Class 37s - Part 1: Out of the Archive - British Trains. Also on DVD from www.linesidevideos.co.uk

Contents:
East Anglia: Manningtree, Felixstowe, Dagenham, March and Ely are all featured including 37105 with full-size round buffers and drop-down skirting!
Carlisle: Scottish examples are seen including 37012 in large-logo and 37090 in BR blue.
South Wales: a look at rebuilt examples around Nelson, Taff Merthyr and Aberthaw on coal traffic.
Cornwall and Devon: 37196, 247, 235, 273, 306 are just some of the locos seen on china-clay trains in Cornwall, including the original clay-hood wagons. Devon includes 37058 at Newton Abbot on a relief service for Penzance.
North-East: Ashington, Tees Yard, Colton Jn, Immingham, Lincoln, Doncaster, Rotherham and Tinsley all feature class 37 activity on freight.
Scotland: Triple-headed 37s on Iron-Ore out of Mossend, spit-box 37003, 010, 021, 035, 109, 110 are just some of those seen as well as 37184, 203, 242 & 245 at places such as Larbert, Stirling and Carstairs.
Birmingham-Chesterfield: Steel & stone traffic dominate as we see BR-blue, red-stripe & Departmental Grey-liveried examples at Nuneaton, Water Orton, Burton, Stenson, Derby, Clay Cross and Chesterfield.
Peak District: 37082 in 1984 heads this collection of superb shots from this scenic part of the country, including four 37s at Great Rocks.

[@RailfanDownunder]

Superb .... Saving up to purchase the DVD

[@linesidevideoprod]

Good choice!

[@cjs083]

In 2022 the Class 37 still has a place on our Railways.They clearly made something pretty bloody good way back

[@ivanskillian6730]

Best collection of high quality videos I have seen so far with all too rare commentary. Good work!

[@Shelfandtabletoplayouts00gauge]

Thanks a million 👍👍👍

[@slipperyrails]

Excellent 👍 bought the dvd back in the day, still awaiting vol 3 😁

[@thomasshepard6030]

The 37 was the first locomotive that I drove when I started with BR at eastfield traction depot springburn Glasgow 1974 onwards my uncle was a mainline driver and he would let me drive on the night shift on the ghost train to Oban from Queen Street Glasgow or on coal trains triple headers out of barrasie in Ayrshire loved the 37 fantastic engine hated the class 20s worked the class 27s on the push& pulls from Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley station loved the job but hated the shifts 23.50 book Ono a Saturday night torture fireman/ second man

[@terrysmith5684]

Brilliant, what else can you say

[@marknewell7355]

Can anyone tell me what the squares and diamond flash is on the side of the locomotive and what it represents please

[@RoyTheMouth]

Different Railfreight sectors
Wavy lines was Petroleum (Liquid)
Squares are Construction
Downward Arrows or V’s are Metals
Black Diamonds are Coal
Red Diamonds was Railfreight Distribution

[@marknewell7355]

@Roy TheMouth cheers mate I thought as much wasn't right confidant though and definitely didn't know the different designation

[@dieseldave3879]

🚂👍

[@Alarmkid23]

whats the intro music called as ive heard it in BOTH on the level-Road users and On the level-User worked crossing videos produced for railtrack

[@linesidevideoprod]

It's from AKM Music Ltd. The track is off the album 'The Hi-Tech Corporate Selection' and is called 'Systems'. Hope that helps.

[@mariogeis9558]

SKF @@linesidevideoprod