This is weird, it's 3.30am and I'm watching these clips of Class 37s! I'm a middle aged woman, not even a trainspotter, but my goodness me do they bring back memories. In the mid 1980s I lived in mid-Devon - very near where the Barnstaple line split from the Meldon quarry line. If I was awake about 4.30 on a summer morning with the windows open I used to hear a 37 sweating the gradient with 8 coaches on its way to Barnstaple - a comforting and majestic sound which I'll never forget and which came minutes before the train actually passed. That service would return about 8am before I set off to work, gliding down the gentle hill. Two coach DMUs were the normal traffic on that line so the early morning 37 was always a real growly treat. Thanks for sharing!
As a young Dutchman, I worked on Basingstoke station as buffet-assistant for Travellers Fare in 1976. And lived in a room in the very nice appartment on the second floor of that building. When going to bed at around 10 pm., a Class 37 would come every night and stay there exact under my sleepingroom-window for one hour with it's engines stationary rattling. I transferred to King's Cross station, working in a sandwichbar at a platform. Full view on the Deltic 55's from my workplace. my lunchbreak I would spend on the platform, seeing them pulling in or leaving with that roaring sound. Two sounds I will never forget . ( And make me "homesick" when I hear them , even on RUclips :) )
The sound of the 37s have haunted me for years....as a young lad in the South Wales valley in the 1970s .....going to and on my way home from school..... these beasts would be powering up the line with full trucks of coal as far as the eye could see....the sound was awesome and have never forgotten it.....
Loved this train since I was a kid. One of my favorites. The 37 is a proper train. Absolutely horrible, noisy, messy, loud, downright dirty awesome diesel engine with a unique sound. Brilliant stuff!
I prefer steam locomotives over diesels by heaps but the Class 37 is an exception because of the awesome growling noise of its engine. Nice to see a compilation of this class matey! 😊
Love the class 37. Always reminds me of my childhood in the 80s You could here them coming from miles away I used to run to my bedroom window to watch it come but
The 37 is my favourite too and I've just discovered American railroad videos, one day I'd love to visit and do a bit of "railfan-ing" (have I got the right term?) The locos and trains are a sight to behold and the dramas that unfold when a knuckle breaks or a technical failure takes place are on a scale just not seen here. I'd recommend any Brit Loco/train lover to have a watch of the videos from across the pond too. It's amazing stuff.
@@Isochest I think you're getting mixed up with the class 44/45/46, they look similar, i spose, but were heavier and more powerful, and had Sulzer power instead of English Electric.
I love that sound. Puts me back at the end of platform one, a little before the signal box. As that sound starts as a 37 puts on the power and slowly pulls away with a Kings Cross bound train. The platform and old goods shed behind me vibrates as if about to fall down. A load of blue coaches pass me gaining speed with a LNER buffet car in the middle of them, still in LNER colours. Where and when? Grantham station in the early 70s. Thanks for the memory MrThrash37.
Far and away the best diesel loco ever. I love the sound of them and when I have had the opportunity its great to be pulled by one. My favourite journey catching the Caledonian sleeper to Fort William.
great quality video, These used to scare the crap out of me as an 8 year old kid when they came passed my house with their noise especially the split headcode like a evil face but got me hooked on trains........
Me too. I remember seeing them sat at Leeds station. I was terrified that they would fire them up before I got on my train as a kid. How I love them now. My Golf TDI is a mini version of it!
Put the fear of God into me when I was in my mid thirties when one came past me when I was cycling along the Cumbrian coast. I'd never seen or heard anything like this because where I come from all we have is Pacers and Sprinters, all though we have now got the Class 319 and the Pendolino passes through and we are getting Civity diesels and electrics.
Fear not - our neighbours will never know! Thank you for a lovely reminder of decades past (and a few present!). Great technique, leaving the sound to fade away as the (entire) train draws out of sight. Nice to see how the RHTTs are formed. Much appreciated.
Class 37's are the best working frighters of all time. These snarling ugly beasts were instantly recognisable before they came round a corner due to their charismatic sound, and from the front it looks like a face giving them personality. Glad to hear a few of them are still in service today. Down my way in south Wales they used to pull skips of coal from the valley's and steel from Port Talbot for export but those days are long gone. We import liquidfied gas now from Milford Haven and some container freight but that's about it. The work seems to be done mainly by class 60's.
These diesels used to ferry me up to London in the 80’s. I always liked the sound of them, you could hear them before you saw them. Purring one minute, growling the next. All the diesels seem to have disappeared up North. You’re so lucky to be able to see them running still. Thanks for sharing a brilliant video.
Azumi they Blow the Horn Because he is standing 🧍♂️ to close or on there side of the Railway 🛤 and they don't want him to do anything stupid Like jumping out in front of them.
Man. What a train. Love the sound! Used to watch these wiz buy as a boy in the 70s along the GWR tracks in Corsham, Wiltshire. The eastern end of Box Tunnel specifically! Good time, good times!
Awesome….i was a kid in the early 70’s and me and my mate ‘cookie’ would sit for hours at the side of the railway (derbyshire) train spotting. I vaguely remember a few of the last steam trains but strongly remember the 37’s 45’s and 50’s . Wonderful times….really enjoyed your video…thanks!
I worked on the railway in the 1990s in South Wales; this video takes me back to 37s on steel trains; treble headed on the Cwmbargoed Westbury cement coal traffic. Sometimes I’d be Pilotman for Single Line Working and I’d punch air for joy when I climbed into the cab; issue SLW form and off we’d thrash!
The rear of my terrace house is about 40 ft from the railway line. As a kid growing up in the 70s I always had a fear of a 37 derailing and crashing through my home. Nights time In the back bedroom I would hear them approaching the house so I’d jump out of bed and run to the window to watch them pass in the dark, the noise was terrifying as a kid but also extremely exciting. I still think they’re the most evil looking locomotive ever produced......
@@MrTarati even today I still think they look menacing, possibly it goes back to being a kid walking the tracks and jumping in the bushes as one trundled passed
@@richarddutchholland4780 I know what you mean...we used to watch them hauling blue circle cement past the recreation ground on their way back from upper weardale...I think it was the sound more than anything that intimidated! You could leave pennies on the tracks and come back and they'd as flat as a fart!
@@MrTarati with me it was in South Wales taking coal down to the docks in Cardiff. I also remember going on mystery trips with my parents, 37s pulling 10 coaches with tickets costing a fiver and you’d end up on some coast for the day, loved the 70s
Love these beasts. Drove one through Nechells maintenance depot once when I was 10 years old YES 10 years old in 1980 . My dad new the mechanics back then. Better than any video game you could possibly have.
I love these trains, brings back so many memories. I think these are great to look at as well. Shame it is so hard to become a train driver these days eh.
Great video! Brings back memories of the eighties bashing days. 1S19 Bristol to Glasgow with a pair of 37s banking the Lickey from Bromsgrove (G71 Signal to Blackwell) is a fond memory.... Hellfire!
I can remember back as a lad the class 37s were used to pull the 1,000 ton oil trains single headed through where i live ! And we spotters as it were, used to pray for the red signal so that the loco had a dead start up the curve ? I can still hear the sound of the engine at full throttle tripping in and out on the wheel slip and the desperate attempts made by the driver to sand the rails ! The noise was deafening and lets not forget the smoke or maybe i should say clag ? There was also the rare occasions when if raining the 37 would have to back up and take a full power run up !!!
Hi, just recommened this out of the blue. Not the sort of thing I'd usually watch but after a few minutes in I felt I absolutely had to tell you how fantastic both the footage, editing and length of the video are, just brilliant. Job very well done.
I had a class37 train set back in 1987,I loved it and I kept hold of it until 2002 ,I gave it to a nephew of mine,anyway they are one hell of a power house,I love the noise when they are pulling away,thanks for uploading they are beautiful to watch and also you got some beautiful shots when videoing,I've subscribed to your channel-looking forward to many more,thanks-Duz-T
At school in the early 1970's a few of my classmates collected train numbers and always rambled on about the "Big D" (Class 40), the rarer snub-nosed "Deltic" (Class 55) and the "Brush" (Class 47). I never really shared their enthusiasm but with a railway track right alongside the school playground, trains like this form a significant part of my childhood.
As a Crewe boy, born in 75, this reminds me of the character the town once had. A 6p platform ticket and these majestic machines would show their power at the glorious old Crewe station and sidings.
You cant beat the sound of a tractor thrashing through a station at high speed i love the sound of those general electric engines and they are one of my favourite locos the 2nd favourite is the class 20s then the class 40s
The night shots of this UK locomotive with the haunted engine sounds reminds me of when I was a kid I’m from Canada and we had Alco locomotives in Ontario and the sound of those were haunted as well Thanks for sharing
This is awesome! Got to be the best EE Type3 compilation on RUclips! The clip of 109 reminds me of a time, when I drove the beast at the ELR in Bury station and got "a slap on the wrist" for opening her up! Worth it thoughl
You can appreciate MrThrasher's background music avoidance. Much too many videos have amateurish garbage background audio added to otherwise great videos. Monotonous recurring bars of music are the worst. They're implanted into your mind like the "Meow Mix" ads on TV. I forgot the words to it.
I love Class 37's, I love trains and I love thrash so this video is perfect for me. I actually played this at full volume on my computer!! By the way, great selection of videos and steady filming.
I'm almost 60 years of age now and not long ago I lamented the demise of steam. I loved the sight and sound of a steam loco but as my years progress, I still love steam btw, but when I listen to the thrash of a 37 to me that is now a classic sound in much the same a a steam loco was to me so long ago..
The noise of my child hood, a 37 hammering it up and down a Welsh valley line, towing tonnes of coal. That exhaust note, you could hear from miles away!
Used to have similar model named Class 20 built for Malayan Railways,too bad none survived till today,all scrapped except for one non-working model Awesome to see these English Electric trains still working in good condition
The first one is in BR blue with large BR double arrow symbol Scottish region with snow plough fitted on the front and can have another snow plough on the other side. Locomotive number 37 408 with full directional lighting, drive inside the cab etc. Very detailed locomotive externally and internally. Was originally pure DCC but converted to run on DC using a blanking plug. Can go back to pure DCC if required. The second 37 is in UK rail freight distribution colours with TTS sound. Needs a DCC controller to get the 25 different sounds from her. But can run on DC power as well. Both can pull large loads and have been 100% reliable. Always ready to run. Even the BR Scottish 37 locomotive which was converted to DC has never given any trouble and was run for quite a while today on the railway. I love the 37 Class of locomotive but also like all BR locomotives!. @@MrThrash37
As a kid in the late 80s we lived near a Blue circle cement plant and could hear these powering up all the time I used to get shit scared lol you sont see them at all in Birmingham now unless you go to train station museum but the sound takes me back
I never have had any interest in trains but fed up with the muck, drivel and utter banality of most You Tube videos I stumbled across a 37 diesel series…oh my goodness. What a happy happy sound and what lovely people in the train world. Now a fan!
I've seen some of these bad boys hauling freight during the early hours through Worcestershire. You can hear them 5+ miles away before they're seen, what a sound!
I'm a relative novice railfan American of about six months of videos on youtube. Today I thought how about the UK diesels? First thing up was a Class 37 and I am in love. Couldn't get over the acceleration, the look, smoke rolling off and the sound. I am smittened. Makes me want to buy a plane ticket, though maybe wrong time of the decade. Till then youtube it is. Sent in my DNA expecting to see 60% German and 40% Irish came back 60% Brit. No wonder I've always preferred Limey authors.
Many thanks for watching Richard, I would recommend visiting one of our fantastic preserved railways to see both steam and diesel in action! Would be great if you could keep an eye on my action, Tom
These noisy, clagging, environmentally unfriendly class 37s really do spoil the peace and tranquility of our beautiful countryside ....😁 Don't you just absolutely love these vintage locomotives?.... Thank you ROG, COLAS RAIL FREIGHT, DRS, NETWORK RAIL, and others for keeping these wonderful locomotives in fine fettle and working on the network long may they continue... Awsome 👍
My long enduring memory of these is standing at the Cardiff end of Newport Station in the dark winter evenings as a kid and hearing them coming long before you saw them bursting out of the tunnels with either a rake of coal wagons or steel wagons. Made the hair on the back of my neck stand up!
y'know, most environmentalists (i.e. anyone who doesn't want the planet to be destroyed) are very pro-trains, as a much better form of transport than hundreds of lorries and cars.
@@Rusvids Very true, environmentalists aren't against all uses of fossil fuels, but responsible use. Taking a car to a shop 500m away from your house for example is a case of wasteful use, or how many jobs nowadays seem to be commuter jobs cause the city property prices force the regular office workers to live further away.
@@G1NZOU even worse most are electric battery powered now so most of the components came over on a container ship to then be assembled then again put back on a ship burning diesel by the ton per minute so none of those cars within their lifetime will ever offset the emissions damage done before they were built at least with a petrol car serviced properly emits mostly water and less than 1hc per million well my cars do anyway my last car was only pumping steam co2 and hydrocarbons were not detected! So let's not forget how bad those little planet saving prius truly are then there's cost of replacing batteries again more ships
I mind travelling from Edinburgh to Inverness then to Kyle ferry to Skye then ferry to Fort William to Glasgow QSt all the train journeys were trains pulled by 37s except 47s to Edinburgh. Years later we did the same journey going the opposite way with 156s&158s.
Nothing Annoying about Good old English Electric Locomotion ❤️ Beautiful sounding Locomotion do the locomotion ❤️Love the sound of the Class 37 Tractors ,The Class 40 Whistlers,The Class 47 Brushes ,The Class 50 Hoovers ,The Sulzer Types To other Diesel Classes ,Each has its own distinctive sound ❤️
Today Indian Railways still retains some of the oldest diesel locomotives belonging to WDG 3A and WDM 3A classes, and various types of coaches as well. Some of these loco classes smoke a lot more than these Class 37s. In future we will have some diesel locomotives as backup after Indian Railways is 100% electrified. Nice to see these grandfathers chugging down the line.
@@CPAlburtisRailfan yes they will be only kept for exigencies. After electrification, these will be taken over by electric loco classes WAP 5 and mostly WAP 7, and WAG 7, WAG 9 and WAG 12.
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This is weird, it's 3.30am and I'm watching these clips of Class 37s! I'm a middle aged woman, not even a trainspotter, but my goodness me do they bring back memories. In the mid 1980s I lived in mid-Devon - very near where the Barnstaple line split from the Meldon quarry line. If I was awake about 4.30 on a summer morning with the windows open I used to hear a 37 sweating the gradient with 8 coaches on its way to Barnstaple - a comforting and majestic sound which I'll never forget and which came minutes before the train actually passed. That service would return about 8am before I set off to work, gliding down the gentle hill. Two coach DMUs were the normal traffic on that line so the early morning 37 was always a real growly treat. Thanks for sharing!
It's ok Tippsy. Middle aged woman that watches train videos in the middle of the night.
We have a beautiful future together!!
I love you Tippsy! Hehehe...
bollocks! :-)
this comment is so wholesome, I wish you and your family the best of health
I’m watching a 4:07 am what about you
As a young Dutchman, I worked on Basingstoke station as buffet-assistant for Travellers Fare in 1976. And lived in a room in the very nice appartment on the second floor of that building.
When going to bed at around 10 pm., a Class 37 would come every night and stay there exact under my sleepingroom-window for one hour with it's engines stationary rattling.
I transferred to King's Cross station, working in a sandwichbar at a platform.
Full view on the Deltic 55's from my workplace. my lunchbreak I would spend on the platform, seeing them pulling in or leaving with that roaring sound.
Two sounds I will never forget .
( And make me "homesick" when I hear them , even on RUclips :) )
We used to be loco heavy
Am I the only one impressed by the fact that some of these locos are approaching 60 years of service and still going!
There is nothing more relaxing to a working class bloke than a right proper growl of a class 37 Utter magic !
Nuff said Sir! I'm not even working for the railways, so these are my good- night- sleep- videos as well.
Agreed!
Try the sounds of the Alco RS 3.
Rumbling along
The sound of the 37s have haunted me for years....as a young lad in the South Wales valley in the 1970s .....going to and on my way home from school..... these beasts would be powering up the line with full trucks of coal as far as the eye could see....the sound was awesome and have never forgotten it.....
Its mad they are still in use
Always seemed to be exactly 33 coal trucks, didn't it!
Me also up East Lothian Edinburgh bloody Romantic stuff Indeed !
Loved this train since I was a kid. One of my favorites. The 37 is a proper train. Absolutely horrible, noisy, messy, loud, downright dirty awesome diesel engine with a unique sound. Brilliant stuff!
Christov B Agree completely but its a locomotive, not a train.
Typical pommy rubbish!
wayne gretzky Thats why we are British! We know these things!!
Class 37 sounds like Russian Tractor,lol
Tiff Reider thats why they are known here as ‘tractors”
the visual design of those are straight out from some dystopian novel lmao. it carries the gray autumn cold with it. it's beautiful.
They aren’t meant to look good but they do
Setting the car alarm off at 17:00 minutes in - just brilliant! Proper loco and my favourite.
Maravilha pura
Btw its not a class 37 i think its a class 97
@@Southerntrainspotter315 no that's just the mk2 dvt number the power is coming from the 37 on the back
@@themightyzanoss8409 thats a DBSO not a DVT also it is a class 97 on the back
@@Schmalfie ah I apologise for my mistake
I prefer steam locomotives over diesels by heaps but the Class 37 is an exception because of the awesome growling noise of its engine. Nice to see a compilation of this class matey! 😊
Love the class 37. Always reminds me of my childhood in the 80s You could here them coming from miles away I used to run to my bedroom window to watch it come but
I really like br locomotives but now br is become GWR and it's better
@@osoko8793 no br has been sold off to lots of different private train operating companys (GWR being one of them)
BR no longer exists
Salute from Utah, USA, Union Pacific Railroad country... the 37 is my favorite.
The 37 is my favourite too and I've just discovered American railroad videos, one day I'd love to visit and do a bit of "railfan-ing" (have I got the right term?) The locos and trains are a sight to behold and the dramas that unfold when a knuckle breaks or a technical failure takes place are on a scale just not seen here. I'd recommend any Brit Loco/train lover to have a watch of the videos from across the pond too. It's amazing stuff.
Stop talking and spelling american bruv
Very nice
From what I have seen this loco is probably based on the original mainline diesels built for the LMS in 1947. An old but good design.
@@Isochest I think you're getting mixed up with the class 44/45/46, they look similar, i spose, but were heavier and more powerful, and had Sulzer power instead of English Electric.
Best loco's ever built thats why so many got preserved just over 100 still exist today! 🥰🥰🥰
Agreed.
I love it when the little windscreen wipers are on - it looks like the train is waving at you :)
Love class 37's, that noise you never get tired of!
One of the BEST sounding locos ever! LOVE the way they can set car alarms off👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍😂😂
Agreed!
Superb. Thanks for going out in all weathers to capture this great collection of footage!
I love that sound. Puts me back at the end of platform one, a little before the signal box. As that sound starts as a 37 puts on the power and slowly pulls away with a Kings Cross bound train. The platform and old goods shed behind me vibrates as if about to fall down. A load of blue coaches pass me gaining speed with a LNER buffet car in the middle of them, still in LNER colours.
Where and when? Grantham station in the early 70s.
Thanks for the memory MrThrash37.
Its curves fit into the british countryside so perfectly!
The engine is really a weapon, you don't need an alarm clock anymore, when it starts, you're definitely awake
Far and away the best diesel loco ever. I love the sound of them and when I have had the opportunity its great to be pulled by one. My favourite journey catching the Caledonian sleeper to Fort William.
This is my favourite British train! My first proper memory is getting on one to go to London! It always feels to me what a train should look like!
One of my favourite trains from my childhood. Thanks for the great footage. They were kind of scary to me back then for some reason.
I was scared of them as a kid lol when I was about 7 lol they was so loud noisy scary back then lol 😆
great quality video, These used to scare the crap out of me as an 8 year old kid when they came passed my house with their noise especially the split headcode like a evil face but got me hooked on trains........
Thank you! They have always been my favourite loco from a very young age!
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Me too. I remember seeing them sat at Leeds station. I was terrified that they would fire them up before I got on my train as a kid. How I love them now. My Golf TDI is a mini version of it!
Put the fear of God into me when I was in my mid thirties when one came past me when I was cycling along the Cumbrian coast. I'd never seen or heard anything like this because where I come from all we have is Pacers and Sprinters, all though we have now got the Class 319 and the Pendolino passes through and we are getting Civity diesels and electrics.
Fear not - our neighbours will never know! Thank you for a lovely reminder of decades past (and a few present!). Great technique, leaving the sound to fade away as the (entire) train draws out of sight. Nice to see how the RHTTs are formed. Much appreciated.
I will always love class 37's, even the split headcode.
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Yes
Class 37's are the best working frighters of all time. These snarling ugly beasts were instantly recognisable before they came round a corner due to their charismatic sound, and from the front it looks like a face giving them personality. Glad to hear a few of them are still in service today. Down my way in south Wales they used to pull skips of coal from the valley's and steel from Port Talbot for export but those days are long gone. We import liquidfied gas now from Milford Haven and some container freight but that's about it. The work seems to be done mainly by class 60's.
Best locos around.
These diesels used to ferry me up to London in the 80’s. I always liked the sound of them, you could hear them before you saw them. Purring one minute, growling the next.
All the diesels seem to have disappeared up North. You’re so lucky to be able to see them running still. Thanks for sharing a brilliant video.
It's great how some drivers just pip the horn while others get into it a little more and try to play a little tune
Azumi they Blow the Horn Because he is standing 🧍♂️ to close or on there side of the Railway 🛤 and they don't want him to do anything stupid Like jumping out in front of them.
Super video, beautiful succession of montages, really enjoyed every minute!
Man. What a train. Love the sound! Used to watch these wiz buy as a boy in the 70s along the GWR tracks in Corsham, Wiltshire. The eastern end of Box Tunnel specifically! Good time, good times!
Awesome….i was a kid in the early 70’s and me and my mate ‘cookie’ would sit for hours at the side of the railway (derbyshire) train spotting. I vaguely remember a few of the last steam trains but strongly remember the 37’s 45’s and 50’s . Wonderful times….really enjoyed your video…thanks!
I worked on the railway in the 1990s in South Wales; this video takes me back to 37s on steel trains; treble headed on the Cwmbargoed Westbury cement coal traffic. Sometimes I’d be Pilotman for Single Line Working and I’d punch air for joy when I climbed into the cab; issue SLW form and off we’d thrash!
The rear of my terrace house is about 40 ft from the railway line. As a kid growing up in the 70s I always had a fear of a 37 derailing and crashing through my home. Nights time In the back bedroom I would hear them approaching the house so I’d jump out of bed and run to the window to watch them pass in the dark, the noise was terrifying as a kid but also extremely exciting. I still think they’re the most evil looking locomotive ever produced......
Same! I thought they looked evil when I was little....now they just look like a manatee XD
@@MrTarati even today I still think they look menacing, possibly it goes back to being a kid walking the tracks and jumping in the bushes as one trundled passed
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@@richarddutchholland4780 I know what you mean...we used to watch them hauling blue circle cement past the recreation ground on their way back from upper weardale...I think it was the sound more than anything that intimidated! You could leave pennies on the tracks and come back and they'd as flat as a fart!
@@MrTarati with me it was in South Wales taking coal down to the docks in Cardiff. I also remember going on mystery trips with my parents, 37s pulling 10 coaches with tickets costing a fiver and you’d end up on some coast for the day, loved the 70s
As a kid growing up in Crewe in the 70s, living a mile from the WCML, 37s were my lullaby. Great sound.
Which part of Crewe?
@@jamesrobert4106 Not far off Middlewich Street 😊
Love these beasts. Drove one through Nechells maintenance depot once when I was 10 years old YES 10 years old in 1980 . My dad new the mechanics back then. Better than any video game you could possibly have.
Lucky lol
You just gotta love the pure sound off 37s great collection mate!
I love these trains, brings back so many memories. I think these are great to look at as well. Shame it is so hard to become a train driver these days eh.
Brilliant compilation, thanks for taking the time to put together.
Thanks Paul, it had to be done!
Great video! Brings back memories of the eighties bashing days. 1S19 Bristol to Glasgow with a pair of 37s banking the Lickey from Bromsgrove (G71 Signal to Blackwell) is a fond memory.... Hellfire!
I can remember back as a lad the class 37s were used to pull the 1,000 ton oil trains single headed through where i live ! And we spotters as it were, used to pray for the red signal so that the loco had a dead start up the curve ? I can still hear the sound of the engine at full throttle tripping in and out on the wheel slip and the desperate attempts made by the driver to sand the rails ! The noise was deafening and lets not forget the smoke or maybe i should say clag ? There was also the rare occasions when if raining the 37 would have to back up and take a full power run up !!!
Superb video!!! Sounded fab through my subwoofer! Thank you for uploading it. Best diesel ever.
If a T-Rex could purr, it would sound like this..
Hi, just recommened this out of the blue. Not the sort of thing I'd usually watch but after a few minutes in I felt I absolutely had to tell you how fantastic both the footage, editing and length of the video are, just brilliant. Job very well done.
Thanks Alex, what would you usually watch?
The 37 and the 55 are the best sounding units ever imo
Audiolab DAC, Audiolab pre-amp, Audiolab monoblocks, TDL Studio 1's and the Class 37, loud. Marvellous :).
Pedal to the metal.... those engines accelerate like road trucks
Tractors on steriods...
@@Barflax you know tge class 37 nickname is tractor as they sound like one. Class 56 are grids and class 66 are sheds
You can't just full throttle a heavy train like the class 37. The train will lose grip.
Notch 8 is what they call it for Diesel locomotives.
@@michaelmurray7199 In the US.
I had a class37 train set back in 1987,I loved it and I kept hold of it until 2002 ,I gave it to a nephew of mine,anyway they are one hell of a power house,I love the noise when they are pulling away,thanks for uploading they are beautiful to watch and also you got some beautiful shots when videoing,I've subscribed to your channel-looking forward to many more,thanks-Duz-T
Some of the "37 horns sound like the squeeze kind found on bicycle handlebars.
At school in the early 1970's a few of my classmates collected train numbers and always rambled on about the "Big D" (Class 40), the rarer snub-nosed "Deltic" (Class 55) and the "Brush" (Class 47). I never really shared their enthusiasm but with a railway track right alongside the school playground, trains like this form a significant part of my childhood.
Love them! Wish I had that at the end of my school gates.
0:22 It's like a giant Tiki Head coming at you with its tongue out.
Nice sounds, the first one sounded like my father’s old Ford cab over grain truck with that distinctive staccato clatter. :-)
As a Crewe boy, born in 75, this reminds me of the character the town once had. A 6p platform ticket and these majestic machines would show their power at the glorious old Crewe station and sidings.
Still luckily get almost daily 37s there!
Real quick diesel acceleration, treat to watch, thanks MrThrash
They sound so much like our class 749 and 751 it's unreal lol. The traction motor whine is slightly different but the exhaust note is spot on.
Presumably why so many people from the UK are fans of the Zamračená/Bardotka.
You cant beat the sound of a tractor thrashing through a station at high speed i love the sound of those general electric engines and they are one of my favourite locos the 2nd favourite is the class 20s then the class 40s
Tractors on steriods...
Tractors on steriods...
The night shots of this UK locomotive with the haunted engine sounds reminds me of when I was a kid I’m from Canada and we had Alco locomotives in Ontario and the sound of those were haunted as well Thanks for sharing
Awesome collection of clips, well done on putting this video together 👍🏻.
Great video could watch another 4000 minutes of that definetley one of the best locos ever made.
NO THE BEST EVER RELIABLE ALL ROUND LOCOS WERE THE BRITTANIA STEAM LOCOS !!.
@@grahamlea2160 very true to be fair
Actually id say the class 08 most reliable lol
@@Synthematix all of the British diesels were incredibly reliable
How could anybody ever be annoyed by these lovely sounds ?
I also appreciate all your work also Mr. Thrash 37, you are a definite subscribe.
I see 37175 here at Nottingham today and it was my first ever I’m absolutely in love with them !
I love when these diesels smoke reminds me of the Alcos here in the U.S. I do like the look of the class 37’s.
Long Island Mowers & More. It’s a proper looking loco isn’t it? It looks powerful, and sounds awesomely powerful too.
Smog Monster ......totally agree. Right on par with an Alco
Excellent video, thanks for sharing.
Wow... !!! My best friend, It's always great. Your video is excellent quality. We liked and enjoyed to the end. Thanks
This is awesome! Got to be the best EE Type3 compilation on RUclips! The clip of 109 reminds me of a time, when I drove the beast at the ELR in Bury station and got "a slap on the wrist" for opening her up! Worth it thoughl
Brilliant. Makes a change from having to endure the neighbours' crappy music!
I don’t think they’ll be to happy if you watch this too often 😉
You can appreciate MrThrasher's background music avoidance. Much too many videos have amateurish garbage background audio added to otherwise great videos. Monotonous recurring bars of music are the worst. They're implanted into your mind like the "Meow Mix" ads on TV. I forgot the words to it.
The speed these engines can have is quite amazing! It seems like the UK has a lot of high-speed trains!
Depends what you mean by high speed!
If 90mph is fast to you that's surprising
The fastest train I've ever been on is the Azuma by LNER which has a top speed of 125mph
@@OlliesTrainsGaming427 I'll be on the TGV next week
If this is a high speed train then I'm the bloody Pope
Truly spectacular! Thank you for your work.
And us Americans thought we had some good sounding diesels....... Hats off to you guys, cause these sound awesome!
Thanks for watching, search for EE engines and you can't go to far wrong!
I love Class 37's, I love trains and I love thrash so this video is perfect for me. I actually played this at full volume on my computer!! By the way, great selection of videos and steady filming.
Fantastic video and very enjoyable to watch!
Many thanks!
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I'm almost 60 years of age now and not long ago I lamented the demise of steam. I loved the sight and sound of a steam loco but as my years progress, I still love steam btw, but when I listen to the thrash of a 37 to me that is now a classic sound in much the same a a steam loco was to me so long ago..
They are fantastic John.
The noise of my child hood, a 37 hammering it up and down a Welsh valley line, towing tonnes of coal. That exhaust note, you could hear from miles away!
Excelente vídeo, lindas paisagens e ótima matéria (visual). Parabéns.
Used to have similar model named Class 20 built for Malayan Railways,too bad none survived till today,all scrapped except for one non-working model
Awesome to see these English Electric trains still working in good condition
Brilliantly put the video love these engines .
20:40.... that view and THAT sound, scared the bejesus out of us as kids back in the day!!!! loved it :D
They’re class aren’t they.
I love the Class 37!. The Class 37 is the best BR diesel locomotive. I have 2 myself. May she reign supreme forever.
You have two? Which ones?
The first one is in BR blue with large BR double arrow symbol Scottish region with snow plough fitted on the front and can have another snow plough on the other side. Locomotive number 37 408 with full directional lighting, drive inside the cab etc. Very detailed locomotive externally and internally. Was originally pure DCC but converted to run on DC using a blanking plug. Can go back to pure DCC if required. The second 37 is in UK rail freight distribution colours with TTS sound. Needs a DCC controller to get the 25 different sounds from her. But can run on DC power as well. Both can pull large loads and have been 100% reliable. Always ready to run. Even the BR Scottish 37 locomotive which was converted to DC has never given any trouble and was run for quite a while today on the railway. I love the 37 Class of locomotive but also like all BR locomotives!.
@@MrThrash37
May have a third Class 37 in BR blue - St Paddy. Next time I run the loco I will see if it is a Class 37.
Absolutely Awesome video, loved it :D Thanks for sharing it with us :D
As a kid in the late 80s we lived near a Blue circle cement plant and could hear these powering up all the time I used to get shit scared lol you sont see them at all in Birmingham now unless you go to train station museum but the sound takes me back
Get them passing the lines around Birmingham on almost daily!
I never have had any interest in trains but fed up with the muck, drivel and utter banality of most You Tube videos I stumbled across a 37 diesel series…oh my goodness. What a happy happy sound and what lovely people in the train world. Now a fan!
I've seen some of these bad boys hauling freight during the early hours through Worcestershire. You can hear them 5+ miles away before they're seen, what a sound!
mokotramp you certainly can, some of my videos I’m this collection are in Worcestershire
I'm a relative novice railfan American of about six months of videos on youtube. Today I thought how about the UK diesels? First thing up was a Class 37 and I am in love. Couldn't get over the acceleration, the look, smoke rolling off and the sound. I am smittened. Makes me want to buy a plane ticket, though maybe wrong time of the decade. Till then youtube it is. Sent in my DNA expecting to see 60% German and 40% Irish came back 60% Brit. No wonder I've always preferred Limey authors.
Many thanks for watching Richard, I would recommend visiting one of our fantastic preserved railways to see both steam and diesel in action! Would be great if you could keep an eye on my action, Tom
These locos look scary in the dark… like Ametyville Horror house lol 😂
Stunning machines. The sound of power.
These noisy, clagging, environmentally unfriendly class 37s really do spoil the peace and tranquility of our beautiful countryside ....😁 Don't you just absolutely love these vintage locomotives?.... Thank you ROG, COLAS RAIL FREIGHT, DRS, NETWORK RAIL, and others for keeping these wonderful locomotives in fine fettle and working on the network long may they continue... Awsome 👍
used to watch the deltic pulling loads out of steetley magnesite in Hartlepool when I was young.
The class 37 is not a Deltic.
My long enduring memory of these is standing at the Cardiff end of Newport Station in the dark winter evenings as a kid and hearing them coming long before you saw them bursting out of the tunnels with either a rake of coal wagons or steel wagons. Made the hair on the back of my neck stand up!
Music to my ears & great montage 👏🇬🇧🙏
Amazing video, great quality pictures !
Thank you!
My neighbours weren't annoyed. My neighbours loved it. But my neighbours are tolerant of everything. Great fillum, BTW.
Fillum?
Put this on in class. Me and my mate just kept screaming "GIVE US A TONE"
Which class?
LOVE the sound of those diesel locomotives in the UK!! It's a very distinctive sound as are the type of horns used on your trains.
Bravo!
Mark Ferguson, Amateur Organist thank you Sir
@@MrThrash37
You're most welcome and thank YOU for a very fine video!
You hear that environmentalists?!?!?! This is called a Diesel
Yep. Biofuel ready right out the box! Let’s do this!
y'know, most environmentalists (i.e. anyone who doesn't want the planet to be destroyed) are very pro-trains, as a much better form of transport than hundreds of lorries and cars.
@@Rusvids Very true, environmentalists aren't against all uses of fossil fuels, but responsible use.
Taking a car to a shop 500m away from your house for example is a case of wasteful use, or how many jobs nowadays seem to be commuter jobs cause the city property prices force the regular office workers to live further away.
Oi Motor Polloi! ;)
@@G1NZOU even worse most are electric battery powered now so most of the components came over on a container ship to then be assembled then again put back on a ship burning diesel by the ton per minute so none of those cars within their lifetime will ever offset the emissions damage done before they were built at least with a petrol car serviced properly emits mostly water and less than 1hc per million well my cars do anyway my last car was only pumping steam co2 and hydrocarbons were not detected! So let's not forget how bad those little planet saving prius truly are then there's cost of replacing batteries again more ships
Nothing like some class 37s at work great vidoe
I mind travelling from Edinburgh to Inverness then to Kyle ferry to Skye then ferry to Fort William to Glasgow QSt all the train journeys were trains pulled by 37s except 47s to Edinburgh. Years later we did the same journey going the opposite way with 156s&158s.
Nothing Annoying about Good old English Electric Locomotion ❤️ Beautiful sounding Locomotion do the locomotion ❤️Love the sound of the Class 37 Tractors ,The Class 40 Whistlers,The Class 47 Brushes ,The Class 50 Hoovers ,The Sulzer Types To other Diesel Classes ,Each has its own distinctive sound ❤️
Glad you enjoyed it. Love the 37s, as I’m sure you can imagineS
Today Indian Railways still retains some of the oldest diesel locomotives belonging to WDG 3A and WDM 3A classes, and various types of coaches as well. Some of these loco classes smoke a lot more than these Class 37s. In future we will have some diesel locomotives as backup after Indian Railways is 100% electrified. Nice to see these grandfathers chugging down the line.
You guys have some old ALCos yet too.
@@CPAlburtisRailfan yes they will be only kept for exigencies. After electrification, these will be taken over by electric loco classes WAP 5 and mostly WAP 7, and WAG 7, WAG 9 and WAG 12.
@@CPAlburtisRailfan by the way WDG 3A and WDM 3A/3D are all ALCo based locomotives that operate in India.
I don't think that would pass emissions standards in Canada LOL great video of vintage LOCO's though
Endlessly interesting movements, uploader must do so much homework to capture these.
Thanks, MrThrash37, I greatly appreciate.
Thanks Phil, a mixture of homework and luck!
The 37s have been the Uk backbone of rail transport after steam and will still be in a support role for years to come
You’re bang on the money there!
@@MrThrash37 All I will say is you can't fix what isn't broken:-)
If you went spotting anywhere back in the day you was guaranteed to see one of these or a 47 at some point