The Best of British Locomotive Power

[That Jekka Gal]

I’ll start.

The class 52 Western. Stalwarts of the Wstern region back in the day & they used to haul the big expresses from Bristol up to the midlands & beyond. It used to be easy to jump on and ride these from Temple Meads to Parkway before the guard came round & we often did this.

 

[Werewolf]

I think this was Feeks favourite locomotion back in the day

Spoiler

Sorry, couldn't resist that one.

 

[Gray2233]

My favourite is by Jethro Tull.

 

[LizardKing]

jokes aside the APT-E, the train that should have been, precursor to the 125 which is iconic in its own way.

 

[Malevolence]

THis thread is a lie. That looks nothing like a Class 37

 

[That Jekka Gal]

jokes aside the APT-E, the train that should have been, precursor to the 125 which is iconic in its own way.

I know what you mean but I think this was the precursor to the 125

 

[Diddums]

You done pretending to be a woman yet?

 

[Mr Badger]

You done pretending to be a woman yet?

Nothing says "I'm a lady" more than a fascination with diesel-hydraulic locomotives.

 

[That Jekka Gal]

Nothing says "I'm a lady" more than a fascination with diesel-hydraulic locomotives.

There are plenty of female badgers out there, believe it or not

 

[darael]

Class 43 HST in GNER livery wins hands down for me.

Although not diesel, the only thing that comes close to me after that is the class 225.

 

[koolpc]

You cant beat steam....tons more character etc...

I liked the deltic myself

The 37 was an old workhorse.

I used to be an avid train spotter in the 70's!

 

[That Jekka Gal]

Class 43 HST in GNER livery wins hands down for me.

Although not diesel, the only thing that comes close to me after that is the class 225.

The original BR livery every time for me

 

[LizardKing]

I know what you mean but I think this was the precursor to the 125

very true, but the 125 was born partly due to the apt-e overspending and BR needing a more cost effective solution, but im no train guru, i just grew up in the 80/90s with a hornby train set

 

[That Jekka Gal]

very true, but the 125 was born partly due to the apt-e overspending and BR needing a more cost effective solution, but im no train guru, i just grew up in the 80/90s with a hornby train set

Would have loved to have seen that in action. It would have been other worldly. Even now it looks so futuristic.

 

[That Jekka Gal]

The 37 was an old workhorse.

And still is, just about.

I believe they are still run very occasionally on services on the w coast of Scotland.

But that info may be outdated.

Failing that, Spain’s RENFE took delivery of some class 37s a while back and they’re still in action there.

 

[200sols]

The 37s are still in use with several operators not just in Scotland.

 

[Penfold101]

This documentary on the development of the Class 91 aired when I was 6 as part of a channel 4 season on trains - I recorded it on VHS and wore that thing down to the ground watching it so many times. I could pretty much narrate the whole thing, engineering terms included, without knowing what 99% of it meant

Amazing to think they’re still going strong in the east coast mainline almost 40 years later.

 

[DXP55]

I am also a Deltic man. -Love the videos of startup and loads of black smoke.

 

[Hades]

Francis, is that you??

 

[NickK]

Blinking Anti-Steamatism..

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