37025 first ever start up and test run

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Жыл бұрын

This was Type 3 Class 37 CoCo locomotive, British Railways No.37025 (D6725) first ever start up in preservation at the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway then followed by its first test run .
I remember that day when I was told by the class 37025 team you better get your camera ready Eck because we're going for a startup and a test run and later that evening Class 37025 team leader and driver Steven Ramage kindly invited me on board for the trip and man what an experience it was to.
Owned by the Scottish 37 Group. Working Order.
Built by English Electric, Vulcan Foundry, 1961. 1,750 BHP.
Named Inverness TMD
The locomotive was delivered new to Stratford depot, London, and was transferred to Glasgow Eastfield in 1981, Inverness in 1982, Eastfield in 1986, Inverness in 1992, Motherwell in 1994, and Bescot in 1995. It was sold for preservation in 2000. Full details of 37025's service history is available at the Class 37 Locomotive Group website, and details of activity at Bo'ness will be found at the SRPS Diesel Group website.
After a thorough overhaul, the locomotive returned to traffic on 29th September 2007, for the Bo'ness & Kinneil Autumn Diesel Gala.
Please check out this excellent 37025 restoration Gallery by David Horne here:-
realrail.smugmug.com/Trains/3...

Пікірлер: 174

@malcolmwalker8272 Жыл бұрын

Grafters all, good to see a lady in the team 👍

@jamesedwards7241 Жыл бұрын

Spent many hours working tractors, probably the most reliable and underrated locomotive BR ever owned and good to see one returned to service.

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for comments

@milesbrown8016 9 ай бұрын

Awesome…everything on track 🚞

@nounoufriend1442 5 ай бұрын

Good loco's but we were always getting split exhaust bellows and the were a pig to change also reblocking was an awful job on these , they were well and truly thrashed round our way , the exhausts use to glow cherry red triggering fire bell (ignored and paper jammed in )

@hamstirrer6882 4 ай бұрын

How do you get a job working on these? Ive always wanted to but never found a way in, seems impossible to get into the rail industry and I have a good mechanical background, just nothing on trains

@user-ok3rj9yy6d 5 ай бұрын

Worked this loco as a second man, and driver lovely to see her back into service ,so pleased..😊

@johnwyldbore73 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant video, shows the hardworking men and women behind the scenes who do an amazing job. 👍🏻

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

John thanks for your kind comments so take care

@dingnextstop Жыл бұрын

Love the way you Smoked out the “Greenies”! 😂😂

@1961kickboxer Жыл бұрын

It’s even got period correct telegraph poles with old cross arms beautiful.

@derekdee9592 Жыл бұрын

Love the sound these old 37 locomotives make 👍

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

I have to agree Derek 37's do make a great sound

@jessicaandtrains7768 5 ай бұрын

Hard to beat!

@Pluggit1953 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful to see such a noble but neglected machine get the love and attention it deserves.

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed thank you so much for your kind comments

@simonwhite8092 Жыл бұрын

Used to live in Garelochhead in the mid 80’s-early 90’s, on the hill just below the station, which was on the West Highland Line from Glasgow to Fort William, Oban and Mallaig. This was the soundtrack to my teens. Very evocative to hear it again!

@mudbuddies1068 Жыл бұрын

I went on a school trip to the outdoor centre at the head of the Loch, back then it was mostly 27s, and you hear them up on the hill climbing to the station and then away up the hill to Whistlefield. They made a wonderful. racket

@ianjohnson4753 6 ай бұрын

Great video Just love these 37s. Well done everyone involved brilliant work.

@lesigh1749 Жыл бұрын

What a lovely sound it makes.

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed

@richardbarnes9593 Жыл бұрын

Did my apprenticeship on these in the late 80's to early 90's at Immingham. Awesome machines.

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Richard thanks for your comments

@nounoufriend1442 2 ай бұрын

Was fitter at Immingham TMD from 1986 to 2022

@richardbaxter2057 Жыл бұрын

Every now and then, in the dead of the night, an old “Growler” passes us on the way toward Bedford and beyond! You can’t mistake the noise it makes for anything else and it’s still my favourite.......❤️

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Richard thank you for your comments

@justinobrien3593 Жыл бұрын

they're one of the best locomotives ever built and are longest surviving fleet in preservation and mainline use still as there's nothing around to replace these EE beasts! and they will be around for as long as they're needed! Nice to see this spit-box tractor getting a overhaul 🥰😍🤩

@Perthshire Жыл бұрын

Until they get banned on grounds of pollution by The Greens

@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 Жыл бұрын

No it's not

@nikkihicks5693 Жыл бұрын

One of the best locomotives ever built? No. The best locomotive built during the British rail modernisation plan? Possibly

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Justin thanks for watching

@zoomer1979 Жыл бұрын

Great to see David and Jenny Smail. They did some great work. RIP David.

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind comments

@MontyCantsin5 Жыл бұрын

And Ian Robertson, also sadly gone.

@Raul1971xxx Жыл бұрын

A good sanding and paint job and it looks new again.

@smallrails6831 8 ай бұрын

Great footage, love the old girls. Hi from NZ

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@rickschell7874 Жыл бұрын

Nice to see another loco being restored!

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed Rick thanks for your comment

@kevlaws460 Жыл бұрын

Well done lads and lasses, Be proud ❤

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Kev thanks for your comments

@bigturboxr3i Жыл бұрын

Aye she's a beauty even in primer. Sounds sweet and crisp too, like a new yin. Top work i say, bloody good job.

@rogerfroud300 8 ай бұрын

That's how they're supposed to start up, not five minutes of cranking and spluttering. Great job.

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Roger glad you enjoyed my video

@ptonpc Жыл бұрын

Good to see the old girl live.

@majorwedgie8166 Жыл бұрын

That was fun!

@notmanynamesleft Жыл бұрын

Amazing machines these old '37's the sound they produce is marvellous.

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comments so take care

@Roscoe.P.Coldchain Жыл бұрын

Can’t believe how loud it is, this used to scare me to death as a kid for some reason...Ghost train

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comments

@davidoswald9253 2 ай бұрын

That was a great startup from cold presumably! Congratulations.

@alistairshaw3206 Жыл бұрын

Great to see her first run in Preservation.

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Alistair thank you for your comment

@mikeslipper1779 3 ай бұрын

Superb machines..no doubt about it.

@HowardLeVert Жыл бұрын

One of my happiest memories is of my late father, my brother and myself getting a guided tour of Norwich depot in the late 70s whilst on holiday; we were lucky enough to ask if we could look around when the Eastern Region GM was there! So guided tour we were given and the highlight was being shown how you started up one of these, complete with a short run. Happy days indeed.

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your comments

@tango6nf477 Жыл бұрын

Its silly I know because its not human but I definitely get the feeling of joy from the locomotive when its let off the leash, such is the love of the rail, you either have it or you don't, those that dont will laugh. those that do will know what I mean.

@androidemulator6952 Жыл бұрын

I know wot u mean ! - totally agree. :)

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Great comments thanks for watching

@ianjones4116 Жыл бұрын

Lovely sound , almost as Whistley as a 40. What a beast. Bet it was a bit Draughty too,, lol. Do love a split box 37 😁👍👍

@gtibruce Жыл бұрын

Is that what drivers had to put up with for hundreds of miles or has he not put it in top gear yet!?

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Ian thanks for your comments

@mickd6942 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant absolutely brilliant

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@Opel314 Жыл бұрын

21:25 Giving it the beans underneath the vote greens!!! 🤣🤣🤣

@foxstrangler Жыл бұрын

Lovely bit of clag for the activists.

@TheWacoKid1963 Жыл бұрын

Fill their lungs with diesel fumes, going green is pure fantasy

@notmanynamesleft Жыл бұрын

Too right lol!

@scoopjeff Жыл бұрын

What a brilliant video, thanks for sharing, got the hairs standing up on my back hearing the power

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed my video so take care

@blatherskite9601 Жыл бұрын

Superb! Good on all those involved! Proper job!

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your comments

@stephenpowell5912 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous video love this filmed at Bo'ness outside linlithgow,Great place for train buffs ❤Live outside Edinburgh only takes me an hour to get from East Calder to Haymarket then from there to linlithgow and get a bus to Bo'ness ,first time seeing Bo'ness was 1995 ❤Saw 37025 at the 2022 diesel Gala in May , Absolutely fantastic sound ❤️Great Job and Well done to the Volunteers that made it sound perfect ,Lovely sound of the Tractor ❤

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Stephen thank you for enjoying my video and your kind comments

@nigelfarley814 Жыл бұрын

I remember going to an open day at Colchester in the early 80s. Everyone wanted to sit in the cab of the class 58. No-one gave the 37 a glance. Funny how they are still here but the 58’s are long gone.

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Nigel thanks so much for your comments

@grays257 Жыл бұрын

Great coverage of a great sight, thanks to you, and the work of the volunteers who brought this back to sounding like new again. Good to see you got a cab ride, you deserve it for the coverage you give this railway👍

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@tinizong4153 Жыл бұрын

Wow, what a cool sound. Like and Sub 👍😃 - Greetings from Germany.

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@xxfyrezgamerxx6279 Жыл бұрын

Glad your doing this ❤

@anth5122 Жыл бұрын

Great job guys and girls 👍

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed

@mikeking2539 Жыл бұрын

fantastic, I had a little go driving 37025 at The NRM York for the Class 37's at 50 weekend,. Great fun,. Wish I could havae a proper go with it. Or another 37!

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Mike thanks for your comments hope your wish comes true some day

@steves5172 Жыл бұрын

What a sweet start up! Well done to your engineers and volunteers for a great job.❤

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comments Steve

@DickusCopernicus 11 ай бұрын

Interesting to see so many younger volunteers, and a fairly full final story of the work on the engine. It's a shame that there is not an equivalent video for the steam department. I do not know how long it has taken to get 370025 to this point. The same small Romney team has been working on 80105 since 2015. Perhaps a similar video of its completion in the new shed might be in order.

@johnoneill5661 Жыл бұрын

Great video and sounds so good. Love the delicate adjustments at 2.07 😂😂😂

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it John so take care

@Grid56 5 ай бұрын

Yes each hammer is rated by how many taps per inch it takes😂

@michaelemery5219 Жыл бұрын

The class 37 is the diesel version of the black 5 steam engine

@irelandbloke Жыл бұрын

Great footage ! 👍

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed

@Too519 Жыл бұрын

fabulous

@WildWildWeasel Жыл бұрын

These locos sound so thumpy in real life, they have the same type of sub-bass as Bugatti W16s do. Such a lovely sound.

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 8 ай бұрын

Such a lovely sound indeed thanks for watching😄👍🚆

@andrewbennett7756 Жыл бұрын

I hope she's getting restored she will look great 👍

@grays257 Жыл бұрын

🤔

@robinwells8879 Жыл бұрын

Suddenly realised that I have simply no idea what form of transmission these beasts have! I feel a research binge coming on! Mechanical, electrical or hydraulic.

@HowardLeVert Жыл бұрын

Electric 🙂

@CodfishCatfish Жыл бұрын

Diesel - electric. The gearbox for strait diesel would need to be as long as the loco to gear it up.

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Robin thank you for watching so take care

@74HC138 3 ай бұрын

@@CodfishCatfish Someone did attempt once - look up the Fell locomotive, 2000 hp diesel mechanical. It had 6 engines (two engines just to run the blowers).

@petersmith4455 Жыл бұрын

hi there, great video, was this railwayline part of the british railways network at one time ? hope they paint the loco green.

@basiltaylor8910 Жыл бұрын

A Tractor resus team at work, the size of that rocker box cover ,could be easily used to cook a Tesco chicken.

@richardbyrnes8398 Жыл бұрын

It would certainly give it a distinctive flavour.

@MrAvant123 Жыл бұрын

Hardly any clag - what a surprise - obviously a well rebuilt engine...

@frenchsteam7356 3 ай бұрын

If in doubt-give it a clout!

@keithsyers5833 Жыл бұрын

Blimey I thought this loco was scrapped. I've driven this one

@stephenpowell5912 Жыл бұрын

it operated last year at the 2022 Summer Diesel Gala,It's still going strong ❤️

@marcconyard5024 Жыл бұрын

12CSVT magic.

@androidemulator6952 Жыл бұрын

That "Hurrmp" Hurrmp" idle melody.. is that a Sulzer diesel??

@markthorpe6847 Жыл бұрын

What colour will the new livery be

@liamtomlinson4901 6 ай бұрын

Why does it sound like a deltic from inside the cab??

@matty99 Жыл бұрын

Misleading title but glad you rectified this in the description.

@andrewbennett7756 Жыл бұрын

Nice MK 1 L M S break 💔

@Hattonbank Жыл бұрын

Any 37/40/44-46 drivers out there? I always thought that the windscreen shape of these early locos compared to later designs like the 47/50/52's etc gave restricted forward vision unless you were 6 foot plus or sat on a few cushions to bolster your height. Am I mistaken or was there no issue with visibility?

@keithsyers5833 Жыл бұрын

Yes me drove it when it was based at Stratford tmd in 94-96

@jaybee1921 Жыл бұрын

There was some seat height adjustment. Great to see start up succesful on first attempt. Whistled like a 40 whixh you don't always hear... Talking of not hearing things, 2 whistle boards were passed without a sound from the horns? Also, was authorisation obtained to pass that initial signal at Boness at Danger, despite being the only line movement...always a good idea to keep the rail safety practices and rules going in order to prevent errors when in service proper...other than that, well done on a good achievement restoring this loco...next stop, the paint shop...? Take care, Jon B.

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Bernard thanks for watching and your comments

@frederickfair8957 Жыл бұрын

How come the turbo is so winey on 025 compared to all the others? Great job the team did on her.

@leonblittle226 Жыл бұрын

That's how they should sound, the rest are probably well worn

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comments

@Fran-xu9ic 7 ай бұрын

It has poor visibility. Congratulations to those who have brought this classic machine back to life.

@rickchapman9232 Жыл бұрын

That woman’s cute.

@flybobbie1449 Жыл бұрын

Never thought before, is body work aluminium?

@keithsyers5833 Жыл бұрын

Yes quite thick gauge

@Lookup2Wakeup Жыл бұрын

Why's the driver keep hanging out the window & looking back......🤔

@nicholasroberts6954 Жыл бұрын

Things of this era, particularly of UK manufacture, were built like brick chickenhouses.

@lindavid1975 Жыл бұрын

Imagine being their neighbours 😧

@MattyEngland Жыл бұрын

Big Clives Wet Dream

@kieronbower8549 Жыл бұрын

So that engine just came from the factory.... lol

@Elvis35-77 Жыл бұрын

Loved the thrash unleashed on thae wee green activists lol!

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment

@jamielacourse7578 Жыл бұрын

I keep expecting Ringo Starr to pop up in Conductors uniform........I wonder why?

@ecksfilesbonyuk8 11 ай бұрын

Ha! Ha! thanks for your comment @jamielacourse7578

@oldschoolpaul73 Жыл бұрын

Was the ‘vote green’ an anti 37 protest?😂. Great vid.

@74HC138 Жыл бұрын

I did notice the howl of turbos spooling up as they went past the 'vote green' poster...

@andrewbennett7756 Жыл бұрын

Ooopss my she is tou can't beat a clas 37

@tonyrobinson362 Жыл бұрын

Oh! just a thought when I worked as a secondman in Sheffield a W sign meant whistle but I suppose when your just playing trains it doesn't matter.

@darren25061965 Жыл бұрын

"First ever start up", are you sure ?. I find it hard to believe the locomotive has never been started since it was released from the English Electric Vulcan Foundry in August 1961.

@philhealey4443 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for typing my rant !

@benglasgow Жыл бұрын

Needlessly pedantic- pretty sure poster meant its first fire up since major repairs…

@keithpearson7539 Жыл бұрын

I guess it's what would be called "clickbait".

@thereisnobean8537 Жыл бұрын

@Ben Glasgow it doesn't look like it's had any major repair, at least on the outside

@grays257 Жыл бұрын

As if!!🙄

@jamesmarshall649 Жыл бұрын

Passing under the bridge someone showing vote green they would ban this locomotive if they had their way

@73Datsun180B 6 ай бұрын

21:31, yeah I'm sure diesel rail enthusiasts are going to vote for a green government lol🤣

@kzbxvz Жыл бұрын

Fantastic sound but what will Greta and Klaus Schwab say about this?

@bobbybridgeman2629 Жыл бұрын

Who cares, the earth is 4.5 billion odd years old and you think a train is going to ruin it? Just shows how nutty these idiots are.

@agems56 Жыл бұрын

Good one! Let them scream all they want! As long as humanity's population keeps exploding, our methane emissions will never meet zero increase unless ur population drastically reduces! Methane is 22 times worse than CO2 as a greenhouse gas, yet we are so hung up with CO2!

@notmanynamesleft Жыл бұрын

Who cares what that pair of virtue signalling narcissists say? They're living in cloud cuckoo land.

@blatherskite9601 Жыл бұрын

It's all so shiny, locos, rolling stock... Sigh!

@whosyerdaddy13 8 ай бұрын

Vote green, give them some smog lol

@milehighclassics Жыл бұрын

Sod the vote green lot give em smoke

@bobbybridgeman2629 Жыл бұрын

Yes should be parked outside gretas home just to see the lefty snowflake cry

@therealdeal6846 Жыл бұрын

Hey look libtards pollution at its grandest!!!?🤣🤣🤣....beautiful machine!!!..love the class 26 also in video!!..gorgeous..quick respray and it will be as good as new