Class 37 - 37714 "Cardiff Canton" - Cold Start

Seen here starting up at the Great Central Railway

[@timw6928]

No matter where you are in the world that delicious aroma never changes

[@MrAvant123]

There is pleasure watching these big diesels stumble into life.

[@Tjoppy]

And a lot of pollution.

[@blatherskite9601]

A bit like me waking up in the morning. Lots of coughing and farting, finally stumbling into life.

[@machosker]

You just got to love a cold starting 37. They make some great noise.

[@davidmansell5986]

Don't let Greta Thjunberg see this! Lovely video.

[@davidvines8141]

😀

[@user-zt1er1uj6i]

She's a clueless fear mongering puppet.

[@Paracelsus74]

If these machines were equipped with pre-heaters they weren't to blame as environmental disasters.

[@czeslawmeyer7871]

If these were equipped with preheaters I don't think many would watch this

[@Lemming12788]

Greta would be down for the railways, so much better than cars!

[@robertbate5790]

I have seen similar a number of times when I worked at Tyseley TMD CSD back in the 80s. 40106 was one such spectacular start, not long after regaining her green livery. 👍👍

[@nigelterry9299]

I love a grumpy EE cold start. One cylinder at a time.......

[@garyandrewranford]

I find this so deeply satisfying... I've no real idea why

[@annewilliams2362]

The Cardiff Canton just passed us while we were walking the dog on the beach, Nth Wales. Could tell it wasn't the usual engine passing just from the sound. I'm not a train buff, but even I enjoyed seeing it pass 😊

[@gordonhutchison9647]

When I was a kid and these first started being used we all used run the couple hundred yards from home to railway siding to watch them start up absolute beasts each one had its own sound and growl loved them and riding on them.

[@RainhamRailEnthusiast]

Always a pleasure to see these start up, thanks!

[@miniroll32]

Sounds like me getting out of bed 6am

[@glennpowell3444]

Its the firing order that make these sound like they do.V12,s or V16,s firing two pots at a time running down the crank.Glorious noise and pigs to start for the same reason.

[@davidvines8141]

Thanks, it certainly is a unique sound.

[@glennpowell3444]

@@davidvines8141 The idea of two pots firing at the same time increased torque on the crank .A generating set needs alot of torque to produce high voltage.These engines (English Electric) only ran upto 1800 rpm but produced huge torque.A generating set gets much harder to turn as it produces more volts and so forth.The Deltics and their Napier two strokes used two engines to generate that level of torque.The class 37,s were brutal pulling machines.

[@Liam199Mcgrath]

Doing its best impression of a steam engine

[@aA-ye1cf]

This brings back so many memories . Beautifull.

[@whyyoulidl]

Thx! One of my fave engines seen up n down the ECML which ran behind my growing-up house 😊

[@mlbabineaux]

No tree huggers were harmed during the making of this video

[@countryjoe3551]

But I'm sure that a few feelings were hurt.....

[@stuartburton1167]

I sound similar in the morning it takes a lot of cranking to get me going

[@alanolley7286]

Nice to see this at Tenterden on monday as a visitor.

[@basiltaylor8910]

Dirty Noisy Smelly Old Tractor they have a soul and bags of charisma, the starter motor sounds like that long haired bloke who won the Eurovision song contest.

[@sandhispoor]

Like an old car that never warmed up the engine... 😅😅😅 Greetings, from Indonesia...I am the owner of the Sandhi Spoor channel

[@jamesgarlick2532]

Beautiful lovely 😍 👌

[@irelandbloke]

Awesome catch ! 👍

[@duffmcbaine4865]

Ooooo I can hear Greta now! ‘How dare you!’ 😂

[@jonathanhall7815]

Plenty of smoke and noise, but sadly no flames. Anyway, I am glad that my car doesn't start like that.

[@petersaunders2816]

I believe US diesels have a drain cock on each cylinder so that the accumulated moisture can be blown out of the cylinders before starting the engine . This does not appear to have caught on un the UK.

[@Brandalar]

These are dinosaurs from the late 50's using engines designed in the 30's. The latest diesels use american engines

[@TheAlien1974]

No pre heaters on these hence the smoke

[@richardfox2865]

I believe the driver had just got back from a trip to Manali... hehehe 😅

[@declangaming24]

These a British engines which are beasts not American imported we made trains 1st

[@hypergolic8468]

It may be that we don't have the extremes of heat the US has and the complexity of another of point failure, for an infrequent use item was not worth the risk? I don't recall seeing anything on the Swiss designed Sulzer units either - I could be wrong. That said the US was well on with Boiler Water chemistry for steam trains for years prior to the UK getting involved with it, and the UK had to use a US designed bogie for it's MK1 coaching design.

[@brianives7558]

That'll make greta cry

[@Sergey322]

Hello there! May I use this clip in my compilation? Thanks.

[@rainbowrailroadcrossing7798]

Best loco ever

[@Crocs4cats]

Why does it sound so cool! I don’t get it. I’m not even into trains🤷🏻‍♀️😅

[@Shelfandtabletoplayouts00gauge]

Like a waking dragon 👍

[@blatherskite9601]

Superb! I love the farting and hunting once the diesel is running.

[@crackheadyoda2520]

Amazing video 👍❤

[@davidvines8141]

Thanks👍

[@crackheadyoda2520]

@@davidvines8141 No problem 😊

[@c-historia]

this is so great 👍

[@darranpepperdine]

Me on a Monday morning

[@jonathandeeley6276]

This was the start up before taking delegates to the green party conference!!😂😂👍

[@gregoryrourke7417]

2:05. Were they covid masks or clag fallout masks. Lol

[@thymark]

how dare you 🤣😂

[@fastacesus8499]

Classic stuff. The folks wearing the masks, is that for COVID?

[@davidvines8141]

Yes, the masks were for Covid reasons. I think the compulsory wearing of masks restriction had been lifted at the time but a lot of people were still wearing them through personal choice.

[@trainsmachineryldegmtrains3509]

Amazing cold start! Big LIKE & Subscribe

[@davidvines8141]

Thank you. I have just subscribed to your channel and am looking forward to watching your videos.

[@grange247]

Why does it increase and decrease revs when idling?

[@SRILANKATRAIN]

What power system I have never seen an engine before

[@declangaming24]

Diesel electric

[@jde9095]

cool to see

[@carlnapp4412]

Don't they warm the oil and the coolant up?

[@gerdvomhau4499]

No

[@forresg500]

It like heavy smoker clearing their lungs

[@LordGeorgeRodney]

Lmao! There's a deisel emission advert for this video. 😃

[@davidvines8141]

😄

[@Weeklydoseofrailways]

Amazing video.. Can I use this video in my train compilation video credit to you in video will be given

[@davidvines8141]

NO! I do not give permissions for use of my vidoes.

[@Weeklydoseofrailways]

@@davidvines8141 ok no problem thanks for reply

[@steveluckhurst2350]

@@davidvines8141 good for you. Too many of these parasites living off the efforts of others.

[@andressanchez4517]

Why they hugging each other at the beginning...rainbow team??

[@robertnetzler7737]

sounds like an old tin ball engine. If the bullet is red, we go.

[@kristjan111]

why does the idle chop like that?

[@davidvines8141]

I am not technically minded but I believe that it is something to do with stale fuel evaporating. It also occurs on old diesel bus engines.

[@paulnolan1352]

@@davidvines8141uneven compression on some of the cylinders.

[@davidvines8141]

@@paulnolan1352 Thanks

[@complete3456]

Needs some “Start ya B*****d” lol

[@davidvines8141]

😂

[@tomburton8239]

PM2.5 up in the 300+?

[@NJPurling]

They are as grouchy as any old man would be having to get out of bed & go to work.

[@CATech1138]

with enough rotating mass just 2 out of 12 cylinders can be self sustaining...

[@paulcatley2224]

spectacular and fun to watch but as a diesel mechanic this shows a badly maintained/set up engine, it should fire straight up on all 12 cylinders. they used to leave locos ticking over all night just incase they took too long to start when needed in the morning, wudda been easier and more economical to just fix the issues in the first place, typical br (and british logic on the whole)

[@MikeMercury]

no smoking

[@johnambrose9021]

Cmon boxer

[@emd6456]

Ahh, British diesels. English Electric. A fine sound!

[@macflod]

Is it a steam train or diesel

[@declangaming24]

Diesel how can it be a steam

[@natalia-grace]

Al Gore and the democRATs would have an aneurysm if they saw this, well…. After they rode o it of course.

[@andymcguigan7238]

Biggest pollution in the UK haha 😂 and they say cars need DPF filters

[@vikingsmb]

gut DPF and map out. emissions still the same. or lower in fact.

[@Brandalar]

@@vikingsmb DPF cause more problems than they solve. Not to mention the expensive and rare resources to make them

[@vikingsmb]

@@Brandalar totally agree they are shit

[@kenharris5390]

What part of Cardiff Canton is this situated in?

[@davidvines8141]

Cardiff Canton is the name of the locomotive

[@kenharris5390]

@@davidvines8141 Thank you. I didn't realise that they had named a 37-class after Cardiff Canton.

[@splatten8597]

What’s the initial whining?

[@davidvines8141]

That's the starter motor

[@splatten8597]

@@davidvines8141 Thank you

[@TheYohtube]

Is that a Deltic?

[@davidvines8141]

Although similar in shape and built around the same time this is not a Deltic. There were over 300 of these Class 37,s built, but only 22 Class 55 Deltics. I will be posting a video of one of the few remaining Deltics in action shortly so you will be able to compare the 2 types of locomotives.

[@gerdvomhau4499]

No

[@Merseyrail.and.Beyond]

What engine is in this?

[@davidvines8141]

1750hp English Electric Diesel with English Electric DC Traction Motors

[@Merseyrail.and.Beyond]

@@davidvines8141 not really what I expected but thanks.

[@davidvines8141]

@@Merseyrail.and.Beyond If you look at the comment from glennpowell3444 from 9 days ago it gives a little more info

[@West_Coast_Mainline]

Constructions

[@SRILANKATRAIN]

I like your videos and subscribe because I see the same thing

[@davidvines8141]

Thanks for subscribing, I have subscribed to your channel!

[@SRILANKATRAIN]

@@davidvines8141 thank your 🙏

[@user-vu2me7gw7i]

Ecological clean transport😀

[@arthurmee]

🤣

[@johnferguson40]

Almost as filthy as coal.

[@alfindigo]

Not surprised the passengers are wearing masks!

[@billcarson9565]

enjoy this while you can, Greta and the carbon nonsense will make this a thing of the past.

[@mickclay-vx1sx]

Cut them all up for scrap

[@gerdvomhau4499]

Why?

[@tim6053]

So much for emissions standards.. 🙄

[@adelraeesmdaswatikram7251]

Productions van

[@roberttucker805]

Those people wearing masks 🤣😂🤣 oh the irony!

[@poppyjons56874]

we cant make them any more we have no industry now brush has gone and so has mirilees at hazel grove stockport mmmmm

[@craig2826]

Environmental destruction right there

[@flight2k5]

Naw it’s not 😂

[@countryjoe3551]

We see you there, Greta.......

[@truetothegame2928]

horrid

[@bespoke500]

Why don’t women understand these videos 😎

[@juliegunn7944]

What makes you think that? Sich an antiquated comment. The Class 37 is my favourite locomotive 😊😊

[@SRILANKATRAIN]

What power system I have never seen an engine before

[@davidvines8141]

1750hp English Electric Diesel engine with English Electric DC Traction Motors.

[@SRILANKATRAIN]

@@davidvines8141 Thank you, that model of engine is not available in my country