(HD) 73207, 73206 + GLVs & 73208 ERUPT Out Of Tonbridge With Mega Clag & Horns

Here we see GBRf Beasts 73207 + 73206 with 2 GLVs & 73208 on the rear, Erupting out of Tonbridge with Thick black clag, thrash and tones! This was working 5Z73 Tonbridge West Yard - Ramsgate & Return. Big ta that man ;)
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Enjoy!!

[@jos4669]

that electric whine combined with the fantastic sound of the diesel engines doing their work is really something to be appreciated

[@marcconyard5024]

Loveliest motor noise I’ve heard for a long while.

[@mauri1680]

The GLV's are arcing as they do indeed have traction motors as they were originally the motor vehicles from the old 2 HAP EMUs. After withdrawal were then converted into the GLVs for the Gatwick express in order to provide a push/pull service with Class 73s, the traction motors proving useful to aid the 73's through the point work at Gatwick airport where the risk of a loco becoming gapped at low speeds was high. After the mk2 coach formed trains were withdrawn the GLVs were put into storage untill purchased/leased by network rail and refurbished for 3rd rail deicing duties. Hope this explains a little bit of the history of these long lived units, apologies for any errors.

[@tpvalley]

I wonder why the 73's were using diesel power? icy rails?

[@lrt_unimog8316]

Given TPWS/OTMR/GSM-R, would those GLV’s be able to move under their own power on the main line again?

[@bellers13]

awesome, most eruption ever seen from class 73s, very good Howard

[@HSTHoward]

David Bellamy Many thanks

[@andypreston1524]

Lovely atmospheric video.....short but extremely sweet, thoroughly enjoyed that! Thank you.

[@Class43Harrison]

What a clag! It was so cool!

[@trainmaniacstudios8216]

It started off really dull but then- BOOM That's what I'm talking about! :)

[@hkgspotter1]

My Granddad lived in Tunbridge Wells and my father would drive here and we would do some train spotting from that bridge over the yard. Memories.....

[@amtrakharry]

AWESOME clag! Way to go Howard! :)

[@tommytippee5900]

The Symphony, The Clagg....... Beautiful!

[@nm637]

Wow! Amazing shot! Im amazed

[@MikesMovies]

Bloody fantastic!

[@JohnPW22]

Cripes! That was stupendous!

[@nlo114]

This may be a silly question, but someone may know! As the train is leaving using diesel power, why is there significant arcing from the pick-up shoes as it crosses the diamond? At 1:10 - 1:15 there are a few biggish arcs: I thought that ED's worked independent of the juice-rail when on diesel-power. Have I missed something?

[@matthew0605]

The 73s were on diesel power but they were hauling converted emu stock which have traction motors that are under power from the "juice"rail and that's why there's arching . Hope that helps .-bud the painter-

[@ronniebiggs4026]

Excellent video proper old school

[@Antthecool1]

Great video!

[@steveallen808909]

Awesome video 😎

[@Zps99]

Epic clag and i saw 73208 at minster with 1 of them coaches

[@HSTHoward]

@JohnPW22 it was!! cheers

[@HSTHoward]

@clusterfak Thank you!

[@OlafProt]

Probably a stupid question (and not a complaint obviously!) that I'll be roundly corrected on, but how come the 73's are operating on Diesel power where there's Third Rail. A possible who knows? Just because...?

[@HSTHoward]

No electric in the yard it was departing from. It changed over shortly after

[@ClassThrash]

Holy crap, nice!!!!!! Didn't know 73s had it in them, have they had their silencers removed?

[@HSTHoward]

Test run sir, yes they do have motors

[@HSTPaul]

MY LORDZ. EPIC CLAG. Wait, I'm calm, I'm calm.

[@chris-io1ki]

Very nice to see 73s proving their worth on diesel power. on the odd occasion I sampled 73s on diesel on the GatEx.they seemed pretty poor unless they were on electric. Great video and proper liveries as well. Of note though, has anyone noticed the 73 at the rear seemed to clag first?

[@xxxzzz8126]

Interesting. You can see the thrust from the third engine. Perhaps it was outputting relatively more power than the rest. No 2 engine looked a little weak.

[@Martindyna]

The tractive effort is pretty decent on diesel up to about 30 MPH only.

[@0145jjd]

where is the tail light?

[@whitemoor66]

Fabulous!

[@HSTHoward]

Thanks, 73136 is very loud

[@el1924]

wahts with all the sparks?

[@rentaghost]

Awesome thanks for posting. Why do they run on diesel when they could run on electric. I thought class 73's were dual purpose and could run off the 3rd rail. I much prefer diesel power though, and the clag ;-)

[@reggiesmith3866]

Exactly.. why were they still on diesel power on the 3rd rail through the Station?

[@professorjamesmoriarty5191]

@@reggiesmith3866 Not sure how things are now, but it used to be that you couldn't run more than 2 together on electric in case of drawing too many amps. There was a similar restriction on the 4 rep units were they could not run in multiple, one would have to drag the other.

[@1madaboutguitar]

Ha Ha... that was truly EPIC!!

[@HSTHoward]

@EssexGayBoi Cheers matey!

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

Nice one.

[@okotokspaul]

holy shit - wot a cracking departure from the ED's

[@MikesMovies]

very nice

[@luciusesox1luckysox570]

Why were they using the Diesel engines the third rail was here ?

[@21C123]

Nice!

[@rammergramps]

nice touch of clag

[@salopiangrowler]

My Bloody Lordzzz! excellent :D

[@falken_gt4]

When you come off the slip road onto the dual carriageway

[@eagle50043]

superb.

[@bennickss]

God. Who knew such a tiny engine could cough out that much smoke?!

[@neilfoord7426]

Nice!!

[@HSTHoward]

Thats the GLVs sparking

[@ghostontheline]

Dieseltastic!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@EM-yk1dw]

Why were the Pway shouting?

[@TicTacToe3511]

What were the sparks caused by

[@professorjamesmoriarty5191]

Third rail pick up shoes on the GLV's.

[@Synchro-Mesh]

@el1924 3rd rail arcs

[@HSTHoward]

This was coming out of a diesel only yard

[@-yeme-]

how come 3 engines for only 2 coaches

[@xxxzzz8126]

Cut backs!

[@HartlepoolFC2016]

BEASSTTT! at 1:26 what was the driver yelling at you? (i know it was good, but i could only make out him saying your name)

[@class56trainsrock62]

1:26

[@craigdoran7593]

hellfire

[@X2K9]

MY LORDZ :P Look at the Clag :D

[@DiddlyDom]

@trainmad345678 I think he said "That's for you Howard!!"

[@Sackbladder]

LOL! Volcanic!

[@matthewlamb3948]

Eruptshion

[@TomCrippsTrains]

Why can't they use 3rd rail?!

[@trainmaniacstudios8216]

They are though-?

[@TomCrippsTrains]

But the clag suggests otherwise

[@g8ymw]

TomCrippsTrains You're right Tom, clag and bark says they were using diesel. Surprising as they would have above double the power if they put the shoes down

[@trainmaniacstudios8216]

g8ymw Oh yeah I suppose so... Maybe they were en route to Dungeness?

[@timorgano]

g8ymw They would've been a hybrid, and could escape the congestion charge, hahaha. Seriously though. I did think the same as you.

[@HSTHoward]

@xcvbnm125487 cheers

[@HSTHoward]

@trainmad345678 'Just for you Howard' .....

[@EssexGayBoi]

Very nice indeed, hmmm must get back down there 1 day, awesome place to spot & yer who ever did dislike is an idiot lol i 2nd that lol

[@nathan83699]

It was like blue clag then all that burned fuel came out like a volcano :)

[@edporter8009]

Why do they need three engines for just a few cars?

[@HSTHoward]

Test runs

[@TransportCambs]

Hang on, is this clickbait? Nope, these trains are meant to be more environmentally friendly than the steamies. Lol.

[@owenevans83]

Nice!