15 Mins of Class 37 'Tractors' GROWLING..!

These English-Electric stalwarts keep on rolling! See a mix of moves from recent times with an assortment of loads, unit drags and loco only workings.
Hope you enjoy the video! Thanks for watching
#locomotives #locos #class37 #tractors #growlers #growling #englishelectric #ee

[@paulspickernell6875]

class 37’s are nearly as old as me, great to see them earning their keep still.

[@NeilClayton-l7m]

37s just sound awesome and look great love them

[@gbtrains]

I love the sound of a Class 50, but for sheer power and grunt you really can't beat a '37' at full thrash

[@epj900]

I haven't taken much interest in the railways for a long time but I must say how pleasant it is to see these quite old locomotives still earning their keep, and in such lovely condition too!- it makes such a difference to see them gleaming

[@trainsplanes]

Agreed - Let’s hope they continue for a good while yet 🙏👍

[@trainsofworld]

this is excellent ! the uk has so many interesting trains, love to see they all are still used 😁

[@Sophiebryson510]

I love the 37s

[@davidwalbank3317]

we always knew them as "Growlers" or "Baby Deltics" nice compilation🙂🙂

[@alanhindmarch4483]

Class 37 ‘TRACTORS’ or ‘GROWLERS’ Class 23 ‘BABY DELTIC’s’

[@morssdn]

v high quality footage

[@D.C.009.]

Great footage . Nicely shot. Hopefully the timber workings will last , shame they didn't in Scotland.

[@RailwayVideos.]

Lovely collection

[@NorthWestLevelCrossingsChannel]

Excellent Catches 👍

[@brianfearn4246]

Absolutely video. Many thanks

[@stevecurd3944]

fantastic

[@S7EVE_P]

One of those drivers is a Yorkshire man I reckon

[@trainsplanes]

💯👍

[@FrontSideBus]

After commuting every day on those 507's and 508's... it's sad to see them being dragged off for scrap :(

[@trainsplanes]

Agreed - Times never stays still for anyone or anything 🥲

[@FrontSideBus]

@@trainsplanes Except for the 37's it seems 😂

[@brevlod]

The train at 3.29, couldn’t help noticing it’s freight, looks like a small forest has been felled somewhere. Again at 13.18, different train with the same freight or more trees?

[@lukejennings3128]

And the 508s was Never seen again

[@trainsplanes]

Shame but times move on..

[@lukejennings3128]

@@trainsplanes times do move on shame no 508s preserved but the new units are pretty nice needed upgrade

[@Barflax]

5:30 Sligthy overpovered...

[@anthony342]

second one is shrewsbury

[@trainsplanes]

There’s a few shots from Shrewsbury in that compilation 👌👍

[@davebutterworth7414]

Are those Merseyrail units headed for scrapping?? If so whereabouts?

[@calebmumby5803]

that's right to newport

[@trainsplanes]

Yes - They go to Sims in Newport to be cut up.

[@andyo9196]

they dont growl they thwack

[@justinobrien3593]

A good video as always of tractors clagging and as these locomotives are one of the best 1960s british built loco's ever built and they're one of the biggest surviving diesel classes of any BR loco's ever built to date as i think 109 still exist out of 307 that aint bad!!! 😊

[@stephendavies6949]

Now you're talking. You're spoiling us - a real crowd pleaser! Who doesn't like watching / listening to growling tractors? The chap in the hi-viz jacket at (I think) Shrewsbury station had a ringside seat. They used to be everywhere when I was a boy growing up in South Wales. The HNRC-livered example looked good hauling the logs. I'm going to try to replicate the 37-20-20-37 consist on my layout this weekend. Awesome.

[@stevemumbling7720]

Love the 37s. That timber train shows just how powerful they are. We only usually see them pulling a few passenger cars.

[@alanvincent4862]

Any idea if you can get to know where these types of locos are going to be ahead of time? I live not far from Shrewsbury and would have headed down there to check them out if I'd have known.

[@southcalder]

I never fail to be impressed by how quickly a 37 can lay down the acceleration. Even with a full load behind them.

[@Kevin-gw6us]

Just a pity some of them have to suffer the indignity of wearing some awful liveries obviously designed by the owners kids

[@pootispiker2866]

Yeah but worse still they're designed by the British

[@LiamsLocos]

Opening shot is a belter!!!

[@macflod]

Id love to see a hybrid train of the class 37 growler crossed with a class 55 deltic!! Maybe a deltic window on the 37 and mix of the slow speed almost dragon breathing sound of the 37 and the high speed deltic drone!!

[@michaeltaylor1869]

Cracking video well done great camera work as usual I am really looking forward to seeing your next video I hope you get a nice video next time also when is your next video going to be on KZbin bye for now Philip

[@Pluggit1953]

Nice shots of Shrewsbury.

[@headsup2433]

Well that was strange, brilliant, thankyou.

[@trainsplanes]

I’ll take the e brilliant bit rather than the strange 🤣🤣👍