Class 37 ROARS Past with 17 x JHA's for SCRAP - Plus FINAL STATESMAN before REFURB 16/10/24

[@SMX815]

Great video & there were enormous freight trains there 👏

[@physiocrat7143]

... and the class 37 go on for ever. They have proved as durable as those Victorian steam classes which carried on running until the end of steam.

[@JohnSmith-sl1my]

37 at the end . The sound the power . Used to here them all the time where I used to live .

[@patriotically610]

There's something immensely satisfying about watching freight trains!

[@paulmorgan6269]

Was lucky enough to have a Cab ride in a 37 during my time with ScotRail. Will never forget the experience.

[@reggiesmith3866]

I really enjoyed seeing how busy this junction was with trains waiting to pass through it.

[@fairweathertrains3029]

I would love to live near a line that is constantly used by freight, I don’t think I would be able to drag myself away from watching them go by all the time!

[@kevinellis8869]

Great location for filming between the two junctions, such variety. Always know when the loaded Lindsey-Kingsbury tanks go past my bungalow - everything shakes!

[@RalphFreeman-ok5of]

Love to hear a Class 66 wind up from a stand ❤

[@andrewreynolds4949]

Ooh that EMD 710 Makes me smile every time

[@andyhinds542]

It does nothing for me at all. Give me the growl of a 37 every time. I drive 66s and they are boring.

[@klausnagel3571]

Class 66 with logo of Deutsche Bahn. 😉

[@edwardbyard6540]

Ah those JHAs - used to see them all the time around the Didcot/Newbury/Reading area. There was always a rake of them in the sidings near Old Oak Common on the GWML, branded Foster Yeoman and Amey Roadstone (ARC) before that.

[@simonsmith5161]

I’m Derby S&T ,I maintain and fault the points , tracks and signals on that junction , the points are shallow depth switches with Hw point machines, the switches give us no end of problems due to lipping because they are so soft and wear prematurely

[@coveryoureyesmedia]

Bit like my wife 😂

[@w.rustylane5650]

Waited 8:20 to hear the sound of the familiar ole 37 series. I love the sound of those British engines. Cheers from eastern TN

[@martinlintzgy1361]

Reminds me of those huge V8 American gas guzzlers of the 1970s

[@mattstevens8210]

I can see you put great effort in time into your videos are fantastic. Keep up the good work.😊

[@trainsplanes]

Thanks Matt 🙏👍

[@JohnDuncanPeacock]

Nice growling!

[@davidcrook5511]

Very enjoyable; thanks for uploading this! 😀

[@highdownmartin]

Those wagons were state of the art back in 89 when I was working with them.

[@colingarwood9971]

Great catch with 37608 👍

[@SouthWestCrossingsUK]

Nice video! Nice catch of that 37 at the end aswell

[@paulkeightley6545]

Excellent footage!!

[@ethancampbell6076]

6:06 You can barely hear that EMD 710s from the distance 🔥🔥🔥

[@oddities-whatnot]

That looks a busy freight line.

[@TrainPlaneSpotter02]

Great Workings There

[@timstrainvideos142]

good catches !

[@swearingkevo]

Nice little vid

[@lawrencemahalak6824]

Always interesting to see how y’all across the pond railroad, compared to us Yanks. A lot of differences, but also a lot in common.

[@nigelbevan8449]

Nice video of the top and tail 47s.... Shame about the weather though bud.

[@donalfinn4205]

Very busy junction.

[@michaelemery5219]

I see those yeoman hoppers lunchtime and at Westbury

[@train4905]

Awsome😊

[@JimmysTransportMarvels]

Very nice

[@leonblittle226]

The new wagons that have appeared on the wiltshire quarry jobs must have finally allowed the more clapped out wagons to get sent for scrapping, hope they have sense to keep the bogies for spares.

[@markbeeston5948]

Id love to say what a lovely video this is, but unfortunately im from the UK and darent say nothing

[@ormondsworld3947]

Such a shame, used to see these wagons on the mendip trains, very sorry to see them go.

[@bobingram6912]

Clas 70 wins the ugly competition every time😱

[@22whizzo56]

They may look ugly - but by heck are they powerful. Awesome locos with great acceleration.

[@user-xh3wr1do7k]

Nice to see a video that isn’t solely container freight. Some night shots would be great too!

[@henkmagnetic3103]

When is it going into full passenger service? Save a few quid getting that going between Edinburgh and London. Compensate for canning the northern part of HS2.

[@richardbarber8023]

Am I right in thing that stenson juct is where you go over the bridge and at the side is old willington power station there boundary fence ? I live in sunny hill next to line on Caxton street so I assume it’s up the track towards Birmingham and where is best to park ect as sometimes miss them going past mine

[@JUNIORVONWONDERLICK]

top stufff. i want more.

[@James-gf9jl]

Scrap?! It took me ages to paint those.

[@trainsplanes]

Unfortunately so.. 🤷‍♂️

[@LiamsLocos]

How do you get to this location? Lovely catch of 608

[@trainsplanes]

Search for Nadee Restaurant in Findern - The line is next door 👍

[@trs4u]

1:50 sounds like it was trying hard!

[@saippuakivikuappias]

Had an extra "notch" of power in reserve. Container trains aren't actually that heavy.conpared to "bulk" transport.

[@DeepakVerma-cd4fe]

Biomass train from Oldham

[@martinlintzgy1361]

Some lens you hve there!

[@deeceecorfield8103]

Another AMAZING video thanks!!!

[@N330AA]

Imagine being taken to scrap by a 60 year old train.

[@popcornmike7]

Excuse the ignorance but what does JHA stand for? You do have some‘wannabe’s’ watching your videos. More explanation of codes would be helpful 😢

[@David-n5l6s]

J - private owner/ and or code for an open wagon H - Hopper A - Air Brakes

[@trs4u]

@@David-n5l6s really? I searched online to find out and couldn't find anything relevant. I wondered if it was a hangover from "James Hanson Aggregates" or something, but did just make that up. Is there a place online where there are more examples of this?

[@22pcirish]

@@trs4uHe is correct. I am a freight driver and each wagon type is given a three Letter code relating to type, use and brake type. There are also sub codes like JHA-A where there different types of usage, say aggregate or coal etc.

[@trs4u]

@@22pcirish sorry didn't mean to express doubt, just wanted to find - if possible - somewhere online to read about the codes.

[@trs4u]

@@22pcirish I used the text in your answer to find some pages about "TOPS codes" - is that what "JHA" is?

[@ianblack669]

Where do they get scrapped? Newport?

[@DavidWood2]

If they're heading to Attercliffe Sidings, they're very unlikely to go to Newport. I suspect they'll go to EMR Sheffield Attercliffe; there are other rail-connected scrapyards nearby (notably C F Booth in Rotherham), but why move them twice?

[@CriminalJay8304]

Amazing video 👍 But why you left out the other class 66 at 8:38? 😢

[@trainsplanes]

Lack of battery 👍

[@CriminalJay8304]

@@trainsplanes Ah alright, thanks for letting me know

[@CriminalJay8304]

@@trainsplanes also if you know, (Just interested) was it an Freightliner or a GBRF?

[@trainsplanes]

⁠@@CriminalJay8304 It was 66651 on the 6E01 steel working. (DB loco) 👍

[@gordonjohnson8432]

to where?/???

[@smudgycat6750]

Why are they scrapping my beloved JHAs?

[@andrewreynolds4949]

I believe they're being replaced by new, recently delivered hoppers. From a discussion about these JHAs on RailforumsUK: "Neither of the [O&K and LTF hopper] fleets are exceptionally old by the standards of wagons in general, but they have been intensively used and are probably non-standard in terms of parts compared to more modern builds. Also the O&K hoppers are 45mph max (both loaded and empty) which restricts the paths available for them." Additionally, some of them have bogies "which are notoriously tricky to service and overhaul", and for which parts are more difficult to get; whereas "The new HOA wagons use the now standard track friendly bogie from Wabtec."

[@smudgycat6750]

@@andrewreynolds4949 I suppose I'm just a fan of the good ol' wagons

[@andrewreynolds4949]

@@smudgycat6750 Me too, but at some point they just get too worn out. I've seen a few wagons, particularly some open top wagons, that have been beaten rather badly, a few with the sides bowed out...

[@Trainguy_spotter]

By the way what do you mean by refurb

[@WilberoughTMD]

Rebfurbishment

[@Trainguy_spotter]

@@WilberoughTMD as why is it going into refurbishment

[@WilberoughTMD]

@@Trainguy_spotter nicer interiors bit of a refresh really

[@jamesstuart3346]

These locos look so sad 😢

[@martinlintzgy1361]

Oooft.. Diesel Grunt

[@TheosTrainsWalesOfficial]

So why are they scrapping these freight wagons when there's still a use for them?

[@HJDore]

They’re Life expired and the designs past it’s best. The bodies are worn out, the bogies limit the wagon to a max speed of 45mph and are hard warring on the track which causes Network rail to increase access charges for these wagons making it less financially viable for the operator.

[@TheSpotify95]

@@HJDore Didn't know these were limited to 45mph operation. I knew some wagons restricted the Class 66's to 60mph when they can do 75.

[@tomedy_official]

Since theres no coal power stations anymore, there's no need for trucks

[@chadwayne165]

Why are freight trains in England so short? And they have the wildest set up for headlights, can the engineer even see where they are going during night time hours ??

[@physiocrat7143]

Drivers rely on the signals. They would not be able to stop in time of they saw and obstacle. Excessively long trains would cause blockages at junctions not designed to take them.

[@trainsplanes]

Many reasons - The infrastructure is different to railways in other counties being the biggest restrictive element. Loops, yards and passing places are limited in size. 👍

[@22pcirish]

Oh yes we can!

[@22pcirish]

@@physiocrat7143Modern wagons can stop in an impressively short distance these days.

[@physiocrat7143]

@@22pcirish Carmont

[@WheresRobert]

What camera do you use?

[@jabberwockytdi8901]

Why scrap JHA's they're not that old, you go to eruope and along side new stuff they are still using locos and freight stock from the 70's and 80's even 60's if it still fulfills it's purpose, coz they actually maintain stuff instead of companies sweating assetts till they are only fit for scrap

[@xr4icossie]

I won’t say I’m sorry to see the back of the JHAs, so annoying having just 1 or 2 in a train which otherwise could run at 60mph.

[@naysmith5272]

ah, these the wagons that are limited to 45mph 🐌

[@xr4icossie]

@@naysmith5272 that’s correct

[@neilcrawford8303]

I wondered why the aggregate trains to Tolworth were timed for 60mph from Bretts at Cliffe, yet the Freightliner trains from the Mendips were timed for 45mph. With these hoppers removed from traffic, I assume timings will be adjusted to 60mph?

[@xr4icossie]

@@neilcrawford8303 they are the last 45mph wagons we currently use on the Mendips

[@xr4icossie]

@@neilcrawford8303 hopefully lol