If ANY of you old loco fans wondered whether your favourite was the 'Choppers' , 'Rats' , 'Duffs', 'Wagons', "Tractors' , 'Grids", 'Hoovers', 'Deltics' or even the Fantastic 'Whistlers' whatever your bag was and if you EVER get the chance take yourself off and go drive one!!! IT IS AN EXPERIENCE YOU"LL NEVER FORGET. Forget about jumping out of a plane with a parachute...... Drive a heritage Loco. Sit in that seat , release that brake , blast that Horn, Drop down that window to smell and feel the power THEN open that throttle. PRICELESS.
I used to love watching and listening to these on the East Coast main line up near Dundee - or anywhere else I happened to see them. That engine / exhaust sound is so distinctive, the rhythmic pulsing bass rumble and soprano whistle.
I'm right back thee in 1977 when I was thirteen. Hanging around 9b, hoping for a Delly on the next to Aberdeen. Staring into my kitbag during the lulls, hoping that I hadn't eaten the last of my two-fingered kit-kats. Ah.. here comes a sulzer on mixed-freight..!
Excellent, and hello from Russia. This is one of my favorite diesel locomotive of United Kingdom. It has a beautiful design and nice sound of engine. Pity that service of this machines ended at 1980 ‘s.
@vicsams4431 Thanks, but Class 40 is more looks like a TE7 - two section diese engine with electric transamission (2×2000 = 4000 h.p 62 or 90 mph), which was built for passangear service from 1956 - 1964. TEP70 appeared much later, and it is more correct to compare it with Deltic or Infinity 125.
Hi. I was not talking about looks nor sound. I was talking about performance. There are those of us in England that like Russian locos. Sadly I have only had a ChME3.
@vicsams4431 Hello, I probably picked up the wrong words to express my thoughts. I just wanted to say that it is not correct to compare TEP70 and Class 40. The whistler is an older model. In the 1960s, if I'm not mistaken, there was their heyday. They were good for their time until they were pushed by deltics, peaks, and brushes. The 70th appeared later, and they were more lucky with the consortium and the prototype. Well, yes, I like diesel and electric more than steam. Especially I adore old Russian and English diesel and electric locomotives. From diesel - epectric shunters, i more like the TEM7A (2000 hp 62 mph), which is now used as a replacement for CHME3: ruclips.net/video/7bTZU_31uVk/видео.htmlsi=oXYRppV0PkTM46G7
That sound! That is what York always used to sound like! I remember we used to get Merrymakers from London to York and the train was always 47 hauled as far as York, engine change to a 40 and it continued to Scarborough. Happy memories - I have lived!
Stayed in the royal station hotel in 1975 to visit the newly opened nrm. Bedroom faced the platforms and that tinkle was the sound I fell asleep to. A forty idling in the parcels bay. Just lovely.
The sound of Leeds and Manchester Piccadilly. Thing of beauty! D200 Leeds - Carlisle and back on Saturdays soaking up the steam heating back in the eighties. They were the days.
Late to the chat but it’s funny that the 47 on the back is given less attention given the lack of diesel traction and the rarity of seeing the 37 on ‘roids class 40 a few who gathered to see it bothered to watch the 47, including the owner of this clip yet no mention in the title, just the 40. Class 47, untiring and under appreciated I was pleased to see you in this clip, one day there will be a vid for you but while there is mainline work for you you’ll continue to slip under the radar you magnificent beast.
Trevor Ledgeway Absolutely! I love the majority of Old diesels and electrics. Went to Barrow hill a while ago and they had a Green D numbered Beauty, idling in the roundhouse!I wish i could own such a Machine!
I'm 16, from Poland and I LOVE BRITISH TRAINS! :3 I'm coming for holidays to U.K. for 2 months and I would like to travel on ECML to Newcastle and visit all railroad museums alongside the route: York, Darlington and Shildon :D (Bishop Auckland branch). Class 40 is my second favorite after class 89. 89 40 90/91
cr341v3 cr4f7ing York railway museum and Shildon locomotion museum are brilliant. You can easily spend an entire day at each museum. They are both free entry. Just look at each locomotive and get to understand and appreciate it. Take very many photos. Sometimes engineers at are there so you can ask questions. York is biggest but Shildon locomotion is where the railways were created. I’m sure you will enjoy both places. Each is next to a railway station so easy to get to.
What a fantastic job they have made of the refurbishment of this Class 40. Great to see preserved locomotives on main lines. Shows how much interest there still is. Nice footage. Well done
Superb catch Trevor, rather spoiled by the folk standing front of you as she started to move. Anyway I really liked the sight of a 40 back on the main line looking fantastic. The sight and sound of 345 leaving, with the exhausts blasting away was magical and brought a lot of memories back for me, so thanks for sharing it. Ken
Ken Browne Glad you liked it Ken,It came out well i thought due to number of people there getting in the way but have had this before when filming at Stations......Trevor.''
A very enjoyable video of the class 40 on tour Trevor and it brings back so many memories of decades gone by. Lovely departure from the station and that unmistakable, unique sound. I did manage to see it in the end after the steam tour I was going to see was cancelled. Cheers - Allan.
allan5919 Thanks Allan,Well worth going even though it was very busy when the 40 came in.Great bit of thrash when it set off and i am sorry your trip was cancelled.....Trevor.''
I grew up as a teen, mid 60's in Thirsk (approx. 20miles north of York) on the main LNER line north/south. I can well remember "trainspotting" at Thirsk station and watching 40s and Deltics on express passenger trains speeding through the station. What a sight. At the time of this occurrence there was also a steam locomotive still kept at the station for local yard work.
Richard Ditchburn Thanks for the comment Richard,Was one of my favourite diesels when they were running on the mainline.I like you remember that era very well but didn't have a video camera in them days.....Trevor.''
Yeah, he does get about a fair bit! After 52 years service he still loves it though. This Class 40 was brand new when he started at York Sheds! Things have kinda come full circle...
I believe that the 40’s were slightly more powerful in bhp compared to the 37. But to me, these engines in look and sound were the business! They looked and sounded menacing and powerful. I loved them, and still do. Fond memories of waiting at Selby for a connection to York on the old bit of ecml that has now gone. A rake of Mk 1’s with either a peak, 47 or a 40, blasting away on full throttle heading north. Memories of a long time ago, but etched in my memory for eternity. How cool were the railways in the 70’s and 80’s . We thought they would be there forever, but they changed. Maybe a lot of changes for the good, but we always remember those days gone by. Somehow more carefree, easier, not bound by so many regulations.
***** Glad you liked it Steve,It looked and sounded great.Always loved the Class 40 as the MPD had a few at York in the 70s.Lovely bit of thrash at the end.....Trevor.''
Lovely sound, reminiscent of the Euston/Holyhead trains in the sixties and seventies pulling away from Rhyl and Prestatyn. Valenta/ Inter City 125s sound almost as good, as do the old Deltics and Class 30s.
@@TrevorLedgeway I think I recognise the driver Trevor, does he do steam as well? I'm sure I've seen him drive a Scarborough steam excursion. I work at the hospital and he pulled up driving Galatea I think, and talked to the lads at the boiler house at the end of Bridge Lane.
I was too young to remember the 40's in action but have always been impressed by them. Great sound! Am I right in saying they were nicknamed 'whistlers'? or am I getting mixed up with some other thing? Dave
DaveClass47 Your quite right Dave,They did call them Whistlers as you can hear when it was ticking over in the station.Great sound and great engines....Trevor.''
I was working bidston east the day before the became 97, and because of the weight of it on the light rail system, it derailed. there were lots of people with camera's. does anyone have a photo.
Looking at the cab view of the 40 it's striking how primitive the BR Modernisation fleet of diesels and electrics actually were, compared with the Pendolino, 350 or 323. The 66 is a retrograde development and little better than the 47. Surely driver comfort should be considered in parallel with loco power, efficiency and versatility?
Don't think I'll see that for another year or so. This is quite an interesting locomotive this as it looks like a 37 but sounds like a 20. Just a shame there are not many around these days compared to deltics and 47s
Congratulations! Always nice to see the efforts of those filming stuff you've helped arrange behind the scenes, even years on from the last ones. 90,000 views now I think. Have seen this clip before but only just got around to leaving a comment.
Pre-eminent video quality! Excellent locomotive livery! Such as shame about the adverse passenger rolling stock livery. So, seemingly WCR then: I'm left wondering if any TPWS etc. was isolated.
47804 didn't need to do any rear end assistance on that train. It was there primarily for on board power supply. It also worked some empty stock moves in/out of Southport, dragged the train into York from the sidings (early evening) and pulled the train from Saltburn to Darlington in service to turn it ready for the return leg. An extremely popular and successful day out, which ran like clockwork, featuring a few places unlikely to ever be visited by a class 40 again I imagine.
Joe Ritchie Horses for courses really. They both have the same bore and stroke, though the 40's have four extra cylinders and two extra turbo chargers as im sure you're aware. I would probably have to agree though - that in the 'Growling' stakes, 37's have an ever so slight edge 😉
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If ANY of you old loco fans wondered whether your favourite was the 'Choppers' , 'Rats' , 'Duffs', 'Wagons', "Tractors' , 'Grids", 'Hoovers', 'Deltics' or even the Fantastic 'Whistlers' whatever your bag was and if you EVER get the chance take yourself off and go drive one!!! IT IS AN EXPERIENCE YOU"LL NEVER FORGET. Forget about jumping out of a plane with a parachute...... Drive a heritage Loco. Sit in that seat , release that brake , blast that Horn, Drop down that window to smell and feel the power THEN open that throttle. PRICELESS.
Never done it but it sounds great Guy.''
Thanks, the thought never occurred until now, I would love to drive a Deltic!
Best sounding loco ever, 1/3 of the holy grail of British diesel locos with the 37 and 55
Thanks for your comment.''
Westerns an 25ers sounded great also?
I used to love watching and listening to these on the East Coast main line up near Dundee - or anywhere else I happened to see them. That engine / exhaust sound is so distinctive, the rhythmic pulsing bass rumble and soprano whistle.
I'm right back thee in 1977 when I was thirteen. Hanging around 9b, hoping for a Delly on the next to Aberdeen. Staring into my kitbag during the lulls, hoping that I hadn't eaten the last of my two-fingered kit-kats.
Ah.. here comes a sulzer on mixed-freight..!
Lytton333 I remember them days well when i used to take my sons about that time...Trevor.''
Excellent, and hello from Russia. This is one of my favorite diesel locomotive of United Kingdom. It has a beautiful design and nice sound of engine. Pity that service of this machines ended at 1980 ‘s.
Not as good as a TEP70 !
@vicsams4431 Thanks, but Class 40 is more looks like a TE7 - two section diese engine with electric transamission (2×2000 = 4000 h.p 62 or 90 mph), which was built for passangear service from 1956 - 1964. TEP70 appeared much later, and it is more correct to compare it with Deltic or Infinity 125.
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Hi. I was not talking about looks nor sound. I was talking about performance. There are those of us in England that like Russian locos. Sadly I have only had a ChME3.
@vicsams4431 Hello, I probably picked up the wrong words to express my thoughts. I just wanted to say that it is not correct to compare TEP70 and Class 40. The whistler is an older model. In the 1960s, if I'm not mistaken, there was their heyday. They were good for their time until they were pushed by deltics, peaks, and brushes. The 70th appeared later, and they were more lucky with the consortium and the prototype. Well, yes, I like diesel and electric more than steam. Especially I adore old Russian and English diesel and electric locomotives. From diesel - epectric shunters, i more like the TEM7A (2000 hp 62 mph), which is now used as a replacement for CHME3:
ruclips.net/video/7bTZU_31uVk/видео.htmlsi=oXYRppV0PkTM46G7
best looking and sounding class of loco ever, esp the ones fitted with discs.
That sound! That is what York always used to sound like! I remember we used to get Merrymakers from London to York and the train was always 47 hauled as far as York, engine change to a 40 and it continued to Scarborough. Happy memories - I have lived!
One of the best sounding Diesels i would say.....Cheers...Trevor.''
Stayed in the royal station hotel in 1975 to visit the newly opened nrm. Bedroom faced the platforms and that tinkle was the sound I fell asleep to. A forty idling in the parcels bay. Just lovely.
The sound of Leeds and Manchester Piccadilly. Thing of beauty! D200 Leeds - Carlisle and back on Saturdays soaking up the steam heating back in the eighties. They were the days.
Late to the chat but it’s funny that the 47 on the back is given less attention given the lack of diesel traction and the rarity of seeing the 37 on ‘roids class 40 a few who gathered to see it bothered to watch the 47, including the owner of this clip yet no mention in the title, just the 40. Class 47, untiring and under appreciated I was pleased to see you in this clip, one day there will be a vid for you but while there is mainline work for you you’ll continue to slip under the radar you magnificent beast.
She looks and sounds amazing! These old loco's had so much Character. Love it. Great Upload, cheers!
Great Engines the Class 40s,very rare you get one on the Mainline.Thanks for commenting....'''
Trevor Ledgeway Absolutely! I love the majority of Old diesels and electrics. Went to Barrow hill a while ago and they had a Green D numbered Beauty, idling in the roundhouse!I wish i could own such a Machine!
I'm 16, from Poland and I LOVE BRITISH TRAINS!
:3 I'm coming for holidays to U.K. for 2 months and I would like to travel on ECML to Newcastle and visit all railroad museums alongside the route: York, Darlington and Shildon :D (Bishop Auckland branch).
Class 40 is my second favorite after class 89.
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cr341v3 cr4f7ing York railway museum and Shildon locomotion museum are brilliant. You can easily spend an entire day at each museum. They are both free entry. Just look at each locomotive and get to understand and appreciate it. Take very many photos. Sometimes engineers at are there so you can ask questions. York is biggest but Shildon locomotion is where the railways were created. I’m sure you will enjoy both places. Each is next to a railway station so easy to get to.
Hehe :3 I know. I have ECML and Shildon museum in railworks. But trains are way tooooo expensive in U.K.
1400PLN for second class (~£300)
Used to live in a railway cottage at Colwich, used to listen to these idling most Saturday nights on engineering trains
Thats the cleanest class 40 i ,ve ever seen Trevor,looks like it was just made,great whistler action,cheers Tony.
sheba31 Thanks Tony it was immaculate the 40 and a great sound from it as well.Nice to hear from you....Trevor.''
What a fantastic job they have made of the refurbishment of this Class 40. Great to see preserved locomotives on main lines. Shows how much interest there still is. Nice footage. Well done
Superb catch Trevor, rather spoiled by the folk standing front of you as she started to move. Anyway I really liked the sight of a 40 back on the main line looking fantastic. The sight and sound of 345 leaving, with the exhausts blasting away was magical and brought a lot of memories back for me, so thanks for sharing it. Ken
Ken Browne Glad you liked it Ken,It came out well i thought due to number of people there getting in the way but have had this before when filming at Stations......Trevor.''
Fantastic video Trevor. Those diesel engines almost sing in the cathedral like atmosphere of York station. thanks for posting. :-)
+rentaghost1975 Thanks for you comment......Trevor.''
A very enjoyable video of the class 40 on tour Trevor and it brings back so many memories of decades gone by. Lovely departure from the station and that unmistakable, unique sound. I did manage to see it in the end after the steam tour I was going to see was cancelled. Cheers - Allan.
allan5919 Thanks Allan,Well worth going even though it was very busy when the 40 came in.Great bit of thrash when it set off and i am sorry your trip was cancelled.....Trevor.''
I grew up as a teen, mid 60's in Thirsk (approx. 20miles north of York) on the main LNER line north/south. I can well remember "trainspotting" at Thirsk station and watching 40s and Deltics on express passenger trains speeding through the station. What a sight. At the time of this occurrence there was also a steam locomotive still kept at the station for local yard work.
Richard Ditchburn Thanks for the comment Richard,Was one of my favourite diesels when they were running on the mainline.I like you remember that era very well but didn't have a video camera in them days.....Trevor.''
Brilliant video! Love that engine noise as well!
What a sight Trevor. Thanks for sharing this with us. Nearly went down to York myself but did not make it so, grateful for your video. Cheers, Jeff.
bobnweaver Glad you enjoyed it Jeff,As usual people getting in each others way with the crowd that were there but still pleased with the footage.''
Lovely footage Trevor, I can remember when 40's were 10 a penny, no one was remotely interested in the late 70's My Dad was co-piloting this time :-)
Stu Coupland Thanks Stu,I must say your Dad gets about a bit.Still sounds great.....Trevor.''
Yeah, he does get about a fair bit! After 52 years service he still loves it though. This Class 40 was brand new when he started at York Sheds! Things have kinda come full circle...
Thanks for filming this great loco Trevor, I could have not coped with all them people standing in the way.
antman09ful1 It was a bit Manic Mike but its always the same when you get something special at York Station.....Trevor.''
Very nice. Great loco, well worth capturing
SMILEVIDEOTRAINS Thanks for watching....Trevor.''
Loved them..!!!
Wow! Whistler perfection.....thank you!
Thanks for looking.'''
She’s a beauty 👍🏻
I so miss the 'ol whistler!
Fabulous stuff!!!
You take some dam good footage Trevor!
formidable38 Thanks for your kind comment....Trevor.''
I believe that the 40’s were slightly more powerful in bhp compared to the 37.
But to me, these engines in look and sound were the business!
They looked and sounded menacing and powerful.
I loved them, and still do.
Fond memories of waiting at Selby for a connection to York on the old bit of ecml that has now gone.
A rake of Mk 1’s with either a peak, 47 or a 40, blasting away on full throttle heading north.
Memories of a long time ago, but etched in my memory for eternity.
How cool were the railways in the 70’s and 80’s . We thought they would be there forever, but they changed.
Maybe a lot of changes for the good, but we always remember those days gone by.
Somehow more carefree, easier, not bound by so many regulations.
345 looking superb there Trevor....lovely sound as she pulled away too....great stuff.....Steve.
***** Glad you liked it Steve,It looked and sounded great.Always loved the Class 40 as the MPD had a few at York in the 70s.Lovely bit of thrash at the end.....Trevor.''
Not seen one before...well at least i don't think i have...sorry a Senior moment !!
Nice one Trevor , not seen this 40 before , great footage
***** Great engines the 40s Dave,Loved the sound of it as it left the station.Thanks.....Trevor.''
I was on that Trevor.. great tour... some great running from 345..
Lucky you Nick...I wish i had been on it.one of my favourite loco's....Trevor.''
Fantastic 👍🇬🇧
Wonderful.
Sadly I missed this one through Teesside Trevor, nice loco as well Trevor, maybe next time, thanks for showing what I missed.
***** Your welcome Alan,Thanks...Trevor.''
Beautiful locomotive, reminds me of the old Class 20 locomotives of Malayan Railways
Great Engine and a lovely sound. Cheers Trevor.
Lovely sound, reminiscent of the Euston/Holyhead trains in the sixties and seventies pulling away from Rhyl and Prestatyn.
Valenta/ Inter City 125s sound almost as good, as do the old Deltics and Class 30s.
And early 1980s
A 126 litre V16 diesel engine with a turbocharger for every four cylinders.
Let that sink in.
Just a Beautiful site to behold
Yes... York station is indeed a beautiful site. The loco was a beautiful sight as well!
@@GaryNumeroUno lol
lovely shot trevor....
Russell Thewlis Thanks Russell,Regards...Trevor''
Beautiful loco.
Thanks Bob...Trevor.
@@TrevorLedgeway I think I recognise the driver Trevor, does he do steam as well? I'm sure I've seen him drive a Scarborough steam excursion. I work at the hospital and he pulled up driving Galatea I think, and talked to the lads at the boiler house at the end of Bridge Lane.
Magic!
Thanks. Glad you liked it..Trevor.
Good shot! Thumbs up ;)
19Railfan95 Cheers,Glad you liked the footage....Trevor.''
Nice footage, what did you film it with?
I use the Sony AX53 for my youtube vids and the quality is amazing!
Nice video Trevor
dreadnought50001 Cheers for Watching,Long time since i last saw a Class 40 at York.....Trevor.''
How does the front loco control the throttle & brakes of the rear loco?
I joined the railway 1986 passed to drive 37s but never saw a class 40. Was there much difference?
I was too young to remember the 40's in action but have always been impressed by them. Great sound! Am I right in saying they were nicknamed 'whistlers'? or am I getting mixed up with some other thing? Dave
DaveClass47 Your quite right Dave,They did call them Whistlers as you can hear when it was ticking over in the station.Great sound and great engines....Trevor.''
Trevor Ledgeway yeh, loved that sound..!!! :)
steve wyman Thanks Steve for your Comment.'''
:)
called growlers
Hi everyone where was the transpennie exscap class 185 177 going to?
I was working bidston east the day before the became 97, and because of the weight of it on the light rail system, it derailed. there were lots of people with camera's. does anyone have a photo.
the whistlers and tractors look alike but the 40s just have more wheels than the tractors
Looking at the cab view of the 40 it's striking how primitive the BR Modernisation fleet of diesels and electrics actually were, compared with the Pendolino, 350 or 323. The 66 is a retrograde development and little better than the 47. Surely driver comfort should be considered in parallel with loco power, efficiency and versatility?
I used to see HSTS and 37s
Don't think I'll see that for another year or so. This is quite an interesting locomotive this as it looks like a 37 but sounds like a 20. Just a shame there are not many around these days compared to deltics and 47s
Sir Nigel Gresley is the best Hope it has a few runs on the mainline over the next few years if we are lucky.'''
is this the only class 40 running because they became class 97 and were relegated to freight.
Thanks to my RUclips follows for getting this video to 50K views.......Trevor.''
Congratulations! Always nice to see the efforts of those filming stuff you've helped arrange behind the scenes, even years on from the last ones. 90,000 views now I think. Have seen this clip before but only just got around to leaving a comment.
Pre-eminent video quality! Excellent locomotive livery! Such as shame about the adverse passenger rolling stock livery.
So, seemingly WCR then: I'm left wondering if any TPWS etc. was isolated.
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diesel261?
So is that train being pushed as well as pulled, or is that rear loco being pulled?
47804 didn't need to do any rear end assistance on that train. It was there primarily for on board power supply. It also worked some empty stock moves in/out of Southport, dragged the train into York from the sidings (early evening) and pulled the train from Saltburn to Darlington in service to turn it ready for the return leg. An extremely popular and successful day out, which ran like clockwork, featuring a few places unlikely to ever be visited by a class 40 again I imagine.
Thank you
my lords
Nice vid👍
My Dad drove loads of them but hated them also lol
Heart sank if one came in instead of a Deltic 👎
cerberusnights Thanks,I'm sorry your Dad wasn't keen on them but i liked watching them....Trevor.''
My lords
2:33 Horn
Nice Thrash from the 40
MY FAVROUITE DIESEL
+Mr transport 2002 Thanks....Trevor.''
Ummm... wait this station like Train sim 2020 and the train is... wait this is illegal
Idiot . Go do one wanker
omg thomas the tank engines friend
Come on hornby out of the way!
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@@TrevorLedgeway 'John hornby' driver so worked the 40 in to fork....some one shouts get out of the way
Got you Christine....Didn't know what you were on about at first.....Cheers....Trevor.''
bring back BR!
+murrburr3 They were the good days.....''
Bostin !
Dave cort stop talking to the driver
That’s diesel 199
They look just like 37s
Sadly not. 37s are much better
Joe Ritchie Horses for courses really. They both have the same bore and stroke, though the 40's have four extra cylinders and two extra turbo chargers as im sure you're aware. I would probably have to agree though - that in the 'Growling' stakes, 37's have an ever so slight edge 😉
Derek