A video that was put together to show the day of 37097’s first engine start in 12 years in April 2021. Thanks to Craig Nicol for putting this fab video together!
That started so quickly, you must have done a good job. You see so many that struggle to start, first on one cylinder and eventually all of them when it's warmed up a bit and is cranking really quickly. Well done indeed, this should last for a very long time in its preserved environment.
Was the video cut? Started within 5 seconds! In other videos it takes over 5 minutes until the things run more or less stable, usually not before having engulfed their whole surroundings in black smoke! Good Job!
As a 56yr old ex trainspotter but still enthusiast, that was fabulous to see a younger generation bringing back to life a loco what was already a few years old and more when i myself was thrilled to see one of these.... fabulous....
I worked car trains from Cowley BL with that engine in 1979 after she was transferred to Stratford . Lovely work tremendous paint job too !! In 1970s livery . 😃😃
I'm always pleased to see 37s as they are one of my favourite British locos. Looks to be in lovely condition, inside and out. Well done. Nicely filmed, too.
Congrats to all for bringing another 37 back to life👍 For a small group you've obviously got the necessary skills and dedication, that has to be the best first start up, so smooth and quiet and those twin exhausts are just beautiful, well worth the donor engine for the rebuild. Good luck to you all.
Great Work Guys, Its just so nice you kept the Split Headcode Boxes, This is how I like them to remember them by, In the Late 70's-eary 80's Stratford Depot in London did heavy maintenance on many type of BR Locos & started to put Paint the boxes with these Black with White Dots instead of the older plain Head-code boxes.
Congratulations! Just this past weekend (26th Nov) at the Don River Railway in Tasmania, Australia we did the first start in preservation of a cousin of your loco! The Tasmanian Government Railways Z class were built by English Electric's Rocklea works in Queensland and internally are almost identical!
Brilliant to see another 37 running again. I do have a soft spot for the split head code 37's. I've worked on 37's myself, so I know how much work goes into the restoration, and of course, the money that has to be raised to buy parts. Well done, I will need to visit your Railway once she is hauling trains again.
You guys and girls have put in a huge amount of effort to get that 37 in to that condition 😊well done to you all some of those locomotives were built in my home town of Darlington co Durham
Most excellent congratulations to team Caledonian thanks for saving our past for our future. The video footage was excellent Drone and roof shots across the engine makes for a much more interesting video. I hope to see more from the group and will subscribe
WOW!, Liked and subscribed. You should all be so proud of what you have achieved. She looks and sounds awesome, so glad that you got her started. Would love to come and see her but Nottingham is a fair way, (must try to convince the Mrs that a road trip is in order :). Keep up the great work all of you.
Well done to all the team and congratulations! Having recently moved to the area from England it’s great to see such dedication to preserving Scotland’s railway heritage. Have subscribed and look forward to seeing more.
Will newly restored diesel locomotive class 37 097 be hired out to other preserve heritage railways in scotland like the strathspey steam railway or bo'ness and kinneil railway ???.
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Well done everyone, brilliant job, congratulations from us 37 followers in Essex
That started so quickly, you must have done a good job. You see so many that struggle to start, first on one cylinder and eventually all of them when it's warmed up a bit and is cranking really quickly. Well done indeed, this should last for a very long time in its preserved environment.
That's the smoothest 37 start up I've seen on RUclips 😃. Congratulations on the excellent work 😊.
I’ve seen better
Was the video cut? Started within 5 seconds! In other videos it takes over 5 minutes until the things run more or less stable, usually not before having engulfed their whole surroundings in black smoke! Good Job!
As a 56yr old ex trainspotter but still enthusiast, that was fabulous to see a younger generation bringing back to life a loco what was already a few years old and more when i myself was thrilled to see one of these.... fabulous....
I worked car trains from Cowley BL with that engine in 1979 after she was transferred to Stratford . Lovely work tremendous paint job too !! In 1970s livery . 😃😃
Lucky girl starting that fantastic beast.
SHE LIVES the glorious sound of a 37/0 starting up lovely amount of starting thrash
English Electric, Built to Last. Well done to all the Team, a fantastic effort 👍👍
I'm always pleased to see 37s as they are one of my favourite British locos. Looks to be in lovely condition, inside and out. Well done. Nicely filmed, too.
That must be the smoothest and cleanest cold start of any 37 ever!
Congrats to all for bringing another 37 back to life👍 For a small group you've obviously got the necessary skills and dedication, that has to be the best first start up, so smooth and quiet and those twin exhausts are just beautiful, well worth the donor engine for the rebuild. Good luck to you all.
Beautiful restoration. Looks and sounds fresh off the factory floor.
You should all be really proud, great looking 37
Mint. Factory fresh, well done to all.
Nice restoration of this split box tractor i ain't seen this loco for decades! Nice work 👏 👏👏
Absolutely beautiful, she sounds and looks gorgeous, well done all of you
Great job by all of them.
37097 looks excellent. 😁👍
Well done folks.... That is actually smoother and waaaay less smokey than the ones I see started every day down here in Derby 👍
They said in the video how surprised they were with the smooth start.
Excellent work, looks better than brand new
Great video .
Lovely engine start
Excellent job guys. Awesome ❤
Congratulations to all that worked on it. The loco looks fantastic
Fantastic job guys and girls. Very well done. She looks Epic ❤❤❤❤
Congratulations guys n girls. She's sounding awesome and looking fab 👍😎
Great Work Guys, Its just so nice you kept the Split Headcode Boxes, This is how I like them to remember them by, In the Late 70's-eary 80's Stratford Depot in London did heavy maintenance on many type of BR Locos & started to put Paint the boxes with these Black with White Dots instead of the older plain Head-code boxes.
No problems with that old girl. Well done.
Wonderful - well done to you all 🙂
What is a woman doing in a foamer video?!
Many congratulations. Loco looking and sounding great!
Excellent job sounds perfect 👍
No better sound what a BEAST!
Absolutely brilliant! Cleanest start I've ever seen too. Well done to all of you, what an achievement. 👏😂👍
Beautiful. Lovely videography. Wow ten years now that's dedication. Great work peeps.
Brilliant job, well done guys....and gals 👍👏
Superb! Well done to everyone involved, and it's fantastic to see so many young people working on this!
Thank you, you're amazing :-)
Congratulations too you all!!
Cracking job done, well done
hi there, well done to you all.keep it in good condition by doing regular oil changes ! and it will last for ever,
That shows what good teamwork does. Congratulations everyone 👍👍
Congratulations! Just this past weekend (26th Nov) at the Don River Railway in Tasmania, Australia we did the first start in preservation of a cousin of your loco! The Tasmanian Government Railways Z class were built by English Electric's Rocklea works in Queensland and internally are almost identical!
What a beautiful locomotive. Absolute credit to you all.
Absolutely fabulous!
It's great to see younger folk so involved and passionate about this too. Well done everyone.
Well done beautiful restoration job
Wonderful video! What a great accomplishment, congratulation to the team.
Wow that was such a fast start up absolutely amazing work
Excellent video, well done guys. The 37 looks spot on 👌
One of my personal highlights of 2022, seeing this beautiful ol girl come back to life
Excellent work guys - many congratulations.
It looks and sounds awesome, certainly a credit to everyone involved in the restoration 👍
fantastic work thanks for uploading this video.
Great work, everyone :)
Fabulous moment captured for ever. I love seeing young people doing real engineering work.
Nice job guys and always good to see another of these iconic British locos being restored and getting plenty of tlc 😊
Well done on your amazing efforts. Great video too. More power to your elbows! :)
Interesting video! Nice locomotive and great engine start up 🚂⚙🚀 Thumbs Up & subscribe
All the best from Dublin
Andrew
Looking fantastic sounding even better!! I worked on some of the bodywork 2004/05 amazing to see how far shes come, I will have to try and visit!
Well done, great job. 😊
I love this Lokomotive! She's got the same name like my favorite welsh whisky 😂😂😂
Well done... always a nice moment for everyone and a reward for many years of work.
Absolutely fantastic result from the team that cared for this locomotive. Well done guys and proud to see her 'fire up'. Excellent result.
Brilliant to see another 37 running again. I do have a soft spot for the split head code 37's.
I've worked on 37's myself, so I know how much work goes into the restoration, and of course, the money that has to be raised to buy parts. Well done, I will need to visit your Railway once she is hauling trains again.
Well done to you all, Sounds Great
Well done all. best sound ever.
Fantastic love to see her in the flesh.Well done to everyone involved..
You guys and girls have put in a huge amount of effort to get that 37 in to that condition 😊well done to you all some of those locomotives were built in my home town of Darlington co Durham
What a beautiful machine. Well done indeed!
Absolutely fantastic to see 37097 running again
Most excellent congratulations to team Caledonian thanks for saving our past for our future. The video footage was excellent Drone and roof shots across the engine makes for a much more interesting video. I hope to see more from the group and will subscribe
A huge thank you to you all for all you huge effort..my favourite loco... ....
All credit to all involved. Fantastic achievement. Sounds brilliant.
Well done!
Looks and sounds great,Great for Scottish Rails.
Superb job, well done to all involved for the hard work 🙏👍🏴🏴🏴
Supreme effort & dedication guys & gals. Bravo.
Wow that’s amazing. Well done to everyone involved.
Looks and sounds bloody lovely. It looks a lot less smokey than some currently in service. Good job team.
Nice one great work 😁
Fantastic, she burst into life! 👏
marvelous
Well done
Well done folks...😀😀😀
Congratulations you all did a great job.
Same year as me, going by the build plate on the body. Nice job.
Brilliant. Excellent job!
Fantastic job. Looks and sounds great😊
Great job there, well done.
Good job
What a sound.👏🏻👏🏻
well done
Fantastic work!
Lovely smooth start up too.
Well done to all involved.
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WOW!, Liked and subscribed. You should all be so proud of what you have achieved. She looks and sounds awesome, so glad that you got her started. Would love to come and see her but Nottingham is a fair way, (must try to convince the Mrs that a road trip is in order :). Keep up the great work all of you.
Just goes to show what a small dedicated team of enthusiasts can achieve with little or no experience.
Well done 👏
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful!
Cool locomotive never seen one 😎👍 subbed y'all
Well done everyone
Well done to all the team and congratulations! Having recently moved to the area from England it’s great to see such dedication to preserving Scotland’s railway heritage. Have subscribed and look forward to seeing more.
She's Beautiful !!
Love the Deltic! Nice startup! Clean and crisp!
That's not a deltic !!
Fantastic video. Well done. Have you still got 37261.whats happening on the loco please.
Will newly restored diesel locomotive class 37 097 be hired out to other preserve heritage railways in scotland like the strathspey steam railway or bo'ness and kinneil railway ???.