I grew up near the mainline in north London and the sound of these engines was imprinted in my mind as they raced north at full power gathering speed. 3300 hp, 36 cylinders, the sound was and still is magical.
@@BrianMorrison I loved the old Finsbury Park, a great place to watch passing rail traffic. Nearby the Deltics had a maintenance shed but that's all gone now in place of modern housing blocks. I grew up near Hornsey Station, a couple of stops further out. Depending on the wind direction and time of day, I could hear these far in the distance as they accelerated northbound. As a young boy, I used to race to my bedroom window to catch a brief glimpse as they sped by. Great memories.
To hire her to GBF. I could imagine it like " you've got to be joking" She looks good sounds good and is working again May she run for another 50 plus years.
Absolute beasts of final diesel era with 3000+ HP and max speed 100 mph. They should never have been pulled by west coast line, they always pulled the crowds and made enthusiasts out of people 🤓 Rock on the great Deltics !!
Wow ,Still an iconic Locomotive 60 odd years on ❤️ Beautiful sound of the Napier 🎼🎵Would love to operate this beautiful sounding loco ❤️🎼🎵Fab video from 12 years ago ❤️
Thanks mate, exellent video and a nice long film of this outstanding loco, she only seems to be running on one engine everytime iv seen a vid, lovely to have her up here but only a couple of days left now ) : thanks again for your time with the upload, superb footage
I was in a rail museum here in Portland, Oregon today and they have a Diesel Electric that is almost like the Deltic, except it is not double ended and has an ALCO V-12 instead.
I like the oil sticks, but needs a bit more dirt, especially dont forget the Tea stains spraying backwards below the drivers window, with some steam drifting up from the hoses. That's how I remember them best.
Freight train must have been fairly light weightt as Deltics were designed for hauling express passenger trains and were designed to haul 10-12 coach trains @ 100MPH-105MPH (100MPH permitted speed 105MPH design speed) they coul haul 14 coaches @ 90 MPH but were geared for hauling passenger trains only were not geared for heavier freight trains although they sometimes were used for freight this is well documented and even photographed they were not used on heavier freight trains even though they were very powerful they had BHP of 3300 BHP they were built for use on express trains so seeing them used for freight trains was rare
Something like a Deltic would never have been contemplated for use here in Australia. I think the maintenance for starters would've been way beyond the rail industry in this country. Plus, the vast distances and high ambient temperatures would've saw a fast end to those hugely complicated Napier 18/25s.
Marc Conyard Maintenance wouldn't have been an issue on the deltics....the whole design was set around the fact that you can remove a whole engine/genset unit and replace with minimal downtime....which is how they were run on Br.Miles put in versus downtime,these locos were world leaders...never happier than when hauling maximum coaches at 100 mph.I'm sure with some additional oil coolers these could have graced the outback quite nicely. Probably the biggest issue would have been fitting fuel tanks big enough for the journey...lol
A Deltic hauling freight- wasn't that predicted by Nostradamus? Seriously- why? It's like getting Red Rum to pull a farm wain. The task is beneath them and they're not particularly well suited to it.
True, but the new companies are using railways for more freight now, and royal scots grey seems to be doing fine with her job. Wish i could see stuff like this in the US
Deltic under load sounds like a runaway Detroit. I can only imagine the brutal noise that 36 out-of-control pistons would make before the phasing gears let go and the rods departed the crankcases!
Well it' was the first time I had heard of it but if it's happened once it's happened before. And the way it was described sounds like it was a common thing
If she was mine, no way would I let her on that crap stretch of track, first clip is terrifying , track goes up and down like the Himalayas , the other toad looks as though gauge has gone at one point. Would really hate to see the track spread and her be sat on the dirt. But yes she does look and sound good. Long may she roam.
Brother Seamus Probably a combination of poor combustion in one of the cylinders,possible injector or compression issue....or perhaps wrong modern oil being used which is leaching by the rings.Although 2 stroke they don't work like a petrol on total loss lubrication. My guess is that the old girl has spent a bit of time poodling about not working and rings are getting gummed up,a damned good thrash with a load behind is what these beasts were made for.Possibly also why they are only running the one engine,two would be overkill on a train of wagons like that.
Throwing oil was pretty common through their career - it would gather in the bends of the exhaust drums and get 'spat out' from time to time. Or as seisix6 says, poor combustion/ injector timing problem or comp rings on the pistons would get gummed up.
I grew up near the mainline in north London and the sound of these engines was imprinted in my mind as they raced north at full power gathering speed. 3300 hp, 36 cylinders, the sound was and still is magical.
Used to go trainspotting on the platforms at Finsbury Park, a Deltic was already travelling at 70mph from a standing start at Kings X. All uphill too!
@@BrianMorrison I loved the old Finsbury Park, a great place to watch passing rail traffic. Nearby the Deltics had a maintenance shed but that's all gone now in place of modern housing blocks. I grew up near Hornsey Station, a couple of stops further out. Depending on the wind direction and time of day, I could hear these far in the distance as they accelerated northbound. As a young boy, I used to race to my bedroom window to catch a brief glimpse as they sped by. Great memories.
To hire her to GBF. I could imagine it like " you've got to be joking"
She looks good sounds good and is working again
May she run for another 50 plus years.
Absolute beasts of final diesel era with 3000+ HP and max speed 100 mph. They should never have been pulled by west coast line, they always pulled the crowds and made enthusiasts out of people 🤓 Rock on the great Deltics !!
Love this beautiful beast. First time i saw one about 20 years ago I instantly fell in love
Wow ,Still an iconic Locomotive 60 odd years on ❤️ Beautiful sound of the Napier 🎼🎵Would love to operate this beautiful sounding loco ❤️🎼🎵Fab video from 12 years ago ❤️
Will never forget my first Deltic. 55013 the black watch at sandy 1979
Thanks mate, exellent video and a nice long film of this outstanding loco, she only seems to be running on one engine everytime iv seen a vid, lovely to have her up here but only a couple of days left now ) : thanks again for your time with the upload, superb footage
Had to be crazy, hiring out something as expensive and temperamental as a class 55
Notice the enormous oil slicks down the side panels from the exhausts?
thats from initial start up as 2 strokes need to be hot to burn the oil
Nice looking classic Deltic power but so raw sounding.
I was in a rail museum here in Portland, Oregon today and they have a Diesel Electric that is almost like the Deltic, except it is not double ended and has an ALCO V-12 instead.
I like the oil sticks, but needs a bit more dirt, especially dont forget the Tea stains spraying backwards below the drivers window, with some steam drifting up from the hoses.
That's how I remember them best.
I'm struggling to believe this was 10 years ago now. Where does the time go? Not seen her since Main sold her, I wonder if she'll run again.
Freight train must have been fairly light weightt as Deltics were designed for hauling express passenger trains and were designed to haul 10-12 coach trains @ 100MPH-105MPH (100MPH permitted speed 105MPH design speed) they coul haul 14 coaches @ 90 MPH but were geared for hauling passenger trains only were not geared for heavier freight trains although they sometimes were used for freight this is well documented and even photographed they were not used on heavier freight trains even though they were very powerful they had BHP of 3300 BHP they were built for use on express trains so seeing them used for freight trains was rare
Something like a Deltic would never have been contemplated for use here in Australia. I think the maintenance for starters would've been way beyond the rail industry in this country. Plus, the vast distances and high ambient temperatures would've saw a fast end to those hugely complicated Napier 18/25s.
Marc Conyard Maintenance wouldn't have been an issue on the deltics....the whole design was set around the fact that you can remove a whole engine/genset unit and replace with minimal downtime....which is how they were run on Br.Miles put in versus downtime,these locos were world leaders...never happier than when hauling maximum coaches at 100 mph.I'm sure with some additional oil coolers these could have graced the outback quite nicely.
Probably the biggest issue would have been fitting fuel tanks big enough for the journey...lol
A Deltic hauling freight- wasn't that predicted by Nostradamus? Seriously- why? It's like getting Red Rum to pull a farm wain. The task is beneath them and they're not particularly well suited to it.
True, but the new companies are using railways for more freight now, and royal scots grey seems to be doing fine with her job. Wish i could see stuff like this in the US
Where is this location
Does anyone know what the two silver boxes in the undercarriage are for?
tsangpogorge for diesel and oil its a two stroke so it needs a lot of oil
Great upload
Super video of a super loco
I suppose for slow work you only need one engine on.....
Deltic under load sounds like a runaway Detroit. I can only imagine the brutal noise that 36 out-of-control pistons would make before the phasing gears let go and the rods departed the crankcases!
This one three a leg out of bed a few years ago
@@simongurden9848 wasn't that a fairly common reason for needing an engine swap back in ECML service?
Well it' was the first time I had heard of it but if it's happened once it's happened before. And the way it was described sounds like it was a common thing
Great video ⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐🚞
I saw this!
If she was mine, no way would I let her on that crap stretch of track, first clip is terrifying , track goes up and down like the Himalayas , the other toad looks as though gauge has gone at one point. Would really hate to see the track spread and her be sat on the dirt.
But yes she does look and sound good.
Long may she roam.
Why does it have oil leaking down the sides of it?
Brother Seamus Probably a combination of poor combustion in one of the cylinders,possible injector or compression issue....or perhaps wrong modern oil being used which is leaching by the rings.Although 2 stroke they don't work like a petrol on total loss lubrication.
My guess is that the old girl has spent a bit of time poodling about not working and rings are getting gummed up,a damned good thrash with a load behind is what these beasts were made for.Possibly also why they are only running the one engine,two would be overkill on a train of wagons like that.
seisix6 thanks for that.👍
Throwing oil was pretty common through their career - it would gather in the bends of the exhaust drums and get 'spat out' from time to time. Or as seisix6 says, poor combustion/ injector timing problem or comp rings on the pistons would get gummed up.
usally hauled by class 66s
Yes true, but the alcans only run to Fort William now with a gbrf class 66
Oil is from the exhaust as it is a two stroke Diesel engine.
Fuel tanks mate