The Real REVOLUTION TRAINS Tankers .. 6500 Horse Power Getting It Done

[@garyevans5335]

I'd like to see the just stop oil protesters try and stop that 🤣

[@mrmartinb1615]

@@garyevans5335 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍. Its crazy to see it in motion. 👍

[@anthonywarrener1881]

Great video, and glad you had some good weather !

[@mrmartinb1615]

@@anthonywarrener1881 Thankyou, ya the weather was stunning, nothing to complain about. Lol. 👍

[@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways]

Until recently they ran 2 trains a day hauled by class 60 and before that I recorded them with 3 x 37s. Their running times are available daily on "Realtime Trains" giving their passing times throughout the whole route, so it's no surprise when they pass.

[@mrmartinb1615]

@@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways Wow, three 37s, I bet that was noisy as anything. Unfortunately I'll never see neither of them. Thankyou for the info. 👍👍

[@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways]

I'm just happy I kept all my old tapes too.

[@mrmartinb1615]

@@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways Hi Michael, the penny has just dropped for me and I've just realised the videos you put out. They are amazing so keep up the great work because I've take so much inspiration from your videos, mainly the South Wales coal trains.....full length HAA/HFA etc wagon video coming soon....Thankyou for the inspiration and amazing videos. 👍👍

[@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways]

Thanks, keeps me going at 81 yrs of age. Stops me " sitting about" as a pensioner.

[@mrmartinb1615]

@@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍

[@ShelfburyModelRailway]

A nice holiday bonus seeing that, well worth getting up early for 👍🏻

[@mrmartinb1615]

@@ShelfburyModelRailway Oh 100%, loved every minute of it. Worth it, he'll ya. Lol. 👍

[@BJHolloway1]

The addition of some on screen information about the various trains would add greatly to your good video

[@mrmartinb1615]

@@BJHolloway1 I did consider it, I only didn't because the code were usually the same three train codes. 6B13, 6B33 and sometimes light engine moves around the mid evening. I think 0B.....something. thankyou for that I'll try to remember for next time. 👍👍

[@davidpeplow8780]

I think the caption 6B13 at 3:00 maybe incorrect, as these appear to be the empty tanks returning westwards to Robeston (6B47?). 6B13 is allocated to the fully loaded eastbound working to Westerleigh.

[@mrmartinb1615]

@@davidpeplow8780 Ya, your 100% correct, not sure how, why it ended up on that shot. That was the code for every morning loaded train I saw coming from under the road bridge from the Oil refinery. I think the emty train at 3.00 was the 18:58 6B33 from Theale Puma to Robeston Sdgs, so my bad. Thankyou for the correction. 👍👍.

[@davidpeplow8780]

6B13 runs loaded tanks daily to the Murco depot at Westerleigh Junction just north of Bristol. Was always a class 60 duty until DB recently withdrew them, now it requires 2 x cl.66 to haul 21 tanks apparently, whereas the class 60 frequently handled 28/29, allbeit with banking assistance in the Swansea area. Thanks for the video, nice to see semaphore sigs.

[@grahamallison2990]

For many years I used to see that train regularly going through Gloucester, class 60 and 28/29 at 11ish in the morning. Also good to see it leave Standish loop, after a short stopover.

[@mrmartinb1615]

@@grahamallison2990 I bet that was impressive to see pulling away from a standing start. 👍

[@mrmartinb1615]

So that's where it's heading. 👍. Ya it was so lovely to see the signals working and to be so close to the station as well. 👍

[@davidpeplow8780]

@@mrmartinb1615 Just out of interest, by looking at Google Earth street view it is just possible to make out 60017 at the Westerleigh terminal.

[@williamdavies3295]

Where have you been then?. Class 60 tugs have been pulling 29-32 loaded oil tanks for years on that route. They all take the swansea & district toward port talbot. Their startoff pulling power is legendary. Sadly they were unreliable! But nevertheless, a magnificent sight to behold. Those 66 are truly ugly though.

[@mrmartinb1615]

@@williamdavies3295 So we stayed in the village/small town of Burry Port South Wales, and the station was literally a 2 minute walk from where we were staying. I would of absolutely loved a class 60 pulling g 29+. I've never seen a class 60 up close, only through trees from the Kennet and Avon Canal on the oil trains that run through on that line. Don't they match the class 59 for pulling power? Ya it really was a magnificent sight with not one but two class 66s hard (ish) at work. Lol...🤣🤣🤣I think they have grown on me. Lol. 👍

[@peteh7646]

The Bravo in the headcode indicates its for the Western region on the rail network. Trains bound for other areas will have other letters in the headcode.

[@mrmartinb1615]

@@peteh7646 Thank you so much for the info. A great help. 👍👍 What does the 13 stand for?

[@IainDavies-z2l]

They are Tank Wagons, Tankers float on the sea.

[@mrmartinb1615]

@@IainDavies-z2l Thank you, and now I know. To be fair it is a force of habit that I have in calling them that. Cheers for the correction. 👍👍

[@IainDavies-z2l]

Yes, I worked on the railway for 43 years and were always classed as "Tank Wagons" Tankers are on the sea or in the road.

[@mrmartinb1615]

@@IainDavies-z2l Thank you. 👍👍 wow, 43 years, you must of see some sights. 👍

[@IainDavies-z2l]

Yes, I was glad to get retired. The railway now is not the railway I started on and didn't want to work on anymore.

[@mrmartinb1615]

@@IainDavies-z2l Fair enough....not changing for the better.....shame. 👍👍

[@22whizzo56]

It was more incredible seeing a single class 60 pulling 32 of those tanks ! DB getting rid of class 60s and now using 2 class 66s to pull 21 tanks ! Just doesn't make sense.

[@beeble2003]

What is it with KZbin commenters who think they know more about a company's operations than the company itself? Instead of sitting there wondering how the experts could be so stupid, ask yourself what you're missing. Assuming that the class 60s aren't simply broken (though that's entirely possible for 35-year-old locomotives), the most likely explanation is that it's very expensive to maintain a small fleet of unreliable locomotives for just one purpose -- apart from everything else, you need a large inventory of spare parts. A pair of 66s can handle the train well enough, so it's easier to just do that.

[@DOCTORDROTT]

Wrong, it does, I worked on class 60 and 66's from new. Class 60's always needed extra TLC . the CUSTOMER comes first, it was let down by niggly faults on class 60's. DBC HAD to show the customer it was committed. So put two 66's on for reliability, now regeared 66's hopefully that will work.

[@DOCTORDROTT]

@@beeble2003 correct, I worked for BR Transrail / EWS / DBC and saw the issues first hand on having to fix failed class 60's on that train. Main issues ........starter motor abutments, Power earth faults, AWS / brake sensor faults and coolant leaks. Expensive to maintain and high engine hours reached.

[@TrenyCwm]

So there!😂😂

[@mrmartinb1615]

@@22whizzo56 Ya I bet it was incredible. I would of loved to of seen that. How ever much train enthusiasts want to see them on the rails they were too expensive to keep running. Shame. 👍

[@simondean5998]

I run this length of train on my layout, video on British model railway , face book

[@mrmartinb1615]

@@simondean5998 Wow, bet that looks amazing to see, cheers for the info. 👍

[@mattwilson6552]

6400 mate,

[@mrmartinb1615]

Thank you. I couldn't remember if they were 3250 HP or 3200 HP. Cheers. 👍

[@mattwilson6552]

@@mrmartinb1615 sorry mate, I was in a funny mood! I thought it was going to be a pair of 56s in the vid 🤓

[@mrmartinb1615]

@@mattwilson6552 🤣🤣. No worries bud. 🤣...56s would of been nice. Lol. 👍

[@ianconder1626]

Loads tankers

[@mrmartinb1615]

@@ianconder1626 Ya I now have 30 TEA Tankers, 25 Revolution Trains and 5 Caval. 👍