Ol' EE still gettin' 'er done! Does this American railfan's heart good to still see these BR classics up and running. True workhorses of the British railroad network.
@gavin37688 Жыл бұрын
Ooooh yes chief she curtainly got the job done ;-) got hours and hours of footage of her working hard up here not uploaded yet.... we've got Class 20's EE here at the moment but reckon soon enough a 37 will be back again doing the honours and i'll be camped out up Peak Forest
@SMX815 Жыл бұрын
They are the king of the railways & they are the real workhorses 🇬🇧👏👍
@nobodynothing1469 Жыл бұрын
Laughs in Union Pacific Big Boy and Challenger
@jamesgarlick25328 ай бұрын
Definitely agree ❤
@clivedytor20694 ай бұрын
I have just come across these videos of trains and they are absolutely wonderful. I am fed up of the trash on offer in our world…violence,gratuitous sex, “ Celebs’’…this is good honest stuff.
@markosmith8037 Жыл бұрын
brilliant video - what a great bridge to record from. The class 37 seems to treat the wagons like a minor inconvenience !
@CMD_Line Жыл бұрын
This is like proper railway workings back in the day and I wasn't there for the back in the day.
@alanolley7286 Жыл бұрын
Roaring beast ,that's got some torque to move that load.
@cliveharman7762 Жыл бұрын
That 37 is doing well with that load.a lot of modern locos would struggle to move it.
@beeble20034 ай бұрын
Which ones? A 66 has almost twice the tractive effort; a 70 has even more. Class 68s have a slightly higher tractive effort than a 37. I guess a 67 might struggle but they weren't designed for heavy freight work. Sorry to get in the way of your attempt at a "modern stuff is rubbish" play.
@thameswanderer2 жыл бұрын
Magic! Is there a better sound on the railways?
@gavin376882 жыл бұрын
Nope 37's rule ;-)
@CMD_Line Жыл бұрын
No, I agree 👍🏼
@jameswingrove7421 Жыл бұрын
For all they can’t pull much compared to the modern stuff, the 37 makes the best noise.
@petetrundell5454 Жыл бұрын
Never has been a better sound and never will be.
@wolfdog1492 Жыл бұрын
No, definitely not.
@markmaw82 жыл бұрын
Christ what a noise that thing makes ❤️
@gavin376882 жыл бұрын
Indeed probably the only place you can witness a 37 slipping and thrashing constantly nowadays
@markmaw82 жыл бұрын
@@gavin37688 after watching your video I think I'll make a trip myself to see. Is the noise as impressive in person?
@gavin376882 жыл бұрын
@@markmaw8 hello buddy and it’s immense I’ve still got footage to upload of her slipping to a stand and jus constantly thrashing for like 15 minutes but all in good time 🤘🏻🤗 an she’s currently away having bogie attention at Eastleigh chief but if she comes back to Forest I’ll be straight up there 😉 so keep an eye on my channel for her buddy
@markmaw82 жыл бұрын
@@gavin37688 fantastic. I've just recently discovered the beauty of old diesel locos and actually started making an n gauge model railway 😁
@gavin376882 жыл бұрын
@@markmaw8 excellent news I love N Gauge! Can fit so much in unlike OO or especially the popular O Gauge now which I’m still not understanding 🤦🏻♂️ but if you ever want out weathering or re numbering jus let me know as I do it for a living have done for over 20 years now 😀
@mikesharples60862 жыл бұрын
716 looks smart in DRS compass
@barriejowett24122 жыл бұрын
Excellent video well filmed 👍👍👍
@gavin376882 жыл бұрын
Cheers buddy
@desdemona772 жыл бұрын
Lovely stuff Jon 😁
@gavin376882 жыл бұрын
Cheers geeza
@benGBRf2 жыл бұрын
Top stuff. I know by the time I get a day off to get there this will be gone again 🤦🏻♂️🙈
@gavin376882 жыл бұрын
Thanks matey an hopefully not shes here long term this time.... only issue is shes not done much tbh since been here always parked up in the shunt siding! Thou we picked a good day to go as we know atleast the staff that day are happy using her and not the ruddy shed thing up there for loading also
@heyabusa12 жыл бұрын
Now if only it was a 40...or two 🙂
@gavin376882 жыл бұрын
40's are hellfire :)
@lesburton93032 жыл бұрын
Good one John not been here for a couple of years
@gavin376882 жыл бұрын
Hey buddy why not come up with me this summer :)
@watchyMCFCwatchy3 күн бұрын
Why can't the driver keep the engine at a constant speed instead of revving it up all the time?
@eddielee3680 Жыл бұрын
Sorry i dont follow guidelines.Dont know abt power but te diesel engine sound is a great attraction to me next to cls20 chopper.Nothing beats te class 20 notes.
@antman09ful12 жыл бұрын
Great action.
@gavin376882 жыл бұрын
Cheers buddy :)
@delticnapierdccsound42362 жыл бұрын
MEINE LORDZ 🔥
@richardhebden5603 Жыл бұрын
If Carlsberg made diesel locos............?????
@123LooKey8 ай бұрын
They would look shit....like carlsberg nasty stuff!! 😂😂
@patrickporter6536 Жыл бұрын
Is there a more handsome beast on the railways?
@beeble20034 ай бұрын
I'd argue that they're slightly more handsome in large logo blue, but I respect your opinion -- it's not crazy. 🤣
@train4905 Жыл бұрын
Awsome😊
@petersaunders2816 Жыл бұрын
Grossly underpowered locomotive for the job!
@beeble20034 ай бұрын
"Grossly underpowered" but somehow managed complete the job. 🤔 Great reasoning there.
@HrosseyАй бұрын
Peter, you listen to Shania Twain mate. Man, I feel like a woman. Let’s go girls.
@southamptontrainspotter5532 жыл бұрын
nice video but only if it was a 50 lol
@gavin376882 жыл бұрын
That would definately be interesting up there don’t know if it would like loaded an half loaded pushbacks on wet rail uphill thou… but yeh love a good Hoover me
@grahamallen1970 Жыл бұрын
Quick overcharge on brakes in order
@Grid564 ай бұрын
Agreed it would be better if the brakes weren't binding.
@jappedut90092 жыл бұрын
Nothing beats the Deltic sound ‼
@gregosaurus53382 жыл бұрын
This isn't a Deltic
@MrRonan32 жыл бұрын
Wrong !,
@cidertom5230 Жыл бұрын
Tut tut
@jonathoncary Жыл бұрын
Baby Deltic. Only one engine at 1100 hp
@robertmorley97489 ай бұрын
@@jonathoncary37’s are not Baby Deltics. They were class 23’s with one Deltic power unit . A class 37 is a simple V12 engine of 1750hp when built. 👍🏻
@phillipcollins92905 ай бұрын
Dumb question, perhaps. The engine sounds very irregular: is that because it's slopping, or is it just the driver's style?
@gavin376885 ай бұрын
Its pushing back a fully loaded lime train up hill, Class 37's are one the loudest built british loco's and don't or didn't do much of there work quietly
@phillipcollins92905 ай бұрын
@@gavin37688What I mean is that it's not the constant sound we get with our GE's; more like a rev .. rev... rev... sort of sound. I've noticed they also sound similar when they notch up: almost in spurts, which ours (S Africa) don'e seem to do.
@Grid564 ай бұрын
@@phillipcollins9290Because it's slipping the power keeps being cut by slide detection.
@alistairhenney75022 жыл бұрын
This 37 come from Crewe DRS depot?
@gavin376882 жыл бұрын
Yes
@bfapple Жыл бұрын
I thought that the 37s are based at Kingmoor.
@keithrimmer32 жыл бұрын
Is this peak dale
@gavin376882 жыл бұрын
Correct
@simongregory648210 ай бұрын
Would have been a great video but it’s encoded badly, artefacts everywhere so more or less unwatchable.
@gavin3768810 ай бұрын
Ohwell nevermind 👍🏻
@TheFunkylogic9 ай бұрын
what the hell are you talking about; video is on location and it is watchable
@simongregory64829 ай бұрын
@@TheFunkylogic It’s glitchy and unstable, where did I say it wasn’t on location? I didn’t … pipe down.
@WhiskeyGulf71 Жыл бұрын
I don’t know what camera settings you used but it’s not pleasant to view. I hope DRS have seen this & since sacked the driver.
@gavin37688 Жыл бұрын
Firstly i don't care... do i need to share the vids on here with everyone no" but i do... secondly lol its "NOT" DRS drivers on them here so try again.
@TILOfficialYT Жыл бұрын
Nonce
@DanStanbridge Жыл бұрын
What a stupid comment, nothing wrong with the camera whatsoever, a class 37 under load on a slippery gradient is bound to slip and thrash and lastly why would DRS see this and sack the driver? Considering it’s on hire to another company to shunt and it’s shunting as per it’s contracted duty I bet they’ve seen it and are impressed an old Loco is putting modern image locos to shame
@philld1201 Жыл бұрын
I bet your fun at parties - NOT. What a miserable asshole you are.
@beeble20034 ай бұрын
Nothing wrong with the video quality, which is about the best you can expect on a grey, drizzly day.