Class 69, 69012 delivery from the paint shop Arlington Eastleigh to Tonbridge 12th July 2024

[@brianwillson9567]

WOW, what an appreciation of 'diesel heritage' all the way fron the loco build itself, recognition of the Brush prototype and the original livery. GB railfreight deserves every success with this attention to detail and 'going the extra mile' beyond simply entering a loco to traffic.

[@TPEsprit]

In one word - magnificent! ✨🥇✨ Many congratulations Mr. Rob Tiller, GBRf! Thank you very much for posting this.

[@BrendanPerkins]

Absolutely wonderful! A job to be extremely proud of.

[@we1330]

Absolutely splendid, Rob.

[@petersmith4455]

well done to Arlington, great job as usual. i remember Falcon first time round, i think it had Maybach engines same the cl 52

[@22pcirish]

Yes,but tied to two generators making it a diesel electric.

[@SRV777]

Safe trip! Sorry about the footage of you leaving Eastleigh was a bit temprimetal. My phone sometimes randomly plays with the zoom.

[@hymek7017]

Top job all round. Looks great. 😊

[@grahamallen1970]

Cracking paint job! Well done to gbrf for innovation and verity....who dinged the cab hand rail at No2 end😮 at 2m21s.....naughty boy😊

[@Mike-kc8rl]

How about the all white lion and the yellow kestrel for two more 69s? The one I couldn't understand was the red western livery?

[@railfreightdrivergallagherGBRf]

Wait & see. JG.

[@DOCTORDROTT]

me too

[@22pcirish]

The red one is painted and named after our managing directors favourite ‘Western’

[@bruceknights8330]

You should be very proud

[@DOCTORDROTT]

Nice job Rob, was not keen on the Western Impersonator though lol . Falcon was stored in Newport for years as you know and cut up. That would have been a massive draw. You are keeping the rail enthusiasts happy . Has there been any teething problems with the 69 's ?

[@SSccaanniiaa]

I was allowed in the Yard when I was on a school trip! We were allowed to get up close to 66306 & 66794! 😄

[@brianwillson9567]

Just to be very picky over the much appreciated comments on the original Falcon , the reference to advances in engine technology. The basic engine later used in the 47s already existed, as the 12 cylinder Sulzer, in the class 44 , 45 and 46. It was not a new engine only upgraded intercooling AND the output was later downgraded to closer to the original class 45 output. In a different world Falcon COULD have been built with the Sulzer engine , in which case it would probably have been the class leader of a 500 unit build, rather than the basis of Brush's class 47 design. ( and, yes, references to class 44 45 and 47 are to the later designations, not those the locos were built with)

[@eddiebarford6988]

Hansome

[@stephenollerhead5325]

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