The Sounds of SULZER Diesel Locomotives

listen to pure Sulzer music
featuring locos Class 24 25 26 27 33 45 46 47

[@countbasi4680]

I just love the sound of them when they're idling standing still. I used to just stand right by them back in the days when Bescot used to be chock a block all in the sidings between the platform and the M6 and let it all just waft over me. Glorious sound, metronomic rhythm.

[@silviu-radugrigore5258]

Most definitely.

[@Bata.andrei]

You can still hear the mighty 12LDA Sulzer singing the song of it's people, on the railroads of Romania. They still use some of the old locos for freight and passenger trains.

[@danielsellers8707]

Built under licence by Electroputere in Romania. The same company would build the first 30 Class 56s under licence.

[@bennickss]

The Class 47 still sings the song of the Sulzer 12LDA on the mainline in the form of frequent use on charter trains

[@silviu-radugrigore5258]

Driven some in Romania second to none experience for me.

[@lukaszbaranowski1843]

Polish class ST43 have Sulzer 12LDS28B. Exactly the same voice.

[@catalinpopa6906]

@@lukaszbaranowski1843 The Polish class ST43 also was built by Electroputere in România.

[@wandawizard5605]

They sound like they are purring. Miss the old diesels on my commute.

[@davebarclay4429]

I lived in Oban in the mid 1970s and I can still hear the Class 26s slogging up Glencruitten Bank. By that time they were getting past it and failures were common. On one memorable occasion a train arrived in Oban nearly four hours late with three Class 26s on it only one of which was working. It's good to hear the Sulzer sound again but I wasn't sorry when the Class 37s appeared on the West Highland line.

[@Peak45115]

Those would have been 27s, not 26s, on the WHL..

[@keithgrafton3067]

Loved that Sulzer sound, remember driving them on the Marylebone to Aylesbury paper train in 1970's.

[@slittyguy809]

Do you remember seeing the class 28 metropolitan Vickers co bo back then? Or at least D5705??

[@keithparker5103]

@@slittyguy809 There was 20 Met-Vic co bo's I worked at Derby loco' works and saw 'em all, The Crossley engines could be troublesome so they mostly worked in tandem betweem St. Pancras and Manchester Central. The one you mentioned D 5705 I have logged as pulling me on a stopping train from Derby to Manchester. Unfortunately I havn't logged the date but it would have been in the Summer of 1961. I believe one survives but I do not know where it is, or which one.

[@PhilSmith71]

Hi Keith. How have you been doing since leaving Marylebone?

[@It_needs_to_be_said]

@Declan Michael STFU

[@bennickss]

@@keithparker5103 D5705 survives at the ELR in Bolton. Not operational and I don’t know when it will be.

[@scopex2749]

The Peaks always had a wonderful throaty roar!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Banjostrings07Productions]

Yes they do

[@robertbate5790]

Fantastic set. Im old renough to remember everyday steam, and worked on BR in diesel days. Helped cutover to TOPS. Never imagined myself to be as nostalgic for diesels as steam, but here I am, lol 🤣 👍👍👍👍👍

[@pyroplim6967]

The Derby Sulzers were the background music to my childhood. Listening to the 24s 25s and others been thrashed up the grade from Crewe to Kidsgrove was magic and rocked me off to sleep,

[@7502251]

Oh yeah! Love that sound! Here at Czech we have locomotives with simillar sound number 749/751. Our best locomotives ❤. I wish i can travel at some day to UK and see these loudly machines! 😊

[@chriswilson2431]

Great shot of the pieces of burning carbon being blown out of the exhaust under the bridge at 7min in. Great sound! You can’t beat that sulzer soundtrack.

[@paulmatulavich7321]

What a way to open a video - LOUD and RAW. Great video well filmed, but LOVE that sound - from the United States!

[@Banjostrings07Productions]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@055deltic]

A total Sulzer fest! Thank you so much for producing and sharing this film. Brings back happy memories of the Class 26/27 passing by above our house on Loch Long on the West Highland line.

[@Banjostrings07Productions]

Glad this brings back happy memories!

[@billmmckelvie5188]

What better way to increase the volume by being right underneath a bridge next to the diesel when it takes off! Thank you for the video and taking us down memory lane on the West Highland line mail train to Fort William & Mallaig. I had joined the Fort William portion at York, that had originated from Kings Cross. If I recall correctly it was 2 to 3 hours parked up in a platform at Edinburgh Waverly before moving onto Glasgow Queen Street. Now that is a great idea for a rail tour today King Cross, and York to Fort William via Edinburgh Waverly and Glasgow Queen street behind a pair of Class 26s c/w a rake of BR MKI BSKs.

[@paullucas4791]

I miss the sounds of single and double 25's going past my house daily on the midland main line.....happy days they were.

[@gb5uq]

Wonderful video, thank you so much for sharing.

[@Banjostrings07Productions]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@KARTAVIDEO]

The horn is unique and interesting and sounds of sulzer diesel locomotive very intress . I leave the ads up. The saying in our country "Who planted him reaped". Greeting from Indonesia

[@6643bear]

Great to see there old diesel trains still going , great video

[@markmiddleton1772]

thank you memories of my local station Nottingham midland pre h s t. 25s 45s 47s or the trips to Derby for 46s on NE/SW Turns

[@Banjostrings07Productions]

Thanks Mark. Glad this brought back some good memories.

[@timothyparsons8327]

Love to go back in time to Nottingham Mid where we boarded a London train (via Melton) when I was 7. We had a green Peak, so it must have been quite new. My relatives lived in Draycott and when we stayed over in the hols I spent hours at the (closed) station watching The expresses to and from St Pancras dashing through on jointed track...Bliss!...all headed by my favourites...PEAKS!!

[@PictureHouseCinema]

I live near my Thurso Station and I always remember the sound of those engines starting, idling and running. You could hear it from miles away as we played by the track.

[@nlo114]

01:43 - Isn't it lovely to see the local mental-health charities have organised a day out on the train for their patients, such great weather too! When they come back, they can climb aboard the Variety Sunshine Bus to go back to the home for tea and cakes. Later they will be asked to make crayon drawings of their excursion on old wallpaper .

[@robertjohnstone8845]

Now, Now. Don't be rude. It is a Class 40 appreciation society day trip.

[@davidjones3758]

It is them people that give rail enthusiasts a bad name thinking that we are all like that when we are not.

[@monstermax22]

Idiot

[@chrisw_321]

@@davidjones3758 Oh stop crying lol, ordinary veg like you just make bashing look bad when their enjoying the thrash, can we not enjoy anything for god sake? We just love locos thrashing, whats wrong with that?

[@novuutheneolf]

Are you joking or not?

[@justinobrien9164]

Top sound I used to see them flying through guidebridge north manchester in 1988 best days for traction.

[@Banjostrings07Productions]

Very cool!

[@markmiddleton1772]

BLISS THANK YOU. even now i think the peaks have a effortless grace to them thanks for the happy memories

[@Banjostrings07Productions]

Glad you liked it!

[@garywhitehead4160]

Class 25’s.... my childhood!! 👍

[@bpresolve]

Fantastic Sounds brings back great memories thank you I own all these classes as 00 gauge models stay safe

[@Banjostrings07Productions]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@BenjaminEsposti]

Noiiiice! Sounds like a cross between an ALCo and a GE Universal series loco!

[@strobx1]

Alco/Baldwin

[@rubencristiangomez8357]

Motor de 4 tiempos

[@bradleyogden5688]

You hit it on the head! They sure do! Now to model a rebuilt U25B or C-425 with a Sulzer!

[@darylcheshire1618]

In Australia we had the NSU class, a couple at Pichi Richi. I think NSU stands for NG Sulzer

[@MetalheadWX]

Love the sulzer honestly sounds awesome I got great central where the first andsecond videos were located and they have class 37s 4ul7s 50s 45s 44s 33s 30s 20s so many sulzer engines there and honestly class 50s 47s and 45s are my favourite but my favourite train without a sulzer is the deltic

[@TheGroundBelow]

Great footage and some childhood memories 👍🏼

[@Ashfaq1999]

Great video. Miss them 😊

[@stewartatkinson4179]

Greta video and fantastic sounds!

[@batman51]

I could pick out the Class 33 with my eyes closed!

[@androidemulator6952]

As evocative sound as a steam engine.. sounds alive, a living beast !!

[@tommymcdonnell2511]

What awesome sound those engines made,it allways makes me wish I was just old enough in the 70s and 80s to have actually seen them all around the country.I still saw them as a young lad but even by then most were being withdrawn from service 😢👎

[@danielsellers8707]

I just about remember the last days of the Class 45s as a young child; the last were withdrawn in 1988.

[@jirihamersky6152]

Beautiful video.

[@steviesteve750]

When I was a kid trainspotter living on the Cardiff - Crewe line, the heirarchy was something like DMU < Class 25 < Class 47 < Class 37 < Class 86 only when you went to an open day at Crewe. I hated the sound of the 25 at that time, as it was as common as dog pooh back then, it was the sound of disappointment!

[@DavidR_192]

My 1981 Ford Fiesta 1.1L used to sound like that when it was starting to get tappety! 😄

[@davidluck8851]

Reminds me when my dad used to drive these down at Kettering station

[@margaretwilliams3900]

Love that sound

[@boyfromblackstuff7859]

Excellent!!!!!

[@Banjostrings07Productions]

Many thanks!

[@traintripper7995]

Super.Thx so much for video.

[@jjjamieson4740]

Thanks for posting this. Loved to hear those sounds again. Can I ask what mic/recorder you used? Thanks

[@Banjostrings07Productions]

i use a RODE shotgun mic.

[@smouleapiiik2259]

It's good sound & picture thank's

[@allenemery4665]

Used to repair the 33,s. Sulzberger engines the bed plates used to crack badly

[@allenemery4665]

Sulzer

[@Asl6uk]

1:30 - Looks like it's transporting them to the loonie bin. LOL just a bit of fun.

[@Bull3tBikes]

Bahaha

[@jaybarber68]

Good sounds!

[@Banjostrings07Productions]

Thank you 😋

[@martinwells0525]

Great sights and sounds from an age gone by for an ex pat.

[@gunterfessler1520]

Super geil

[@bennickss]

I love how raw they sound.. if that makes any sense

[@dennisrichardville4988]

Love it !

[@JonathanHabashy]

2:24 Brewster

[@kellypaws]

The 26s used to run the MGR at the bottom of the field in front of the house. A very familiar sound.

[@parthasdasgupta]

Sulzer marine generator ( now Wartsila ) sounds are same.

[@MrMusic1950]

Very nice sound. Music to me, but still prefer the earthmoving sound of the (dont give a dam how much fuel it uses) Deltics. Thanks for the post.

[@brunohyron427]

Hello everybody, Actually my association repair a 12LDA28 , do you know where in UK we can find parts for this engine. Thanks you for your help. Bruno.

[@Pixel_Lad183]

Ok, That was brilliant. In England.

[@cforssi]

I enjoy your videos here in the USA. I have a couple of questions if I may. Why does your diesel horns have 2 or three tones? Do they have a button to press to make up these tones? Also with a yellow signal, what is the meaning of the 5 lights that are lit when the signal is yellow?The lights are skyward leaning left. Thank you for any anwers.

[@MisterHampshire]

If you mean a bank of white lights, they are found at points and serve as confirmation that they are set to that direction. For instance if the train will be going straight on at that point the white lights will be off; if the train is taking the left hand line the white lights will indicate that - similarly to the right of course. The two-tone horn is only two-tone and used to be at least controlled by a small lever. Pushing it forward/pulling it back would produce one of the two notes. What can sound like three or more notes is merely the crew operating the lever in quick succession.

[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

Enjoyed video. Have subscribe to your channel.

[@bradleyogden5688]

Where are the exhaust ports located and how much horsepower do these put out? Are they anything like the ones that were tested in America in the early 80s? Union Pacific's 60-65.

[@dahliagreen5919]

The exhaust port on these Brush 4/Class 47's and 'Peaks' (Classes 45/46 seen here) was a circular hole in the roof, a bit under a foot in diameter. The Peaks had the Sulzer 12LDA28B engine rated at 2,500hp. The 47''s had the 12LDA28C engine, originally rated at 2,750hp, but due to early issues with crank case cracking, they were generally derated to 2,500hp.

[@k333vrr4]

The “Rats” bloody awesome.|

[@Panzer-535]

i only imagine this is was Southern Pacific's TE70-4 sounded like. they were GE U25B repowered with Sulzer 12ASV

[@strobx1]

I've heard a Buick 350(5.7)V8 sound like that idling with no muffler.

[@Bull3tBikes]

Must have only been running on 7 cylinders then..

[@GazzaofwarPSN]

Some sparks in that tunnel

[@andysaunders3708]

Sulzer made some pretty excellent marine engines, too.

[@brianrigsby7900]

R the round things giant magnets or something?

[@markneilson6380]

Diesel Foamers salute !

[@The_elite_soldier]

0:03 that horn though

[@Fire21ccfd]

Brits sure like to lean out the windoes on departure!

[@expat0149]

they are bashing :)

[@Pluggit1953]

Mental, isn’t it.

[@clarkson427]

I want how much fuel they burn and the range? Can anyone answer??

[@dahliagreen5919]

About a gallon per mile, a driver once told me. Peaks had about a 790 gallon fuel capacity between two vertical tanks and a 50 gallon header tank, at the end opposite the radiator.

[@dimievers5573]

thats a hard pull at 2.00 with 280 tons of dead loco's being pulled off

[@Pluggit1953]

Ooh Matron!

[@paulmatulavich7321]

Do you find the Sony FDR AX53 a good camcorder for railfanning? Any specific reason why you chose it over the FDR AX700?

[@Banjostrings07Productions]

The camera was on offer in John Lewis and I have read the reviews on it which were mainly positive. I enjoy using the Sony FDR AX53, it really is a great camcorder!

[@markdrury4287]

Nothing that can't be fixed by fitting a nice 12CSVT

[@rstvproductions8334]

Weren't these locos called "Thumpers" due to the sound of the Sulzer?

[@MannyAntipov]

No, those would be the Southern Region multiple units (Classes 201 to 207 I believe) which have English Electric engines!

[@Basset86Trains09]

1:40 a bit drunk from the real ale

[@whitworthlime8793]

I never thought you could beat a V8. I was wrong.

[@mattierenton701]

1:38 someone is a tad exited, not sure though...yep lol

[@kellypaws]

Sounded a bit demented.

[@mattierenton701]

@@kellypaws dont think ive ever heard someone scream lets Av it from the window of a loco before LoL

[@Bull3tBikes]

@@mattierenton701 I love it, those brits make me smile haha

[@steventhornton4716]

Anyone else hoping for those blokes to get a gob full of gnats?

[@androidemulator6952]

Now i'm torn between choosing the most loved sound- the Deltics or the Sulzer.. ( is that that heresy ??) ;)

[@bigmacntings7451]

nope not heresy at all, but I'll see you and raise you the paxman valenta from the original HST! I absolutely loved it when they went screaming through the station full pelt but they were absolutely deafening and used to terrify a lot of kids. Even the ones who weren't terrified stuck their fingers in their ears as they let rip😀

[@frankt.1391]

the harley davidson of locos

[@avocet89]

22:05 omg that horn is mad!

[@steventhornton4716]

Also what does the C1 on the coaches mean always wondered that

[@thisisbob1001]

Rothley?

[@Qwerty1235945]

What’s the station at 17:28? It’s a beautiful building.

[@Banjostrings07Productions]

Mexborough, South Yorkshire

[@oldwarriorproductions8411]

May I use the sound effects for these for a project I’m working on

[@Banjostrings07Productions]

Old Warrior Productions yes not a problem, if it is republished on KZbin I would expect to be credited in the description etc. Thanks Sam

[@oldwarriorproductions8411]

Yes of course. I will credit u 🙂👍

[@ladislavmalak444]

I appologize for the potentially stupid question (from the continent): Why do British locos have that funny yellow front? Some of their designs are pretty cool, for example the Deltics look really menacing.... except for that Pikachu nose....

[@capybara8868]

To increase visibility - to mainly benefit permanent way staff.

[@ladislavmalak444]

@@capybara8868 Interesting. Thank you.

[@markneilson6380]

Does a 31 have a Sulzer engine?

[@ajf3202]

English Electric mate

[@ianjones4116]

@@ajf3202 thought it was a Brush A1A, or was it the traction motors ?

[@themightyzanoss8409]

@@ianjones4116 they changed out the brush traction for a downgraded ee engine similar to that in a 37

[@Grid56]

​@themightyzanoss8409 Actually, always been a Brush as that is the electrics, the engine was an unreliable Mirlees which was replaced by the EE lump to change locos from class 30 to 31.

[@gokceralp]

I didn't know 47s were equipped with Sulzer's.

[@ou-wz1fx]

They aren't 😂

[@Rockdoc2174]

Yes they are. They use the Sulzer 12LDA28C twin-bank twelve-cylinder engine.

[@martinprochazka6983]

This sound is identity with czech lokomotives 751, 749. This is my tip.

[@martinprochazka6983]

@DumfriesRailFan kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4a9g5yOja2KnJo It is the historic locomotive with engine K6S310DR from ČKD Praha. I like DMU Class 158 in UK.

[@andygibbo3935]

Is it me or is it the same sound track played on every clip? 😁

[@mdoeringmd2]

More power diese Motoren klingen als ob sie kurz vorm absterben wären aus dem Stand muss da volle Drehzahl sein

[@brianwillson9567]

If you can’t have a peak or a brush, a crompton or a rat will do nicely.

[@christopherdibble5872]

The engineers don't wave from the trains anymore; not like they did back in 1954!

[@marcconyard5024]

Sounds a little like a Cooper-Bessemer FWL-6T.

[@RWBHere]

They have no character whatsoever. Most people will never miss them. Thanks for providing this record of how similar they all were.

[@cidertom5140]

RWBHere nothing like the teacup sound of the sixes and the roar of the47’s you don’t know what you’re on about clearly!!

[@ThePlayerToBeNamedLater]

@@cidertom5140 Agreed! The sound of EEs, Sulzers, Valentas etc go to the core of my childhood in 🇬🇧

[@beyergarret123]

A damn sight more character than the tedious electric crap we have now, I'm guessing you were not around in their heyday, I worked with the Midland 45s and 47s in the 1970s, good memories.

[@thhseeking]

@@beyergarret123 Or GMs everywhere. Here in NSW, as well, although sometimes you'll get an old ALCO for variety :)

[@ajf3202]

"Nobody will miss them" how come so many are preserved then? Because people love em. Shocking opinion

[@erikpavelcsak8027]

I love british diesels from hungary

[@oldtuberig]

Don't old locomotives have a wonderful sound?

[@steventhornton4716]

Why do the 47 horns always sound like dying cats

[@MannyAntipov]

There's a reason 47s are called Spoons. Sounds like it's shouting "Spoon!"

[@aoilpe]

Swiss Quality ! I mean the motor...

[@CXensation]

The sound of aging old british "modern" mechanics.

[@rwmodelrailway4416]

good but no class 44s

[@dimievers5573]

yea lads , we are goin to put a slow running boat engine into a train chassis and make it the worlds most underpowerd pulling unit ever , i guess you would have done better staying with the napier deltic

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

You don't know what you are talking about 😷

[@sam.p9502]

Are you mad? The deltics max continuous hp (it could make more but only for a very short time) was 1875. The horsepower of some other locos in this video. Class 33-1550hp Class 47-2580 after being derated Need I go on?

[@brianwillson9567]

Talking about the 40s?