Quite agree; but they cost so much to maintain; like the Jensen Healey I once owned!

@@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways hello Mike I love the 37s & 56s it's such a shame they get scrapped but they are from another era. Love classic cars too Austin healys are fantastic I still own a 1976 MGB roadster it's a bit tatty but it gets me to tescos and back and looks and sounds better than all the modern cars... In fact it sounds a bit like a 37 👍.. Keep up the good work Mike love your vidios especially freights... More 37s & 56s please 😊

I owned a Jensen Healey, when I was a lad!!...........it cost too much to service, I had to go to Bristol eventually

stuart pattison do you have 60 feet of uninterrupted space in your garden?

Same

@@bjoe385 I would just fit it in, lmao

61ft 6 inches long, 8ft 10 1/2 inches wide and 12ft 9 inches tall.

Wee I man. Easy fir it.

So pleased you've found my collection. I've just passed 1000 downloads last week, so enjoy more 37s; in the Welsh Valleys too.

+SMILEVIDEOTRAINS they was great trains back then ;[

Thanks Mike... Iam excited 👍

It just takes quite a while to edit my old VHS tape; most are 3 hours of mixed recordings which I never thought I'd share in 2021

Now it's time to go home

yea and colas should bring back te 58s

Those were the days; at least " I was there to take a video!...thanks for watching

Well its not a rare thing...ive seen nearly everything derail there over 23yrs

@@wildfire160 Rare thing?? Who said it was?

@@stephensmith4480 Indeed...and i was just commenting it wasn't rare ...there's no issue here

66s are good locos- simple and reliable, albeit rather basic for their drivers.

@@owenevans83 Only time will tell whether their longevity puts them up there with the English Electric type 3 whose rein has spanned well over 5 decades in some cases.

EWS did what it had to do to keep it's customers happy, the old girls were past their prime and reliability on an old locomotive is an issue, when on the modern railay where you need to be able to deal with a breakdown without setting NR's teeth on edge. The 66's while not to everyone's taste had proven technology in them and coupled with GM's knowledge on how to build a locomotive that can stand the test of time made them a natural choice for Ed Burkhardt . And btw some GM products are now entering their 7th decade of service so we are going to be stuck with them for a few more years yet, probably indefinately as a replacement will be hard to justify with the level of railfreight as it is and the high capital costs involved.

Same here Mike, although we still see some here in S/Wales in 2017

Michael Cooper i was thing the same but all 3 who needs a garden hehe

When dealing with Birmingham Council simply address yourself as Raji Benally Yakiman and you will get whatever you want, I also hear that Birmingham Buses have put their fares up by two rupees, damn cheek !

Thanks for your comment, I was fortunate to be invited to their departure almost 14 years ago

And about 70 more...

The engineers were friends of mine and did it for good sound effects as they departed

@@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways So, they were basically still capable of doing the job.

Well, they're British built! At least there are still some running

Makes me sick that a big yank piece of crap is taking them to their deaths.

Sorry I don't know. I'll ask next time I visit a depot

Mike Wilcock thank you

around 20 grand scarp

Sadly, in reality, it’s the classic old British diesels which were crap. Their down time was just too high. If we wanted British companies to continue we needed to get better at building stuff.

The cost of spare parts; which would need to be produced, would be too expensive

Brake power if needed

Thanks for the reply. Your videos are very interesting.

I always try to tell a story, rather than just record passing trains. Also being retired means I have the time to make enquires about movements and get to know the right people to gain access etc.......................Mike in Wales

Thanks for watching; more class 37 clips due soon