Hope you enjoy this one folks, it’s been a long time coming. I was absolutely thrilled to be able to film this for you all. The entirety of this video will go to Cancer Research UK so I want to say a sincere thank you for clicking on it. Cheers 👍🏻

@annatrindall9829

14 күн бұрын

My dad passed away 4 years ago from cancer and I'm only too happy to support this video ❤

My first thought when seeing that 73 was 'I wonder if that was one of the Gatwick Express ones'. Remember them so well shooting through East Croydon back in the 80's. So nice to have a tour of Eastleigh works, so much history to the place. I remember years ago I was mad on the history of the old Isle of Wight railways, reading about how they would send their loco's over to Eastleigh for major overhauls. Really interesting to see inside the place.

Seeing the 69 in the paint shop brought back some memories. I used to paint locomotives for a living. It’s the most satisfying thing a human being can do. It’s weeks of hard work , sanding , filling, primer ,more sanding, more priming ,more filling. But when you see the locomotive finished looking absolutely stunning. It’s worth all the effort.😊

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

I can imagine mate, must have been an incredible feeling seeing all that hard work come off. What kind of stuff did you used to work on?

Loved the tour round an iconic place which is a vital part of the railway industry . 69009 , stunning livery .

Well done Luke for gaining permission to film at Eastleigh Works and donating the proceeds from the vid to Cancer Research, a very enjoyable watch.

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot mate, glad you enjoyed it.

its an amazing place, and great that the works still operates. Carl is a Brilliant guy so we're very privileged to have both our 50s based there

@DiggleJunction

4 күн бұрын

Here here, your 50’s have been performing great on the gala scene over the last few weeks mate 👍🏻 hiccups at Swanage aside haha.

That 37 looks fantastic, I first seen it back in the mid 70s in BR blue of course 😂. Fabulous video for a great cause ❤

From the paint shop with the class 43, when the lads turn round and you see the long road with tracks to the right… this then second man, driving a 350 shunter ( 08) had to brake when he saw his “ train” rising into the air! On examination, we found someone had left a refuse bin under the offending wagon… We uncoupled the wagon and pulled the rest of the train towards the departure roads. I never heard anymore about this partial derailment and often wonder how the Shunting crew explained it away. Happy BR Blue days!

Seeing that 442 must have been surreal! I'd love to see one out on the network again

@DiggleJunction

4 күн бұрын

Very surreal, I never really saw them growing up as a kid in the North West but always loved the look of them. Fingers crossed the plans to use the finished set for railtours will come to fruition sooner rather than later.

Cracking video, it brought back a lot of memories. Good to see my namesake still looking well

@DiggleJunction

4 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot mate, glad I could bring you some nostalgia 👍🏻

Nice to see 73101 still in reasoable shape. Whilst I realise that it may still be primarily scource of spares I hope that GB Railfreight do not lose sight the fact that it is the first JB 73 built and that it has a future ahead of it in a running condition.

@DiggleJunction

10 күн бұрын

Hopefully so mate, would be a shame for it to end up on the scrap heap after it’s been picked bare.

Thank you for the tour!

I served my Apprenticeship at railways workshops ,which was fairly big, but those workshops are not only cleaner but are 5 times bigger! .

@DiggleJunction

10 күн бұрын

Honestly mate they were huge and there was a couple of huge shops I couldn’t show in the vid.

I'm so envious Luke, but thank you so much for this fantastic video. I would have kissed that 37, I'd have probably cried with happiness too.

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Haha if ever a video was my pleasure to produce it was certainly this one. Glad you enjoyed it ☺️

A superb video. It's getting more and more difficult to see inside British industries now and with this one you've nailed it. Many thanks to all those who've made this possible.

@DiggleJunction

4 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot mate I appreciate that, took a lot of arranging but they were absolutely brilliant in helping get it sorted. Glad you enjoyed it, makes it worth the effort.

Ref. The engine that couldn’t be reunited with its boiler, due to the weight limit of a road bridge being changed. It might be worth making enquiries to the R.A.F. Back in 1990, the company I worked with, needed to get a piece of plant ( a very large cylindrical tank ) down a very steep hill. The low-loader lorry, could not get into the site, due to poor accessibility. The R.A.F. said they could use our case as an exercise, and the only cost to our company, was the insurance. A team of on the ground personnel turned up, followed shortly by a Chinook helicopter, which lifted the tank in place, allowing the installers to carry out their work. Again, that was in the 1990’s wether the R.A.F. Would be interested, or even able / allowed to do this today, is anyone’s guess, but might be wort a try.

69009 looks fire!!

@DiggleJunction

9 күн бұрын

Totally agree mate 🔥

Wow those carriages were stunning

@DiggleJunction

9 күн бұрын

Looked stunning with their brand new paint mate.

Connect just for the charity! Great video too 👍

@DiggleJunction

4 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot Ollie, much appreciated 👍🏻

very good duncan

@DiggleJunction

10 күн бұрын

Cheers Duncan, much appreciated.

The TC set has already been out twice up to Norfolk and Fenland with 50008 and a guest locomotive. Very nice looking set

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Totally agree mate, nice to see it out and about again.

Just awesome mate

Fantastic Luke Great seeing the behind the scenes look

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Glad I could bring it to you mate, cheers 👍🏻

Well Luke, what an experience! Thanks so much for sharing this with us and also to aid such a great cause too. You had a good rapport with Carl which really brought it alive and he's obviously an enthusiast himself. I have been to Eastleigh Works on an Ian Allan locospotters trip in April 1958, it was the second works of the day following on from Swindon Works where steam locos were still being built! I've still got the ticket.

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot mate, Carl’s an absolute top bloke 👍🏻 that must have been one hell of a day, especially with all the steamers around.

Thanks Luke - very interesting vid. Last time I visited Eastleigh works was in steam days! I like the 69 livery - was a teenager when the class 52s were new in a variety of colours, but maroon was definitely the best, and it looks great on the 69. All the best from NZ, Marty

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot Marty, bet those early days of the Westerns was great with all that variety of colour.

Thanks for putting that together Luke, and to Arlington for letting you visit - brilliant stuff! I have to say I love 009's livery - when I was little my parents took me on a day trip to Bristol Zoo, Waiting at Temple Meads for our train home a massive (to a 6 year old!) red diesel engine pulled in - it was a maroon Western and that started a lifelong interest in diesel locos! Bit disappointed with 010's scheme, I was hoping for railfreight grey/red stripe - but as Carl mentioned that as one of his favourites, you never know! 🙂

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

That’s an awesome memory mate, we all seem to have one of those moments that cemented this hobby for life, mine was on my Grandads shoulders on Todmorden station and a 37 came round the bend with a load of empty four wheel coal hoppers, you can imagine the noise haha. I think 012 is the next to get a special paint job.

What an absolutely cracking video for a great cause m8

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot pal, glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻

Hi Luke, another excellent video. Well done for getting permission to go around the works. I love the colour of 69009. Living in Bristol, I am old enough (and some more) to remember the Western Hydraulics in their heyday. They were a particular favourite class of mine, so top marks to GB Railfreight for this livery.

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Cheers Mike, much appreciated. I see what Carl meant when we said he was worried it might not pull off what GBRF wanted but I think they knocked it out of the park.

The 141 had twin Leyland TL11 engines and Leyland SCG gearboxes, basically Leyland National mk2 running gear. That 141 lived at Earls Colne museum, and was advertised for sale a few years back.

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Cheers for that info Martin, really was a bus for the rails in those early iterations of pacers. I believe it’s owned by LSL and heading to the Margate museum in time.

Wow what an insight great content Luke !👏 it looks and feels like a 1950’s works .!👏👏👏👏

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot pal, yeah that main shop where the 73’s and 142 was really felt like an old steam works.

I was at Eastleigh a few days ago and I saw 69009 pulling some rolling stock into the works she looked great in her new livery

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

She seems to be here, there and everywhere up and down the country and the mo! Good catch.

Whatever hoops you had to jump through Luke, were, I think, well worth it. Great episode and thoroughly interesting and enjoyable. I think Western Consort looks great. 73101 is almost as old as me and looks better. Ha Ha. 👍👍👍👍👍

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Haha just a few nuts and bolts missing from both 😂 thanks a lot pal, appreciate the support as always.

Well done Luke for another great video. You was very lucky to have that visit. Keep up the good work.

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Very much so mate and thanks very much.

Pretty good stuff there

@DiggleJunction

4 күн бұрын

Very interesting to walk around and see it all mate.

This place is massive. I went round Swindon when I was a teenager but Eastleigh seems to be larger. So glad it has been kept open for the purpose it was built for. I presume engines were built there once upon a time.

@DiggleJunction

10 күн бұрын

It was huge mate, as I mentioned in another comment there were also a couple of huge workshops I couldn’t show. Once upon a time the Southern Built their engines there.

@vulgivagu

10 күн бұрын

@@DiggleJunction The 37 Class built by the good old Vulcan Foundry was built in the year I left school. It is in better condition than me !

fab video Luke how good does 69009 look lots of interesting things to see prodably one of your best yet

@DiggleJunction

10 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot mate, really appreciate that.

The team at Arlington are brilliant & the paint shops quality is exceptional final result, I have been around the works quite a few times as i am part of the team on 50021 Rodney & 50026 Indomitable. Actually you have been around more of the works than i have but it amazes me the size of the place .

I can remember riding the 141 units in green and cream in the Leeds area when they were new

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

I saw that amazing uncovered poster on Huddersfield station a couple of months ago with the green and cream ones on show, fantastic. I remember them in the metro red and cream at Donny and Leeds when I was a young lad.

Hi just caught your Eastleigh tour just to say that the London transport coach have been seen at the north Norfolk heritage railway at sherringham

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Thanks for that info Roslyn, I’ve seen some pictures of them finally out and about.

Great to see a old main works still in use. I was at Swindon Works years ago, loved the video

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot mate, glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻

Absolutely brilliant video...to see things that are rarely seen by outsiders is something very special indeed, special to someone as train mad as me. Thankyou so so much for posting this wonderful video 👍

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Glad I could bring in to you Anna, it’s thanks to everyone that watches my videos that gave me the opportunity to show it to you.

fantastic video Luke what a wonderful place and so big had no idea it was this big its absolutely massive nice to see 69009 before after that maroon colour looks awesome . thanks for taking us round really enjoyed it and many thanks to Arlington fleet services take care a t b syd👍

@DiggleJunction

7 күн бұрын

Thanks very much Syd, glad you enjoyed it mate 👍🏻

Great video thanks mate! Hope to get down Eastleigh first week July

@DiggleJunction

7 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot pal, you won’t be disappointed it always throws up something top quality 👍🏻

Fab!

@DiggleJunction

7 күн бұрын

Cheers pal 👍🏻

That You to Arlington Fleet Services & GBRF I for one find videos like this very interesting as it gives you a insight as to how those brilliant paint jobs & the people who produce them I watched it with great interest

@DiggleJunction

10 күн бұрын

Thanks John, really glad to hear you enjoyed it.

I remember going around Eastleigh in the 80s not changed great work keep it up

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Half the locos in there were probably there in the 80’s too haha. In contrast the Hitachi area we couldn’t show looked ultra modern like a lab.

You were like a kid in a sweet shop! Great video. Thank you.

@DiggleJunction

9 күн бұрын

I really was mate, couldnt keep it from my voice haha. Cheers Nigel, glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻

We need more 37s rebuilt

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Glad the DRS ones have at least been picked up to continue working.

Thanks so much I really enjoyed this and love the chosen charity too .

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Cheers Peter, much appreciated mate.

Yes, Brilliant

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Cheers Philip 👍🏻

Never managed to get round Eastleigh works as it was then. Managed all the other works over the years

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

You’ll have to see if you can get on one of the charity tours mate and complete the list 👍🏻

Your intro requested we enjoy, no need; that was a given. Another great vid from the Diggle Movie Master. Thanks a lot Luke , I could see you enjoyed yourself but I'm not too keen on the maroon 69 - after all that hard work: no doubt others will love it.

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot Bill, really appreciate that. I was thrilled to be there which comes across (maybe a little too much) but I’m glad people seem to be enjoying it. Was a bit apprehensive about having so much of my unedited blathering haha.

good video loved 69009's class 52 livery, great job 1st class prep and paint !

@DiggleJunction

4 күн бұрын

Cheers John, she does look lovely 👍🏻

Tear drop explodes 🥲👌⭐️🦺

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Cheers mate, glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻

Excellent luke, well done

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot Sheila ☺️

Fab video, really interesting seeing behind the scenes

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Cheers Ryan, glad you enjoyed it mate 👍🏻

Fascinating. Donated too.

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot Gibbo, that’s amazing cheers.

it looks stunning

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Totally agree mate, looks great in person too.

Good to see round my old place of work. A lot different nowadays.

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Must have some great memories from there mate, and some even better stories haha.

@brianpomery7770

12 күн бұрын

@DiggleJunction I think there was about 1500 people working there when I started my apprenticeship. 100 to 200 now?

Fantastic video Luke. Well worth the wait. Bravo. :)

@DiggleJunction

10 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot mate, glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻 cheers

Great to see inside the different areas at Eastleigh.Thank you.

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

My pleasure Ste, glad you enjoyed it!

Brilliant video again Luke love Eastleigh works keep up the good work mate.

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Cheers Kevin, much appreciated.

Wonderful to get access to a live works. Many thanks to Arlington for their generosity. How about a 69 in Golden Ochre? That might upset the purists? Great video all round.

@DiggleJunction

10 күн бұрын

Now you’re talking mate that would look ace! Although yeah would definitely upset the purists. Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻

great video

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Cheers pal 👍🏻

Brilliant stuff Luke love your videos .well done mate 💯 brill

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Thanks very much David 👍🏻

Another corker!! Thank you Luke 😊

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot as always Ruth ☺️

'Bout time pal! enjoyed that! good work :) :)

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot mate, glad to finally get it out! 👍🏻

Excellent video, excellent cause. Well worth this small token.

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Thanks a million Tom 👍🏻 the whole channel is not for profit and goes back into making better vids but 100% of this one will be going to charity so it’s massively appreciated.

Thanks for the vlog loved it, nice to see so much stock in getting a second/third chance

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Cheers Allan, very nice to see their lives being extended so we can continue to enjoy them.

fantastic vid

@DiggleJunction

7 күн бұрын

Cheers Steve 👍🏻

Brilliant video Luke. Fascinating look at what goes on there. Love the livery on 37409. 👍

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Glad I could bring it to you mate. Was a good bit of luck being able to see such a great loco there in 409.

We really enjoyed the video, it was very enjoyable and very interesting 👍☺️

@DiggleJunction

10 күн бұрын

Really glad you enjoyed it, thanks very much.

Luke reminds me of a kid in a sweet shop!!Great vid thanks

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Exactly as I felt mate haha.

Superb and mega kudos to Arlington for permission

@DiggleJunction

10 күн бұрын

Cheers mate, very lucky to get permission to go round.

hi Luke, great video, you are so lucky. its a great place, glad to see the london transport Sarah Siddons is being looked after, its a pity 73,101 is in a state, it used to look great in pullman colours.

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Thanks very much Peter and I certainly am! Not sure when the covers will come off Sarah but I bet she’ll look stunning. Agree with 73101, at least she’s responsible for keeping all the others up and running.

Excellent video Dingle

@DiggleJunction

7 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot mate 👍🏻

Great video. I've seen a few bits of stuff when I've been on trains passing by but it's great to see inside.

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Cheers Gary, it’s such a rabbit Warren I’m chuffed I could show you guys inside so glad you enjoyed it.

Great video Luke! you are an excellent presenter 👌

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Cheers Marcus, really appreciate that 👍🏻 glad you enjoyed it mate.

Belting video Luke, still a sprawling place, it’s nice to see. Still think scotrail livery is the best all these years later, remember seeing it for the first time at Queen St then happening to be at Chester station a few weeks back when 47712 turned up, I was made up I was! Not sure about the maroon, think I like it, it’s certainly interesting. Top dude taking you round, I’m old enough to have got in all these places on a Sunday morning back in the day, many happy memories. Keep up the good great work pal. 🙏👍🏻

@DiggleJunction

4 күн бұрын

That must have been a nice surprise mate, 712 looks fantastic especially when they pair it with the push-pull set. Glad I could bring back some nostalgia 👍🏻 cheers John.

Thanks

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Thanks for the generous donation Jon, will all go to a great cause 👍🏻 cheers mate.

Remember doing courses at Eastleigh

@DiggleJunction

9 күн бұрын

Must have been very interesting mate.

The blood and custard set on the move looked fantastic.... pity it had to get wet🤭

@DiggleJunction

7 күн бұрын

Haha I’d have wanted to wait until it dried out a bit 😂 looked amazing in person, was like a mirror.

Class 37 yeeeeeeeeeey

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Can’t beat em pal!

Great video 69 looks good always seems odd seeing a 56 with GM engine sound , spent many years working on 08's 37's 20's 31's 56 60's 66's I'm ex Immingham have worked for BR , EWS then Db , we got the first 66 at Immingham Just retired miss the old job 37years but Imm TMD is all gone now just a small fuel point left , is the 57 it going back in traffic member seeing them built at Brough when we went to rob fuel rack off a Cl60 in the yard

@DiggleJunction

4 күн бұрын

Ha good memories mate, must have been an awesome experience working over there through all those eras. 69009 was at Keighley this last weekend and still very weird hearing them “ying” like 66’s.

You are absolutely right about annoying adverts; but since it is in a good cause I'll forgive you (only joking).

@DiggleJunction

4 күн бұрын

Haha it’s why I can’t have mid-video ads, too annoying 😂 cheers Sarah.

Excellent Luke what a privelige to be allowed access to the site.

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

100% mate, very lucky to be allowed round and even more so to be able to show you guys.

great video Luke nice to see in there as it is my local works aas i now live in Southampton originaly from Leeds area yes im a yorky born n bred

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Nice part of the world to find yourself in these days mate. Must be great being so close to a great spotting area.

@BIGV710

12 күн бұрын

@@DiggleJunction seen every loco on br the fun as finished not interested now with this new stuff[IETs]

I love y ideos

@DiggleJunction

7 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot Tracey!

Fantastic video, thank you for your time in arranging it and getting there and thanks to the good folk at Arlington for allowing the visit, did you pop to the Wetherspoons over the road for your well earned pint?

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot mate, I went into the appropriately named “The Station” in town. Got a breakfast in the Spoons after finishing the 24 hour special last time I was down, great stuff.

@HuddersfieldTim

12 күн бұрын

@@DiggleJunction nice one, if you are down there again, try the Steam Town Brew Co, it's over the bridge at the North of the station, in the back room it has seats & tables out of (I think) Mk2 carriages - nice place to relax with a pint or a bite to eat!

Great video mate ......... somebody needs to tell that bloke to get his hands out of his pockets ......... if he trips over his nose will get flatened ......... the first thing i was told when i started work.

@DiggleJunction

10 күн бұрын

Haha I’ll remember that for next time, cheers John 👍🏻

👌

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot Marcus, much appreciated mate and will go a really good cause.

Luke absolutely fantastic video by the way what was the res 47 in the workshop behind 73002

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot mate, I think it might be 47771 from the Colne Valley Railway but not 100% sure from memory.

Western nameplate on a 69 is like putting a Rolls Royce spirit of extasy on a Ford Escort

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Haha nice one mate 😂

Has the name Chad Varah been removed from the Pendolino set? Chad Varah founded the Samaritans in London.

@DiggleJunction

7 күн бұрын

I’ve just checked my database and as long as it’s up to date for the week (which it’s supposed to be), 157 is still named Chad Varah 👍🏻

I’ve been trying to count the ‘bloody hells’ and ‘Jesus’. Too many to count!!

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Haha I’d have given up after 3 minutes mate 😂

Saw that 319 next to 59003, has that been saved or is it going for scrap or conversion into a 789?

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

I’m not too sure mate, I think the conversion experiment hasn’t gone as well as expected so it’s just storage for now until they figure out something to do with em.

No 37s in the workshop 😢

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Sad times mate, glad we at least got 409!

hi i am shor that was 73101 brighton evening argus so thats were it is. Hope it will still be the same when she come back into service. ?

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Hopefully one day, being the parts donor doesn’t look too good for 101 ever being back out though sadly.

50026 isn't private owner

@DiggleJunction

12 күн бұрын

Thanks for that mate, good to know.

Kestrels livery for a 69 ?

@DiggleJunction

10 күн бұрын

That’s a good shout mate, would be a great looking livery for it.