Something very different indeed, well done to all involved rescuing it, quite appropriate that the video length is 4.50!! A shade of what might have been if the line had never closed!!
Often rode on their British equivalents from Reading to Basingstoke and Guildford, but never been on an NIR 450, or ridden on the DCDR, so this video is most enjoyable. Thanks.
Great to see this. will they be sticking the Antrim Castle name back up on it? Also you can take a cab ride from Coleraine to Portrush in this train in the Video called Belfast to Londonderry a drivers eye view, by Video 125.
Nice to see one of these has escaped the excavators. Spent many happy years running the Southern Region DEMUs, lovely old reliable units. Saw the NIR units back in the 80's including a very memorable ride on a by then rare 70 class. Great stuff and very well done on you for saving this unusual DEMU. Rumour had it that at one time the Southern Region in the UK were going to do a similar rebuild on our 3D/3H units. The first time l saw a Castle class DEMU l wondered if it was a 210, by then withdrawn, but of course one look and a listen told me it was a familiar friendly old 4SRKT powered unit ! Pity a 210 power car or unit wasn't saved. But a 450 is just as good in my book. Are there still any plans afoot to save an 80 class ? Saw some nasty pics of those being scrapped, even those with the central doorlocking mods. Not nice !
I know the power cars were based on BR mk1s with mk3 bodies, but were the trailer's / driving trailer's built the same or were they built new but with B4 bogies?
Something very different indeed, well done to all involved rescuing it, quite appropriate that the video length is 4.50!! A shade of what might have been if the line had never closed!!
Often rode on their British equivalents from Reading to Basingstoke and Guildford, but never been on an NIR 450, or ridden on the DCDR, so this video is most enjoyable. Thanks.
Glad you liked that Ian, maybe one day you'll make it over for a visit!
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Fantastic stuff. Thanks for showing us her being started up. Love it!
Fantastic video great to see that beast back up and running.
Great to see this. will they be sticking the Antrim Castle name back up on it? Also you can take a cab ride from Coleraine to Portrush in this train in the Video called Belfast to Londonderry a drivers eye view, by Video 125.
Nice to see one of these has escaped the excavators. Spent many happy years running the Southern Region DEMUs, lovely old reliable units. Saw the NIR units back in the 80's including a very memorable ride on a by then rare 70 class. Great stuff and very well done on you for saving this unusual DEMU. Rumour had it that at one time the Southern Region in the UK were going to do a similar rebuild on our 3D/3H units. The first time l saw a Castle class DEMU l wondered if it was a 210, by then withdrawn, but of course one look and a listen told me it was a familiar friendly old 4SRKT powered unit ! Pity a 210 power car or unit wasn't saved. But a 450 is just as good in my book. Are there still any plans afoot to save an 80 class ? Saw some nasty pics of those being scrapped, even those with the central doorlocking mods. Not nice !
Fun fact: This video is 4 minutes 50 seconds, representing 4:50 and the train thats in the video is the 450 class
The size of the turbo I have never seen a turbo that size and iam a mechanic
xboxgeak that’s a train engine for you big turbos galore
I know the power cars were based on BR mk1s with mk3 bodies, but were the trailer's / driving trailer's built the same or were they built new but with B4 bogies?
Wonderfull!!!
What is the line speed? Has she been used under her own power yet?
Nice!
70 class......river bush; river foyle; river roe; river lagan; river maine; river inver; river braid; river bann