Another class of loco 'preserved' for longer than in BR service. Wouls prefer large logo blue, but anyone keeping a loco like this operational for all to enjoy, can paint them any colour they like.

Very nice. But still can't beat them in large logo livery 'Thundering' along the sea wall between Dawlish and Teignmouth with 7 or 8 mk1s. 😊

That sound will never die 👌

4:06 that heavy diesel smell 👌🏻

Everyone loves a Hoover ❤

Excellent video, love the paint job. 👍👍😊

That's something we don't see every day, nice catch mate :)

There's a lot of thought gone into these liveries? All grey like a 100 tons of roof slate on wheels!

The Class 50 proto type, DP2, was damaged beyond repair just down the line from Darlington at Thirsk - DP2 was aesthetically more pleasing than the eventual 50s, with a smooth nose and Deltic eyelet windows. The 50s were quite utilitarian by comparison. Like another writer, I saw them double headed north of Crewe on the WCML pre full electrification.

@petetrundell5454

4 ай бұрын

As twin front windscreen locos go, I think 50’s are the best looking. When compared to say, a 47, the sharper edges seem to work better with the simple oblong profile.

Fantastic , I remember the class 50s when they were first introduced, As a young lad in the late 1960s i used to spot at Stafford Station, and managed to spot most of the class as they came out of crewe works ,sometimes triple headed ,great times indeed,

@cedarcam

5 ай бұрын

Did you see the BR green one? A friend got a photo of it. It was quickly repainted into blue

@colinhenry3551

5 ай бұрын

Unfortunately not ,quite a rare spot that one ,I didn't have a camera then either, as a lad we didn't have any money ,we just stood on the bridges to spot,or on the wall by the north end bay platform at Stafford Station,

@cedarcam

5 ай бұрын

@@colinhenry3551 I had to do the same as a kid. Only after starting work I got a camera. I think the 50 only did a test run so there cannot be many who saw it and very few who got a photo.

Mate what an absolute privilege to see such a beautiful engine. Such a treat. Fantastic video.

Nice class 50 👍👍👍😎

Lovely m8, nice spot 👍👍👍👍

Great catch and good video

awsome video

The mighty Hoover ❤️

Brilliant video 👍👍👍👍👍👍

Although a class 52 man born and breed fair dues to this class 50 I take my hat of to her fair dues guys

Bloody wonderful! Thanks. They used to be "un-named" and ran double-headed expresses between Glasgow Central and London Euston, on the WCML back in the early 1970's, before the electrics took over. Ran some local routes too. Miss that :)

@nickedwards2904

5 ай бұрын

didnt they run just north of crewe to glasgow before that bit had been electrified ?

@jonathanwood2465

5 ай бұрын

They worked the Newcastle - Liverpools Azwell back in the day

@kevinsylvester770

5 ай бұрын

I thought the same , don't ever remember them working south of Crewe @@nickedwards2904

@kevinsylvester770

5 ай бұрын

Can't say that I remember that ! @@jonathanwood2465

@12crepello

5 ай бұрын

​@@nickedwards2904 That's correct, they were built for working passenger services on the (WCML) north of Crewe, to Glasgow, occasionally reaching as far north as Aberdeen. Services south of Crewe would generally be worked by an electric, with the Class 50s taking over for the journeys that continued north.

Excellent to see the old girl out, but as an old Western Region employee bit risky letting it out on its own! Mind you it was only a light load I suppose!

@chrisrichmond403

5 ай бұрын

Class 50’s are much more reliable now than what they were with BR , Experience from what’s happened in early days of preservation has helped & Many things learnt .

@vernongoodey5096

5 ай бұрын

@@chrisrichmond403 I hoped after all these years they were more reliable! But how come the Rail Authorities will only allow them to run on Pathfinder tours in pairs unlike their predecessor the Class 40

@delticnapierdccsound4236

5 ай бұрын

How many buckets does it carry to top the coolant up?

@vernongoodey5096

5 ай бұрын

@@delticnapierdccsound4236 you got it. Pathfinder trip with Exeter then 2 37s to Aberystwyth, spent 30 mins at Leamington spa as they added water. I used to repair the compressors on them that bit was excellent!

@delticnapierdccsound4236

5 ай бұрын

@@vernongoodey5096 I know what they are like. They should do a remake of the titfield thunder bolt with hoovers.. Still luv em.

Spoilt it's appearance,by putting the high intensity lights in the taillights,it's got a high intensity headlight already,if it needs any extra,put the portables on.

Hoover in full effect - what's not to like!

Pollution people pulling there hair out😂 nice vid

It seems a trifle grumpy?

Does t sound healthy … knackered wheel bearing?

As Greta would say... How very dare you 😂😂😂

Class 50 workings on ECML on BR were restricted to York to Bournemouth services they never worked north of York in BR. So u getting bit luxury here 50 striking new territory

@winco68

4 ай бұрын

They did on test. Doncaster to Tyne Yard was a fairly common working during the ‘80s with a pristine Hoover just fresh out of Donny works.

@andrewoverton5170

4 ай бұрын

York to Bournemouth? They never worked York to Bournemouth. And they only ever worked out of York on ex Works moves on the Edinburgh to Plymouth.

@rthoc71

4 ай бұрын

@@andrewoverton5170 my Late father Andrew who was Driver at York TMD retired in 1993 fondly remembered the 50s coming into York. Be over 40 years ago since 50's turned round in York it was Midlands crew that drove them not Yorkshire crews with the exception of few drivers at Doncaster doing test runs on them.

All those cameras puffing up The Cloud! Virtually the same images too.

More pollution came from one of these than a steam locomotive!

Dreadful!

@LNER985

4 ай бұрын

Hater.

@paulshepherd1348

3 ай бұрын

Just out of interest.... Why is it dreeadful ?