Class 45s Peaks in the North West

[@richardserridge2767]

Brilliant footage! Before my era, so it's great to see these old workings filmed so well. On an unrelated note, the birdsong in this video is amazing and just shows how little there is today...

[@philipholt9112]

Hi my name is Phil I did 50yrs on the footplate I started at edgeley on the 4th of April 1961 in 1962 I moved to Trafford Park shed as a fireman I worked on class 45s 1964 I moved back to. edgeley I finished my time out at 9A and I drove a number of different locomotive in my time Regards Phil.

[@Mike-kc8rl]

These 45s were a great mixed freight passenger locomotive! Where i live these could be found on the so called bin liners in the 80s and these trains were often 1600 tons and the peak could handle it , and like many classes pushed beyond there design limits a very versatile machine that was sadly pushed out of favour by the 47s .

[@matty99]

I agree completely but they did look dated even then, compared to the 47.

[@Mike-kc8rl]

@Matt Yes indeed, the 47s were probably the best locomotive of the BR days arguably! The 37 was a close second ! I worked as a fitter in the 80s on the 47s, they were and still are great in most ways? Oil leaks being a main concern ! I do recall some maintenance work on the 45/46s ,I seem to remember their downfall was that the new 56s & 58s came along to push them out of their last roll as a freight locomotive. The biggest problem of these types were the weight at nudging 140 tones if I remember correctly? I think the 47s were in at 117/120 tones and were faster on the improved Sulzer 12LDA series engine! And of course BR wanted standardisation.We can be thankful for preservation societies for their hard work keeping these oldies going !

[@spectrumanalyzer3093]

Some fine shots taken at Clegg Hall bridge there. I spent many happy hours there and at Smithybridge crossing during the late 70's and early 80's. We always get plenty of warning that something was on the way while at Clegg hall because you could see the old wooden crossing gates closing to traffic at Smithybridge. Wonderful days, sadly missed.

[@davehenderson4137]

The line that goes over Eagles Bridge (or did,) from Crewe works to the EMD at the start.... excellent !!

[@madeleph]

Brilliant. Thanks for sharing. 45133 is there too!

[@tracya4087]

you deserve a medal mate

[@deanf6573]

Really great stuff, to think a Peak hauled passenger train was considered quite mundane until about 87. If we knew then how awful the railway would become then I guess we’d have valued them so much more. Great machines.....not quite as good as a 40 though !

[@jonathanwood2465]

Unfortunately the 40's weren't in the running,now we can look back .

[@wiggydj100]

Thanks for sharing your videos. Brought back fun memories :)

[@grahamsmith7054]

45049 in Ex-Works condition (at 6 Minutes)will be Spring/April/May 1983,it came out of Works on 22/3/83.

[@gazza1858]

Brilliant video.

[@TheDaf95xf]

Absolutely fantastic 👍🏻 Oh happy memories as I live near the Transpenine Liverpool to Newcastle line. I spent many a day at Manchester Exchange, Victoria station with plenty of trips to Staybridge lol 😂 I had a trip too Toton in the 70s and saw the class 44s 😆 Cheers Stevie 😎

[@ianjones4116]

Love it, Peaks !!! First clip is a dozen class 40s lol. Still loved the Video. Good old engines. Didnt see them much at Shrewsbury. We had to go hunting. Mainly to Brum Derby and Naturally Toton. Bus from Long Eaton, either get of at Ravensdale Ave, or ask the driver to drop you as close as poss. Last visit over 30yrs ago. Remember it like yesterday.

[@Deltacon84]

Amazing thanks so much for sharing this :)

[@stefanjarrett1667]

At least a dozen 45s preserved

[@ShelvokeSPV]

The second loco was 46044. The third might have been 46023. Definitely a class 46 as it had plain battery box covers.

[@RoseSupreme]

Where are the box battery covers? I want to know the visual differences across all 3 Peak Classes.

[@ShelvokeSPV]

@@RoseSupreme On the underframe between the bogies.

[@RoseSupreme]

@@ShelvokeSPV Okay. Any other visual differences with the other Peak classes? Or is that it?

[@ShelvokeSPV]

@@RoseSupreme There are a lot of differences in peaks, even among the same class.

[@sandfordmerlin]

defo 46044 and 46023

[@duncancurtis5108]

The footage of 45049 appears in Rail Blue pt. 1

[@aureol40012]

Hi, lots of my dad’s footage has been published!

[@mrpopparouni8571]

Cracking video!

[@MidlandMainlineMadnessandmore]

Anyone hear that siren in one of the clips

[@macflod]

Wonder what year this was

[@aureol40012]

It’s April 1983.