FREEZING My Balls Off at -7’c 87002 RAILTOUR - 93001 WORKING !!! WCML FREIGHT

[@antman09ful1]

Well done Paul for being crazy like me as I was out all day in them freezing conditions. You worked out a great day for yourself and I enjoyed what you filmed. Regards Mike.

[@arthurgrowler5749]

@@antman09ful1 Cheers Mike Appreciated. Weather should pick up after today. So bring on the winter sunshine ☀️

[@Powerflowertrainsandplanes]

Beautiful scenes and worth withstanding the cold for a lovely collection of scenes such as those

[@arthurgrowler5749]

Thanks for that 👍 Did manage to warm up between the locations and a bag of chips on the way to Casey lane 😋

[@Powerflowertrainsandplanes]

@@arthurgrowler5749 Excellent

[@TLGvideos]

Great vid as ever Paul. Worth the frostbite I'm sure! 🥶

[@arthurgrowler5749]

@@TLGvideos ha ha !! Worse up your end 🥶🥶 Got past Runcorn and the weather changed

[@philclarke3203]

Great captures Paul! I went to the footbridge at Acton Bridge on Thursday, in the afternoon, so not that cold. Not been ther for a while.

[@arthurgrowler5749]

Dont think it will much good in the summer months with the growth

[@philclarke3203]

@@arthurgrowler5749 no🥲

[@LocomotiveLimited]

You are a brave man, it looked baltic. Nice to see 93 001 running under its own power

[@arthurgrowler5749]

The difference between Acton Bridge -7.5’c and alot of snow on the ground and Crewe -4’c hardly any snow on the ground was fascinating as we traveled from Chester where there no snow at all

[@allan5919]

A super series of video clips. Hope you have thawed out. 👍

[@arthurgrowler5749]

@@allan5919 Nice one Allan 👍

[@RailTractionEye]

Excellent

[@arthurgrowler5749]

@RailTractionEye Cheers 👍

[@briantaylor24d81]

great shots i was at Acton Bridge & Basford Hall wednesday

[@arthurgrowler5749]

Thanks Brian 👍

[@EWAAAR]

Great stuff. Some fantastic catches you have gotten. I've Subscribed!

[@arthurgrowler5749]

@@EWAAAR Cheers 🍻Glad you enjoyed and subscribed 👍

[@alexs5700]

Fair shout for the work put in, Brass monkey weather 👍👍

[@arthurgrowler5749]

🥶🥶🥶

[@Penfold101]

Commenting just for the title…

[@arthurgrowler5749]

🥶🥶🥶🥶

[@normanellis7666]

Nice collection Arthur and hope you recover soon 🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶

[@arthurgrowler5749]

Wrapped up well today Norman. Didn’t feel that cold with the sun ☀️ out pal

[@StevenBoyd-yy6rw]

Thanks for braving the Artic Weather today Arthur

[@arthurgrowler5749]

@@StevenBoyd-yy6rw certainly was 🥶 surprised the temp went so low !!

[@teamtrains]

Amazing video at Crewe and Casey lane must of f been cold 🥶🥶, One question do you use a tripod

[@arthurgrowler5749]

@@teamtrains Yes very cold 🥶 I use hand held tripod find it easier to use

[@cd66061]

Rough wheel flat at 5:20 by the sounds of it

[@arthurgrowler5749]

Few during the day !!

[@richardmorgan3177]

Great video there a stem train coming up to Holyhead on the 13 of this month 😊

[@arthurgrowler5749]

@@richardmorgan3177 Yes Royal Scot. Private Charter 👍

[@JohnDuncanPeacock]

Great work Mr Growler, out there in Siberia for 5 hours,have you got a portable heater?😅 And we might be getting closer to seeing a 93 earning some dosh by hauling a wagon?

[@arthurgrowler5749]

Heater would of been handy 😀Have a heated body warmer, great invention 👍

[@MrBubba59]

Great video but they're nearly all diesels operating under the wires, even the 93 working on diesel. It can only be the UK.

[@arthurgrowler5749]

Only have to look at Crewe Electric Depot with all the stored / Out of service locos

[@MrBubba59]

@@arthurgrowler5749 Yes something inherently wrong about this given the transition away from fossil fuels generally. The success of the '66' and the HST was always a good excuse not to (electrify) but intervention is required to stop so much diesel being burned hauling freight on the main electrified lines. Great to see the 87 in action.

[@arthurgrowler5749]

@ Agree Pal 👍

[@steventhornton4716]

So the 93 is a sort of electro diesel?

[@arthurgrowler5749]

@@steventhornton4716 Might be useful The ‘93’ is equipped with four AC induction traction motors and is capable of providing a nominal electric power of 4MW via the overhead wires (5400hp), which increases to 4.6MW via ‘Boost’ mode (6168hp). The locomotive offers 900kW (1200hp) on its diesel engine and 400kW (536hp) via its two 200kW battery traction packs. There is a diesel and battery hybrid mode which offers a combined 1300kW (1700hp). Each Class 93 is fitted with a Stage V, 900 kW, C32 Caterpillar engine. The C32 is a 12-cylinder turbocharged, four-stroke engine with a mechanical electric unit injection (MEUI). It is rated at 900kW at 1800rpm. The fuel tank fitted to the Class 93 holds 3600 litres.

[@steventhornton4716]

@arthurgrowler5749 so in a sense an electro diesel like the 73 but pantograph driven rather than third rail

[@arthurgrowler5749]

@steventhornton4716 Tri- mode loco