For those wondering, at 2:42 both me and my tripod were behind the yellow line but as I was taking photos on my camera, I was not holding the tripod and the turbulence hit. Intermodals give off a hell of a lot of turbulence.
Nice catch on the ex-TPE set. I wonder if that will be joining Northern? Unless TPE are reinstating them with the bugs fixed? I was worried that you nearly lost your camera due that brutal turbulence.
Don't think they'll be going to Northern, maybe an operator like crosscountry could use them but we'll see, there is a huge lack of common sense these days with the railways
@@bptrains Sadly so. It seems that most companies ignore common sense and we have useless people in charge where we that are smarter are left out in the cold. Personally if I was a train operator. I would use ten repurposed Class 60's with the Mk5's because being 6 axle would mean more traction on the hills and the extra axles would take a HEP generator. Metra in West Chicago bought 10 ex-BNSF EMD SD70MAC's that were freight locomotives and had these rebuilt to SD70MACH with a HEP power pack to power passenger cars and they were upgeared to 95mph workings. Something similar could be done with the Class 60 by using equipment from the Stadler Euro 4001 and replace everything inside and use a Caterpillar C-175 or even the Cummins QSK95 power unit rated at 4200hp which would provide 500hp for HEP/ETH to power the coaches and 3700hp for traction. That would allow this new repurposed ex-Class 60 to haul and propel the Mk5's over the Pennines, Shap and the Lickey Incline with ease if not used for longer distance services in place of the Voyagers. They would fit the Manchester to Paignton services nicely.
For those wondering, at 2:42 both me and my tripod were behind the yellow line but as I was taking photos on my camera, I was not holding the tripod and the turbulence hit. Intermodals give off a hell of a lot of turbulence.
Nice to see a 68 and Nova 3 set again, but where was it going…. Do we know? Great video. 😎👍
It was going to longsight depot, it is likely that the sets will go to chiltern
68002 seems to have an almighty wheel flat.... nice video though! Looks like somewhere I should spend a lazy afternoon...
It definitely needs it's wheels being checked, Acton bridge sure is a good place to spend an afternoon a bit of spotting there never goes a miss
Now the mark 5 naked is a good Halloween scare
The people of Scarborough will find it very scary
The CAT sounds good
Gotta love a bit of 68 thrash
Great video. I Love Acton Bridge. 👍
Cheers, you can never go wrong with a bit of Acton bridge!
there is a awful lot of clatter on the train at 1:55
It must have a very bad flat wheel
some good shot there mate esp the 88 nearly taking the camera out!
Almost had a heart attack when I saw the camera falling!
Nice catch on the ex-TPE set. I wonder if that will be joining Northern? Unless TPE are reinstating them with the bugs fixed? I was worried that you nearly lost your camera due that brutal turbulence.
Don't think they'll be going to Northern, maybe an operator like crosscountry could use them but we'll see, there is a huge lack of common sense these days with the railways
@@bptrains Sadly so. It seems that most companies ignore common sense and we have useless people in charge where we that are smarter are left out in the cold. Personally if I was a train operator. I would use ten repurposed Class 60's with the Mk5's because being 6 axle would mean more traction on the hills and the extra axles would take a HEP generator. Metra in West Chicago bought 10 ex-BNSF EMD SD70MAC's that were freight locomotives and had these rebuilt to SD70MACH with a HEP power pack to power passenger cars and they were upgeared to 95mph workings. Something similar could be done with the Class 60 by using equipment from the Stadler Euro 4001 and replace everything inside and use a Caterpillar C-175 or even the Cummins QSK95 power unit rated at 4200hp which would provide 500hp for HEP/ETH to power the coaches and 3700hp for traction. That would allow this new repurposed ex-Class 60 to haul and propel the Mk5's over the Pennines, Shap and the Lickey Incline with ease if not used for longer distance services in place of the Voyagers. They would fit the Manchester to Paignton services nicely.
Rumours abound that Chiltern Railways will use them
Chiltern seems the more likely destination due to the current usage of 68’s. But as above sense on the railways doesn’t seem to exist anymore
Where was the MK5 set going?
Longsight depot
What is happening to the Mk5 set
It might possibly go to chiltern
i thought the Mk5a's were in storage
Most sets still are, this was just a test run as maybe an operator might show an interest in them soon
As TPE will need more electric units why not rebuild the mk 5s.
that's one ugly, Darth Vadar train at 3'47"
It's not that ugly lol
What train class is this than?