Locomotive Class 31 cold start at Meldon Quarry Dartmoor

[@andrewlawson5779]

20 Benson & Hedges, 2 cups of tea and this loco's ready for the day😁

[@nigeljames6017]

It is the British way !

[@adammoss5284]

Trying to work out which spluttered more...? Lol

[@andrewlawson5779]

@adammoss5284 The way I am first thing in the morning the locomotive will be moving well before I do

[@fredtedstedman]

6 cans of easy-start..........

[@chriswilson2431]

Wonderful to see another old loco spluttering into life again. Long live heritage traction!

[@captainbimble]

Greta would be so happy!😂

[@trs4u]

It doesn't make any difference to her nor to JSO what people do with fossil-origin commodities. Once they're out of their geological deposits, the harm is fully realised. A lot of people fail to understand this. Nobody (even London ULEZ who have heritage exceptions) cares if heritage engines burn non-fossil diesel, or even non-fossil coal. All that's needed for synthetic direct replacements that keep everyone happy is colossal amounts of Renewable Energy, which UK has in offshore wind potential. Problem is people go straight to Millwall-Chelsea quarrelling and we can't have nice things.

[@Mechknight73]

I always did find it entertaining how these engines seem to "start" with about two cylinders, then the rest join in once the first pair are firing. Although some people would love to sample the tune it's playing for a drum solo

[@SpoonyMcSpoonface]

Some excellent noises. They really ought to be sampled for a drum track 🎼🥁

[@giork2828]

Hot For Teacher, by Van Halen (and covered by @Chiara Cotugno, of course) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIvIaaqlp9F3ea8

[@treborsrednuas]

Wow! Thats special, thanks for sharing this. I used to cycle the granite way upnto Meldon often and get a mars bar at the buffet car (now gone sadly) when I was growing up in Okey 20 years ago. The sidings were lined with those diesles and carriages just melting away like a sad rusty scrap yard. So lovely to see this video though when it was all alive.

[@73Datsun180B]

I didn't realize class 31 had several hit n miss engines as a power-plant lol🤣

[@Shelfandtabletoplayouts00gauge]

Built in the late 1950s, what a goer!

[@eddherring4972]

I’d love to see this towed into London ULEZ today (September 2023) and then started.

[@394pjo]

Agreed. Cranked up on a bitterly cold day opposite Khan's office.

[@stephensaines7100]

And I'd love to see you breathing it.

[@ryanjam07]

Sounds like it needs new spark plugs or maybe the distributor cap needs turning a few degrees to get the timing right

[@_RabbitLeader]

It looks exposed to the risk of vandalism being stored overnight in such a location. Surprised to say the least!

[@BegudMaximan-zp2tc]

That was a bit of a struggle, but aging locos get like that way, at least it runs once it warms up!

[@livestocknetwork320]

We demand the link between Plymouth to Exeter Central be restored!...

[@ALCO-C855-fan]

Looks like the Leader, all in smoke...

[@twinturbo199]

Absolutely love the BR class 31

[@ColonelStraker]

Quite honestly, it sounds like my ten-year-old lawnmower, when I start it up 😂

[@soldier-Dave]

What we used to call a “brush” loco in my seventies days

[@Grid56]

Ah another standard EE startup!

[@nigelterry9299]

A grumpy startup!!!

[@danielcapo1991]

nice start 👍

[@cannadineboxill-harris2983]

I needed to know why they don’t dig a tunnel and do an extension for the main line Train so that they can extend the unused abandoned underground train stations. Why couldn’t they use the part D78 Stock train doors on the sides and also restructure the front face of the A60 and A62 stock that includes the class 313, class 314 and class 315 remix and make them all together and also redesign them an overhead line and also make them into Five cars per units and also having three Disabled Toilets on those Five cars per units A60 and A62 stock trains and also convert the A60 and A62 stock trains into a Scania N112, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXB, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 8LXB Diesel Engines and also put the Loud 7-Speed Voith Gearboxes even Loud 8-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Gearboxes in the A60 and A62 stock, class 313, class 314, and class 315 and also modernise the A60 and A62 stock and make it into an 11 car per unit so it could have fewer doors, more tables, computers and mobile phone chargers. A Stock Trains and also having 8 Disabled Toilets on those A stock trains. why couldn’t we refurbish and modernise the Waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel and make it larger and extend it to the bank station, making it into a Triple-Track Railway Line so those Five countries such as Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden to convert the waterloo and city line Triple-Track Railway tunnel into a High-Speed Railway lines? The Third Euro tunnel Triple-Track Railway line to make it 11 times better for passengers so they could go from A to B. Then put the modernised 11 car per unit A Stock and put them on a bigger modernised Waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel so it could go to bank station to those Five countries such as Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. The modernised refurbished 11 cars per unit A stock could be a High Speed The Third Triple-Track Euro Tunnel Train So it is promising and 47 times a lot more possible to do this kind of project if that will be OK for London Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. oh by the way, could they also tunnel the Triple-Track Railway Line so it will stop from Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex so that the Passengers will go to Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden and also extend the Triple-Track Railway Line from the Bank to Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex Stations so that more people from there could go to Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden more Easily. Why couldn't they extend the Piccadilly Line and also build brand-new underground train stations so it could go even further right up to Clapton, Wood Street can they also make another brand new underground train station in Chingford and could they extend the Piccadilly Line and the DLR right up to Chingford? All of the classes 150, 155, 154, 117, 114, 105, and 106, will be replaced by all of the Scania N112, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXB, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 8LXB Diesel Five carriages three disabled toilets are air conditioning trains including Highams Park for extended roots which is the Piccadilly line and the DLR trains. Could you also convert all of the 1973 stock trains into an air-conditioned maximum speed 78 km/hours (48 MPH) re-refurbished and make it into a 8 cars per unit if that will be alright, and also extend all of the Piccadilly train stations to make more space for all of the extended 8 car per unit 1973 stock air condition trains and can you also build another Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive Companies and can they order Every 77 Octagon and Every 47 Hexagon shape LNER diagram unique small no.13, unique small no.11 and unique small no.10 Boilers from those Countries such as Greece, Italy, Poland, and Sweden, can they make Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive speeds by up to 147MPH so you can try and test it on the Original Mainline so it will be much more safer for the Passengers to enjoy the 147MPH speed Limit only for HS2 and Channel Tunnel mainline services, if they needed 16 Carriages Per units, can they use those class 55’s, class 44’s, class 40’s and class 43HST Diesel Locomotive’s right at the Back of those 18 Carriages Per Units so they can take over at the Back to let those Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s have a rest for those interesting Journeys Please!!!!!!, oh can you make all of those Coal Boxes’s 18 Tonnes for all of those 147MPH Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s so the Companies will Understand us PASSENGER’S!! so please make sure that the Builders can do as they are told!!!!! And Please do something about these very very important Professional ideas Please? Prime Minister of England, Prime Minister of Australia, Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister of Germany, Prime Minister of Italy, Prime Minister of Poland and that Includes the Mayor of London.

[@ziggengineering7861]

Here we have each cylinder taking its turn to have a go on the piston ring they borrowed from a Austin Allegro ! 😄 📣Get some brake & clutch cleaner down the bloody inlet boyos!” 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@curtchase3730]

At what point did the engineer let up on the starter?

[@chief9938]

He didn’t.

[@CreRay]

Somewhere around 1:00

[@smallrails6831]

Love the video and loco sounds

[@Sergey322]

What’s up Mile197. Сan I add your video to my channel?

[@milepost197]

Yes 🙂

[@raygale4198]

I'd say that was a win, started fairly evenly for a cold engine. Not sure the engineer poking individual pumps into full fuel helped but probably helped identify the slow to light off cylinders.

[@Jimmer93]

Sad to see so much of the old Heritage stock leaving Dartmoor :/

[@gambeersagar6838]

Wonderful

[@steffanharaldjanzen6600]

Bloody hell Dave Law aka Skinny has been on board

[@kopasz9140]

That guy with his TDI at 6 a.m.

[@mikebryan7060]

My word. What year would that engine have dated from? Mid 80s.,?

[@milepost197]

Class 31 locomotives were introduced in 1957

[@mikebryan7060]

@@milepost197 oh thank you. I am no train enthusiast but love these videos of filthy diesel engines blowing out smoke, soot and flames and they splutter into life. It reminds me of my student days travelling on endless BR trains.

[@andrashennel3765]

It really makes me think. Why the BR diesel locos sounds so different. All other diesel loco sounds simmilar-ish but you know Just from the sound, that it is a BR loco.

[@cpeast]

Firing up the old tractor 🚜 🔥

[@robertfeeley9738]

Why get a new one when the old one is top noch

[@nomon95]

Starts only in orne cylinder,later two,later three.....at the end more cylinders working. This issue Is because compression pressure Is a bit low. The ideal ignition fuel temperature Is 500.....550 celcious. In the cold start in old machines,this happen frequently. The flames are consequence for the clag (fuel sprayed as steam)in all exhaust system.A single spark make the clag to ignition AND,of course,flames are present. When the engine Is hot and all the cylinders working,the clag Is no present AND the engine run normal.

[@jackfinlayson9161]

Where are all the tree hugger posts about global warming etc? 😂😂😂

[@cpeast]

Be sure to keep the choke on and let it warm.

[@cidertom5140]

Diesels don’t have chokes

[@cpeast]

@@cidertom5140 of course not i was just kidding 😅

[@cpeast]

Of course diesels don't have sparkplugs either! I will tell my kids that.

[@madanto2394]

Congestion charge probably £1.200,000-

[@crazyfroggie6546]

Sounds like a steam engine getting going,

[@davidfalconer8913]

Imagine if your car did this ( before going to work ) ... ( ? ) ....... DAVE™ 🛑

[@bryankincaid6064]

greta is going to love you lot ....blah blah blah

[@BobSmith-ui4qu]

It is not a no co2 engine.

[@stevenkerry3101]

Deltics don't they just sound amazing .

[@SpoonyMcSpoonface]

It’s not a Deltic.

[@stevenkerry3101]

@@SpoonyMcSpoonface sorry my mistake 👍🤔

[@andrewmonument8847]

Not a Deltic !... It's a Class 31 loco.

[@highdownmartin]

Yes they do.

[@garymay8905]

Look at that lovely muck

[@animaltvi9515]

Nearly as much smoke as my old ford cargo. .

[@macmckenzie1242]

Refugee from scrap heap.

[@norburycrossing3426]

Peds!!!! ❤🔥

[@roberthaydon7973]

Another D5600.

[@gooldii1]

A Symbol for all Cars with Ice Motor. All disgusting Chesters!

[@iansomers376]

British Railways wanted to get rid of steam locos because they were ‘ inefficient and dirty ‘!

[@johnbrown9092]

Eat your heart out Greta!!!😂

[@stephencampbell9384]

Don't shoot that barrel ;)

[@1947acw]

Get a tripod. ?????????????????????????/

[@ИванДонченко-х4ш]

Ну хватит небо каптить и без того дышать нечем !

[@robertmarsh3588]

Very entertaining, but surely worse than a steam loco for the environment? I love the class 31 btw..

[@fredtedstedman]

she looks derelict , shame ! ( and I'm supposed to worry about how much pollution my 1300 car produces !!)

[@beautifulcatastrophe]

Look at the air pollution

[@lizlawrence4553]

Who cares.

[@brianblessing8369]

must been using crappy/shitty diesel fuel with all the popping and banging goin on

[@combatrailfanfilms848]

No. Deltic Prime mover. Normal ops.

[@SpoonyMcSpoonface]

@@combatrailfanfilms848 it’s an English Electric engine not a Napier Deltic.

[@nikkihicks5693]

Fuel has nothing to do with it...

[@cidertom5140]

@@nikkihicks5693 yes it does it’s exploding like a petrol does in the exhausts at times hence the backfiring and sometimes flames.

[@CreRay]

@@cidertom5140 No, that's external combustion. It happens when combustion is so late and incomplete that it can continue in the exhaust.Backfire does not occur on diesel engines.

[@BegudMaximan-zp2tc]

That was a bit of a struggle, but aging locos get like that way, at least it runs once it warms up!

[@moelSiabod14334]

Just the odd stuck valve, let it warm up for 10 mins and then they will all join the quire to sing a fine old tune.

[@Bodgemiester]

All this could be saved by an engine pre heater left on a couple of hours before starting

[@stephensaines7100]

A lot of it, but not all.

[@KeithDeley]

And they said steamers were bad for the environment 😢

[@angusabbott5615]

Amazing

[@DaleRunningbear]

😂needs tune up

[@TheNorthDevonOrganist]

some new piston rings would help.

[@robertfeeley9738]

Need a fuel preheated and the show is over