Hi Thanks for watching, yes it is making slow progress but will get there eventually.

Hi Stephen Yes, I expect it will be very popular, lol

“As the only one to be rebuilt from a class 37 bodyshell” I thought this is the only Baby Deltic anyway.

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Hi Joel Thanks for watching, I guess it will, it has been used a few times over the years...lol

Hi Phil Thanks for watching, you must have seen many changes over that time.

Hi Thanks for watching, yes it will still take a good few years yet though.

Thanks Peter, sounds good, maybe one day you could have a picture in D5910.

They must have been a great sighting, allsorts of stuff was still hanging around just parked out of the way in those days.

@@peterjackson-cheadleheath1182 I may have taken a pic... would have to delve thru my archives...

I have since herad that D5910 will have discs at one end and a headcode box at the other, so as to replicate 'the look' of the originals, thanks.

@@peterjackson-cheadleheath1182The spin on the turntable shows doors both ends, so no.

Hi Thanks for watching, well its not finished yet but its certainly coming along, it will be a good day when its finished

Not entirely "from scratch". They used a withdrawn 37 which was modified and reworked to become a 23.

Hi Peter Yes, it will be popular when it eventually enters service

Hi Richard Thanks for watching, I'm not sure of the reasons for the way it has been done but I supose it could be altered in the future and of course it could also be repainted blue in future too, if there is interest in doing so.

Hi Stuart Thanks for watching Yes, it will take some time yet but its well on the way.

@@peterjackson-cheadleheath1182 They had a lot in common with the Class 20 & 37!

@@danielsellers8707 Hi Daniel Thanks for watching, Indeed they did.

Hi Thanks for watching

Or a 55

A lucky sighting, thanks for watching.

I was just wondering when it bit the dust, I recall seeing it hanging about at Derby earlier in the 70's

Tountrain Yes, I thought that each end was going to be different, I guess we'll have to wait and see, maybe next year it will be a bit further on

@@peterjackson-cheadleheath1182 No i asked when i was there and its going to be 100% matching ends with the disc headcodes, i would have thought one of each as said earlier.

@@octopus680 Ah ok thanks , I must have mis-understood when I was there.

Hello Thanks for watching, there are only two people actually working on this, so it will take a few years yet, although it is mostly complete. i haven't seen how far along 10000 is yet but both will make welcome additions to diesel preservation.

Hi Andrew It will be a few years off yet, as there is only 2 people working on it, although, as can be seen they have done very well so far. THanks

As the guys regularly say on their website when asked the same question. "When it's finished" !!

It has been decided, in the interests of authenticity, to keep this loco permanently broken down, just as the originals.

@@dennisbundy3042 oh really? Wonder what it was I saw late 60s at Finsbury Park station when D5905 and D5909 roared through double heading on the rubbish train?

​@@d803albionYou know the old saying, "Every rule has an exception."

Hi Rose I think it was on view in the roundhouse at Barrow Hill during Sept/Oct time last year but I'm not sure if its on show at the moment, it may be there again next August if they ahave another Open day/weekend event.

@@peterjackson-cheadleheath1182 Thanks for the info. Hoping it does make an appearance soon. It's truly remarkable to see how far it's come now!

@@RoseSupreme Thanks for watching, yes its a slow process (only 2 people working on it) but it will get there in the end.

Hi Raul Thanks for watching Its being rebuilt from a class 37 body.

@@peterjackson-cheadleheath1182 Aha.. 👍👍🇪🇸🇪🇸

Hi James Yes , I think the donor loco was 37372, although the bogies are off a class 20.

Hi Thanks for watching, it has a 'family resemblance' to other types from English Electric but a lot of lengh has been removed from the body of the 37.

@@peterjackson-cheadleheath1182 Yeah

Hi I did have a chat with one of the guys doing it and I seem to remember him saying that class 20 bogies were indeed very similar to the class 23's. But wether that will affect the overall weight I'm not sure. Thanks for watching.

Hi Thanks for watching, I see what you mean about the windows, although I guess they are the same ones as were in the class 37 which provided by bodyshell for this loco. The shortening of the bodywork was inbetween the cab and the nose (at both ends) and a 5' ft section in the middle just past the cooler group, or so I'm told. Thanks again though.

Hi Ian Thanks you for your comment, I did have a chat with the people doing it and I guess, like you say, its upto them.

What you both have to remember is, that, this is a rebuilt class 37. The only original part is the Napier T9-29 diesel prime mover. That means they can learn from the originals, too make sure they aren't as bad. So all the faults will be ironed out. So the front end design then becomes irrelevant.

The issue with the original configuration were around the driving of auxiliaries off the engine via shafts. When rebuilt the auxiliaries were converted to electrical rather than mechanical drive which resolved many of the issues. So not related to body design . Also on Class 20 bogies which were of the same configuration IIRC. Can’t wait to see her running…

@@peterjackson-cheadleheath1182 that was not a thumbs down I pressed the wrong key. I used to watch D5901 going through barrow Hill from the bridge over the Staveley works sidings. Once it pulled up in barrow hi Station. The platforms were removed soon after but on that day we jumped on our bikes and shot around to the station. The gate was open so we went up to the engine for a look and the driver let us cab it. Now 5901 was ways coasting g through Barrowhill and I said to the driver why is it àlways so quiet. He explained it was be abuse it was a light train and it was slightly downhill. Someone then arrived with something from Barrowhill she'd and he said watch this. He set off and the noise was incredible. Then we heard "Oi ģerrout now I wanna shut t'gates ' So we went back to the dbridge. Later we used to see the Clayton D8598 on the train.

@@roberthill6216 Like I said. It is entirely up to them how the loco appears. However, if they are ironing out faults, the front doors on all locos were removed for two reasons. One was draughts. Evidence of that can be seen on the class 24 at the Nymr. The inside doors are covered in duct tape to keep out draughts and this is for a 25mph loco!

Hi Kev Thanks for watching, its a class 23 rebuilt from a bodyshell of a class 37 but using class 20 bogies, and a near original engine. Its an interesting mix but will take a few years yet to finish.

Thank you for the reply.👌

No it wasn't.

I'm not so sure about that, it may better to 'new build' a DP2 rather than lose a currently preserved 55 (although maybe a 50 could be spared, as there are quite a few of those left). Also it would be nice to see the original DELTIC (DP1) back out of hibernation from the museum, it would look great out on the mainline, lol.

@@peterjackson-cheadleheath1182 I think D9016 would have been a good basis for a DP2 when D9000 put a leg out; when the Deltics were withdrawn the 50s were still in service so they couldn't have built one then!

@@danielsellers8707 Hi Daniel Thanks for watching

@@peterjackson-cheadleheath1182it could be done as two class 55 cabs are preserved 55008 and 55021 . These could be put onto a class 50 body and you would have a DP2 which was just the original design for a class 50 with the deltic style cabs. It would be amazing to see DP2 resurrected especially as two class 55 cabs are just sitting there.

@@amp9930 An Interesting idea, although not sure what the cab owners would say...lol although there are enough 50's to provide the 'middle bit'...lol Thanks for watching

Hi Bob Thanks for watching, yes in original style but it will take time, as only two people are working on it.

Are there any T9-29 engines and generators still available ?

@@bob-sb2zu Hi Bob Thanks for watching I'm not sure of the exact details but the engine from the class 37 used for the main carcass of the loco has been started up previously a few years ago, so I guess that will be used for the Power unit, although as I say I'm not entirely sure for certain. Thanks

I did hear that they will be 'altering' a few of the internal issues which made them unsuccessful and hopefully they will be ok but thanks for watching.

@@peterjackson-cheadleheath1182 Good, that’ll make it so much more worth it

Thanks Matthew