71000 on The Devonian Sunday 4th May

71000 at Whiteball and Dainton on the outward trip. Including slipping to a stand on Dainton

[@RailMon]

Absolutely superb video. You captured all the drama perfectly! Hugh.

[@grizzler17]

What a lovely piece of film, thank you.

[@RailMon]

Believe me the sand boxes were full, but no amount of sand would compensate for a dead 90tonne diesel. Having said that, you must admit it was a fabulous show. Better than just another fast accent which we know the Duke is capable of anyway! Probable the best video ever of a locos in trouble!!! 5 definite stars. Incidentally, assistance from the diesel was by phone call only, not the whistle. Hugh.

[@MyMustang72]

the 67 did well to start the whole train by itself.

[@RailMon]

Fantastic vid. Watched it many times since you posted it. Talk about the best seat in the house. Its almost like you were the film director. I was filming in the support coach and I've just posted the vid on my channel if you care to take a peek. Its hardly surprising we ground to halt with a dead diesel and the line limit of 10 laden coaches behind us. The arrangement was that the Queens loco assisted us if required, except it wouldn't power up! Hugh the Railmon.

[@robmasterman]

Two excellent shots each showing different characters of the 'Duke'Well done!

[@collinblack_60103-]

I doubt the driver of 71000 had her in full forward gear and I also suspect the driver of the diesel had his loco in neutral when running, he has to be stationary to put in gear. Otherwise brilliantly filmed, right place right time.👍🇦🇺

[@Y55MAC]

Another trip I was on. If the Air pump on The Duke hadn't been on the fritz at Bristol the 67 wouldn't have been on the train and the Duke probably wouldn't have slipped. Turns out the 67 couldn't be put in gear on the move without being shut down and Rebooted.

[@hemerdonbank]

Thanks for all your messages to my video. This is my first attempte at putting a video on KZbin and from all your responses and the number views it has been well worth it. Keith (Hemerdonbank)

[@MG06ZT]

Great footage, well worth putting on!! Cheers.

[@jiffyman]

The 67 WAS running, but couldnt 'power up' and needed to be shut down and rebooted before being able to be 'put in gear'. It was running past me at aller, and, according to most of the forums discussions I have read, that was the reason........

[@railandmodel]

Nice capture, Cheers.

[@xxjonboy]

Right place at the right time.

[@SteveTBCFC]

Excellent, 5*

[@jiffyman]

Certainly sounded like they were 'whistling' for assistance quite a way down the Bank! Wonder why it took so long! that could have been alot worse, but glad nothing happened to the Duke, and DAMN shame I opted for Aller, although if you look at my video, she wasnt carrying much speed through Aller though.....

[@AndreiTupolev]

So why didn't they have the 67 running in readiness, instead of all that palaver? Seems silly to me.

[@Thunderer0872]

67's are spanish not Yank! or Canadian for (66's) yes it has a GM power plant but they wee built in Valencia Spain.

[@CGT867]

Who was the smart-arse who greased the rails at that point???

[@campainr]

Did a good job of pulling that 67 out of a tight spot there............ :-)

[@ScaniaVabis580]

Bloody diesel lol

[@AndreiTupolev]

Ah, the joys of electronics. Wouldn't have happened with a 47 *grumble grumble* ....

[@RailMon]

Here, here! Incidentally the Duke was hauled down to Newport for that weekends runs by, guess what, 2 Class 40s. Not because there was anything wrong with it, but simply because EWS wanted to move them down to Bristol from the Manchester area and it was them supplying the footplate crew for the Duke, so they killed 3 birds with one stone and moved the lot in one go. It meant the Duke used no coal on the run down which must be a first. I was on the footplate most of the time, it was so quiet.