I sometimes wish we could go back to these days. Great film
@geoffcorker68822 жыл бұрын
Great piece of narration by the late Richard Baker......one of my clients in his later years. Nice man - sorely missed.
@hf59095 жыл бұрын
It's amazing the amount of man hours going in to make a train and they were not rushing around, probably enjoyed every minute of it and no stress.
@paulcaswell28135 жыл бұрын
There's a story of a Rolls-Royce chap who made their famous radiator grills, who was walking along the road with a friend one day and said 'that's one of mine!'. He recognised his own work as opposed to that of others who worked for RR. The great days of British manufacturing.
@DKS2254 жыл бұрын
What's more amazing is that some of The Class 31's are still running today with Network Rail having a few that and preserved examples.
@ryansta4 жыл бұрын
Always that Whistler in every factory isn't there?
@hf59094 жыл бұрын
@@ryansta Yes always a whistler it means they are happy I guess.
@josuejasper87403 жыл бұрын
I dont mean to be so offtopic but does someone know a trick to log back into an instagram account?? I was dumb lost the password. I appreciate any tips you can give me
@JackTheOfficeWorkerАй бұрын
It looks fantastic. Class 31 locomotives where in production in 1957.
@brianhepke71828 ай бұрын
A very smart looking locomotive. Excellent film. Nice to hear Richard Baker.
@harman19675 жыл бұрын
Bloody gorgeous, back in the day when we had an industry.
@oddities-whatnot2 жыл бұрын
Real skilled jobs for the workers aplenty. Now its call centres and shit
@bigmeltie16 ай бұрын
@@oddities-whatnot Burger selling. The destruction of UK industry really is depressing.
@Totenkreischer2 ай бұрын
I liked the idea of Tees Valley. Factorys with passenger route near
@raybesserdin75427 ай бұрын
Love these old movies showing manufacture in the 50s and 60s. Just a show of human ingenuity.
@GardenRailway6 жыл бұрын
Love it! Proper pronunciation, and proper haircuts
@rogerward76205 жыл бұрын
:)
@steve_dangerous4 жыл бұрын
Yes - Vacu-um
@bjoe3853 жыл бұрын
And then the 70s came along.
@v6200man5 жыл бұрын
Superbly detailed film - great to catch a bit of the original Mirrlees engine sound!
@HotAxleBox6 жыл бұрын
31430 is at now at the Spa Valley Railway. The owner has done and continues to do a bloody good job on the old girl!
@jdavis4604 жыл бұрын
Worked on her with a mate while she was at Mangapps museum. Lovely to drive as well.
@johnhutsenpillerjr17854 жыл бұрын
As an American (YANK) LOL I FIND THAT LOCOMOTIVE A GOOD LOOKING EFFICIENT SIMPLE AND VERY SMART DESIGN !!! AND NOW CHINA MAKES JUNK TO SELL WORLDWIDE !!! (SAD AND INEXCUSABLE) ALL THE RELAYS ARE IN ONE CABINET ETC.. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. YOU BRITISH SHOULD BE PROUD OF YOURSELVES. BLOODY GOOD JOB MATE'S !!! ALL THE BEST !! FROM AMERICA.
@joewalker21524 жыл бұрын
Thank you! All the best to our American cousins, much respect back :-)
@JackTheOfficeWorkerАй бұрын
True, I agree with you.
@dangerousandy10 жыл бұрын
What a thoroughly excellent film this is!
@glenn13409 жыл бұрын
I worked at Finsbury Park TMD and these were my favourite loco to work on, unlike the 47s whose engines were filthy to work on due to the heavy carbonisation of the oil or the 55s that were slip hazards in the engine rooms and were nearly always hot.
@DiggerEvans7 жыл бұрын
hey morbeus my dad worked from there in the early sixties
@None-zc5vg5 жыл бұрын
Those opposing-piston "Deltic" engines must have been a maintenance nightmare, or was it the opposite ? Bus companies had to simplify their paint-schemes in the '50s to reduce maintenance costs against falling-revenue: did B.R. have to do the same, using spray-booths and thus getting rid of the men seen hand-painting the new "31s" in this video-clip ?
@peteavery37995 жыл бұрын
@@None-zc5vg still had painters at Eastleigh works on type 73 and 33 loco's when I worked there up to 1984 all hand painted..and sign written.
@None-zc5vg5 жыл бұрын
@@peteavery3799 Thanks, Pete.
@jdavis4604 жыл бұрын
@@DiggerEvans Clarence yard?
@soundseeker635 жыл бұрын
I've never really liked class 31s but I must admit they did look rather smart in their original lined green livery. Certainly better than modern monstrosities like the class 68 and 70!
@paulcaswell28135 жыл бұрын
Used to regularly go cross-country from New Street to Norwich. The 31s were obligatory on that route!
@jameskelly77434 жыл бұрын
Paul Caswell ŵ
@jameskelly77434 жыл бұрын
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@jameskelly77434 жыл бұрын
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@jameskelly77434 жыл бұрын
Ngg
@grahampearson52835 жыл бұрын
The Class 31 locomotives were in production in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Skinheads, Cybercons and Toffee Apples were nicknames given to the Class 31 locos built without roof mounted headcode boxes.
@TheRip72 Жыл бұрын
Toffee Apples were what became the class 31/0. They had non-standard electro-pneumatic control & one of the control levers had a large knob at the end which looked like a toffee apple, hence the nickname.
@highflyinryan76weezer255 жыл бұрын
1968 was the last year for steam power on British mainlines. 1961 in America, 2005 in China. Eastern Germany never really stopped. They used what they had, steam, diesel and electric, all at the same period. Thier are still several countries using steam locomotives regularly, even today.
@Hrossey5 ай бұрын
The Steam Engine still exists as the pinnacle of every western states technology. All they done was replace coal, with Uranium-238 to fill the boiler with juice 💦 And I ain’t wrong ☢️
@doveronefoxtrot44175 жыл бұрын
Look at the skill we had. It makes me weep to think that all of our rolling stock now come from France or Switzerland, how can this be progress ?
@MacPhantom5 жыл бұрын
dover one foxtrot The same comments are made in Switzerland. In the case of trains, only one manufacturer remains, and people complain that the rest is made by Bombardier in Canada.
@averyaveragetrain2334 жыл бұрын
And the most powerful freight engine in Britain was made in North America
@pirozcontractor60064 жыл бұрын
The New Eurostars are basically German ICE's (Siemens e320). And the HST replacements on the GWR are Japanese (Hitachi), although tbf the Class 395 Southeastern trains are also Japanese made.
@Tom-Lahaye8 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic sound these Mirrlees power units had (assuming they used original sound in this film). Would it not be a great recreation project, sourcing one of these engines and put it back in a 31?
@lfewell21615 жыл бұрын
It could be done, as I think I read somewhere that the original engines were reused in marine applications, maybe there are some still in use.
@diabolicalartificer4 жыл бұрын
Gladdens the heart to see these old 31's, beautiful engineering, I'd love one to nip to the shops.
@ciarant55637 жыл бұрын
The guys whistling in the background in the workshop scenes is hilarious.
@hf59094 жыл бұрын
He who whistles is happy and live longer.
@j.a.mccready92734 жыл бұрын
The tune he is whistling is "When you and I were young Maggie" also known as "I wandered today to the hills Maggie".
@billyfish83297 жыл бұрын
The sad thing is nowadays, we can't even build a lego wall without having to have a focus group, steering group, 100's of project managers, public enquiries and huge timescales and budgets which are never met, call centers and car washes are the future...sigh!
@willsham456 жыл бұрын
Then we get some other country to do it for us. Oh how things have fallen
@TheOnlyHollywood16 жыл бұрын
Billy Fish Your comparing this to legos?
@DamiensTrainsandTravels6 жыл бұрын
Yes a real shame what things have become. Not looking good on Jaguar and few other companies at the moment.
@zx7-rr4865 жыл бұрын
We still do build a lot of stuff (more cars than ever before), just that it's mostly foreign owned and using foreign IPR. Wish we still built locos instead of importing from Japan.
@paulcaswell28135 жыл бұрын
Gooch: 'we do it this way'; Stirling: 'this is how it's done''; Ivatt 'Ye do it this way': Gresley: 'lets' build it like this'. Then it all went wrong. Megalomaniac Thompson 'build it like this even though I'm told it's wrong' (and it was); Riddles 'I'm given an order and I'll provide'. Dieselisation - lets farm it off to other companies. Brush and co did wonderful work given the circumstances. From 1979: sod it all - let's farm it out - and asset-strip the infrastructure...
@TONYNORTHEASTERN6 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant video full of vintage colour of a iconic loco the class 31.. thanks for sharing regards Tony
@RightWing14 жыл бұрын
That was jolly informative old bean, back from the days when we made stuff
@rjds18004 жыл бұрын
The length of time these 1st generation diesels have been operating for is 50 or 60 years now! That's testament to their design. In the aeroplane world DC-3's using minimal upgrades will be flying in some cases 100 years in the next few decades. It just shows you. Ofcourse there are steam engines that have already achieved the century milestone already.
@stuartpattison15765 жыл бұрын
I fully enjoyed watching this.
@markym83199 жыл бұрын
excellent film, the 31's were re-engined due to cracks in the cylinder blocks (aluminium casting), it was more cost effective to replace Than repair
@neiloflongbeck57054 жыл бұрын
No they weren't the Class 31 were the re-engined locos, prior to that they were the Class 30.
@TheRip72 Жыл бұрын
@@neiloflongbeck5705 That's the first mention I've seen on here that the film was actually about the class 30s. The 31s were a conversion from them.
@neiloflongbeck5705 Жыл бұрын
@@TheRip72 the Brush Type 2 (or Class 12/2 (originally the Class D12/2)) with either the 1250hp or 1365hp engines were allocated Class 30 when the TOPS classes were being allocated and Class 31 was allocated to the re-engine locomotives. As the TOPS classes were allocated in 2nd half if the 1960s many of the early diesel locomotives were given TOPS classes even though they never survived long enough to carry their new class numbers.
@simonbaxter80015 жыл бұрын
Love the use of good 'ole tongue and groove for the cab flooring!
@EricH_19836 жыл бұрын
9:18 the D5695 was preserved under its new class as BR 31 430 now called 'Sister Dora', it warms my heart to see such history preserved.
@olly57645 жыл бұрын
I remember that one being named, done at a Bescot open day I seem to remember
@lamborghinihexagons55023 жыл бұрын
theres like 26 of them preserved
@GBPaddling Жыл бұрын
10.26mins.........Stratford TMD? What a fabulous slice of nostalgia this film is.
@soundnicetome8 жыл бұрын
This of course,was when we had an Industrial base back in the sixties. Try looking for it today.....it`s impossible to imagine that we were once leaders in many industries throughout the world today. Still,never mind...we have China to thank,sending us all that we were making ourselves back then? Great piece of railway history...used to watch these 31`s pulling the Cambridge buffet every day...those were the day`s folks!
@nityking18 жыл бұрын
lol in America when I express that feeling of pride and self worth me and people who think like me get called racist. It's not racist to have pride in your country, it's heritage.
@kentthrashlover67568 жыл бұрын
soundnicetome
@Isochest7 жыл бұрын
We have the same problem. Fortunately some of those of ethnic minorities are starting to wake up and realise we are all under threat.Yes it affects them. Yes it does.
@jonjon90475 жыл бұрын
soundnicetome you’ve got Thatcher to thank for the loss of our industry, China just took the opportunity to fill the gap. The tories in the eighties, as now, believe that blue collar jobs mean labour votes, something they don’t want. Hence the destruction of the shipbuilding, mining, railway and steel industries. Anyone that’s ever voted Tory has the blood of these industries on their hands.
@QuentinVole5 жыл бұрын
@@jonjon9047 What a load of rubbish. UK manufacturing is as strong as ever, but it 's no longer focused on oily rags and metal bashing. Since Thatcher broke the stranglehold of the unions, great progress has been possible in industries like aerospace. Deep mining ended because surface transport advances made it cheaper to import surface-mined coal from US and Australia. If you want to blame Thatcher, you must account for all the deep mines in Germany, France and Belgium closing at the same time (incidentally saving a great deal of 'blood' from people's hands). But if you're keen to experience the dirt and danger of mining, I think they still have deep mines in Poland, assuming you're happy with Polish pay and conditions. It's your kind of Neanderthal mindset that risks putting Corbyn into No 10 and the real destruction of the country. What a moron.
@admiralcraddock4643 жыл бұрын
..and 2021 it`s closing, probably ending up a a retail park selling crap from the Far East. I visited these works in 1970 during my apprenticeship with BR and was amazed at the size of the Lathes and other machinery there. One lathe had a turbine rotor being machined and the machinist stood on the tool post operating it.
@grahambaker11225 жыл бұрын
Fantastic film! Nice locos to drive!very reliable as well😀👍
@Toni-j3rКүн бұрын
Fabulous video. Nice to see and here the mirlees engine. The loco D5695 is still with us. Preserved 31430.
@benters35099 жыл бұрын
About this time BR was still going through years of under investment and decline. Great optimistic attitude as usual though.
@ifn_media5 жыл бұрын
Don't you just love seeing workers wearing ... SUITS
@glpilpi62094 жыл бұрын
One of the engines that worked well out of the mid 50s " Modernisation" programme . Quite a few designs from other companies were dropped rapidly though design faults , breakdowns and poor performance . They certainly lasted the course .
@roberthill62163 жыл бұрын
After they had an English Electric diesel prime mover fitted in them.
@John-yf8qh Жыл бұрын
Exactly what Rober Thill said!!! :)
@100SteveB9 жыл бұрын
Nice to see one of these old films in colour.
@likklej84 жыл бұрын
In the 1960s they’d deliver the new locos by rail from Brum via Cambridge shed 31A then out to the eastern main line and on the Liverpool St GE lines to Stratford. Cambridge Shed was hard to get round (Jobsworths ) Stratford despite having bonded warehouses nearby was easier. Great video. took me back.
@quadrophenia39 жыл бұрын
Great old footage there. With all that engineering and design knowhow, where did it all go so wrong?
@neilonaniet5 жыл бұрын
Thatcher
@neilonaniet5 жыл бұрын
@HighHopesBass K
@None-zc5vg5 жыл бұрын
@HighHopesBass Thatcher was just a front-person, a mouthpiece, for the interests that controlled her Party and her government.
@neiloflongbeck570510 ай бұрын
It never existed.
@ryansta4 жыл бұрын
Ha the Erection shop - that was a young mans game
@stefankassbohrer27656 жыл бұрын
Love these old british DE locos, they were real beasts ... great sound
@graemekornicki68103 жыл бұрын
Sounds like richard baker narrating.
@WideWorldofTrains7 жыл бұрын
Great footage
@TheBrickGuy79397 жыл бұрын
The railways of Britain have the most interesting history than any country in the world.
@TheBrickGuy79395 жыл бұрын
@Airbus A340-600 True.
@TheBrickGuy79395 жыл бұрын
But I have to say, America comes pretty close.
@DamiensTrainsandTravels6 жыл бұрын
I had the honours I guess, if you call it that, of driving class 31 206 on my local line at Rushden 3 years ago. Very interesting.
@ianthompson51975 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video of the Class 31, a just recognise the voice of Richard Baker in his younger days. Watching the video is very good. Ian t.
@christopherkennedy3142 жыл бұрын
What a stunning locomotive.
@CS80undermybed5 жыл бұрын
4:15 - 'erection shop'! OMG! My favourite phrase of the decade!
@thelostusername50134 жыл бұрын
We have a deep throat gauges at work
@CS80undermybed4 жыл бұрын
@@thelostusername5013 I want a job where you work lol!
@rjds18004 жыл бұрын
That's what she said 🤣
@oldfatbastad60533 жыл бұрын
Never seen one of them in the high street 🤣
@joncrawford34853 жыл бұрын
Had a relative who drove the original D550x series of Class 30/31's before they were withdrawn early because they were "non-standard". D5508 was "his loco"; Liverpool Street to Yarmouth South Town & back, stabled at Stratford. Later on, managed to travel over to Crewe TMD in early 1985 with him and a few over drivers before they had a cull of a number of locos there; I was in my teens whilst they were 60+. I ended up with a couple of toffee apple control keys from D5508 and (another loco that'll remain nameless) along with the carrying cases those control keys came with. All legal & above board as the Crewe TMD manager handed them over, along with sheet cuttings off other locos containing the TOPs numbers. Mind you, at least one loco survived. 14:06 - D5627 - aka 31203 - survived the cull of the 31's in the 1980/1990s and survives at The Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway - pic: static.wixstatic.com/media/1e71c3_cb302fdbbf8c486daacba76d19523e2e~mv2.jpg
@julianr47105 жыл бұрын
This is quite wonderful!
@buddyboy19537 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know the year this film was made ?? Excellent quality & great sound !!! thanks
@ttvvideos20502 жыл бұрын
1961
@rexremedy17336 жыл бұрын
what a beautiful construction!
@sherringhamnse26275 жыл бұрын
Great video, thank you for uploading :)
@nablicman9 жыл бұрын
The original version of this got a bit boring going on about the windings in the generaters and traction motors so I trimmed it down a bit but had to delete it because of copyright fears realy good film got lots of views and coments.
@rexremedy17336 жыл бұрын
nablicman do you have the full length version uploaded? the electric parts are the most interesting to me... :-)
@train49054 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed that.thankyou for posting
@andrewholloway2319 жыл бұрын
I need to be stand corrected on this. I am sure that the power output of the Mirlees engine for the Brush Type 2 was 1,250bhp then 1,365bhp. Yet, I am sure that two members of the class was rated 1,600bhp and 2,000bhp.
@neildahlgaard-sigsworth38198 жыл бұрын
Yes to 1600hp, but no to 2000hp. They abandoned this plan as the standard 1350hp engines were failing at an alarming rate; the original 1250hp engines were not prone to the same failures. As the more powerful engines were based on the 1350hp engines BR decided that they didn't want to risk the higher power Mirrlees engines.
@lfewell21615 жыл бұрын
@@neildahlgaard-sigsworth3819 Was the 1250hp loco engines also changed to EE or did these become class 30, if not what was class 30?
@neildahlgaard-sigsworth38195 жыл бұрын
Lea Fewell yes they also had their engines replaced even though the 1260hp engines of the pilot scheme locos were not suffering from fatigue failures. Class 30 was reserved for the Mirrlees engined locos, but they were all gone long before the locos were renumbered.
@brianwhiting56585 жыл бұрын
you are correct but only as a test that did not last long.
@neiloflongbeck570510 ай бұрын
D5507 was delivered in April 1958 with a 1,470hp engine (achieved by increasing fuel delivery to the engine) for testing but soon reverted back to 1,260hp. The oilit scheme locomotives were the last re-engined with the EE 12SVT engines as their 1,250hp Mirrlees JVS12T engines were unaffected by the failures of the 1,365hp versions. D5545 was the first locomotive fitted with a 1,600hp engine and was fitted with modified cooling equipment, D5655 to D5670 were built to this standard. D5835 was fitte with the 2,000hp version of the original engine which needed a modified underfram built by Bagnall as well as additional ventilation grills on the A side at the number 2 end (when viewed from the number 1 or radiator end on non-symmetrical locomotives end the A side is always on the right). All of the production batchs of locomotives had their engines down rated in 1965 to 1,250hp except for D5835 which went straight to 1,470hp. The first locomotive to get the new engine was D5677.
@ukar697 жыл бұрын
I’ve had the pleasure of driving a Class 31
@bjoe3855 жыл бұрын
You have the same name as my grandfather
@jdavis4604 жыл бұрын
1B66 Cambridge Buffet from Kings Cross, worked that many times. (got mileage payment as well for two trips in a day)!!!
@LadOfTheNight6 жыл бұрын
Nice hearing all the whistling!
@neiloflongbeck57054 жыл бұрын
The script is a bit off. The standard powerplants for the production series locomotives produced only 1365hp at 950rpm (the 30 pilot scheme locomotives were fitted with Mirrlees JVS12T engines produced ing 1250hp at 850rpm). Only D5545 nd D5635 to D5670 were produced with the 1600hp (950rpm) JVS12 engine. D5835 was intended to be built with a JVS12 engine producing 2000hp. However, the 1365hp engines were showing signs of fatigue failure n the fabricated engine housing and cylinder columns after running for only 500,000 miles and so all the higher powered engine trials were abandoned. Eventually all the locos, including the 20 pilot scheme locos, had their engines replaced with the EE 12SV engine producing 1470hp.
@djtrainspotter6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fascinating :D
@quick4000Ай бұрын
Hi, does anyone know what music is used in this video or where to find similar music for old railway videos?
@sjpallnighter69735 жыл бұрын
So reliable they had to be re-engined! Great video, thanks for sharing.
@jackx4311 Жыл бұрын
Like no other class EVER had to have different engines fitted, eh? That they were still in service 60 years after being first built shows your post up as the cheap sneer it is. Pathetic.
@harrystevens38855 жыл бұрын
Never knew we ever built locos in my City......Still the crisp are the best.
@paulcaswell28135 жыл бұрын
Brush made some damned fine locos. The 47s are probably their most well known design.
@johnriley43949 жыл бұрын
It states that the power unit was 1600hp. However, were the Mirrlees units not just 1,250hp or 1.350hp? Indeed, wasn't one reason for their eventual replacement with English Electric units, the fact that they were deemed to be underpowered?
@formidable389 жыл бұрын
JOHN RILEY Not so much underpowered but they suffered from terrible reliability problems which led BR to use EE power units.
@neildahlgaard-sigsworth38198 жыл бұрын
There was at least one loco fitted with a 1600hp engine as an experiment. They even considered a 2000hp engine, but never proceeded with it as the 1350hp engines fitted as standard were beginning to fail alarmingly.
@chrisr78956 жыл бұрын
My God, we were a great country
@thebollock94275 жыл бұрын
This country's doomed mate. Muslim party in government within 10 years I reckon.
@None-zc5vg5 жыл бұрын
@@thebollock9427 "White to move".
@chubeye11875 жыл бұрын
@@thebollock9427 so brexit
@philicheesesurfer5 жыл бұрын
the drivers cabs are lined insulated: put some wood floor in .Done !! 3:42
@JungleYT5 жыл бұрын
Welding without an eye guard or face shield - BRILLIANT! - 2:18
@californiaslastgasp68475 жыл бұрын
Anyone know the source of the music 0:11 to 0:28?
@primeporkycut5 жыл бұрын
Probably music from one if the big UK libraries - KPM, Dr Wolfe, Standard or Chappel. Unlikely to be a commisioned piece.
@californiaslastgasp68475 жыл бұрын
@@primeporkycut Thanks. Do you know a lot about the subject?
@primeporkycut5 жыл бұрын
@@californiaslastgasp6847 A little. It's just a guess though. Really like the piece.
@californiaslastgasp68474 жыл бұрын
@@primeporkycut It must have been stock music because it can be heard at 1:39 in this 1966 U.S. Navy film: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqC5i2B6bdmfqZo
@tomtalk245 жыл бұрын
What a job!
@stuartthegrant9 жыл бұрын
British Engineering at its best.
@EricH_19836 жыл бұрын
What's happened, why have we taken 4 steps backwards?
@dglcomputers14984 жыл бұрын
Supposedly couldn't pull the skin off rice pudding!, I would argue the panacea of British rail technology were the late 70's and late 80's, i.e. the HST, APT, 442 and 158/159 all fine machines (even if the APT was a bit too advanced to be reliable/ready for full production).
@jimward80952 жыл бұрын
From being the envy of the world...to a mere shadow of what we were...sad days indeed?
@tobyaman76445 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video
@jfc2000ukuk9 жыл бұрын
These locomotives are NOT Class 31 locomotives being built they are Brush Type 2 (class 30) locomotives. The class 31 only came into existence when the power units where replaced from Mirrlees Blackstone with English Electric power plants during 1964 History need to be changed to stop this missing piece of history being stated each and every time
@Scotsman601038 жыл бұрын
Class 30/31 was only the tops classification for these locos introduced in the late sixties to replace the original D prefix numbers
@stevengoddard40598 жыл бұрын
Go away time waster
@Scotsman601038 жыл бұрын
When the locos were fitted with EE Power units in 1964 there was not yet known as the class 31. They were all classified as Brush type 2s (being reclassified as 31s round about 1967 onward.
@PreservationEnthusiast7 жыл бұрын
Most of these have been cut for scrap now. Good riddance!
@zx7-rr4865 жыл бұрын
@@PreservationEnthusiast Actually, the 30/31s have more examples in preservation than most other Diesel loco classes. A great locomotive, still going strong on many heritage railways. So, no, NOT "good riddance" at all!!
@brianwillson9567 Жыл бұрын
To be pedantic, Brush type 2 construction. Only became class 31 under tops AND after replacement of the Mirlees engines by English electric units.
@finndahuman575 жыл бұрын
Now i have to ask The Question Which side Is The Front?
@benconway90105 жыл бұрын
Wat the hell do you mean? ?
@finndahuman575 жыл бұрын
@Ben Conway like which side is the Front and which is back it has 2 cabs so which is the front cab and which id the back its one of those questions that keeps bugging me
@darrenwebb88245 жыл бұрын
@@finndahuman57 all locos with two cabs were numbered inside , no 1 cab/end no2 cab.end
@neiloflongbeck57054 жыл бұрын
The front end is the end with the cooler group.
@stephenwilliams45019 жыл бұрын
Always thought these are good looking locomotives. I did not know the difference between type 2 and class31, until now, that is.
@lamborghinihexagons55023 жыл бұрын
that type classification is how powerful is, at 1,600 hp or something, its a type 2
@gb5uq6 жыл бұрын
Mirrlees Bickerton & Day became Mirrlees National Ltd in 1961 until 1969 when they became Mirrlees Blackstone Ltd.
@alexcantlow29205 жыл бұрын
Any scrap yard I can have a look at these that still have them
@stephensmith799 Жыл бұрын
Priceless.
@normanbrunt20535 жыл бұрын
Why were the locos painted by hand?
@fraserhardmetal71435 жыл бұрын
Many commercial vehicles of that era were still hand painted. It may have been the continuation of traditional methods, but it also gave a thicker and more durable paint film. I remember doing a job at the Halifax depot of Yorkshire Water in 1980, they had just taken delivery of some new Bedford Beagle vans and were hand brushing a coat of Tekaloid coach enamel over the factory paint job. Made them last much longer apparently.
@neiloflongbeck57054 жыл бұрын
Suitable facilities for spray painting weren't always available. Air spraying needed separate facilities otherwise you'd get paint everywhere due to the high pressures required for spraying. Airless spraying reduced this, but the paints weren't always available.
@MajorKlanga4 жыл бұрын
Because it's easier than painting by foot
@FredWilbury6 жыл бұрын
Thanks .... loved this ! .... Fred
@paulcaswell28135 жыл бұрын
Now we only have the odd 47 and 08 as a reminder of what once was...
@rikkilamb59503 жыл бұрын
And numerous 21s and 37s...
@louiseblack33373 жыл бұрын
WOW just WOW. My favourite class
@rexremedy17336 жыл бұрын
people who whistle at work certainly take joy in their occupation...
@chubeye11875 жыл бұрын
And annoy everybody else
@s19148 жыл бұрын
Fantastic 👍
@closedclosed47535 жыл бұрын
Two to operste the Loco ?
@roberthill62163 жыл бұрын
The driver, who obviously drove the locomotive. The second man, who looked after the steam heat boiler.
@scopex27496 ай бұрын
I nearly bought one of these but couldnt find a railway that would let me leave her there to work on - end of line.☹ I love the H&S these days ( or rather the lack of it) bloke welding 4:12 right next to his mate who has no goggles or protection on FAG in his mouth🤣😂😅 9:11 British craftsmanship at its best - NO SPRAY GUNS in thise days - COACH PAINTED! I always wondered why the old locos shined like a Rolls Royce..........THAT is why , SUPERB.
@yorkshiresteve13616 жыл бұрын
Excellent film
@darrenreynolds598 Жыл бұрын
Those were the days when we had an industry and a happy low paid work force content with fish and chips on a Friday and footy match on Saturday, pruning roses outside ones smart council house on Sunday.
@JamesSmith-mv9fp2 жыл бұрын
Indeed the Class 31 was so reliable they had to re-engine the whole fleet !!!! Originally fitted with a Mirless engine that BR kept uprating (from 1250hp to 1600hp) to the point where most suffered serious failure. They were then re-engined with a Sulzer 1470hp plant. Very nasty locos, always developed problems whenever I had to drive one. Indeed two in multiple proved to be double trouble, one summer Saturday. But at least they managed to happily coast all the way from Cullumpton to Exeter. Which was downhill all the way, and luckily I had a clear road right into St.David's. Where they were found to be both dead as door nails. Although being almost two hours late, I'm not sure the tourist passengers were too happy. Fortunately I was finished and off home !
@DOCTORDROTT2 жыл бұрын
The were re engined with a V12 English Electric , similar to what was fitted to the class 37's that had the 12 CSVT in later years
@neiloflongbeck570510 ай бұрын
No the Class 30 had the problems. The Class 31 wirh the EE powerplant proved to be reliable. You also missed D5507 which was delivered with a 1450hp Mirrlees engine and D5835 which had a 2,000hp engine.
@russouk4 жыл бұрын
Suprising how many people dont know that deisels arent run by deisel specifically,that they powere electric motors which drive them...Genius..
@SouthernCrossMotors5 жыл бұрын
My first Hornby model :)
@Paulie52UK5 жыл бұрын
Freightliner set?
@bombadilian2 жыл бұрын
Love how meticulously they were made.
@Richardsrailway6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant locos
@bloxsclaymation5 жыл бұрын
Bruh that engine they put in is dummy thicc
@ronnieg63584 жыл бұрын
Harwich passengers seemed mostly BR employees, unless it was a traffic warden's convention!
@ianmilne655 Жыл бұрын
Strictly speaking Class 30 construction 😉👍
@cannadineboxill-harris29832 жыл бұрын
I wanted to know why don’t they dig a tunnel and do an extension for the main line Train so they extend the unused abandoned underground stations. Why couldn’t they use the part D78 Stock train doors on the sides and also restructure the front face of the A60 and A62 stock and remix and make them all together and also redesign them overhead line and also make them into 5 cars per unit and also having 2 Disabled Toilets on those 5 cars per unit A60 and A62 stock trains and also convert the A60 and A62 stock trains into a Scania N112, Volvo TD102KF, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXC, Gardner 6LXB And Gardner 8LXB Diesel Engines and also put the Loud 7-Speed Voith Gearboxes in the A60 and A62 stock and also modernise the A60 and A62 stock and make it into a 11 car per unit so it could have less doors, more tables, computers and mobile phone chargers. A Stock Trains and also having 8 Disabled Toilets on those A stock trains. why couldn’t we refurbish and modernise the waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel and make it more bigger and extend it to bank station, making it into a Triple-Track Railway Line so those 4 European countries such as Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden to convert the waterloo and city line Triple-Track Train tunnel into an High Speed train. The Third Euro tunnel Triple-Track Train line to make it 8 times better for passengers so they could go from A to B. then put the modernised 11 car per unit A Stock and put them on a bigger modernised waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel so it could go to bank station to those 4 European countries such as Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. The modernised refurbish 11 cars per unit A stock could be a High Speed The Third Triple-Track Euro Tunnel Train So it is promising and 37 times a lot more possible to do this kind of project that is OK for London Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. oh by the way, could they also tunnel the Triple-Track Railway Line so it will stop from Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex so that the Passengers will go to Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden and also extend the Triple-Track Railway Line from Bank to Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex Stations so that more people from there could go to Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden Easily. Why couldn't they extend the Piccadilly line and also build a brand-new underground train stations so it could go even further right up to Clapton, Wood Street and also make another brand new tunnel train stations in Chingford and could they extend the DLR. All of the classes 150, 155, 154, 117, 114, 105, 106, will be replaced by all of the Scania N112, Volvo TD102KF, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXB, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 8LXB Diesel five carriages to disabled toilets are air conditioning trains including Highams Park for extend doing roots which is the Piccadilly line and the DLR trains. Could you also convert all of the 1973 stock trains into an air-conditioned maximum speed 78 km/hours (48 MPH) re-refurbished and make it into a 8 cars per unit if that will be alright, and also extend all of the Piccadilly train stations to make more space for all of the extended 8 car per unit 1973 stock air condition trains and can you also build another Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive Companies and they can order Every 17 Octagon and Hexagon shape LNER diagram and unique small no.11 Boilers from those Countries such as Greece, Italy, Poland, and Sweden, can they make Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive speeds by up to 117MPH so you can try and test it on the Original Mainline so it will be much more safer for the Passengers to enjoy the 117MPH speed Limit only for HS2 and Channel Tunnel mainline services, if they needed 16 Carriages Per units can they use those class 55’s, class 40’s and class 43HST Diesel Locomotive’s right at the Back of those 16 Carriages Per Units so they can take over at the Back to let those Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s have a rest for those interesting Journeys Please!!, oh can you make all of those Coal Boxes’s 16 Tonnes for all of the 117 MPH Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s so the Companies will Understand us PASSENGER’S!! so Please make sure that the Builders can do as they are Told!! And Please do something about these very important Professional ideas Please Prime Minister of England, Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister of Germany, Prime Minister of Italy, Prime Minister of Poland and that Includes the Mayor of London.😉😅😅😀😀😅😀😀😅😅😀😀😀😀😀😉😅😅😀😀😅😀😀😉😅😉😅😅😀😅😀😀😅😉😅😀😅😅😉😅😀😀👏👏👏👏😉😅😅😀😀😅😀😀😅😅😀😀😀😀😀😉😅😅😀😀😅😀😀😉😅😉😅😅😀😅😀😀😅😉😅😀😅😅😉😅😀😀👏👏👏👏😉😅😅😀😀😅😀😀😅😅😀😀😀😀😀😉😅😅😀😀😅😀😀😉😅😉😅😅😀😅😀😀😅😉😅😀😅😅😉😅😀😀👏👏👏😉😅😅😀😀😅😀😀😅😅😀😀😀😀😀😉😅😅😀😀😅😀😀😉😅😉😅😅😀😅😀😀😅😉😅😀😅😅😉😅😀😀👏👏👏👏😉😅😅😀😀😅😀😀😅😅😀😀😀😀😀😉😅😅😀😀😅😀😀😉😅😉😅😅😀😅😀😀😅😉😅😀😅😅😉😅😀😀👏👏👏👏
@Viper-CT4 жыл бұрын
You know we always used to make our train, cars and other things ourselves nowadays we import all our stuff! i ask whats happened to us? weve gotten more lazy!
@oddities-whatnot2 жыл бұрын
As well as saving money. Cheap labour abroad and greed of British companies ruined many of our industries.
@laurencecope70835 жыл бұрын
All the workers are old men, and they dont seem to take any precautions from arc welders, I wonder how many got arc eyes.