Class 40 - Lickey Incline 07/06/2014

[@owenthackeray798]

Great memories .From my trainspotting days during the late 70s.The railway was a fantastic place back then.

[@davesalmon2492]

Loved the brush on the back I remember the two bankers parked engines idling in the siding by the waste water works at the bottom and the steam bankers when I was very young. There was a footpath by the works that led to the bridge further down past the bankers I went so often to see the Cornishman come through that I designed my bike to deal with the mud of the path. Many evenings sat on the bridge with the jackdaws squawking underneath it and then chips at sidemoor on the way home. Mostly safe and happy journeys over 5 years never knew it was special but I liked the power of the trains.

[@billsmith305]

Got to love the squirrels and rabbits around,great loco' too

[@timwattison4419]

I look fwd to the day when this beast thunders past my back garden again but 500 yards past the summit 😁👌

[@dackesjulag]

Full Credit to the fellows who spend there spare time maintaining this machine.....😊😊😊

[@benballin223]

Hell, if I could spend my time maintaining a legendary beast from years past, that once ran the most precious expresses, I would be the first one there!

[@paulevans466]

At the start, it looks like the track plunges over a sheer drop! I remember going south here, on a DMU right behind the driver. The sudden dip has to be seen to be believed.

[@millsio666]

Great video, great effort from the Class 40, enjoyed!

[@owenevans83]

Ah I remember this! I really like the zoom which exaggerates the gradient.

[@robertwalkden5096]

Hi Owen, Thanks for the comments, it was a bit of a rush job to be honest, i could have really done with a tripod, hence the wobbly bits !!!! Cheers Rob

[@owenevans83]

John Boy 1 in 37, steepest mainline gradient in the uk

[@dblissmn]

Interesting how under that kind of load, the whistling stops and the Class 37-style tractor kind of noise starts.

[@no.6123]

The ''jelly air'' and the big zoom compression of perspective make this a great video (especially considering the rush ;). And I love the tranquility and Chaffinches.... about to be temporarily shattered!

[@stephenpowell5912]

See Tufty the Squirell 🐿️🤣❤️ made it accross the line ❤️Fab sounding locos ❤️

[@leenettywilson528]

I enjoyed that footage 100% that is one of the best I have seen , why carnt we get are British railway trains back again , the yellow on the front the blue colour and the British railway sign on the side of the trains 70s 80s and 90s, they were the days , godbless you,

[@dilltdog1158]

Good old Engy 4's, loved the old whistlers back in the day.

[@nedkabinder]

Love the pigeon s coo ing and the squirrel on the track moments before the 40 thrash s past

[@po2ponta]

Good.It seems that a lot of people come to watch this train. Is it a very special train?

[@scottmitchell1974]

Love the diesel rumble.

[@timosha21]

I'm a choo choo train and I approve this video!!!

[@pietstrauss8031]

Beautiful.

[@paulknightley]

Fantastic!

[@elrjames7799]

Why does 40 Type have to haul that monstrous 57 Type 'deadweight' up the incline?

[@prof.hectorholbrook4692]

I see even the squirrel Bashers were out! Shame about the dreadful livery of those Mk1s, but nice to see one authentic InterCity Executive livery vehicle in the consist.

[@falconoilcompany]

I felt quite seasick watching this, I wish people could keep still. apart from the moan its a great place to spot, I know because I was there

[@robertwalkden5096]

falconoilcompany Yes, it was a bit of a rush job to be honest, heard it coming up the hill so just grabbed the video camera, couldn't find the tripod in time, just darted out the house and captured what i could in the short time

[@falconoilcompany]

fair comment, sorry to whinge.

[@dieselmanmike]

Great shot !

[@ianhudson9398]

Sadly, not a scene you capture anymore....... the whole top of the likey now being surrounded by 8ft security fencing....

[@garethifan1034]

Pulling the best part of 500 tonne there up that bank..didn't seem too bothered by it though.

[@jimusgrimus]

8 on and a class 47 = 394 or threrabouts

[@domestosbleach8468]

@@jimusgrimus 57* but near enough

[@spodface12]

Heya Robert love this shot were abouts on the licky was this taken :)

[@robertwalkden5096]

WCML Traction At the top, right outside my house :)

[@spodface12]

Robert Walkden My goodness you are one lucky fella !!, i wish i had a garden with that view. could get some awesome shots sometime !!

[@irelandbloke]

Superb video

[@robertwalkden5096]

irelandbloke Thank you, shame about the DT's Haha, bit of a rush out of the house to capture the beast on film

[@irelandbloke]

The main thing is that the beast was captured !

[@DaveInBridport]

Why can't all locos sound like that?

[@pauldavis9567]

Enjoy this line before it becomes another trashy electrified line and wrecked like lines out of Paddington

[@bjoe385]

Very little clag, must have just been overhauled as the fuel is being burned remarkably cleanly.

[@johnthomas5966]

English Electrics were clean under full power once the oil had been cleared from the exhaust

[@bjoe385]

@@johnthomas5966 I’d say that’s true of most well maintained Sulzers too, once they settle at a power setting and are fully warmed up.

[@johnthomas5966]

@@bjoe385 Yes. More so with Sulzers. They did not smoke so badly when cold - partly I think because English Electrics had cooling fans direct driven so were always being cooled (even when stone cold) - until they fitted a clutch at the refurb of 37/4 etc whereas Sulzers had fans that were temperature controlled (hydrostatic on 44,5,6,7) so warmed up quicker. Sulzers were also much less prone to fuel pumps slipping out of adjustment so did not puff from one or two cylinders. You could also get a Sulzer much more easily started in the cold by pulling on the fuel rack whilst someone was pressing the starter button. Whereas on EE locos you needed the governor oil pressure to open the rack.

[@ventureglen1601]

Was the engine at the rear assisting?

[@robertwalkden5096]

Glen Allen Hi Glen,No the class 40 did it all on it's own, 19 MPH as it approached the top of the incline

[@ventureglen1601]

8 on and a 57? Impressive!

[@bjoe385]

Robert Walkden close to it’s peak tractive effort speed of 18 MPH.

[@exb.r.buckeyeman845]

Hi Glen, the Loco on the rear is for Shunting purposes at their destination, as there are no 08 shutters available to tail the train.

[@anllpp]

Quite an incline really

[@JJthrashing]

Class 40 didn’t need that 57 on the rear all that dead weight..

[@Mog435]

thanks for posting brilliant 2 people didn't like this what was not to like perhaps they grey squirrel as they are having a terrible effect on our native red !!

[@adijames3518]

Good job the squirrel got off the track

[@richardhelliwell1210]

That squirrel has got some B*lls!!!

[@robertwalkden5096]

Richard Helliwell Yes, very brave or very stupid !!!

[@KenBrownekb71000duke]

Richard Helliwell. It won't have for long if it keeps that up!! Great sounds, thanks

[@Isochest]

Holy Futtocks! It has!

[@davidchadwick5916]

My lords

[@Taurtismangreen]

Sombody make a statue of the lickey banker 0-10-0 "big bertha" RIP Lickey Banker :'(

[@carlbd9016]

Easy peasy

[@jimusgrimus]

Why have they got their heads out the windows?

[@hollyhamilton3094]

In order to marvel at a glorious loco....

[@alfiewhittaker3763]

squirrel

[@gordonjohnson8432]

not good as steam!!