Thrash Clag & Tones - The Best of 2018

Thrash Clag & Tones - The Best of 2018 is a compilation of some of the best footage I was able to capture over the last 12 month's. Thanks to all of you who have subscribed to me so far and look out for plenty more from me in 2019.

[@clivedytor2069]

I have never been into trains but fed up with the muck and drivel on social media I stumbled across these diesels. What a great antidote!

[@SuperAbebaby]

yes. Rail fans of different nations. US AND UK best.scotland switzerland and the vast middle class using indian rails through countryside. Not very neat like west. Check out. Pampan rail and the tallest one in Srinagar

[@bryn494]

I've been living abroad for 38 years now. The trains and the birdsongs bring back so many memories :)

[@boomerhgt]

Man I spent years of my life driving class 37s that sound brings back memories

[@CALVO36]

boomerhgt west coast main line ? We used to get Clyde cement thundering threw Oxenholme most nights .double headers !

[@Barflax]

Class 37 aka Tractor Class Sound :)

[@SuperDad58458]

what was their top speed on an express passenger say?

[@piterleik2953]

@@SuperDad58458 about 100 mph

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

@@SuperDad58458 100mph was flat out if you were lucky. 90mph was the operating speed on express

[@PaulReed]

The Class 37 at the beginning pulls away so effortlessly. I had two of those in a train set - one green and one blue. The blue one had a much stronger motor and sounded like it meant business whereas the green one was gentler. Memories that get brought up are fascinating :)

[@brianingudijuma9616]

glad u noticed that launch, spectacular for its size and load

[@baileys60]

The unique sound of a class 37 takes me back to my primary schools when i heard the rumble and would run to the fence just to catch a glimpse of the snarling beast. I cant even run to the fridge these days.

[@TheMNrailfan227]

Equivalent of hearing a GEVO or Dash-9 for me

[@baileys60]

@@TheMNrailfan227 a what now?

[@bennickss]

@@baileys60 a gevo sounds like the primer clanking phase of a 56 mixed with a 47 and/or 37 on idle

[@bennickss]

@@baileys60 it’s an american loco

[@w.rustylane5650]

Are the 37 class locos the deltic engines?

[@danieljones3955]

Do you know what my grandfather used to drive the class 37 throughout the valleys on coal trains when I hear this at superb quality my mind is drawn back to the little 8 year old I us d to be running to get to the bridge in Cwmbach to get a view and feel f these amazing machines

[@colinspeake..8889]

Totally agree..These class 37 trains were the sound of the valleys back in the day Awsome! 👍

[@misterree1443]

Love your memories.

[@pauldelcour]

Wonderful. I am stunned at how quickly some of these diesel locos accelerate!

[@paulmatulavich7321]

I appreciate your film style in that you film the entire train. More lifelike and enjoyable.

[@Trevorfoggia]

Great video; brought back fond memories of my working in a signal box but had many journeys in the cab with drivers / shunters.

[@tattoo1084]

great vid there, love the sound of the class 37's pulling away!. Cheers. David.

[@boomerhgt]

Should hear two of them in multi starting up on a cold winters morning

[@gb5uq]

Some fantastic scenes there mate many thanks.

[@mustang2440]

This is such a satisfyingly relaxing sound I could sleep too, thanks for posting!

[@jirihamersky6152]

Beautiful video. Beautiful machines.

[@stephenpowell5912]

Beautiful Class 37 clag along with 47s and to the sights and sounds of other Locomotives accompanying them or passing through,Great video ❤❤❤❤

[@SouthCoastTrainspotter]

Great Video, Happy New Year

[@brianfearn4246]

Absolutely fabulous

[@dukeofdevon5608]

Wow headphones in volume up proper eargasms 😍😍😍

[@Crewecabking]

Nice video mate merry Christmas and a happy new year

[@Mounhas]

Going to work on a night shift in London I was delighted when a 37 stopped at Kelvedon and roared off to Liverpool St. Made a change from the EMU.

[@junior1138]

Thanks for a great vid.

[@michaelbennett6819]

Very good footage lovely

[@hughvane]

Thrash, Clag & Tones - a wonderful name for a firm of solicitors.

[@davidyoung5114]

I always thought the best name for a legal firm was Dewey, Cheatum, & Howe.

[@KevinBower-gy5be]

As a confirmed steam man, I never had any interest in 'tin boxes'. This video just changed my opinion. The noises these beasts produce is nothing short of epic.

[@imarcus1973]

The sound that says, "Relax, you're on your way home!"

[@GWR-fd1up]

Nice video, I saw the first 37 hauled network rail train

[@yourlocalskoda4860]

27:25 Jesus christ that's fast acceleration!

[@JordanClass37Fan]

Brilliant video

[@thedepot7416]

Wonderful sound, make the most of it

[@ThomasFrench2002]

thats a great video I must say !!

[@SMX815]

Oh bring back the good old days & these engines are the best 🇬🇧👏👍

[@kashishkhandelwal4921]

very clear video.

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

I'm sure I saw the first loco helping backing a steam train going through Bescot Station earlier this year, does it do the regular helping out stuff or is it preserved?

[@darthstanley166]

27:28, sweet ride and sound! My fav!

[@Fcutdlady]

It sounds nice but it's one ugly looking loco. Give me the older ones any day, especially a class 37

[@danielsellers8707]

I like the 68s, notice the Chiltern ones have yellow front ends but not the Trans Pennine Express ones.

Like, very good video edition. Done, you have a new supporter here. Thanks

[@darrenhillman8396]

Some great footage there. It would be improved if you could add captions showing the location of each section of the video and maybe also details of the workings seen. Thanks for posting. You have a like and a new sub.

[@roberthuron9160]

The sounds are just,to an American,like Johnny Poppers(John Deere tractors),and Caterpillar bulldozers! The EMD is also because the Long Island Railroad had become an all EMD line! It had been an Alco,operation!

[@s1914]

Add 22:40 ish does the driver sand in order to get the train moving? Seems to be for a while power is set but no movement..

[@geoffreybradford]

I love this videography , especially in the fog! At the start of the video-what would be the top speed of the train with the two shunting locomotives up front?

[@bluestu2]

Class 14s - Good locos without a job to do, so retired very early - they'll run about 40mph

[@petergriffiths369]

Have you got videos of the tripple headed 37s thrashing up stormey bank on heavy ore trains , Port Talbot to Llanwern steelworks. Also the two 4-coach thumpers thrashing through Clapham Junction on the morning rush hours.

[@julianbassett5172]

Twelve cylinders, supercharged and intercooled - who could possibly mistake the tones of an English Electric 12CSVT.

[@dannylittle6766]

6:31 Unmistakably EMD

[@DukemeisterBass]

I love trash. the sound of trashes are amaze. the toots are welcome sound too. and crag is very good

[@HeavyMetalGamer45]

Wish we had some of these cool trains here in Kirkby Liverpool the only time we had a Diesel train here in Kirkby station is when the train derailed they used the diesel power to pull it back on the rails.

[@jamesgovett2501]

Sounds like you poms have a few 2-stroke emd’s up there in the later stuff, interesting locos, l wonder why you generally stuck with the old hook & draw couplings instead of automatic couplers? And do you still have vacuum brakes or does your newer equipment have Wabco air? Anyway that was great viewing cheers from oz.

[@HFStuart]

A shame they're too heavily silenced really. I think hook & draw was kept for backwards compatibility (in the 60s & 70's we had something like 1/4 Million wagons - all hook copupling ) and then kind of stuck. Air brakes have been standard since at least the 70s in the UK though as ever there were a lot of old wagons with vacuum that required locos to be dual braked so they could operate either.

[@therealdeal6846]

11.15 was that a class 86 electric being towed by the class37?..beautiful looking engine that goes for both.

[@imacgra1]

looks like it.

[@danielsellers8707]

Both built by English Electric around the same time but no common parts at all!

[@steIlDega]

FANTASTICA

[@dapto234]

ok guys great video for this Aussie...but can you tell me what is transported in those HANSON allumi wagons ..

[@matthewm6422]

Cement if I’m correct

[@CCA2020]

Was the first clip Folkestone Central Station????

[@brushhead]

Never knew Teddybears sounded like that 👍

[@wetcardie66]

excellent comment

[@richardhancock2771]

We're is the station please

[@martianmagician6215]

Good Video thanks, when did the German railways take over ours?

[@Xenogeek2]

You can tell the tank cars are German because they're covered in graffiti :)

[@colingriffiths1644]

im in dream land all these great loco sounds

[@TEM-sformers]

Dobra składanka kolejowa

[@K-o-R]

8:57 There was some serious slack in that first coupling! 25:42 A 320/321 with a black front?

[@nottudyug]

Spotted....far too much slack !!

[@imacgra1]

not wrong about that slack. Coal trains used to start up a nearby 1 in 80 when I was a kid in Sydney NSW. cloncklonckloncklonck. All 31 wagons and 4 locos. Every time. Knuckle couplers. Flanges scream as the loaded ones came down, too.

[@ModelingSteelinHO]

I got to ask a dumb question. Here in the US. We run inter city trains much the same way you do in UK. My question is. The first train with one Deltic pulling & one pushing in the rear. Are these two locomotives MU together or two drivers ? Thank you.

[@iangregory3994]

In fact the twin locos in question are Class 37s by English Electric- who also built the Deltic . Constructed in the early 1960s they are still giving sterling service albeit in much reduced numbers. They have been upgraded over the years and divided into sub-classes for various applications. These will undoubtedly have Jumper Cables to facilitate MU. Also saves on manpower- and cost.

[@ModelingSteelinHO]

@@iangregory3994 Thank you Ian. Huge fan of the class 37's.

[@05111605]

How do you know where and when to see these trains? I see people waiting on railway bridges near where I work to photograph trains. I missed Tornado by about 10 minutes once - saw it only in the distance... 🙄 I hear a few class 37s going by too - but have no idea how to time them??

[@crazygecko5385]

There's sites like www.realtimetrains.co.uk that's good for finding passenger services and there's the working timetables found on www.networkrail.co.uk which provide better info but there's alot of it to sort through as it's divided into area's and separate lists for freight and passenger.

[@05111605]

@@crazygecko5385 thank you!

[@TheTransportJournalist2016]

Thanks mate same to you

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

The Transport Journalist2016 fantastic tone and excellent thrash by the class 37

[@rainangle]

i have been to that station

[@1961kickboxer]

Just raw power

[@Hard-Boiled-Bollock]

Nothing like the thrash of a class 37

[@marknewell7355]

Love them class 70s

[@johno4521]

Someone's got to!

[@danielsellers8707]

They sound better than they look; I like the Class 68 & 88 better.

[@marknewell7355]

Best sounding locos are class 20 37 40 and 45s Best looking class 88 70 66

[@stevenwilsondrummer5956]

Sorry if my comment is daft.. Could somebody explain how having two diesels (as per the the two class 37’s in the first clip) are controlled? Do they have just the one driver and both units respond to his inputs, or does the second loco have a separate driver that mimics the inputs of the lead driver? I’d be very grateful for any information. Thank you.

[@danielsellers8707]

They have multiple working to allow 1 driver to control both locos. The Class 14s don't so both have a driver.

[@stevenwilsondrummer5956]

@@danielsellers8707 thanks for your response Dan. I thought that must be the case, I could hear the second engine running but with no visible driver! Cheers.

[@jamesburnside3023]

The kid makes it lol great video

[@tomlowe8563]

That 37 is hunting like a good un

[@GoPrzemo]

Cool diesel power shown.

[@dapto234]

Unusual locos at the 1:00 mark diesel locos but have a system similar to steam locos.

[@lachlanlandreth9069]

This was an early drive system for Diesels. Many early Diesel shunters where built on steam locomotive frames. Either modified designs and new builds, or one off 'upgrades' where the boiler and steam gear is removed. this allows a drive train to move one axle, which then drives all the other wheels.

[@steventhornton4716]

Was that 25 pulling a class 100?

[@thetigerstripes]

Those seem like very big engines. Where can I find the stats ?

[@K-o-R]

You can find them all on Wikipedia with article titles "British Rail Class ". 37, 47, 68 are some of the ones in this video. Look for the first two digits in the 5-digit number on the locomotive. (unless it's D### which is an old numbering system).

[@SilentBuilder]

That second one towing the train, It sounded like a V8 My gosh it sounded Naughty ❤

[@blacktiger955i]

Did the designer of the Class 70 draw it with the end if his white stick?

[@imbatman2868]

Would that be chalk on a blackboard... All British Rail locomotives had charm and character up until the 58 then the wheels began to fall off...

[@steventhornton4716]

Wasn't d6757 dismantled?

[@Hammertime054]

Sheer power👍👍👍

[@HFStuart]

Teddy Bear Thrash - that's pretty rare!

[@Guard_Amos]

I'm in the clip of 70805 leaving Blackburn. Bearded bloke near the front

[@mahdihasan7734]

Scio

[@Dude0000]

1st train at Blackburn

[@Runeakb]

What is the series number of the monster at 27:30 ?

[@K-o-R]

68 010?

[@jackharrison6771]

It's one thing to just not like a video, but what's to dislike in any of these? Just plain silly.

[@voidjavelin23]

either a greenist, anti rail, or someone whos easily bored

[@lindsaydonovan6241]

15:20 what was the reason behind a 70 dragging a 47?

[@Meddled]

Maybe Thunderbird duties? It looked like the 47 wasn't doing much, so probably a West Coast Trains charter broke down somewhere.

[@antonyjolly9744]

It was actually working the charter the 47 was tucked inside to provide heat etc as well as act as a barrier between the 70 and the coaches

[@jpsholland]

The German DB in England? Has he pulled that freight train all the way through the pipe from France?

[@sam.p9502]

They run freight services over here in certain parts of the country.

[@rc4lifebnsf]

23:10 do those engines have blowers? (Superchargers(

[@voidjavelin23]

these 66s indeed have a turbo on thier 710 prime mover

[@steventhornton4716]

Or am I thinking of another green 37?

[@JaredRouse8465]

Favorite British diesels: class 20, class 31, class 37, class 47, class 50, class 60, class 66 & class 70

[@imbatman2868]

For me it's class 20..26.. 27..33..56..73

[@JaredRouse8465]

@@imbatman2868 Where was the 26, 27, 33 & 56? I think I saw the 73’s though.

[@imacgra1]

I know this is supposed to be a "thrash" video, in that the locos are being worked hard, but there was some serious acceleration on show. Even those 66s with heavy trains didn't muck around. Watch those big American (or Australian) trains, even with 5 locos - start like slugs, but not here. Toot, rev, go!

[@judsonmoore1655]

Gray Iain They also have over 100 cars

[@imacgra1]

@@judsonmoore1655 Granted, but the 37s with passenger trains took off like a light engine. Even those class 66 still moved pretty quick even with a full load. That's what got my attention. Maybe it's a loco design thing - low speed lugging vs maintenance of higher speed.

[@philt4346]

11:22 TARDIS departs offscreen.

[@danielsellers8707]

If Doctor Who had started in 2005 the TARDIS sound could well have been that of a Class 350 or 450!

[@Fcutdlady]

Ah nothing like a tractor.

[@karachaffee3343]

Mastodon!

[@operatorjeffdeathstar7759]

These are little toy trains...

[@titan_power]

37s it's rubber duck😂

[@aquilarossa5191]

We moved to NZ at the end of the 80s in my late teens, so I did not keep up with what happened. I was obsessed with trains as a MK kid. So they privatized the lot, but now the Network Rail owns the lines and infrastructure? They hocked it off, but had to buy a lot of it back, or retake control and public ownership of the lines is what appears to have happened as far as I can tell. The public bears the NR costs and the losses, while private operators pocket any profits. Correct? The whole lot used to belong to us all. Tracks, stations, yards, and rolling stock were ours, not Maggie's or those cretins that came after her. We had the best train set ever, even though it needed more investment and better management etc. Did the public get a pay out when they sold it all off? We did here in NZ when the Tories hocked of some of our power company stuff to their cronies for cheap, even though we voted against it.

[@misterree1443]

Any lawnmowers on here?

[@ianmangham4570]

Doncaster woz ere

[@Chasworth]

Catford woz ere

[@user-zd8sn5uj7m]

Англия

[@nigelsmith721]

Quite a few ULEZ contraventions to be seen here....

[@basiltaylor8910]

Nice compilation, but why oh why did you include ' Sheds' and a 'Fuggly', stick to the good locos the Tractors, Hoovers, and Brushes.

[@aqeeldayyaan6195]

Old car

[@ebutboy1]

Somebody sure doesn't like trees! So much for for needing trees to soak up CO2.

[@donwright3427]

Cristina friends success angina dsf gainfully smells shrubs chubby standards amounts Flynn's cybernetic train very nice

[@lffuwefgseghhfd9848]

Scrap the relics 🚂🚃of past. go electric 🚋🚊

[@ronniebiggs4026]

Gay

[@voidjavelin23]

preserve the relics and now go get that cement overhead wires thats probably ironically hurt the environment

[@dougborrett3566]

Not much thrash, a little bit of clag and a few tones, disappointed.