CAPPAGH 60028 heads for MEREHEAD! + AMERICAN EMD SHUNTERS in action at MEREHEAD & WHATLEY QUARRIES!

[@grahamallison6704]

Slick rail operation, times money and they don’t hang about. Good video.

[@PeterClarke-p2r]

Best ever, dude ..... the photography, the location, your comments ......

[@brunelheritage]

@@PeterClarke-p2r thank you glad you enjoyed it!

[@mrbluesky2050]

happy memories of doing all that, only in 4mm scale ! even down to prissing over sticky points with a pointed stick LOL

[@RobinPrice]

Awesome vid from my old stomping ground. Thanks for sharing.

[@andrewmuff2862]

A very well filmed video which was also very informative. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@kevinsylvester770]

A very enjoyable 45 minutes of action , I've now subscribed .

[@brunelheritage]

Many thanks Kevin glad you enjoyed!

[@rearspeaker6364]

The switchers that started the importing of class 59's and 66's.

[@brunelheritage]

@@rearspeaker6364 indeed, quite ironic to see the last true British built diesel in the 60, both switchers and the successor in 59001 during the afternoon

[@trainlover0315]

I got only a few minutes in to the first clip of the SW1001. Had a bit of a laugh because it occurred to me that these are probably the only locos in that country to have bells, nonetheless actually using it.

[@brunelheritage]

@@trainlover0315 thank you, interestingly there are a few examples of 59s and 66s carrying bells, 59001 being one which you can just about make out during the video, but yes first time I have heard one being used!

[@carolinecleaveley-q1r]

Hi there. When i worked locally to here in the 1980s yeoman were using a similar loco to yeoman 2 for shunting with a gronk . Western yeoman was a BR western loco also there. caroline.

[@brunelheritage]

Thanks Caroline, D1010 'Western Campaigner' I believe, now a resident at the West Somerset Railway!

[@WhiskeyGulf71]

English shunter vs American shunter is like the hare & the tortoise ! Little 08 just does it's work, no fuss, you barely know it's working hard.

[@abloogywoogywoo]

They had them in Port Talbot Steelworks for decades, as long as they do the work, no one really cares how much noise they make.

[@cathybrind2381]

Interesting viewing thank you. Seems like the EMD switcher is seriously out of gauge for a British running line, mainly cab height. But of course that doesn't matter on a private rail yard. Looks like they make the same mods as British modellers make when they want an American switcher. Namely pull off the US coupling, whack a basic coupling hook into the hole, stick on two sets of buffers, bung on a name or number plate and you're pretty much good to go! By the way is that a leftover bell on the the top of the hood?

[@mrbluesky2050]

that sw1001 is actually a low cab.....!

[@johncherrington6080]

Thanks for sharing this. When was the video shot please?

[@brunelheritage]

Hi John this was all filmed yesterday at both quarries - 22.01.2025

[@LemartesLogistics]

120 is sounding a bit under the weather of recent. Hope its nothing serious

[@WhiskeyGulf71]

That 1st American shunter must have very poorly profiled wheel treads ! It is destroying that track !