(Class 93!) Rail Operations Group Class 93 Mainline Testing

[@LeoR11]

Amazing video, these locos actually look really good, looking forward to them being used more frequently

[@PenyghentProductions]

Thank you I really appreciate it and me too !

[@richiem86]

Great video. It’s a Smart looking loco, but I can’t help thinking it sounds a bit like a hand-dryer!

[@audigex]

Smart looking? I'd say it's the ugliest thing on the network! You're right about it sounding like a dryer though I'd say "hairdryer", which might make a fitting nickname for them 😂

[@PenyghentProductions]

@@richiem86 thank you mate , yeah it is I must say

[@LisbonRailProductionsandF1]

Magnificent catches of the trains coming by and pass, I like it 5 stars. Thumbs up. Keep up the perfect work, my friend, just liked and subscribed, Greetings from Portugal to the UK.

[@PenyghentProductions]

Thank youuu!!! Greeting back from the uk to you in Portugal 🇵🇹

[@trainsandtrams2020]

I think the Class 93 looks very smart and I like that shade of green. It sounds quite mighty as well! A nice addition to the UK main line.

[@markhuckerIOwnAClassic-xd6qp]

yup, the days of british trains, by the people who invented them, is long gone. thanks uk gov!

[@ThatVoxelBlock]

at least we still have trains

[@markhuckerIOwnAClassic-xd6qp]

@@ThatVoxelBlock we invented trains and now we cant even make our own rails!

[@NovaCoronaSolarisBlast]

it's an unintended consequence of BR's locomotive policy. However well intentioned to boost local industry BR's policy of "Buy British" meant that there was little foreign competition, especially from American builders which were about 30 years ahead in their development by the mid 1950s, to force the domestic builders to up their standards. That coupled with the infrequent need for new units by BR over the years meant that by the 90s the domestic locomotive market had stagnated to the point where EMD was able to easily trounce our best designs.

[@NovaCoronaSolarisBlast]

@@markhuckerIOwnAClassic-xd6qp this is untrue! British Steel Scunthorpe has a rail mill that's producing rail for both here and abroad, including most recently a contract to supply rail to Egypt.

[@jovianr9498]

You shouldn't have voted Tory then, should you?

[@Martin_Trainspotter]

I think the locomotive looks very nice. Can't wait to see more of these types entering service. 👍👍👍

[@PenyghentProductions]

@@Martin_Trainspotter me too bud really interesting piece of kit.

[@class77sncb]

The new class 93 is a new version of class 88....Well done video ,Greetings from Germany ! Well, we have the classes 248 and 249(heavy shunter) !!

[@Thomas1980]

Thumbs Up! Super good Video! I like it!

[@PenyghentProductions]

Thank you so much!!!

[@buzzukfiftythree]

Interesting comments. Personally, I don’t think they’re ugly and, being manufactured by Stadler, they’re likely to be more reliable than other manufacturers (CAF, Bombardier etc.). Stadler has a good reputation for quality. I like older locos too, especially the Classic 37s and 47s, and its good to see the Class 69s. But time and technology marches onward. Fortunately there are still plenty of opportunities to see classic British built diesels on heritage lines.

[@railquest]

Fantastic footage! Such an interesting loco - will be fascinating to see what it ends up working.

[@PenyghentProductions]

Thank you so much I really appreciate it , Yes they are and it will be interesting to see what the future hold for them , Thank you commenting take care! Adam

[@versianimoreira]

Wonderful locomotive.

[@PenyghentProductions]

Indeed!

[@Simon-ui6db]

Sounds like my dyson

[@derekporter7658]

However, that nickname was given to the 92's. I think "Hand dryer".

[@YoLo-bb2vc]

when it moves i had to look out the window as it sounds like the rubbish truck that comes once a week XD

[@MancTrainGuy]

It sounds better than most modern freight locos

[@PenyghentProductions]

@@MancTrainGuy agreed.

[@johngrves3156]

Give me a 37/47 anyday !!

[@TrainSimEnjoyer]

Give me a 90,86,93 over a 37!!

[@True_NOON]

Gimme a 90/91/92 over a 47 anyday !!

[@photography4life]

Hi, love the video! How were you able to find where the 93001 was passing through and also get to all these different places in time to see it?

[@PenyghentProductions]

Hi sorry for the really late reply I use , Traksy for following the trains in real time And I I use real time trains to find the schedule and allocations off the trains running time etc

[@letsgotimenowxdterm4744]

Wow lovely to see Worksop station good videoing

[@MarcelosalivaTRENESArg]

Excellent video my friends

[@PenyghentProductions]

Thank you!!!

[@petersmith4455]

hi, sounds like a hand dryer not a diesel loco. anyway why do we need them when there are loads of redundant locos about, ? we think they look like the back of a bus,

[@TrainSimEnjoyer]

Because those redundant locos are rotting away, no use for them now which is why most abandoned class 90s are being scrapped

[@buzzukfiftythree]

I think they’re OK looking. As far as the older redundant locos are concerned, their technology is outdated, they pollute more than the current generation of locos and they’re rusting away.

[@user-lh2rs9jp7s]

I thought the idea of the class 93 was to be primarily used under the wires, as I didn’t think the Diesel engine was that powerful

[@jonathanj8303]

The diesel engine is 1200hp and the battery can add another 500hp short term (plus being able to be recharged from either the diesel or regenerative braking) so they're more or less equivalent to a 37 away from the wires. I think the intention is to use them mostly for intermodal traffic on electrified routes, but this makes them much more flexible - not just a last mile diesel, but last fifty if needs be.

[@thatlonewolfguy2878]

@@jonathanj8303 Coulld they be the replacement for Transpennine's 68s or are they just replacing old freight locos like the 37s etc?

[@jonathanj8303]

@thatlonewolfguy2878 I think the intention is to run 100mph intermodals with the diesel/batteries giving some diversion/last/shunting mile capability. Obviously that means new wagons as well, but that way they'll slot in better between passenger workkngs where there are capacity limits. So not exactly a 37 replacement, more an upgrade on 86 or 66 powered liner trains. I doubt there's much point in swapping them onto TPE's 68 sets.

[@james123212]

@@jonathanj8303 well it would be especially pointless putting them onto push pull sets which are currently sat in storage with no certain future

[@justinobrien3593]

it sounds like a whining axle and engine on a 1960s leyland atlantean bus 🚌 lol 😅

[@user-gk8gg1zt7l]

Nice video!

[@PenyghentProductions]

@@user-gk8gg1zt7l Thank you !:)

[@ianpage2765]

Awesome

[@hogyndrwg6253]

Super sequence! Where were the various locations in the video?

[@PenyghentProductions]

Worksop Shireoaks Foot crossing Kiveton park Kiveton Bridge Woodhouse

[@Rocketed12]

I get excited with a 25, 31, 33, 37, 40, 45, 47, 50. Never a 93. Doesn't even sound like an authentic locomotive 😢

[@True_NOON]

Do you live next to a line? Do you experiemce it daily , or is it just videos wich might aswell be filmings of a model railway?

[@dgattenb]

why has it got a yellow front ?? we don't need that anymore

[@True_NOON]

The ruling changed in 2016 so that if the headlights are at a certain level of brightness they dont need a yellow warningfront , wich the 345 are basicly the only fleet of trains to have sufficient lighting for it

[@train4905]

Awsome😊

[@PenyghentProductions]

@@train4905 thank you

[@mt5144]

06.26 37601 Sounds much better than the Class 93.

[@buzzukfiftythree]

Agree, but Class 37s are old technology now and, while it’s really great to see them still being used, we need locos that pollute less.

[@darealclass314]

They shouldn't replace the 91s with this monstrosity

[@PenyghentProductions]

@@darealclass314 time has to move on I’m afraid.

[@terrier_productions]

Do you mean the Class 90s?

[@darealclass314]

@@PenyghentProductions yeah it's sad to see the end of the dvts

[@derekporter7658]

Is that on battery or diesel power?

[@PenyghentProductions]

@@derekporter7658 diesel power mate.

[@Mike-kc8rl]

The locomotive has only limited diesel power at 1200bhp, so it's not going to move a mountain! The electric power is what it's all about nowadays?

[@rockerjim8045]

could you label the locations

[@PenyghentProductions]

Worksop shireoaks foot crossing Kiveton park Kiveton Bridge Woodhouse

[@OlgaBandelowa]

Viele wackelige Bilder und das Geklicke der Fotokameras ist wirklich sehr störend.

[@SuperDougstar]

Wow that seems loud. Clearly havent learned anything from the class 68

[@pipmalpass9884]

Looks German

[@vernongoodey5096]

Isn’t Stadler Swiss