s. Too much orange on it I think, obviously it is an American designed locomotive but really looks like it belongs in America with the livery. Power haul livery looks much better

[@snocoelevators]

I think putting that PH37ACmi in G&W colors turned it into one of Amtrak's ALC-42 chargers, to the point that an EMD had to rescue it (just like how THREE ALC-42s broke on Amtrak #7 so a BNSF GEVO had to haul the train to King St. Station

[@antman09ful1]

Thanks for watching sir.

[@andrewrice6596]

I think 70020 suits the new livery.

[@antman09ful1]

Ok Andrew, I'm not sure yet but its good to see different liveries.

[@James-Power82]

Great video as ever Mike

[@antman09ful1]

Thank you James for your view on this video.

[@keynsham-trains]

Nice video . Did you find out what made the 70 fail i have seen locos fail before for things like low fuel level defected speedo even windscreen wipers not working . The rhtt train has already started to get dirty . The last time i went to Reading west there long shadows from the trees .

[@S2RUF]

I’ve failed twice with 66’s, both times they were electrical/computer related issues, often the computer won’t let you do something as it tries to protect the loco from damage. Traction motor flashover is not uncommon, from what I understand the copper wire in the motor can sometimes come loose as it spins and makes contact with the casing of the motor. You usually lose power temporarily but in most cases it will let you take power after a few minutes, in other cases you may need to isolate a traction motor so it doesn’t draw current. Also failed after loosing all the coolant, split pipe let it leak away, computer shut the engine down for ‘low oil pressure’, but that’s because there was no coolant to cool the oil, so it gets hot and goes thinner as it heats up, thus causing low oil pressure. To be honest they are very reliable in the main, I’ve only failed personally 2 times in 10 years, not bad given the abuse they get.

[@antman09ful1]

@@S2RUFthanks for your account of what can go wrong with these loco if one fails.

[@nickbannister775]

This is something that happens when safety is a priority. Many years ago late 80s I caught a brand new 225 from Kings Cross to Bradford Forster Square, at the time known as the flying carpet, a simple door failure at Wakefield even though only one door was involved the train terminated. One problem we have is that with new technology, parts, etc this will happen and thank goodness it’s happened early so it can be rectified.

[@antman09ful1]

Thanks for sharing what happened to you Nick.

[@antman09ful1]

No mate, someone might say later, but thanks for your interest in the video.

[@simonaltham9054]

Is it just me that think it looks like some cheap plastic crap a toddler has on their first train set? Also the only loco hauled train free of wheel flats was the RHTT, some sounded very bad!

[@antman09ful1]

We are all entitled to what we think of this new livery on a class 70, and like you I also don't think it looks right but I'm sure I will get used to it Simon. There are so many freight trains these day with flats, and nobody seams to care about it.

[@S2RUF]

@@antman09ful1 It’s not that nobody cares, it’s all about how severe the flat is. The wagons will get RST’d before each journey, flats could be picked up there although it is often hard to see all around the wheel. They’ll usually have a PPM (Planned Preventative Maintenance) every 6 months, with a more rigorous VIBT (Vehicle Inspection and Brake Test) every 12 months, where a more thorough examination of all the wagon will take place. There are trackside detectors called WILD (Wheel Impact Load Detectors), and the more sophisticated GOTCHA (not sure of what it fully stands for) that will pick up forces as wheels move over it, any high readings are altered to Network Rail control with which axle and which rail generated the reading. This could result in NR stopping the train for the driver to examine, or getting it examined at destination if feasible. In extreme cases this could result in the train going forward at reduced speed, or wagon detached somewhere nearby if that’s appropriate.

[@antman09ful1]

Thank you for your view on wheel flats, and explaining what action is taken when they get bad.

[@sansovino4124]

I personally find that new livery on 70020 absolutely hideous. The yellow strip down the side is just wrong.

[@antman09ful1]

Yes I'm not sure about this livery for a class 70.

[@petermauderli]

Why are all the trains running diesel powered under the electric power lines?

[@adambcakebread1244]

Not all lines on the freight routes are electrified. Pretty sure Didcot isn't electrified. Also very few suitable electrical freight locos available.

[@antman09ful1]

Because most of the trains you have watched in this video there journey has no overhead wires, and I believe its cheaper to run diesel trains these days.

[@ЛЬВИНИ]

Good video, like.

[@antman09ful1]

Thank you very much.

[@SimonTog]

Good video Mike :)

[@antman09ful1]

Cheers Simon.

[@RedShedNick]

More cockups on our Rail network Mike, we should be used to it by now! In spite of that you stil managed to catch an RHTT, and at least you caught 70020 even if it had failed. Not sure about the livery there, think too much yellow and not enough black. Enjoyed cheers Nick.

[@Kandlelite]

Moan moan moan moan moan 🙄🙄🙄

[@RedShedNick]

​@@Kandleliteyes absolutely, good reason too sadly.

[@antman09ful1]

Morning Nick on the very wet windy morning. So what can I say, firstly on Friday I travelled on a lot of trains which some were very crowded, and I didn't get to film what was planned so that will have to wait to next time. But around midday when travelling south I noticed 70020 in its new livery was working a train to Southampton and had failed near to where I was going, so the rest you know about from the video, but I did get a bit of other footage during the day which you know I will share some other time. You take care Nick and don't work to hard in that shop, regards Mike.

[@RedShedNick]

​@@antman09ful1Thanks Mike much appreciated! We are spending the weekend at Sister in Laws in Banbury, so going Woodstock this morning and breakfast at a place called Thrup on the canal bank, not cheap but awesome full monties, will do a Mike and tske a shot of it before and after inc a satisfying burp haha! Absolutely no freights yesterday or today at Banbury, typical! But will rise early tomorrow andhead down early doors, a lot of freight action. I did catch the HST power cars yesterday afternoon.

[@antman09ful1]

Yes Brian told me you was in Banbury for the weekend. Have a good visit and enjoy Nick.

[@physiocrat7143]

I saw 700020 and expected a Britannia, Mercury, a Cardiff engine.

[@antman09ful1]

Oh ok.

[@davidhartwell4826]

In the days of "Mercury" 81E Didcot would have had a standby loco, probably a "Hall" and a crew all ready to go and assist a failure and the locos would have talked to each other.

[@johnbradshaw7525]

Not keen on the orange livery that Freightliner locos are wearing.

[@antman09ful1]

Yes that was my first thoughts too.

[@keithhitchings8911]

Well it Is the the colours of the American owners ..so we have to put up with it

[@johnbradshaw7525]

@@keithhitchings8911I know that. I’ll still not like it.