'Ploughing Onwards' with DRS 37425 and 37605 on 'The Bittern Line', working 7Z37
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On Saturday 3rd March 2018, DRS 37425 and 37605 were rostered to pick up a ZZA, an independent snowplough which was required for, quite obviously, clearing snow.
However, between Norwich and Hoveton and Wroxham, there were some major drifts of snow, hence why this video, which is hopefully a good representation on this working, shows you the unique 'ZZA', at work, clearing such a thing like this!
We see the class 37s with their unusual attachment six times, three of those at one location, Whitlingham Lane.
Here's a list of our sightings:
1. Firstly, with the independent snowplough leading, we see DRS 37425 and 37605 arrive and storm away from Salhouse from Norwich to Sheringham.
2. Secondly, we race the unusual train to Hoveton and Wroxham, famous for its adjacent miniature line, The Bure Valley Railway. We sight DRS 37425 and 37605 burbling away from Hoveton and Wroxham, again, from Norwich to Sheringham.
3. Thirdly, and racing once more, we just about beat the one of a kind formation to North Walsham. DRS 37425 and 37605 ease away from the platform, as stated previously, from Norwich to Sheringham.
4. On its return from the popular seaside town of Sheringham, it's over to Whitlingham Lane where we catch the class 37s leading this time. DRS 37605 and 37425 open up under Whitlingham Lane from Sheringham to Norwich.
5. Staying where we are, DRS 37425 and 37605 horn under Whitlingham Lane from Norwich to Hoveton and Wroxham. The purpose of this second run was to clear the opposite line, which from earliers bashing, pushed snow on to here, so the set was required again to clear the line once more.
6. Finally, and returning for the final time for the day, DRS 37605 amble beneath Whitlingham Lane from Hoveton and Wroxham.
All headcodes were '7Z37' throughout the day.
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Something you do not see every day & love the video 🇬🇧👍
37"s to the rescue. Beautiful poetry in motion playing the music of angel's. Love it,
@southeasttrainhub
6 жыл бұрын
GRHDA - Thank you! I’ve subbed to you, would you mind subbing back?? :)
Quite simply WOW. You captured some great scenes. Love those tractors. Many Thanks.
@southeasttrainhub
5 жыл бұрын
gb5uq - On such a unique working, too! Thank you very much! :-)
Proper train! Fantastic Video!
@southeasttrainhub
6 жыл бұрын
Ryan Peakin - Thank you!
Fantastic video, love the tones. Round my way there have been DRS 66s on the independent snowploughs!
@southeasttrainhub
6 жыл бұрын
Heard about that one, yes!
WOW! What a great sight! Some awesome sound from the pair, what a driver! 37425 'Concrete Bob' as well! That's one of the 37s I'd really like to see.
@southeasttrainhub
6 жыл бұрын
What a driver indeed! Thanks!
Great catch! It's really interesting to see.
@southeasttrainhub
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Great video of a snowplough .Enjoy it
Brilliant video
@southeasttrainhub
5 жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
The noise not weather sent shivers down spine
@southeasttrainhub
6 жыл бұрын
Same!
Great video, looks like the tractors had a lots of work to do. Beautiful snowy landscapes! Like and best regards! Mike
@southeasttrainhub
6 жыл бұрын
TRSPomerania - Thank you Mike! I have subbed to you! :)
@TRSPomerania
6 жыл бұрын
South East Train Hub Thanks a lot, mate!
@southeasttrainhub
6 жыл бұрын
No problem, do you reckon you could sub back please? :)
@TRSPomerania
6 жыл бұрын
South East Train Hub I already have :)
@southeasttrainhub
6 жыл бұрын
Ahhh thank you! :) Keep an eye on the channel within the hour, an new video is coming!
fantastic video 5/5
@southeasttrainhub
6 жыл бұрын
Cheers Rod!
These loco's sound great when they set off .
@southeasttrainhub
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! A cracking chase!
Nice plough
ploughing what! sound good though
Great video, very rare sight :)
@southeasttrainhub
6 жыл бұрын
It sure is! Thanks for watching, and commenting! :)
@GWRailFan
6 жыл бұрын
South East Train Hub no problem 😁😁
@southeasttrainhub
6 жыл бұрын
:)
Great
Thank you for a very nice vid. Question; I have noticed both on railway and underground that there is usually just one front headlight lit. The other one lit is much smaller. What is the purpose of this. Again thanks.
@southeasttrainhub
6 жыл бұрын
No problem at all, my pleasure! The smaller light is called the marker light. hope this helps! :)
Am I the only chap to have noticed that there wasn't enough snow to warrant having the plough there in the first place?
@agentbertram4769
6 жыл бұрын
Perhaps there were drifts here and there. The train is not travelling at a high enough speed for snow clearing. It looks like a simple photo opportunity.
@agentbertram4769
6 жыл бұрын
I don't see any point in continuing this discussion. You seem unable to accept another persons observations and opinion. Things are different here in Scotland where I have lived for a great many years and where we get lots of snow. We deal with it without throwing exasperated tantrums at others. I will not be drawn into your emotional problems any further. You need professional help.
@agentbertram4769
6 жыл бұрын
Now who's the troll?
Good set! Back in the day the mini ploughs on the loco would of easilly cleared these drifts clearly now H&S means you need a plough to do wat a single plough fitted 37 could of breezed through
Do these 2 work all over the National network? I saw two DRS 66 on the Newcastle Carlisle line, with ploughs at both ends 3 weeks ago.
02:12 They took flight i'm pretty sure! Lovely video! :)
@southeasttrainhub
6 жыл бұрын
Certainly! Thanks!
Nice Video
@southeasttrainhub
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
Can the driver see past the plough without looking out of the window ?
Are my eyes playing up? or is that a Morris Ital an in British Rail yellow at Norwich at the end? great video
@AndreiTupolev
6 жыл бұрын
I think it's a Maestro. Still a heritage van.
@southeasttrainhub
6 жыл бұрын
It is indeed yes. Owned by a member of DRS staff!
@waldenhouse
6 жыл бұрын
Looks very much like one! They were a good work van to be fair. I had one for a while at work. A bit of rot but repairable.
@atlanticcoastexpress
6 жыл бұрын
Fascinating video...many thanks to you for going out in the cold weather! It was most appropriate to see Class 37 'Concrete Bob' working today as that esteemed railway enthusiast's Obituary appeared in the Daily Telegraph on Tuesday March 6th (I'm typing this just after midnight on March 6th). Down here in Bournemouth we had quite a few trains stuck overnight between New Milton and Weymouth! Thanks again for your trouble. Rob.
@philipwheeler8173
2 жыл бұрын
apparently the driver in this video, would have much preferred a class 66.
I think they need an asymmetrical snow plough; looks like each time they clear one line, they dust the other? Great to see the tractors at play though :D
In the last scene, parked on the left is a BR Austin Maestro van ( a railway enthusiast preserved example ?), got to be rarer than a Class 37 these days.
@southeasttrainhub
6 жыл бұрын
Very, yes! As said in another comment on this video, it belongs to a very kind member of DRS Staff!
@ianvirco5897
6 жыл бұрын
Didn't notice the comment below, As someone who has preserved several 80's cars i say well done to the DRS Staff member for preserving this Maestro. Slightly puzzled by using only one plough so they could only clear in one direction, possibly there was only one servicable, they were always kept as pairs and used sandwiching the locos. Incidently there must be two locos, not just for the power but for safety, the train must be driven from the rear loco, the front loco shouldn't have anyone in the front cab incase the snow comes over the top of the plough and knocks the windscreens of the front loco in. Also despite their huge weight 40's, 44/45/46's couldn't be used with snow ploughs because their buffers are on the bogie which when encountering the sudden resistance of a snow drift could cause the bogie to 'jack-knife' under the Loco.
@cedarcam
6 жыл бұрын
I also noticed the van parked there. I once missed the rare sight of a class 40 propelling a single plough going to clear a drift in a cutting further on. I did not know the reason 2 locos are usually used so as well as using a 40 on that occasion the person who rostered it also overlooked there should of been 2 locos.
@ianvirco5897
6 жыл бұрын
That was a rare event, a single 40 on a plough, The person rostering the Loco wouldn't know about the restrictions, these things are contained in the drivers manual and usuaully with operations like this an inspector/driver manager would be present. But when everything has gone 'Tits up' grabbing whats available is the normal order of the day.
@cedarcam
6 жыл бұрын
I think that must be what happened. I knew of the restriction from the periodical operating notices. There was a deep drift and the Wickham DMU used by the engineers departments had been stuck in it for some time. We had gone to a ground frame to get it working when suddenly the 40 appeared round the curve at speed. I had my camera but no time to even open it. That line is now a cycle way but I always think of that day when I ride past there.
6:50, train says: "HULLOOO, TRAINSPOTTERS!" and the trainspotters give the driver a regarding wave. Funny that, just like what p-way gangs do when on track..!
There didn't appear to be enough snow to warrant the two diesel trains to be pushing a snow train, guess time and budget had already been allocated for that day.
Fantastic video, how long did it take to film it all.
@southeasttrainhub
6 жыл бұрын
From start to finish about 6 hours!
You had snow plows out for that?
@c.curmudgeon2834
6 жыл бұрын
Bungle2010 kzread.info/dash/bejne/i56VlLimirLMlKQ.html
Brillant video, glad see them getting used! -Kyle
@southeasttrainhub
6 жыл бұрын
For once, yes! Glad you enjoyed it!
Quality Video there, they couldn't of picked better locos for jobs like this. Were not 100% sure but that looks like Ian Hopkinson from DRS at the controls of 425, it'd explain the awesome thrash and tones. Got plenty of vids of Ian at the controls of 37's, he always gives them a good thrashing.
@southeasttrainhub
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly! Don't want to release the drivers name just in case anything happens but he certainly does like that handle on full as you can see clearly from the Salhouse shot!
@6robertdavey
6 жыл бұрын
Tractors only have TWO throttle positions. On or off.
@southeasttrainhub
6 жыл бұрын
Very correct, how we like it too! I've subbed to you if you'd mind subbing back please?? :)
CHARGGGGGGGGGGGGEEEEEEEE
@southeasttrainhub
6 жыл бұрын
Too right!
@alfiewhittaker3763
6 жыл бұрын
have you got anymore video on snowploughs
@southeasttrainhub
6 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately not!
@alfiewhittaker3763
6 жыл бұрын
ok thanks ps just subbed :)
Scrub my post, answered it myself, dduuuh, 66s aren’t 37s, and never were.
What a joke - Bugger all to plough !
what a waste ..2 locos for 3in snow which didn't reach the top of the rails ,typical british planning.. if it was 3ft than they would not come out!!