Double Thump

[@stephenpowell5912]

Great sounding Classic DMUs ,Love that classic thrash ❤️🎼🎵Take me back to 1983 time to 1989 when travelling from East Grinstead to London Bridge & back in the day to East Grinstead while at school between these years.Born in Mhid 1973 ❤️

[@UKWMO]

The sound of those thumpers is music to my ears!

[@TerryClarkAccordioncrazy]

Nice sound, used to ride these out of Fratton station in the 80s, nicer for passengers than the revvy under floor engines that replaced them. I think the drivers are a bit too gentle here, back in the day they gave them more welly!

[@HSMiyamoto]

My introduction to BR DMU's was on a visit in 1984. I was startled by the thick black smoke each unit shot out when they started. They also puffed like a steam engine. I saw them in York and Oxford, so that's Eastern and Western regions. These preserved machines are apparently better maintained than was standard on the BR of the 80s.

[@markb846]

A great day out. I saw the Hasting Diesels tour on its way out in the morning at Petts Wood. Then had a good day on the Double Thump. Even got a tour of the centre car for 1317

[@toonmag50]

These look proper trains. Comfortable, smooth, warm and some look compartmentalised. When Southern Region finished with them , BR should have taken some onto the Tyne Valley -Carlisle-Stranraer line. They would have been wonderful. Instead BR gave bus conversions similar to the Arkansas Chugabug

[@Martindyna]

If you like Thumpers you could take a look at 80 Class & 450 Class (here on KZbin) which operated in Northern Ireland, they were fitted with the same traction equipment. In some videos of 80 Class in particular the traction motors are quite vocal (situated driving the bogie at the other end of the power car from the EE Diesel engine).

[@Martindyna]

I hope the uploader allows this recommendation for traction motor sound ..... `NIR (Northern Ireland Railways) 80 Class and 450 Class - Irish Thumpers 2009' 3.05

[@toonmag50]

@@Martindyna will have a look, thanks

[@nails6365]

nice video thank you. that must have been quite a challenge bringing another thumper over for the day!

[@likklej8]

Those southern region diesel unit were real thumpers must admit they looked better in Southern green than Network livery. Beautiful bit of preservation.

[@steamsearcher]

I have it on good authority from a traction man that the modern DMU set up is the worst being noisy for the passengers, bad on track and damaging for the tiny engine exposed to all the elements. A larger low revving inboard engine being the preferred option and they last longer between servicing eg HST's!!!

[@riverhuntingdon6659]

steamsearcher Quite right. If only they'd pushed abit more with the class 210 DEMU, we might've been spared all that noise and vibration in EVERY car as in today's DMU. If it hadn't been for our simple, old and reliable Southern DEMUs, the HST wouldn't have been, so I was told when I worked on the DEMUs. Magnificent machines, those older DEMUs, including the UTA/NIR types.

[@acrobaticcripple8176]

What a guy at 3:10! I'm missing a hip, but to walk without a knee takes some doing. On a different note. I'm somewhat higorant about rolling stock. In 1982 I rode in a 2 coach unit from Blackwater to Gatwick. It had a manual gearbox, and took ages between gears. My memory isn't great, and I was sitting with a particularly special person. I have a vague recollection of being able to see forward to the track ahead. I wondered at the time if the thing would ever get enough speed to get us to the airport in time. Ended up being one of my best rail experiences. What sort of machine was it? I know that someone's going to enlighten me. Thanks a bunch in anticipation! Nige.

[@scopex2749]

COR TRAIN PORN!! Awesome dobba dobba dobba dobba . Used to travel on these in my early days in the RAF going to and from Amersham. Where can you see these two trains?? Oh correction they were DMU,s direct drive gearbox

[@steveluckhurst2350]

DEMU. Not direct drive.

[@tinsley.tmd.41a52]

Really nice video in good light but completely ruined by the incessant camera clicking!

[@Keithbarber]

Enough to make you lose your temper- be really snappy about it

[@theextremeanimator4721]

In this circumstance, snapping at such a tiny wee thing is bloody stupid!