DELTIC AT SPEED.! 55022 'Royal Scots Grey' HAMMERS through Rugeley & Fast Line Freight.! 12/05/23

Wow..! LSL taking advantage of a quiet WCML to allow their Class 55 Racehorse to stretch it's legs with a non-stop run to Carlisle!
See D9000 'Royal Scots Grey' in very fine form at speed through Rugeley.
Also seen are a mix of freight workings - With the majority running early and a couple of rare captures on the fast-lines.
Hope you enjoy the video! Thanks for watching.
#class55 #deltic #D9000 #55022 #1Z70 #royalscotsgrey #locomotives #locomotiveservicesltd #LSL #delticatspeed #strikedaytrains #strikedayfreight #freightfastlines #fastlinefreight

[@ianpark1906]

Brilliant! True Napier music 👍😁👍

[@robinmunro47]

My son Iain was driving it this morning 🙂👍

[@trainsplanes]

Bet he enjoyed that👌👍🏆

[@markcf83]

Lucky him.

[@bobwilcox1147]

KZbin vloggers are often guilty of over exaggeration, but in this case "hammers" is a fair description ! Royal Scots Grey in fine fettle!

[@Beatlefan67]

Freight is soooo much more interesting than passenger stock - but when hauled by a Deltic, that's an exception! Thanks for sharing, what a great place to watch trains!

[@bradwilliams1691]

Great video. I'm so glad that there are a few people who hold their phones in the horizontal position.

[@2010ditta]

S bends at one end and a straight at the other. What an amazing place to watch the trains. Great stuff. The Deltic was awesome. All the best.

[@trainsplanes]

Thanks Tim.. Def a great spot that one to see locos at speed 👍

[@GreatBritishRailways1]

The Deltic was in a class of its own and nicely captured. Regards, John

[@trainsplanes]

Thanks John 👍

[@stuartbromley5328]

Great seeing the freight lads able to stretch there legs on the fast passenger lines ,as for the SCOTS GREY JUST WOW

[@markcf83]

Quite right the old girl was allowed to run on the fast lines.

[@going2thedogs]

Same great footage there. The Deltic looked & sounded fantastic. 👍

[@mt5144]

If only I could have been on the Deltic travelling at that speed, There is still no other Loco like them, there the best & always will be.

[@arthurgrowler5749]

Deltic looked superb Wasn’t hanging about either !!!

[@mikeuk4130]

Yes, that Deltic certainly was moving!

[@DANEBLUEGNOME]

Omg... Oh my god, what a fastest this gone hell of this!!!... Jeez!! 😱

[@171trains]

That deltic was definitely proving itself after its last run!

[@warriormonx]

Geez those Deltics could go like a stabbed rat! The freights weren’t playing either!!

[@TheClockwise770]

Great video of assorted goods and D9000 RSG coming around that curve absolute ace. Thank you

[@peterthornton2396]

2:06 that bloody two stroke. What a beautiful noise

[@standonald5145]

That London Euston wasn't hanging about, that's what I call hauling ass , Beautiful big Engines doing what they do best

[@user-rn7en5zp5n]

Long story short - was parked up by Wigan North Western and it came belting by there too!!! Very pleasant surprise!

[@trainsplanes]

Can’t get much better than being surprised by a Deltic in full flow 👌👍

[@Pooky-Cat]

That's some stupid cant on that curve,wow. Great video, thanks for posting.

[@calebmumby5803]

WOW Royal Scots Grey certainly looks better after its last run she was flying loved it cheers

[@Gregg-eo2le]

Deltic looked and sounded great 👍

[@12crepello]

They fixed the faulty Napier then? Obviously not too serious a problem. Thanks for posting. All those containers off the crowded roads!

[@andydavidson9440]

Let’s have many more off the roads!

[@chompette_]

Deltic is doing 102mph by my estimate! :D Looking at the time it took the train to pass one of the patches in the ballast and the video frames, I'd estimate it took the train 3.93 seconds for its 179.9m (5 car DBSO, CL55, CL87, 2x standard opens) length to pass.

[@martinplatt5928]

1609 metres in a mile. That's 35.15 seconds to do a mile. 3600 seconds in an hour so 3600/35.15 = 102.41 mph if my maths is correct.

[@noooo_safechat2589]

Nerd

[@martinplatt5928]

LOL. I agree with your comment.@@noooo_safechat2589

[@firmbutton6485]

The world needs nerds

[@russmilton4491]

That sound !!!

[@duainesimpson274]

It’s great! Spectacular well shot in it’s entirety

[@bennickss]

My lordz, what a roar

[@Greatwesterntrainspotter]

Very nice deltic looking beautiful as always

[@andydavidson9440]

Love to see the fast freight after watching it through Carlisle with Les Gilpin. The Deltic was a fantastic and memorable bonus at a great location…when is it on the ECML in its homeland❤

[@steventhornton4716]

Something special about those locomotives that noise phenomenal

[@trainsplanes]

Absolutely great when in top gear like that - Amazing sound and to see👌👍

[@Sophiebryson510]

Love the deltoids. Fine locos.

[@NorthWestLevelCrossingsChannel]

Excellent video 👍

[@ENC_Trainspotting]

Great video as usual! 👍

[@TrainLoverHimu]

Amazing ❤🚂❤

[@dcbrit2003]

Good visuals. Well done

[@RailwayVideos.]

Nice collection

[@michaeltaylor1869]

Wow i can not believe how you kept your lovely camera still on the tripod really good camera work as well keep it up hope to hear from you soon bye for now Philip

[@Nixxy2810]

Can't beat a Deltic at full chat on both engines

[@TheosTrainsWalesOfficial]

That Deltic was at full speed, no question. You don't see that every day.

[@arnoldspottingvideos5269]

Nice video mate 👍

[@davesowden4907]

Love the sound of the 70’s traction motors under load at that speed. You can’t heard it on most diesels! The Deltic though… in a class of its own! Tamworth Low Level is actually a fantastic spot for railway video/photography. These videos prove it! As long as the main subject doesn’t get photobombed!

[@annoyingbstard9407]

Flying dustman! 😂

[@nelson408.]

The Deltic seens in fine fettle after its indiscretion on 21st April.

[@trainsplanes]

I’d say so! It’s made it up to Carlisle in very good time. 👌👍

[@jonathanvince8173]

Deltic's still being used they are nearly 60years old.

[@MarkJT1000]

Listen to that Deltic with headphones on as it thunders through your head from one ear to the other.

[@trainsplanes]

I’ve had to replay this myself - Well worth it..!! ✅✅

[@Burtonupontrentrailwaystoday]

The Deltic was shifting through the platform

[@swearingkevo]

Nice vid mate , when was this ?

[@trainsplanes]

Cheers - It was this morning.. 1Z70 Euston-Carlisle non stop.

[@sonsofanoraks]

Great shots! Love RSG's. Can you tell me what video camera you use, as I wish to replace mine and yours looks good for trains?

[@trainsplanes]

Thanks - The camera is a Panasonic HC-VXF1 👍

[@McDonnell-Douglas_DC-10]

Hope the curves don't make the curvaceous trains curve too much.

[@jamesproudlove1527]

Superb! What speed was she doing?

[@michaelsandford1015]

What was a class 87 locomotive doing on the back

[@trainsplanes]

It was there to assist with the ECS moves to Euston and then back to Crewe from Carlisle.

[@gs425]

Why do modern wagons, especially container flats, make that eerie whooshing noise?

[@Greatwesterntrainspotter]

How is the new class 99 depot looking in Leicester when are you going next

[@trainsplanes]

Have a look back at my recent vids - I was there about a week ago..

[@Greatwesterntrainspotter]

@DestinationTrainsPlanes yes I actually watched all of your videos you done and I'm not lying every single video

[@myriaddsystems]

Why all the empty trucks?

[@Keplaves]

3:00 in you seem far too close to the train there and are yoy standing inbetween two tracks? Not having a go at you i am genuinely curious as it is a great shot!

[@trainsplanes]

I’m stood at the end of the platform. There are lines both side of the platform there - The left hand side is a through line, the right hand side terminates.

[@eyup121]

I never understood why freight doesn't use electric motive power more often surely it would be cheaper and more efficient. Also a shame there never was a replacement for class 73

[@littlemissy2883]

It does something, but those containers freight come from the ports such as Felixstowe where they don't have electrification

[@alexcurtismonk8235]

What train station where you at

[@trainsplanes]

Hi Alex, this was Rugeley Trent Valley.

[@swissbaldo]

Huge catenary structure. Not one single electric train.

[@johnalford4786]

What was the top speed of a deltic? that one certainly was shifting.

[@TheClockwise770]

100mph

[@johnalford4786]

@@TheClockwise770 Thank you

[@winco68]

100 was the official permitted top speed although reports exist of 114 mph being achieved on test. Unofficial reports record 120 was reached once for a solitary mile but that can’t be proven.

[@johnalford4786]

@@winco68 Thank ytou for that info. i swear that one was doing more than 100mph.

[@chris8405]

@@johnalford4786 no, it looked about the ton. Top speed ever recorded was 55008 in 1978 - 125 mph. The run was published in Railway World magazine. I've clocked 55009 at 116 mph and 55022 at 114 mph. Not GPS, proper stopwatch continuous timing at mileposts.

[@mikeking2539]

What are the disks for on the end wagon of the 6M13?

[@butikimbo9595]

Not entirely sure but those wheels (not discs) might have something to do with manual mechanisms of the wagons and possibly manual brakes. But as i mentioned before not sure as is at least one on the side of them as many other wagons use to have though to manual brake them but on the rear is not so common and i do not know what are they for. Hope it helps.

[@paulsheward3325]

They are for opening the doors.

[@Praveenkumar-is4ir]

what gauge ?

[@trainsplanes]

Hi, the UK rail network runs on 1435mm gauge.

[@markhuckerIOwnAClassic-xd6qp]

these modern freight engines are soooooo FUGLEY!

[@pauljones401]

How fast was that??!!!!

[@trainsplanes]

Close to full beans I’d say 👌👍

[@josephinebennington7247]

Various consists….Good to see the graffiti boys are keeping the spray paint industry in business.

[@nicksrailchannel3822]

It's a worldwide phenomenon. I see some impressive graffiti art on freight trains in the US.

[@animalian01]

It's a pity the Deltic was pulling such a small train.

[@gh9016]

Nice vid, but it's 55022 as opposed to 55002

[@trainsplanes]

Where does it say 55002..?

[@gh9016]

@@trainsplanes on the caption as the deltic approaches

[@gh9016]

1min 53secs

[@trainsplanes]

@@gh9016 Thanks - Thats a typo that I now cannot fix unfortunately. I’ll pin this post to the top of the comments so others can see this reply if they see the same mistake. 👍

[@Nate0493]

Shame they had to put it on a strike day, made it impossible to see it

[@trainsplanes]

It’s possible they saw the chance for a clear non-stop run with it being a strike day and took the opportunity purposely 🤷‍♂️

[@noooo_safechat2589]

Why the fuck is there an electric train on the rear of a diesel rail tour, the return journey won’t be as good

[@trainsplanes]

It was a private working rather than a rail tour.

[@vincenthalas7055]

Utterly ridiculous. So many empty slots. Get that heavy freight off the roads!